RESURECTION!!!
Bringing an old thread back to life.
So back in July I decided to just ride with the Big K III head and the 1x15. Then we had an outdoor concert coming up in October and I decided I needed a little more "ooomph".
I started trolling CL and FB for another head and stumbled on a reasonably priced SWR Workingmans 4004 Head. It has 400 Watts at 4 ohms and 260 watts at 8 Ohms and an XLR out if needed.
I paired it up with the 2x10 Peavey Cab (160 watts at 16 ohms) and the 1x15 GK 15" cabinet (200 watts at 8 ohms). I played it for about two hours in 90 degree heat and it did not burn up. I even went and asked the sound guy how it sounded and he told me that he took the bass out of the PA as the rig sounded better than the PA.
But the other day was in GC and just happened to plug a new Jackson four string $199 bass into an Ampeg Rocketbass 500 watt combo. I was blown away. I know @68Telebass has posted a thread about his new 200 watt unit and I was intrigued but I have never had the opportunity to play one. It sounded so go. I tried a little blues shuffle and it was low and had a little growl. I tried some pop slapping, played a little "Can't Stop" from RHCP (and no one stopped me) and it sounded great. But then I made the mistake of picking it up so I could inspect the back of the amp.
This thing was FORTY POUNDS!! I was stunned! The 15" cabinet I use currently is 67 pounds by itself, that doesn't include the head, or the Peavey 2x10 cabinet which has to be a metric ton!
So now I am re-thinking my life choices... do I just sell my cabs and the SWR head and go and get that Ampeg? I mean FORTY FREAKING POUNDS and FIVE HUNDRED WATTS OF POWER!!!
Bringing an old thread back to life.
So back in July I decided to just ride with the Big K III head and the 1x15. Then we had an outdoor concert coming up in October and I decided I needed a little more "ooomph".
I started trolling CL and FB for another head and stumbled on a reasonably priced SWR Workingmans 4004 Head. It has 400 Watts at 4 ohms and 260 watts at 8 Ohms and an XLR out if needed.
I paired it up with the 2x10 Peavey Cab (160 watts at 16 ohms) and the 1x15 GK 15" cabinet (200 watts at 8 ohms). I played it for about two hours in 90 degree heat and it did not burn up. I even went and asked the sound guy how it sounded and he told me that he took the bass out of the PA as the rig sounded better than the PA.
But the other day was in GC and just happened to plug a new Jackson four string $199 bass into an Ampeg Rocketbass 500 watt combo. I was blown away. I know @68Telebass has posted a thread about his new 200 watt unit and I was intrigued but I have never had the opportunity to play one. It sounded so go. I tried a little blues shuffle and it was low and had a little growl. I tried some pop slapping, played a little "Can't Stop" from RHCP (and no one stopped me) and it sounded great. But then I made the mistake of picking it up so I could inspect the back of the amp.
This thing was FORTY POUNDS!! I was stunned! The 15" cabinet I use currently is 67 pounds by itself, that doesn't include the head, or the Peavey 2x10 cabinet which has to be a metric ton!
So now I am re-thinking my life choices... do I just sell my cabs and the SWR head and go and get that Ampeg? I mean FORTY FREAKING POUNDS and FIVE HUNDRED WATTS OF POWER!!!