[quote name='jackthejesusfreak' post='435510' date='Mar 15 2009, 08:36 PM']I just bought a bass guitar to play in the praise band at church. Since the church has their own sound system which I'll be playing through, I didn't really need an amp other than to practice on. I purchased the dragonfly stethoscope amp to do that on, but I got to thinking I might like to have a decent amp on hand in case I'm called to another venue to play sometime. My budget is tight and I was wondering if there are any decent amps out there for around 200. I know you get what you pay for and there's only so much I can get for 200, but since I've never played bass, only 6 strings, I have no idea what's out there and what to look for. Any advice?
Jack[/quote]
You have a world of great amps in the second hand market that will suit your requirements.
Off the top of my head you could get a really good Trace Elliot, Ashdown, Hartke, Laney.
You will probably only be able to get a combo but if you get one with an extension speaker output it mean you get get an extra cab when you need to further down the line.
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