What Amp as the tighest low end?

[HolyDirt]

Hey guys.
In your opinion, what amp has the tightest bottom end?

[BluesNRock87]

a bass amp

i have no clue tho. i thought randall's sounded good in that department, but what do i know. i think good low end can come from other factors than the amp itself. Open/closed cab, speaker # and size, guitar wood, and pups can do alot

[casblah]

a bass amp

i have no clue tho. i thought randall's sounded good in that department, but what do i know. i think good low end can come from other factors than the amp itself. Open/closed cab, speaker # and size, guitar wood, and pups can do alot

+1. Lotsa factors to consider. I'd have to think that something along the lines of a Mesa Dual/Triple Rectifier would be a good starting point.

[Scott_F]

Start with a closed back cab, that's for sure. Size of the speakers.... 10" ones seem to be generally tighter to my ears than 12's or 15's.

Too generic a question...

[DeadSkinSlayer3]

ENGL's!

[Gearjoneser]

Anything with a closed back cabinet and gain that doesn't fart out.

[drew_half_empty]

peavey xxx's have switches for things like this, and can be converted for el34's

but i'd suggest something like a mesa with el34's or 84's

with a v30 loaded cab

but that's me, personally i like things to sound pretty loose but

[BigBazz]

i think a jcm800 sounds pretty tight, not very high gain but certainly very tight

[HolyDirt]

Sorry for being so generic guys. I'm talking about semi high-gain stuff. I want to use my mesa with another amp at the same time... I find my mesa to have a bottom end that gets flabby.

[That90'sGuy]

VHT Ultralead.

[BigBazz]

try the zack wylde Jcm800 head, its very pricey, but when i heard it i was blown away, lovely amp, it was so long ago i dont know how it compares to my jcm800. certainly one of the best and tightest bottom ends, not such a high gain amp, unless you put an OD pedal infront of it, then it becomes a monster.

[KLINKDETROIT]

Just have your amp Voodoo modded. You wont be sorry. I had my dual rectifier modded there at voodooamps and couldnt be happier.

[Neeradj]

ENGL Powerball/SE, Diezel Herbert, Framus Cobra

I just can't pick! They've all bottom end to kill

[BigBazz]

stop moaning and buy yourself a 5150

[Youngpup]

I would try diferent speakers first unless you are wanting another amp. I have been trying some different combination of speakers with my Super Reverb [ 10's, 12's, 15's ] sealed, ported and open backed. I keep coming back to the stock Rola 10's in the opne back cabinet. They just have a real tight punchy bass that I like.

Youngpup

[Grandor]

Engl

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Buy a subwoofer and a big PA amplifier plus a active crossover
That should be pretty tight.

[mrid]

I'd agree with the Powerball...you can turn on a dime with that amp!

[Hellion]

Of the amps available, I'd say Randall has probably the tightest bottom end. Solid State will do that.

[Jeff5]

The problem, or feature, or whatever you want to call it!, with most Mesa's is the sensitive EQing. How do you have your EQ set up? Mesa even goes and tells its users that too much bass makes the sound very flabby/flubby, whatever. Dial in with care with Mesas!, even more so than most amps. They are naturally very bassy. The bass (on most), doesn't add so much low end as thicken up the sound, which results in a very loose flabby sound if dialed in too high. I can only speak for the triaxis, but the vast majority of my high gain settings I have the bass on two, three, even zero at times. More treble, more mids, much less bass if your Mesa is too flubby imo. Of the Mesas though, I think the Mark IV has a better/tighter low end than the Recto series, but its really all in how you EQ it.