oh many thanks! yeah i love this bass, it's the best one i have. many people hate signature basses, but this one is great in my opinion: great tone, playability and look. i love it
I instantly subscribed because you right off the rip started with showing all the different sounds and profiles the amp has instead of a bunch of talking about your opinions and all kinds of dumb sh!t most people don't care about all while laying on the personality like a corny tv or game show host. And I respect tf out of that. Plus you played a classic bass to show us a good medium of what's possible with even a passive basic guitar. Refreshing when your actually in the market for an amp and you have to watch a bunch of reviews. Thank you sir.
I also don't like it when they talk a lot in a video where you should hear the sound of a bass, so I like to get straight to the point thank you very much for your appreciation!
Bought this amp in 2010 when I first picked up a bass. Highly highly recommend it for it's easy of use, ability to expand, and expansive pallet of sounds. It's been the only amp I've ever needed even after 10 years. I've added on the second cab and at this point I'm about to just buy the second head as well. 1. for backup and 2. for wet and dry signals. tired of losing bottom end when I engage an effect (not the amps fault). Oh yeah and it has XLR out, tell me why I need another amp. Literally the second amp I buy is another one of these.
@@NtWarlock Do you have any ideas? Idk how else to get two seperate signals into each cab. I use the blend knobs of course but nothing compares with true stereo sound. Geddy Lee used to do this with a dirty and clean signal into two amps. Also wondering about running the cabs in series vs parellel lol no idea the difference in sound. I run my pickups in series and it's a much fatter sound but never tried the cabs in series.
NtWarlock haha right you are. I think it’s totally worth it if I already have a single head and two cabs. It’s not that much more to have an extra amp and a killer sound with each amp having its own tone.
fabbraiz Scusa ho letto ora. Allora io lo comprai usato su mercatino musicale. Se ricordo bene è una imitazione di un Banana booster, che a sua volta è ispirato a un Valvecaster. Su internet si trovano delle info: www.tube-town.net/cms/?DIY/LoV-Projekte/Banana_Booster_%28engl%29 www.tube-town.net/ttstore/bauteilsatz-banana-booster-pro.html
► RIFF: - INTRO (DI + mic): 0) 0:00 - Claudio Baglioni - Questo piccolo grande amore - DI: 1) 0:35 - fingerstyle riff 2) 1:54 - slap riff 3) 2:40 - Black Sabbath - Planet Caravan 4) 3:42 - pick riff 5) 4:56 - MUSE - Thought Contagion - MIC: 6) 5:30 - Men At Work - Down Under 7) 5:59 - Thomann - Jazz 8) 6:18 - slap 9) 6:39 - (I dont know sorry) - DI + MIC: 10) 7:33 - The Strokes - Reptilia 11) 8:02 - Black Sabbath - Iron Man - CAMERA AUDIO: 12) 9:39 Iron Maiden - The Clairvoyant 13) 10:08 chords riff
If only this amp was at least 300w! I'm looking for a new head and this thing sounds sweet but qll i play is unmic'd skate punk and pop punk in a garage and my bass rig has to compete with either (2) amps running 4x12's and a loud drum set, I would need probably a minimum of 300w. I'm running a Hartke LH 500 (wtts) through a 4x10 & 1x15 along with a Tech 21 RBI preamp.
loud drum sets and 4x12's guitar cabs... the natural enemies of bass players! joking aside, I've seenthe Micro Vr in professional contexts, so I guess it's loud enough (I haven't tried it with a band yet). I just saw your latest video (Fatherson (new jam)) with your new rig, and I must say that the sound is really not bad!
I had one and my only gripe was the fan was so loud I couldn`t get the head far enough that the mike wouldn't pick it up. Other than that I loved it and sold it.
Luka Ister I have not been recording with the microphone for some time, but in any case in my opinion it does not give problems. the microphone is placed close to the amplifier and since the sound source (the amplifier) is relatively loud, the fan noise is negligible
I use this AV Cab with a GK 200MB and it does a great job... With the GK it's worked well for me in musical pits and smaller gigs... I'm looking into getting the head for recording. It seems to be a real popular combination...
@mannipples, go DI out to the FOH , and then mic the cab aswell , then the sound dude can dial in a blend to the PA's and your stage monitors or in ears! Also remember you can link two micro vr cabs together form more volume or you can play it through a bigger cab aswell! But, yes, for most any bar or club gig, these are plenty loud, assuming your micing and or going DI out to FOH.
