waldemar Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Hi all. Gas-ing for a new smallish combo. Around the 100W mark. Anything up to £300. I can't ever see me using it in anything other than a practice room or pub, and the last large combo I had (Laney DP15010) was plenty enough for what I was using it for. Of course, I'll try before I buy, but in your expert (or otherwise ) opinions, which stands out from the following 3 options? What's going to please/annoy me? For example - I really like the Ampeg for it's looks and brand reputation, but I've read that it's hissy... Ampeg BA115 [url="http://www.ampeg.com/products/bassamp/ba115/index.html"]http://www.ampeg.com/products/bassamp/ba115/index.html[/url] Hartke A100 [url="http://www.samsontech.com/products/productpage.cfm?prodID=1672&brandID=3"]http://www.samsontech.com/products/product...2&brandID=3[/url] Ashdown EB 12-180 EVO II [url="http://www.ashdownmusic.com/bass/detail.asp?section=eb&ID=102"]http://www.ashdownmusic.com/bass/detail.as...n=eb&ID=102[/url] I'm after a clean round (warm?) sound in general, but occasionally push the treble up a bit. My bass is an '83 Japanese re-issue of a '57 P-bass, fitted with Lollar pups. Musical genre is mainly blues/alt-folk/rock. Thanks for any advice you can give me! Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megazap63 Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 [quote name='waldemar' post='955411' date='Sep 13 2010, 09:24 PM']Hi all. Gas-ing for a new smallish combo. Around the 100W mark. Anything up to £300. I can't ever see me using it in anything other than a practice room or pub, and the last large combo I had (Laney DP15010) was plenty enough for what I was using it for. Of course, I'll try before I buy, but in your expert (or otherwise ) opinions, which stands out from the following 3 options? What's going to please/annoy me? For example - I really like the Ampeg for it's looks and brand reputation, but I've read that it's hissy... Ampeg BA115 [url="http://www.ampeg.com/products/bassamp/ba115/index.html"]http://www.ampeg.com/products/bassamp/ba115/index.html[/url] Hartke A100 [url="http://www.samsontech.com/products/productpage.cfm?prodID=1672&brandID=3"]http://www.samsontech.com/products/product...2&brandID=3[/url] Ashdown EB 12-180 EVO II [url="http://www.ashdownmusic.com/bass/detail.asp?section=eb&ID=102"]http://www.ashdownmusic.com/bass/detail.as...n=eb&ID=102[/url] I'm after a clean round (warm?) sound in general, but occasionally push the treble up a bit. My bass is an '83 Japanese re-issue of a '57 P-bass, fitted with Lollar pups. Musical genre is mainly blues/alt-folk/rock. Thanks for any advice you can give me! Cheers![/quote] Hi Check this out if you're in the market for an excellent, light combo: [url="http://www.gallien-krueger.com/products_mbCombos.html"]http://www.gallien-krueger.com/products_mbCombos.html[/url] [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=666042"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=666042[/url] GK make fantastic sounding amps and these sound like they'd kick for even large(ish) pubs/clubs. I personally favour the MB112 (I mostly do jazz gigs but in noisy venues) and am in the market for one....once they make it to the UK. I checked one out while OS a few weeks ago....very impressed! At the moment, I believe the Bass Gallery in London may be able to do these as a special order. Ampeg - killer amps but a tad on the heavy side for a combo. Ashdown - ditto, but even heavier. Hartke - can't really comment from experience but a few (knowledgeable) dudes I know who've owned them have not been that impressed with their combos, compared to Ampeg, Ashdown, EBS etc. Best thing about the GK is the price - around £200 for a 200W combo - bargain!! Hope this is of some help.... Cheers, Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeBrownBass Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Ampeg SVT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 [quote name='J.R.Bass' post='955553' date='Sep 13 2010, 11:32 PM']Ampeg SVT [/quote] Knew that was coming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waldemar Posted September 13, 2010 Author Share Posted September 13, 2010 [quote name='J.R.Bass' post='955553' date='Sep 13 2010, 11:32 PM']Ampeg SVT [/quote] That, if I owned it, would be the unluckiest SVT in the world... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Can you stretch your budget a bit? How about the TecAmp Puma Combo 112 in the For Sale section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waldemar Posted September 14, 2010 Author Share Posted September 14, 2010 [quote name='chris_b' post='955629' date='Sep 14 2010, 01:04 AM']Can you stretch your budget a bit? How about the TecAmp Puma Combo 112 in the For Sale section.[/quote] Mmm. Seriously tempted! This may do it... Cheers for the heads-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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