Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Jauqo III-X
Kfir Melamed
Keith Horne
Animate Objects
Lanice Morrison
Marcus Willett
"BigGameJames" Manning
Kirk Powers
Sean Smith
Scotty Simpson
Sam Bolle
Tommixx on the Thunderfunk Amp
Jeffrey McFarland-Johnson
Doug McAlexander
"Warmth AND Definition!"
A-Dub (keys) - Prashant (bass)
with Michael McDonald
"I got to try the TFB550-B out on Friday night. There wasn't much sound check time, and the room was really boomy, so I couldn't spend much time with listening to the sound thru my cabinets. I set the EQ flat and added a click or two on the bass and treble controls, sent my signal to the monitor board from the post EQ out and started sound check. Right away I heard my bass cleaner and sitting more perfectly in my in-ear mix than I ever had. The B-string was amazingly focused and clear. No mudding out as with my old amp's post EQ. The only adjustment I made all night was turning the timbre control a click to the left for a tad more fullness." After a week:"I'm loving the amp and the ease of operation is great. I actually got to crank it before soundcheck the other day and there's plenty of power, should I ever need it." P.S. "I sold my other amps!"
with Andy Williams
Live in Branson
I used Eden amps for years and tried to Thunderfunk on a hunch. My days with Eden amps are over. The Thunderfunk is the ideal amp for any situation I can conceive of. All the warmth you could ever ask for, and if you want more the switch will give you that extra grit for rock. For jazz or blues or any roots style, it gives me a fat warm thick and yet at once tight and precise tone. For any slapping or tapping you may need, the enhance knob combined with just the most damn useable EQ can get you as clean and crisp as you want. And this is without even getting to the timbre knob...genius! A kind of global EQ combined with all the fine tuning. If you can't get a great tone with this amp, you need a different bass! I'm just waiting for the day Dave gives us a preamp version of the Thunderfunk.
"I tried the Thunderfunk with the SWR 4X10 Goliath cab on the Norman Brown Show in Fresno Saturday night. The Thunderfunk head blew my mind. Sweet highs, deep deep lows & nice powerful upper & lower mids. I can even get that Ampeg® or SWR® tone out of the same amp! Thunderfunk Sound & Tone is the Bomb!"
Multi-Platinum Recording and Touring Artist
Another good thing I noticed about your amp is that is seems to track better... when playing other amps loudly, and you are watching the speaker, then hit a transient, after the note is over with, and no sound is present, and while you are still watching the speaker, their speaker comes to rest AFTER the note is over with yours on the other hand stops movement when the note is over, one does not see the speaker continuing in motion to its resting area of non-movement. I have no idea why, but it certainly makes for less “SMEAR” as I call it. Both DI's also Sound Great. They're Studio quality and are so quiet that in my opinion, can be used to make real records.
with Billy Ray Cyrus
"Just to let you know I am REALLY pleased with the way these amps sound. In the short time I have had this amp I have already used it on the road, on sessions, and even a 5 hour show last night. TONE, TONE, and more TONE !!! You even got me to stop using my favorite SWR head I have used for years. This is rapidly becoming a crucial part of my signal chain.
with Travis Tritt
with Dick Dale
I recently got my SVT back from the shop (after being there for MONTHS). I hadn't used it for quite some time before that, so I figured I'd give it a whirl. Tried it a couple of times, and just couldn't get what I wanted out of it. Played the same room with the TF and voila! There's my sound! AND I didn't have to go to a chiropracter the next day! I also used it on an upright gig last week (through a 1-12 cabinet) and it sounded great as usual. Steve Hodges (Tom Waits drummer) was on the gig and mentioned what a good sound I had through that tiny rig! Well okay! I think we're coming (Dick Dale) through your neck of woods soon. Let me know if you want to get your ears hurt.... Sam Bolle
"Dave, You are the man!! I simply have never used a better amp PERIOD! The only amp I can compare yours to is the Aguilar DB 750, and let me tell you, for 1/3rd the weight and LESS money, your amp not only measures up, but in my opinion, is far more flexible! From the sweetest of modern tones, to nasty old school funk, your amp can do it all. The Enhance and Timbre knobs are PURE MAGIC man!! The Switch is a very nice feature that lets all the work I put into my technique really shine...The amp is a dream on stage BUT great in the studio as well, the amp runs so quiet that I did not even realize it was on more than once!! The DI is very stable, sounds great, and with the option to use the pre section to drive another amp, this beast can drive a virtually unlimited number of cabs! I'm hooked!! This is my third one and I am done on my quest for tone...Thunderfunk Amps mean I can get any tone I need NOW instead of wasting a lot of time looking for it. Put me down as your number 1 fan!! Thanks again for THE BEST amp out there!! Peace, tommixx
A few of my credits include: Cher, Chaka Khan, Queen, Stevie Wonder, Jimmy Buffet, Luther Vandross, Prince, R Kelly, The NFL, The Legends, and well over 4,000 other studio dates and live gigs with countless other artists, producers and engineers."
"Folks, I received an AccuGroove Tri 110L bass cabinet today. This is an AWESOME li'l beast that packs quite a punch for its weight and size. Dave Funk's TBF550 550-watt head is the perfect driver for Mark's cabinet. The clarity and fundamental mojo is so striking. People, it's a pure joy to be alive and kicking with this combo from above! Paired with the Tri 210L cab I got a couple of weeks ago and you have this mini-stack that really moves some air. Such power in such a small package is almost unbelievable to grasp in 3D. Now I have a small, medium and large amp set up for performing with bass or electric cello. Be ye aMused."
Jeffrey McFarland-Johnson, Napa, California
I just purchased a Thunderfunk from Jim Rubio at Atlanta Bass Gallery. I borrowed a the amp to play at a huge 4th of July show. It handled my low-B at a louder volume than my old amp before breaking up. I was running the gain at 6 and master at 5, using a Roscoe LG-3005 bass. I must say that the Thunderfunk is the best amplifier I have ever used. I was outside in 95 degree weather playing to thousands of people at high volume and the Thunderfunk hung with me the whole way. I ran the fan because I was concerned about the heat. The amp did get hot but never whimpered. I went back to Jim at Atlanta Bass Gallery yesterday and purchased the Thunderfunk. While I was there I met a fellow bassist and encouraged him to buy the last one Jim had. He did. Please make more. I will be sending more buyers. I am an endorser for Roscoe basses, Euphonic Audio Cabinets, and Amps, and Thomastik-Infeld strings. I write articles about the equipment I use and endorse. I can't wait to write about the Thunderfunk. Many thanks for creating the bass player's bass amp.
By the way, I cannot say enough about the tube emulation, Timbre, and Enhance controls. Just Wow!!! When switching from fretted to fretless or to a 4-string thump bass, it only takes a minor turn of the Timbre control to immediately "dial in" the perfect recipe for that bass.
Doug McAlexanderAtlanta, Georgia