Behringer Ultrabass BX4500H - "Behringer BX4500H"
This is the Ultrabass BX4500H bass head by Behringer. Price point you are probably thinking 'Wow this is great' In this case 'Buy nice or buy twice' rings true. I must say Behringer has an excell…
Gallien Krueger 700RB-II - "Gallien Krueger 700 RB-II"
This is a 700 RB-II model bass amp put out by Gallien Krueger. The Gallien Krueger bass heads have been a staple of the rock and roll club backline circuit for years. They are loud, clean and r…
Hartke HA2500 - "Hartke HA2500"
This bad boy is 250 watts at 4 ohms and about 180 at 8 ohms. The preamp gives you solid state and tube gain (this never made sense to me in a tube amp, but hey, the amps sounds good, why question it…
Hartke LH1000 - "Hartke LH1000"
This is the big brother to the Hartke LH500, an amp I reviewed earlier, but have since upgraded. This amp is like having 2 500 watt amps in one. In bridged mono this beast puts out 750 watts into 8…
Gallien Krueger MB500 - "Gallien-Krueger MB500"
This is the tiny 4 pounder powerhouse from Gallien Krueger that puts out 500 watts and fits into your gig bag. It is silver and has a boatload of EQ options. My father was interested in this amp so…
Hartke LH500 - "Hartke LH500"
This is a no frills, best bang for your buck powerful bass head. It's built like a tank inside and out. 500 watts of pure tube driven bass goodness. I needed a head that was simple to use, portabl…
Markbass SD800 - "Markbass SD800"
I paly small venues, but occasionally outdoors, and this amp is my most powerful. I play in a duo, and in a string band. No drummer either way. Usually play fretless. Under $600, used at the local…
Markbass Little Mark II - "Markbass Little Mark II Head"
It's a medium power, very compact head, and since I play small venues most of the time, I often use a small MarkBass 2x6 combo. I play in a duo and in a string band, and neither context includes a dr…
Ampeg B-2R - "Ampeg B2R"
My review is based on my use of it with Amepg 410HLF Cabinet Bought on eBay second hand a few years ago, toured a lot of small venues (under 100 people, bars/small clubs/etc) stud up to punishment o…
Ampeg PB250 - "Ampeg PB 250"
It's a 14lb 250W head, which is not really a lightweight in these days of transformerless amps, but for a transformer amp, it's 1/2 to 2/3 the size and weight of many of its competitors. I don't …
Orange AD200B - "Orange AD200 B Bass Head"
As the name suggests, this head is covered in orange Tolex. It's back-to-basics, 200W tube head that is about as close as you can come to plugging your bass straight into a power amp. Active and pas…
Gallien Krueger 800RB - "Gallien Krueger 800RB"
Gallien Krueger 800 RB - affectionately known as "the tank"! I am an experienced bass player who plays out quite often.... I purchased this amplifier back in 1993 ($599 I think) to replace the o…
Behringer Ultrabass BX4500H - "Behringer BX4500H"
Bass player since 1966.(15 yrs old!) Played all sorts of styles since then. 60's pop,70's rock,80's glam. Weeks of internet/forum research.Decided to ignore "snobs" comments about Ashdown copy & …
Behringer Ultrabass BX4500H - "Behringer BX4500H"
Bass player for 32 years. Playing locally though I've been in a couple of signed bands and toured the U.S. Pop alternative is what I'm listening to primarily now. Bought the BX4500H at Guitar Center…
Ampeg SVP-1600 - "Ampeg SVP1600"
Approx 30 years, all the classics and fusion standbys. Blues rock, blues, and 70's fusion and R/B. Bass Central, $800. A tank. I've never had to run this amp hard to fill even the loudest gigs, i…
