The Fuchs FBS-700 is a Fuchs amplifier. Close alternatives include the Fuchs FBT 300 and the Fender Rumble 800. It pairs well with the Beetronics Wannabee and the ProCo RAT 2.
Fuchs FBS-700
Fuchs · amplifier
The Fuchs FBS-700 is a 700-watt bass amplifier head from Fuchs, built in a "WW" style circuit configuration and delivering substantial power for serious touring and large-venue bass amplification. Part of Fuchs' bass amp lineup, it brings the brand's boutique-tier design philosophy to high-output bass applications.
- touring
- boutique
- headroom
- substantial power
- high power bass amplification
- high output bass applications
- bass amp lineup
- bass amp offerings
Good for
- Live
Genres the Fuchs FBS-700 is commonly used in
- Punk Rock
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Pedals that stack with the Fuchs FBS-700
Beetronics Wannabee
Beetronics
35% matchInto Beetronics Wannabee, Fuchs FBS-700 is right at home: it's built around a clean amp's front end
ProCo RAT 2
Proco
33% matchA RAT 2 in front of the FBS-700 adds low-gain, cutting distortion the bass head's own clean headroom doesn't otherwise offer.
Carl Martin Crunch Drive
Carl Martin
31% matchThe FBS-700's touring headroom gives the Crunch Drive's British grit room to bite without the amp choking at volume.
Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature
Ashdown
31% matchThe FBS-700's touring-grade headroom gives the Geezer Butler's doom-voiced distortion serious power to push against.
Outlaw Effects RockerBox
Outlaw Effects
19% matchKeep Fuchs FBS-700's high headroom voice out front: Outlaw Effects RockerBox goes after Fuchs FBS-700 in the signal chain so its crunchy voice doesn't muddy it
Lab Ratz 3D Boum Warming Unit
Lab Ratz 3d
15% matchLab Ratz's subtle analog saturation and compression warms up the signal before it reaches the FBS-700's substantial headroom.
Binson Echorec Delay
Binson
11% matchRun the Echorec in the FBS-700's loop and its saturated echoes trail behind the bass amp's clean headroom instead of muddying the front end. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Tech 21 SansAmp Programmable Bass Driver DI
Tech 21
11% matchFuchs FBS-700's own high headroom character is the real reason this is worth trying
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Fuchs FBT 300
Fuchs
70% similarity“Part of Fuchs' bass lineup alongside the higher-wattage FBT-700 and WW-style FBS-700”
Fender Rumble 800
Fender
90% similaritysimilar tone character
Fender ACB 50 Adam Clayton Bass Combo
Fender
89% similaritysimilar tone character
Laney Black Country Customs DB East (Nathan East Signature) 1000W Bass Head
Laney
89% similaritysimilar tone character
EBS Bass Head 802
Ebs
86% similaritysimilar tone character
Fender Rumble 350 Watt
Fender
86% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Fuchs FBS-700?+
The closest matches in character are the Fuchs FBT 300, the Fender Rumble 800, the Fender ACB 50 Adam Clayton Bass Combo.
What pairs well with the Fuchs FBS-700?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Beetronics Wannabee, ProCo RAT 2, Carl Martin Crunch Drive — Into Beetronics Wannabee, Fuchs FBS-700 is right at home: it's built around a clean amp's front end.
Compare
- vs Fender Rumble 800
- vs Fender ACB 50 Adam Clayton Bass Combo
- vs Laney Black Country Customs DB East (Nathan East Signature) 1000W Bass Head