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Would like to know what amplification set ups some of the electric players here like. I searched the archives and found some things on eden amps. I was also considering buying a used EON from a friend ( cheap) Thanks

I have had good luck with SWR cabinets and an early 90's Carvin amp.

There's a fairly new line of amplifiers from Britain, but I can't remember their name right now.

Excellent place to get reviews, descriptions, website links, etc:
http://www.harmony-central.com

I have four Eons and my guitarist has two more. We love the 15 inch speakers which seem to stand up well to tuba at any volume. Also the Eon plastic cabinets resist moisture much better than wooden ones.
Busch Gardens uses Eons where there is a threat of them getting caught in a sudden rainstorm. We keep large garbage bags in the bottom of our board rack to throw over all speakers and our board in case of sudden rain.
Self powered speakers allow us to add to our system if need be and keep the size and weight of all components managable.

Depending on how small your budget is the Berhinger 450 Watt bass head is a good steal at about 200 at this site:
www.musiciansfriend.com
I use it with an Ampeg 6x10.

For tuba, I would recommend a fairly clean/transparent sounding amp, and keyboard amps/PA setups are usually better at doing that. However if you're looking for a lot of power while saving some money, Avatar bass cabinets are a great deal www.avatarspeakers.com
And then buy a nice clean head like SWR, Gallien Krueger, etc.

I wouldn't suggest an Eden only because they color the sound a lot. They sound great for bass, but I imagine it wouldn't be that desireable for tuba.

iiipopes wrote:I have had good luck with SWR cabinets and an early 90's Carvin amp.

There's a fairly new line of amplifiers from Britain, but I can't remember their name right now.

Excellent place to get reviews, descriptions, website links, etc:
http://www.harmony-central.com

You may be thinking of Ashdown amps. They're very good, if a bit pricey. The ABM series sounds great but is pretty heavy. If you're looking for something lighter, they are making a new one called the Superfly that is extremely small but pushes about 250watts per channel through 2 channels.

Jeff Miller wrote:

iiipopes wrote:I have had good luck with SWR cabinets and an early 90's Carvin amp.

There's a fairly new line of amplifiers from Britain, but I can't remember their name right now.

Excellent place to get reviews, descriptions, website links, etc:
http://www.harmony-central.com

You may be thinking of Ashdown amps. They're very good, if a bit pricey. The ABM series sounds great but is pretty heavy. If you're looking for something lighter, they are making a new one called the Superfly that is extremely small but pushes about 250watts per channel through 2 channels.

The high end heads are more expensive, but they do have less expensive ones. I have had trouble finding them for sale online, but I know avatar speakers sells them. They have really good deals when you buy an Ashdown head with an Avatar cabinet.

The British-made Ashdown amps and cabinets have gotten rave reviews, but the Chinese-made models have not lived up to the same reputation. My bass gear is a Hartke 3500 head and Aguilar GS112 cabinet. Small enough to be portable yet big enough in the power department for my needs. Also, I've found the dual voltage amp to be perfect for my international travel.

Thanks for the reccs- its time for the tough to go shopping....

This is what I would look at:

http://www.acousticimg.com/index2.html

The Acoustic Image amps are great for small spaces and where power is not a necessity. I would best describe it as a reference amp or personal monitor but I don't think I would amp a tuba through that, though. The speaker doesn't have enough cone or throw to handle the sharp attacks at the volume required to get a tuba above an ensemble.

chhite wrote:The Acoustic Image amps are great for small spaces and where power is not a necessity. I would best describe it as a reference amp or personal monitor but I don't think I would amp a tuba through that, though. The speaker doesn't have enough cone or throw to handle the sharp attacks at the volume required to get a tuba above an ensemble.

Still, it's what I would loook at if I were looking for something I could use for all my instruments. It sounds good. It's a great bass amp for club gigs and is easy to get in and get out. If I'm in a situation where the ensemble I'm playing with is so big that I can't play over them without a Marshall stack, I'm not going to worry about it because there's probably a sound dude around to worry about it for me. Then again, I can always just get a sousaphone and "set to stun".