Honestly you’d be better off selling the two cabs and getting a bigger bass cab. I have the micro vr head, I hooked it up to a vintage 60s 18 inch speaker cab that I bought on Craigslist and it is good for gigging, it’s loud.. the little guy! Ampeg dropped the ball on this product big time. I’ve realized that on any cab of any size, that head vibrates to the point where it falls off the cab (which is stupid) Which is also why they have those holes on top.. to prevent that flaw from being revealed. Don’t let that discourage you from buying it. Still a good little guy, you fix that problem by buying Velcro from Home Depot or Lowe’s and it won’t move anywhere after! also why does this solid state amp have a fan in the back? Pretty pointless since there are no tubes! I give it a 3.5 out of 5 stars. It does the job but they could’ve made the bass head a lot heavier by adding some bottom weight to prevent it from moving anywhere on non micro vr cabs. Hopefully they come out with a better version. For now I’ll keep my micro vr Velcro’d on my vintage cab.
You can hand 2 players the same exact bass and it won't sound the same. Keep working on your intonation and be mindful of your pick/RH position and you'll get there....
@@Owen-ne6pe the beauty of the P is that it can have many sounds depending on who plays it. so if you don't like this sound you can make it sound in other ways (motown sound for example)
One of the most complete amp demos that i've seen, Also that Steve Harris signature Sounds awesome, i like it better than the new one
oh many thanks!
yeah i love this bass, it's the best one i have.
many people hate signature basses, but this one is great in my opinion: great tone, playability and look. i love it
That mirror pickguard sure looks awesome!
@@aaronlaorrabaquio4230 I love it too 😊
Thorough review. Thanks so much. Many reviewers talk too much and don’t demo properly.
thanks! it's one of my goals
I instantly subscribed because you right off the rip started with showing all the different sounds and profiles the amp has instead of a bunch of talking about your opinions and all kinds of dumb sh!t most people don't care about all while laying on the personality like a corny tv or game show host. And I respect tf out of that. Plus you played a classic bass to show us a good medium of what's possible with even a passive basic guitar. Refreshing when your actually in the market for an amp and you have to watch a bunch of reviews. Thank you sir.
I also don't like it when they talk a lot in a video where you should hear the sound of a bass, so I like to get straight to the point
thank you very much for your appreciation!
Bought this amp in 2010 when I first picked up a bass. Highly highly recommend it for it's easy of use, ability to expand, and expansive pallet of sounds. It's been the only amp I've ever needed even after 10 years. I've added on the second cab and at this point I'm about to just buy the second head as well. 1. for backup and 2. for wet and dry signals. tired of losing bottom end when I engage an effect (not the amps fault). Oh yeah and it has XLR out, tell me why I need another amp. Literally the second amp I buy is another one of these.
Petanifer
I'm glad you really like it!
Are you sure you have no alternatives rather than buying a new head?
@@NtWarlock Do you have any ideas? Idk how else to get two seperate signals into each cab. I use the blend knobs of course but nothing compares with true stereo sound. Geddy Lee used to do this with a dirty and clean signal into two amps. Also wondering about running the cabs in series vs parellel lol no idea the difference in sound. I run my pickups in series and it's a much fatter sound but never tried the cabs in series.
I don't know, but if there was a solution it would be a little complicated and after a while we would get tired
NtWarlock haha right you are. I think it’s totally worth it if I already have a single head and two cabs. It’s not that much more to have an extra amp and a killer sound with each amp having its own tone.
...or you could change effects!
Hell yeah! I’ve got both the harris basses - and I love Ampeg. Winner.
I also have the west ham bass replica (not the fender signature model)
NtWarlock would love to see you do a video on that bass and the models
yes, I should have made one and I never did
Thank you for taking us through so many profiles for this amp. Much appreciated.
thank you for your appreciation!
Bought this amp because of this vid! Thanks!
the video started with the italian's song intro "questo piccolo grande amore"
sì mi piace particolarmente suonato sul basso
@@NtWarlock sai dove posso trovare il tuo boost? fantastico!!! Da solo non sono in grado di realizzarlo
fabbraiz
Scusa ho letto ora. Allora io lo comprai usato su mercatino musicale. Se ricordo bene è una imitazione di un Banana booster, che a sua volta è ispirato a un Valvecaster.
