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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ibanez-Promethean-P5110-digital-bass-combo-amplifier-250-500w-RARE/223959596615
An amazing little amp. The 'vibe' control gives it a very vintage-type sound, although I found it better to also disconnect the tweeter (which is easy).
Sadly, it's discontinued and the replacement 3110 model is not remotely in the same league, and although it's not terrible I don't think it will do what you want.
These are also surprisingly decent, and I don't normally rate Ashdowns at all...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ashdown-CTM-30-All-Valve-Tube-Amp-Head-And-115-Cabinet/114147788660
They also do a 15W version which is very cute and sounds good, but stupidly doesn't have a built-in DI - although you could always use something like a Red Box from the speaker output.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson
your last comment interested me, so you think even on a bass amp that has a reasonable DI you should still put a load box on the amp and record from that ?
I have an OX box that could be interesting for that.
Reading reviews, really liking the sound and feedback on "Mark Bass" products, they have rave reviews amongst bassists it would seem.
I'm shocked how wide the bass product market is when you go looking, bass players have some great options available.
In this context 'valve' and 'solid state' mean the output section, so something like one of the Mark amps that have a valve or valves in the preamp is still solid-state.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson
you're blowing my mind, from reading the markamp stuff, it read like the tube was the pre-and the power was solidstate.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson
phew, thought I'd missunderstood then for a second.
so I'm wondering if a good valve premp, with DI out and an EQ pedal in front of it with the bass would be enough to make a good bass recording setup ?
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson
It's also why valve power sections on bass amps are massively over-rated and almost pointless.
The solitary exception being the B15.
https://speakerimpedance.co.uk/?act=two_parallel&page=calculator
Any suggestions ?
Buying something else won't get you better than that. Even if you bought a very expensive DI box, it'll just get you what the Kemper can already give you.
you'd think that, the bass profiles (along with a fair few guitar profiles) just don't cut it for me, despite all the tools on the kemper you actually can't change the base sound that was profiled, I've got some quality amp profiles from bass amps but it's like playing a recording of the guy who profiled them's sounds and EQ settings.
I was looking for a way to try to get more control over the sound.
You are right though, the kemper should offer me the best options.
REDDI
https://sxpro.co.uk/a-designs-reddi
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/333520166140
Though you could probably make a simpler version if you're handy with a soldering iron:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCmaxzAhLxA
Amplitube is particularly great - it's not like a Kemper profile where it's a snapshot, the controls are just as interactive as they are on the actual amps that are modelled.
The Reddi box mentioned gets a lot of praise online, it just seems crazy to me to spend so much on a DI box to try and colour the sound when there are clean ones built in to just about every audio interface and the Amplitube Ampeg plugin is a fraction of the price, has far more variety (if you think Kemper profiles are limited, the Reddi has a volume knob and nothing else) and is used extensively on records at the highest level.