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Originally Posted by targa911S
My "go to" bass rig is a 500 watt Ampeg portaflex head and an Ampeg SVT410HLF. My "laptop" unit for small club venues and practice is an Ampeg BA115HP 220 watt combo unit. Both serve me well in most situations. For bigger outdoor stuff my rider says SVT 810 and minimum of 400 watts. Rich hates it when I have that much power. He uses a 40w pignose.
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Bass is a different animal still. It produces really big fat sound waves that require big fat speakers in big cabinets and lots of power. Our ears also don't perceive bass notes as easily as midrange guitar or voice so they usually need all the juice they can get. I really like that Ampeg 410 cab. Lots of punch and dynamics and pretty efficient.