What do I need for my (soon to be) Minitaur?

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Russian Hammer
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What do I need for my (soon to be) Minitaur?

Post by Russian Hammer » Thu Jan 26, 2012 4:45 pm

So I'm new to the synth world and I don't know what I need, amp/speaker wise, for a Minitaur. I'm a guitar player and I don't know if I can run it through my existing gear or not. I have 2 tube amps but one is a bass amp (Ampeg V4B). Both of my cabs are guitar cabs so I wouldn't use them, but if I had an appropriate cab would the Ampeg work well? Thanks in advance for your help. - Jon

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Re: What do I need for my (soon to be) Minitaur?

Post by David Smyth » Thu Jan 26, 2012 5:19 pm

Hey there,

If you get an appropriate bass cab for the bass amp head, it should be sweet - especially since the Minitaur is exclusively a bass machine. I use a bass rig for my Little Phatty/Slim Phatty poly chain and it even copes alright with the higher stuff possible with those synths. I'm also going to get a Minitaur, and it's going to go through my bass rig aswell.

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Re: What do I need for my (soon to be) Minitaur?

Post by thealien666 » Thu Jan 26, 2012 5:36 pm

In my humble opinion, any good bass amp will do fine. And your Ampeg V4B, with an appropriate bass cab like David mentioned, should shake the walls nicely with that little Minitaur !
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Re: What do I need for my (soon to be) Minitaur?

Post by Russian Hammer » Thu Jan 26, 2012 6:11 pm

Thanks for your advice!

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Re: What do I need for my (soon to be) Minitaur?

Post by ricknboogie » Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:11 pm

Yes, agreed, that V4B with a good bass cab should sound real nice.

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