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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.

a superbass will sound distorted and lofi. it will max be about 15ow before it distorts

what about a fender bassman kit then? upgrade tranny and tubes to handle 200 watts? use kt88's?

that wouldn't be much different. try tad's bass kit or weber's svt kit

I cant find webers svt kit anywhere!!!

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.

weber's kit is called ab200. i don't know if its available yet. there is some info on his forum

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.

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?