Bass Amp Tops (Selective Overview)

Incomplete, selective overview by bassbacke (2004-05-07) - best printing results in landscape mode.

Attention: I don't sell anything.
I'm not a dealer!
I just list this here for your convenience. This page may end up being translated into German anytime.

Constructive feedback always welcome. This page was initially created 2002-09-09.

Prices?

Prices are from 2004-01-02 taken from various German online shops.

Solid State Amps (Transistor/MOS-FET)

Manufacturer
 		Modell
 		W RMS
2 Ohm 		W RMS
4 Ohm		 W RMS
8 Ohms 		W RMS
bridged 		Dimensions mm
 		kg
 €
Aguilar DB 750 975 750 ? n/a 483 x 133 x 356 18 US $2895
Ampeg B2-R n/a 350 200 n/a 483 x 089 x 381 7 845
Ampeg B5-R 500 350 200 n/a 483 x 089 x 381 9 1265
Ampeg B4-R 2x500 2x350 2x200 1000 @ 4
700 @ 8		 483 x 133 x 381 18 1515
Ampeg SVT-3PRO n/a 450 270 n/a 483 x 089 x 394 12 1399
Ampeg SVT-4PRO 2x600 2x490 2x300 1200@4
900@8		 483 x 133 x 394 19 1939
Ashdown ABM 300 EVO n/a 306 n/a n/a 473 x 143 x 335 12 935
Ashdown ABM 500 EVO n/a 576 n/a n/a 473 x 143 x 335 14 1235
Ashdown ABM 900 EVO n/a 2x576 n/a n/a 609 x 163 x 335 28 1759
EBS HD350 n/a 350 ? n/a ? (2 Units) ? 1125
EBS HD650 ? 650 ? n/a ? (3 Units) ? 1650
EBS Fafner TD600 600 ? ? n/a ? (3 Units) ? 1575
Eden WT-300 n/a 300 ? n/a 305 x 089 x 305 6 ?
Eden WT-400 n/a 400 ? n/a 305 x 089 x 305 7 1198
Eden WT-800 n/a 2x400 ? ? 432 x 089 x 305 12 ?
Fender Bassman 1200 1200 800 550 n/a 483 x 089 x 406 16 1415
Gallien-Krueger 400RB-III n/a 240 150 n/a 445 x 089 x 203 7 ?
Gallien-Krueger 700RB n/a 380 225 n/a 445 x 089 x 203 8 795
Gallien-Krueger 1001RB n/a 540 340 n/a 445 x 089 x 203 8 989
Gallien-Krueger 2001RB 2x540 ? ? 1080 @ 4 483 x 133 x 305 18 1850
Glockenklang Bass Art Top n/a 300 ? n/a ? (4 Units) ? ?
Glockenklang Heart-Core Top n/a 400 215 n/a ? (3 Units) 13 ?
Glockenklang Soul Bass Top n/a 440 ? n/a ? (2 Units) ? 1120
Hartke 1400 n/a 140 80 n/a 070 x 446 x 273 ?
Hartke 2000 n/a 200 120 n/a 445 x 089 x 330 ? ?
Hartke 3000 n/a 300 180 n/a 445 x 089 x 353 ? 449
Hartke 3500 n/a 350 240 n/a 445 x 089 x 330 ? 499
Hartke 4000 n/a 400 220 n/a 445 x 089 x 353 ? 598
Hartke 5000 n/a 2x250 2x170 n/a 445 x 089 x 330 ? ?
Hartke 5500 n/a 500 350 n/a ?  ? 679
Hartke 7000 n/a 2x350 2x240 n/a 445 x 089 x 330 ? 945
Hughes & Kettner BB600 ? ? ? ? ?   1649
Laney B1 2x750 2x500 2x350 1500 @ 4
1000 @ 8		 ? ? 875
Markbass Basic P 501 n/a 500 310 n/a 415 x 089 x 327 10 1390
Markbass Club S 450 n/a 450 280 n/a 415 x 089 x 272 8 799
Markbass Little Mark n/a 450 280 n/a 305 x 072 x 351 8 635
Markbass T 800 n/a 1100 650 n/a  x 089 x 10 1660
Merlin 600 n/a 650 ? n/a 445 x 089 x 406 18 1499
Peavey Bam Bass Head 500 350 ? n/a 622 x 229 x 375 22 ?
Peavey Pro 500 500 ? ? n/a 483 x 098 x 318 12 965
Peavey Firebass 700 700 475 275 n/a 591 x 206 x 327 24 ?
Peavey Nitrobass 450 300 170 n/a 591 x 222 x 330 18 ?
Peavey Deltabass n/a 160 110 n/a 533 x 165 x 264 11 ?
Sunn 1200S (1) 1200 800 550 n/a 483 x 089 x 406 16 ?
SWR Workingmans 2004 n/a 200 160 n/a 546 x 191 x 315 12 498
SWR Workingmans 4004 n/a 400 260 n/a 546 x 191 x 315 15 715
SWR Workingmans 8004 850³ 750 450 n/a 591 x 191 x 343 22 1249
SWR 350X 450 350 240 n/a 483 x 089 x 311 8 955
SWR

750X

 850³ 750 450 n/a 483 x 137 x 381 14 1419
SWR Mo' Bass 2x600 2x400 2x250 900 @ 4
650 @ 8		 483 x 127 x 356 13 ?
SWR SM-500 2x300 2x250 2x150 500 @ 4
400 @ 8		 483 x 089 x 340 9 ?
SWR SM-900 2x450 2x400 2x240 900 @ 4
650 @ 8		 483 x 088 x 349 12 ?
Tech Soundsystems TVM350 420 350 ? n/a 483 x 088 x 380 9 1050
Tech Soundsystems TVM600 700 600 ? n/a 483 x 088 x 380 11 1350
Tech Soundsystems Dual Performer n/a 2x500 ? 1000 @ 8 ? ? 2590
Tech Soundsystems Black Cat 2x500 ? ? 1000 @ 4 ? ? 2990
Trace Elliot RAH-300-12 ? ? ? ? 480 x 090 x 325 12 ?
Trace Elliot RAH-500-12 ? ? ? ? 482 x 130 x 385 24 ?
Trace Elliot RAH-1000-12 ? ? ? ? 482 x 130 x 385 28 ?
Warwick Sonic II ? 200 ? n/a 490 x 090 x 290 8 299
Warwick Sonic III ? 300 ? n/a 490 x 090 x 290 11 369
Warwick

Pro FET III

 ? 300 ? n/a 490 x 090 x 375 12 419
Warwick Pro FET IV ? 400 ? n/a 490 x 090 x 375 13 525
Warwick Pro Tube IV ? 400 ? n/a 490 x 090 x 430 15 1039
Warwick Pro Tube IX ? 2x450 ? ? 490 x 135 x 455 22 1535

n/a means "not applicable"
³ means at 2,6 Ohms (that's 4 Ohms and 8 Ohms in parallel)
(1) this amp has been renamed to Fender Bassman 1200 along with a huge price tag

I currently have no plan to list tube/valve amps here.

Why are some entries incomplete?

Some vendor's web sites give incomplete information. Very sad.

Other brands?

I can't name them all but I want to name at least a few:

Tube Amps?

Right now I have no plans to do any research there. Sorry.

If you want to read more about speaker cabinet properties and they match with amps, read this.

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2002 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2 95 213 247
2003 321 287 315 293 239 208 233