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Roland bass cube or as Musky recommended, Peavey Micro. I use a Roland micro cube bass rx. Gets more use at home than my rig & I use it when I do teaching away from home. Quite expensive though & if you don't want the battery option, go for a normal roland cube.

Hi All, So, my Genz Benz Focus 112 arrived today. I've spent about an hour with it & my Vanderkley 112 MNT. I will give a more in depth review when I've spent more time with it on gig's, rehearsals, etc…. Initial impressions on the Focus cab - One word, wow ! For the money, £215, I'll say that again £215 !! Can't be beaten at this price. The sound in my front room is Focused ( no pun intended. ) The lows seem strong, mids are there & so are the highs. Very clear. Compared to the Vanderkley, I'd say the Vanderkley has a more three dimensional sound. Not to say that the Genz is worse, just voiced differently. I think they compliment each other very well & excited to gig with the pair of them. Structure wise, the Focus is light at 32lbs. I can't believe it's not Neo ! Gonna be a dream to cart around although I'm used to light weight cabs these days. The top handle is ok, better than the one I had on my old SWR Workingman 15 & Markbass CMD12 combos, but I'm not a fan of this type of handle & always prefer recessed ones. Another major design fault is that the handle doesn't accommodate an amp head sitting on top of it. It's to large, WTF Genz Benz ! They really need to change this. Put it on the side ! So I need to fashion a bit of foam to put on the top or fit some new feet to my amp I also found that when I switched the tweeter on the back panel, the panel felt a bit flimsy. I guess this is to be expected at this price point & not a big deal for me as the tweeter will stay on all the time now anyway. Back panel felt fine when plugging in the speakon though. Only one Speakon input by the way. Would prefer to have two but no big deal. So some of the cons mentioned above may hint at some money saving choices but I still find it to be amazing value. The main thing is it sounds really, really good. Sure, the Vanderkley has the edge but costs nearly three times as much. I highly recommend you check these out. I will be buying another 112 or 210 very soon. A big thank you to Mark at Bassdirect for his advice & super service. Top bloke & the cab arrived in less than 24hrs. Feel free to ask questions. A quick pic ( sorry about the sunlight ) - [IMG]http://i934.photobucket.com/albums/ad186/flippyfloop/rigj_zpsa7cae50c.jpg[/IMG]

I've just ordered a Focus 112. Should be with me tomorrow. Really happy with my Vanderkley but found that I need a bit more volume on some gigs & can't afford a 2nd Vanderkley at present. Hear a lot of good press on the Focus range so thought I'd give it a go. If I'm happy I may consider selling the Vanderkley & getting another Focus or two. I'll report back after a few gigs.....

Great guy to deal with. Enjoy.

Super nice chap to deal with.