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« on: June 15, 2008, 06:22:25 PM »

Would it be possible? how bout the super bass running kt88's? would need to run at least 200 watts to keep up with the band.
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« Reply #1 on: June 16, 2008, 02:42:25 PM »

a superbass will sound distorted and lofi. it will max be about 15ow before it distorts
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« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2008, 12:37:53 AM »

what about a fender bassman kit then? upgrade tranny and tubes to handle 200 watts? use kt88's?
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« Reply #3 on: June 22, 2008, 04:48:41 PM »

that wouldn't be much different. try tad's bass kit or weber's svt kit
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« Reply #4 on: June 22, 2008, 09:05:04 PM »

I cant find webers svt kit anywhere!!!
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« Reply #5 on: June 23, 2008, 12:34:51 AM »

Would it be possible? how bout the super bass running kt88's? would need to run at least 200 watts to keep up with the band.

I think having the right speaker is more important than having a high wattage amp. For example I have a Plexi 1987 lead which is 50 watts running on a 10 inch speaker and made horrible bass amp (distorts too much) but I put it on a 4x12 cab and the bass response became much better and I tried using it as a subwoofer to watch a movie and it worked great... (I didn't have a bass so I tried to simulate bass sounds by watching a movie with lots of explosions and stuff)

The bassman is really a bass amp but I really think it's the speaker that matters more, something that can handle low frequency and has a large enough cone area or movement to produce the frequency as well as good sensitivity. Try some 10 or 12 inch subwoofer speaker in a 4 speaker configuration...

Also with a guitar amp such as a plexi 50 lead I think a preamp in front of the input is needed because bass needs more signal strength... like an active pickup or just a  simple preamp that can enhance the low frequencies.
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« Reply #6 on: June 25, 2008, 01:02:57 PM »

weber's kit is called ab200. i don't know if its available yet. there is some info on his forum
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« Reply #7 on: June 29, 2008, 06:36:48 AM »

But seriously though, you're better off using a high wattage one channel PA amp (more than 300 watts) through a bass cabinet, loaded with subwoofer speakers or bass speakers. They're mostly solid state and should be way cheaper than most the tube amp kits anyone offers.
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« Reply #8 on: June 29, 2008, 04:04:39 PM »

ha but it would sound like Sh#t!!!!! I am gonna build one simply because I could buy and svt but wheres the pride in that?
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