Su internet si trovano delle info:
www.tube-town.net/cms/?DIY/LoV-Projekte/Banana_Booster_%28engl%29
www.tube-town.net/ttstore/bauteilsatz-banana-booster-pro.html
let’s go surfing - the drums wasn’t listed in the description :(
"OBAMA!" I WANA GO SURFING
► RIFF:
- INTRO (DI + mic):
0) 0:00 - Claudio Baglioni - Questo piccolo grande amore
- DI:
1) 0:35 - fingerstyle riff
2) 1:54 - slap riff
3) 2:40 - Black Sabbath - Planet Caravan
4) 3:42 - pick riff
5) 4:56 - MUSE - Thought Contagion
- MIC:
6) 5:30 - Men At Work - Down Under
7) 5:59 - Thomann - Jazz
8) 6:18 - slap
9) 6:39 - (I dont know sorry)
- DI + MIC:
10) 7:33 - The Strokes - Reptilia
11) 8:02 - Black Sabbath - Iron Man
- CAMERA AUDIO:
12) 9:39 Iron Maiden - The Clairvoyant
13) 10:08 chords riff
6:39 is “Let’s go surfing” from The Drums.
This mini head and cab would go great with my mini p bass
LOL
I'll trade you your fender mini for this amp dead serious
Does one cabinet provide 200 watts of the head, or is it necessary to connect the two cabinets so that the 200 watts reappear?
I think you need 2 cabs
gr8 soundtest
thankss
That song #9 is dope, gives me all kinds of interpol vibes. If u ever need vocals/guitar on it send it my way!
Oh thanks a lot! I'll keep this!
Love the lion!!! ❤
Lol thanks!
If only this amp was at least 300w! I'm looking for a new head and this thing sounds sweet but qll i play is unmic'd skate punk and pop punk in a garage and my bass rig has to compete with either (2) amps running 4x12's and a loud drum set, I would need probably a minimum of 300w. I'm running a Hartke LH 500 (wtts) through a 4x10 & 1x15 along with a Tech 21 RBI preamp.
loud drum sets and 4x12's guitar cabs... the natural enemies of bass players!
joking aside, I've seenthe Micro Vr in professional contexts, so I guess it's loud enough (I haven't tried it with a band yet).
I just saw your latest video (Fatherson (new jam)) with your new rig, and I must say that the sound is really not bad!
@@NtWarlock thanks, that Hartke Bass Attack 2 pedal does my amp some good 👍
@@1thess523 I have the Bass Attack 1. I love its sound (very shaped), but I don't like that it's not true bypass
@@1thess523 Great!
The drums 👌
What drums?
I had one and my only gripe was the fan was so loud I couldn`t get the head far enough that the mike wouldn't pick it up. Other than that I loved it and sold it.
I think you can replace the fan
No shit Sherlock. I think you can also buy a quiet amp. This one is not. Good luck recording.@@NtWarlock
it depends on whether you care more about the amp sound or the fan noise. I don't find it so problematic
I do actually like these things. Did anybody say that they are just darn cute?@@NtWarlock
I`m not mad. I was just stating that the fan was loud. You sound mad to me.@NotImportant
I believe this is the best review video on youtube. I have a question, do you think that this half-stack is suitable for bedroom usage?
thank you!
I think you can play it at a volume suitable for a bedroom, but this is very relative and subjective
PLANET CARAVAN
Grandissimo pezzo!
How's the fan noise from the head? I've heard it can be loud.
ThankGodforEvolution
yes it is a bit noisy
@@NtWarlock does it interfeiere when you recording in studio? Because im looking for a mini studio amp and i really like this one
Luka Ister
I have not been recording with the microphone for some time, but in any case in my opinion it does not give problems. the microphone is placed close to the amplifier and since the sound source (the amplifier) is relatively loud, the fan noise is negligible
would a sansamp di work on this amp without overpowering it?
thewindsorlion
I really don't know. but what exactly do you mean by overpowering?
Muy bien
how well does the cab project sound?
cab project?
I haven't yet made an A/B comparison with another cabinet, but it does sound a little dry (i played it only at home)
@@NtWarlock i think he means project as in how far does the amp send out sound. (project like a projectile)
I use this AV Cab with a GK 200MB and it does a great job... With the GK it's worked well for me in musical pits and smaller gigs... I'm looking into getting the head for recording. It seems to be a real popular combination...
