The good ole issue. So what we got here are 2 opinions. First we got the granpas swearing in the name of good ole stuff and good ole days and good ole whatever. And then we got the ignorant younglings who don’t understand or appreciate good things like the good ole… you know… stuff. So it’s all about the traditional vs. modern. You want me to get in the point already? Ok, I’m also done with the useless blabbering.
We have an Ampeg here. It’s a SVT Classic with a matching 6×10″ cab. Needless to say it’s all about the granpa stuff. It’s warm (literally), organic and not so hifi. Though it’s not one of the good ole ones (it’s a new one made in Korea), it still cherises the old characteristics that the traditional rock bass sound is all about. Lots of mids, lots of botne and lots of 10-inchers to push the mids out.
So we naturally need something to represent the younglings, right? Ok, we got a Gallien-Krueger GT700 RB-II. It’s got a Warwick WCA 411 Pro 4×10 and a Peavey Black Widow 18″. While the Ampeg setup is about emphasizing the mids, the younglings’ set is about getting all the usable frequencies out. 18-incher helps to get the lowest of the low and a horned 4×10 is the highmid-treble machine. So as the Ampeg is maintaining the organic warmness, GK set is cold, hifi and sterile. It’s got lots of options but this time everything’s in the middle position.
I know what I think but I let you guys make your own opinions. Are you the traditional guy believing that the best stuff is already made? Or are you the guy not satisfied with the old stuff thinking there’s better stuff to come? Or do these questions simply suck?
Here we go, Warwick Infinity played in fingerstyle.
1) Gallien-Krueger GT700 RB-II + Warwick WCA 411 Pro + Peavey Black Widow 1×18
2) Ampeg SVT Classic + Ampeg 6×10 + DBX 166 compressor
Posted on September 11, 2010
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