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Topic: Anyone ever tried this set up? |
Jimmy Gibson
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Cornwall, England
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Posted 24 Aug 2014 1:52 am |
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I have been using this
 AMPEG Bass guitar set on a few gigs and I am knocked out with the sound, anyone tried a bass set up on steel? The amp fits in top off the cab for transit.
Jimmy.
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 24 Aug 2014 2:59 am
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My first amp was its granddad: Ampeg B-15N. It looked cooler. When you flipped it up, you could watch the tubes glow (2 or 3 12AX7s and a pair of 6L6s). And had excellent tone.
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 24 Aug 2014 6:08 am
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| I believe quite a few steel players play through bass amps. I used to play through a Fender bass amp in conjunction with a stand alone Fender reverb. |
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Malcolm McMaster
From:
Beith Ayrshire Scotland
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Posted 24 Aug 2014 6:20 am
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Jimmy, there are several bass heads that sound good.I personally use the GK MB200 ( there is also the MB500 and the MB fusion valve sound version) , it can be built into cab as a combo or you can sit it on top.There are others like the Genz Benz , even the Fender Steel King is,I believe, based ( no pun intended) on a Fender bass amp with just the EQ tweaked and reverb added .I think the MB200 is amazing value at around £220 , excellent power and tone, and it only weighs around 2 lbs.My complete combo type rig is only 21lbs.
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MSA Millenium SD10, GK MB200, Sica 12inch cab, Joyo American Sound Pedal/ Jay Ganz Straight Ahead amp, Telonics 15inch in Peavey cab, Digitech RP150, Peterson tuner.Hilton volume pedal.Scott Dixon seat and guitar flight case. |
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Eric Philippsen
From:
Central Florida USA
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Posted 24 Aug 2014 6:25 am
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I'm with Lane on this thread. That is, an Ampeg fliptop. Low-powered, yes, but the best tone for recording and low volume gigs. Still are in my opinion.
The oldest ones had a lucite panel in front that lit up. Just way too cool. Little known fact: one could remove and send the panel back to Ampeg and they would engrave your name on it. 2nd little known fact about 'em: they were the standard bass amp in all the New York studios and, rather than carrying them around, they were equipped with a key lock. The studio bassists would just have to show up, unlock the fliptop, and they were set to go.. |
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Jimmy Gibson
From:
Cornwall, England
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Posted 24 Aug 2014 6:45 am
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Hi Eric, just to say this amp is in no way low powered it is very powerful 200 watts into 4 ohms and with the added pull out tone boost controls it is a very versatile combination and plenty loud enough with loads of headroom for any size gig I will ever play .
Jimmy. |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 24 Aug 2014 7:27 am
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Jimmy, yours may have plenty of power, but the B-15 Eric and I were talking about DIDN'T. 30 watts from a pair of 6L6s. But a great tone!!
It's being reissued. And it only costs a bit more than the top of the line Milkman ($4100 list, $2999 from Sweetwater).
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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Lee Dassow
From:
Jefferson, Georgia USA
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Posted 24 Aug 2014 7:30 am
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Looks cool to me Jimmy, Tennessee Lee
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2015 Mullen D-10 Royal Precision 9x8,-1990 BMI S-10 5x5-1972 Silver face Fender pro Reverb amp,-1965 Fender Super Reverb Amp,- 1966 Fender Showman Amp Two 15" JBL speakers,- 2006 65 Fender Twin Reverb reissue Amp,- 1982 Peavey Session 500 amp,-1978 Peavey Session 400,Goodrich Volume Pedals,John Pearse Steel Bars, |
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Jimmy Gibson
From:
Cornwall, England
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Posted 24 Aug 2014 7:36 am
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Lane the amp I have is solid state NOT VALVE, and says on the back a minimum of a 4 ohm speaker no less than 100 watts and this amp is very powerful.
Jimmy |
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Eugene Cole
From:
near Washington Grove, MD, USA
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Posted 24 Aug 2014 9:53 am
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| Jimmy Gibson wrote: |
I have been using this Bass guitar set on a few gigs and I am knocked out with the sound, anyone tried a bass set up on steel? The amp fits in top off the cab for transit.
Jimmy. |
I too like Bass Amps for Pedal Steel. With my U14 I'd get down in to the upper end of the Bass Guitar range anyhow; so a Bass Amp just made sense to me.
I have always wanted to try out my PSG with a flip-top Bass Amp. Perhaps after I regain some of my chops I'll give one a try.
My little practice amp (above) is a flip top and is sort of the great-grandparent of your Solid State Ampeg amp. While mine is not a Bass amp; the head stows inside the cabinet which makes it easier to transport than a separate head is.
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Jon Light (deceased)
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 24 Aug 2014 10:25 am
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The reason that people are talking about the old fliptop tube amps is that they are classics. The new Ampegs are nice homages to the classics but certainly are more powerful SS rigs.
I had great results with a B15 in a studio once when the house Twin/Pro/Vibrolux Reverbs all hummed or otherwise failed. Just added a Holy Grail. Great sound.
In my Farfisa days, my rig was a fliptop SB12. Wish I'd known about the customized plexi plate!
Love fliptops. |
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Jimmy Gibson
From:
Cornwall, England
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Posted 25 Aug 2014 10:43 am
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Close up of the amp controls and back
Jimmy. |
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Ken Byng
From:
Southampton, England
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Posted 25 Aug 2014 10:55 am
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Jimmy
I'm sure that Slim Pickins had one just like yours when he was with Frisco.
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Greg Johnson
From:
Greencastle, Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 25 Aug 2014 5:08 pm
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I have tried a GK MB200 with a 15" BW and a pedal reverb. It was a great clean sound, lots of power. I just thought it sounded too sterile. So I am still lugging my 65 Black face around But if I didn't have the fender I would be using that bass rig.
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Will Cowell
From:
Cambridgeshire, UK
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Posted 26 Aug 2014 3:49 am
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I have a Marshall 150W keyboard combo that gives excellent tone from its 15" speaker, so I'm with Jimmy on this topic.
Eugene Cole, I couldn't help but notice the Bird Thruline insert in your avatar photo. Nice touch. Radio ham?
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Williams 700 series keyless U12,
Sierra keyless U14, Eezzee-Slide & BJS bars
Moth-eaten old Marshall 150 combo
Roland Cube 80XL, Peterson Strobo+HD,
EarthQuaker Despatch Master for reverb / delay |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 26 Aug 2014 4:04 am
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Greg, I didn't catch the model number/name, but Ampeg now has a 4x6L6 version of the B-15. Still fliptop. Given that it's handwired, probably eye-poppingly pricy.
Given that we're talking Ampeg, I wonder how an SVT would sound as a steel amp?
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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Ian Worley
From:
Sacramento, CA
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Posted 26 Aug 2014 10:12 am
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| Lane Gray wrote: |
| I wonder how an SVT would sound as a steel amp? |
sounds really heavy to me |
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