@@eddiequeboard2672 anyway I don't know
@@WillyFranklinOnBass that's a great head
Does this amp have a line out port on it?
yes, in the EFFECTS LOOP section there are SEND and RETURN
Steve Harris signature bass and no maiden, boo
I play the clairvoyant at 9:39
@@NtWarlock ok wasnt in your description 😊
thank you I just corrected it
Watch the whole video
I have one....Fan is a little noisy at low volume levels, cabinet is a bit awkward to carry-no handles, otherwise a nice amp....
which has better sound? ampeg micro vr head or hartke ha 2500 head?
I personally have not tried this hartke head
Do you think it's loud enough to be played with drums or at a small gig?
Absolutely. Especially if you put a little in you monitor. Then you get 2x10 and 1x12. Or whatever size speaker is in you monitor wedge.
I never used it in a band, but it's used live by some musicians
@mannipples, go DI out to the FOH , and then mic the cab aswell , then the sound dude can dial in a blend to the PA's and your stage monitors or in ears! Also remember you can link two micro vr cabs together form more volume or you can play it through a bigger cab aswell! But, yes, for most any bar or club gig, these are plenty loud, assuming your micing and or going DI out to FOH.
James Cassidy
Thanks for your answer
Hi. Do you think that is possíble to connect One or two 8x10 cabs to this amp? Thanks
Bought it.
Honestly you’d be better off selling the two cabs and getting a bigger bass cab. I have the micro vr head, I hooked it up to a vintage 60s 18 inch speaker cab that I bought on Craigslist and it is good for gigging, it’s loud.. the little guy! Ampeg dropped the ball on this product big time. I’ve realized that on any cab of any size, that head vibrates to the point where it falls off the cab (which is stupid) Which is also why they have those holes on top.. to prevent that flaw from being revealed. Don’t let that discourage you from buying it. Still a good little guy, you fix that problem by buying Velcro from Home Depot or Lowe’s and it won’t move anywhere after! also why does this solid state amp have a fan in the back? Pretty pointless since there are no tubes! I give it a 3.5 out of 5 stars. It does the job but they could’ve made the bass head a lot heavier by adding some bottom weight to prevent it from moving anywhere on non micro vr cabs. Hopefully they come out with a better version. For now I’ll keep my micro vr Velcro’d on my vintage cab.
Michael Lavender Every amp I've ever had has had cooling fans except the only tube amp I've ever had...
Michael Lavender transistors get hot, too
Michael Lavender
Thank you so much for your experience/review and advice about velcro!
Thats a great demo or review; no talkin nonsense, straight to me point!!! Is this like $300 ??
The amp and cab will set you back 300 USD each.
I love that you appreciate the video!
I bought the cab used for 250€ and the head was bartered with a GR700S head
I just bought this model but the fan is very noisy. Is this normal? Thanks!
its normal mine does it too had it for 7 years now, a real svt fan sounds like a jet taking off
the fan of my amplifier is noisy too!
it's probably normal
Those fans tend to be similar to a computer's power supply (not CPU) fan. They can be swapped out for a quieter one.
@@GoonSquadLifeMember yeah, good idea
Mine is paired with the Tony Franklin bass... sorry Steve..
AngelDeVille perfect
Why would you mix the amp that’s is not an accurate demo…….
I wanted to show all the possible sounds that I could
Failry good, but it could be better,ps i listened from phone speaker
everything could be better
Why does my P bass sounding nothing like that? F***!!!!!!!
You can hand 2 players the same exact bass and it won't sound the same. Keep working on your intonation and be mindful of your pick/RH position and you'll get there....
It has custom shop Seymour Duncan SPB-1 pickup and handmade Sansone strings
Why a Steve Harris bass?
@@serpico975 inside joke, he asked me the same question on one of my videos!LOL
@@rkamen1
(I don't remember this question)
btw this is my main bass, it sounds good and I like to use it in my video tests.
It's a great bass
Y do people like p basses that sound like this?
Because it's a nice sound
@@NtWarlock idk it isn’t for me
@@Owen-ne6pe the beauty of the P is that it can have many sounds depending on who plays it. so if you don't like this sound you can make it sound in other ways (motown sound for example)
Is really the DI so terrible?
not for me
Seems fine to me
333 Records
I think it's pretty good