Andy J

Hello Basschatters First post so be kind please.😁 it's a long one I'm afraid (something I've never had to say to the wife alas...). After many years on the dark path I've moved from 6 string onto bass. And great fun it is, wished I'd done it sooner. I'm looking at buying my first bass rig. I think I've just about understood Ohms and parallel etc. I'd be grateful for some tips on what would work for me Ideally I want to get a something I can add to if needed. Therefore I'm thinking head and cabs rather than combo. If gigs are ever allowed again, realistically the venues we'd play would be small to medium so would 500w head be enough? I've looked aroubd and like the look of the Orange Bass Terror or Little Bass Thing (at the very top of my price range), Ampeg Portaflex Pf 500 and the Ashdown Rootmaster 500. Cab wise I was thinking of starting off with an Ashdown 1 12 and then adding a 2 10 when more cash is available (ie. when I shift some of my guitar gear). The Orange 1 12s are out of my price range. The current band I'm in is sort of fuzzy, roomy heavy rock. But I have quite a wide taste in music so would like something versatile. I also have a fair few pedals and want a rig that will take pedals well. As well as trying to keep the cost down I also need something I can lift. I'm now at the dodgy back and knees stage 😪. The Rootmaster stuff looks ideal for that. If I've understood correctly the heads I've mentioned would give me 250W (Orange) or 300W (Ampeg and Ashdown) with 1 8Ohm cab and then the full 500W with 2 8Ohm cabs or 1 4Ohm cab. Is that right? The Ampeg has only got 1 speaker out. Would I therefore have to connect the 2 cabs to each other and then 1 cab back to the head?. Is that safe? Thanks for bearing with me. Any recommendations, ideas gratefully received. All the best Andy