Best PA Bass Amps?

[DCrown]

Even though Bassdude is mostly used
for guitars, a lot of bassists use a guitar
amp for bass, the reason is that it cuts
through a mix

But with the Fender Bassman (which Bassdude emulates) it's actually the other way around - as its name suggests, it (the first models) was originally designed to be and marketed as a bass-amp. But then it soon became really popular with guitar-players.

https://www.fender.com/articles/gear/go ... he-bassman

Yes, that's what I wrote "even though Bassdude or Fender Bassman is used by guitarists - the name tells you it was developed for bass. It works great on bass and guitar.

[jens]

Ah, got you now.

[Agreed]

I just demo'd the various bass amps yesterday while trying to pick one and my favorite for big punchy bass with bass guitar and also for doing some cool stuff to bass synths was the GK 800RB plugin. I wanted it as a lower CPU alternative to my favorite bass processors, and I think it will do very nicely in that role.

[Plugintester]

BLACKICE BETA GAMMA BASS AMPLIFIER by Nembrini is nice, as well

[The Noodlist]

BLACKICE BETA GAMMA BASS AMPLIFIER by Nembrini is nice, as well

That's nice to know.

I find it a bit pricey for an amp sim at $137, an hardware alternative might be another option., even an amp in a pedal.
Most VST plugins go on sale, $29.99 tops, unless it's something highly rated., then $50 tops.

Preamp pedals
https://www.gear4music.com/bass-guitars ... als/preamp

[Plugintester]

BLACKICE BETA GAMMA BASS AMPLIFIER by Nembrini is nice, as well

That's nice to know.

I find it a bit pricey for an amp sim at $137, an hardware alternative might be another option., even an amp in a pedal.
Most VST plugins go on sale, $29.99 tops, unless it's something highly rated., then $50 tops.

Preamp pedals
https://www.gear4music.com/bass-guitars ... als/preamp

I paid way less, bought it for the intro price,
can not remember the exact price any more, though. Frankly speaking I also use some guitar amp sims for bass or a real amp. Amplitube gives you a big choice

[Aloysius]

I like Ampeg