Hmm I have had a couple of good and indifferent amps.
The worst was by far a 1980s solid state Marshall bass rig with 2x10 and 1x15 cabs. Not sure of the model, I think it was 200w.Expensive and rubbish.
50w Peavet Basic combo was a great cheap amp super clean with guitar too
1980s fender 30w open back combo was marginal, no bass response and way too quiet
Best was my '79 SVT AMPEG which was fantastic until it eventually fell apart. I had it repaired in Sydney in the early 2000s and it was never the same again. Run it through an ampeg 4x10 and a home build 1x15 with a Celestion bass speaker.
Now have a 300w ampeg solid state mini head with the same cabs, it does a really good job of copying the growl of the SVT. Bought it in the USA new 4 years ago for about 350aud and cheaper than the last repair on the SVT!
The huge downside is the ampeg cabs are heavier than a battleship. The bass player I currently play with has two fibreglass custom made 1x12 cabs and a micro head which is 1000w, the whole setup is about half the weight of the ampeg 4x 10 alone, and sounds great.
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