The Hiwatt Park P50B Super Bass Handwired 50W Bass Head is a Hiwatt amplifier. Close alternatives include the Marshall Super Bass and the Swart Star-Base 1. It pairs well with the Walrus Audio EB-10 and the Xotic RC Booster.
Hiwatt Park P50B Super Bass Handwired 50W Bass Head
Hiwatt · amplifier
The Hiwatt Park P50B Super Bass is a 50-watt hand-wired all-tube bass guitar amplifier head from the Hiwatt Park series. The Super Bass name evokes the original 1960s-1970s Park and Marshall Super Bass circuits that were popular for bass amplification. The P50B delivers 50W of all-tube bass power through a hand-wired point-to-point construction, providing warm, full-bodied bass tube amplification at professional stage levels.
- boutique
- bass
- vintage
- british
- p50b
- all tube bass power
- all tube bass amplification
- bass tube head
Good for
- Live
- Studio
Genres the Hiwatt Park P50B Super Bass Handwired 50W Bass Head is commonly used in
- Classic Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Alternative
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Blues
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Blues Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Pedals that stack with the Hiwatt Park P50B Super Bass Handwired 50W Bass Head
Walrus Audio EB-10
Walrus Audio
9% matchHiwatt Park P50B Super Bass Handwired 50W Bass Head's own warm character is the real reason this is worth trying
Xotic RC Booster
Xotic
9% matchWhat Xotic RC Booster brings here leans toward transparent — that's worth building a pairing around
Benson Amps Stonk BOX
Benson Amps
9% matchBenson Amps Stonk BOX's own germanium character is the real reason this is worth trying
Caroline Guitar Company Somersault
Caroline Guitar Company
6% matchRun Caroline Guitar Company Somersault after Hiwatt Park P50B Super Bass Handwired 50W Bass Head in the signal chain, clear of Hiwatt Park P50B Super Bass Handwired 50W Bass Head's own gain stage
Ashdown Macchiato Compressor Guy Pratt Signature
Ashdown
5% matchAshdown Macchiato Compressor Guy Pratt Signature's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Carl Martin Headroom
Carl Martin
5% matchKeep Carl Martin Headroom in Hiwatt Park P50B Super Bass Handwired 50W Bass Head's effects loop, clear of Hiwatt Park P50B Super Bass Handwired 50W Bass Head's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Crazy Tube Circuits Splash
Crazy Tube Circuits
5% matchKeep Hiwatt Park P50B Super Bass Handwired 50W Bass Head's warm voice out front: Crazy Tube Circuits Splash goes in Hiwatt Park P50B Super Bass Handwired 50W Bass Head's effects loop so its spring voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2
Dr Scientist
tonal matchDr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2 brings fuzz into a clean, transparent tone
Alternatives
Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Hiwatt Park P50B Super Bass Handwired 50W Bass Head?+
The closest matches in character are the Marshall Super Bass, the Swart Star-Base 1, the Park P50B Super Bass.
What pairs well with the Hiwatt Park P50B Super Bass Handwired 50W Bass Head?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Walrus Audio EB-10, Xotic RC Booster, Benson Amps Stonk BOX — Hiwatt Park P50B Super Bass Handwired 50W Bass Head's own warm character is the real reason this is worth trying.