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[waldemar]

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!

[megazap63]

[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

[JakeBrownBass]

Ampeg SVT

[charic]

[quote name='J.R.Bass' post='955553' date='Sep 13 2010, 11:32 PM']Ampeg SVT [/quote]

Knew that was coming!

[waldemar]

[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...

[chris_b]

Can you stretch your budget a bit? How about the TecAmp Puma Combo 112 in the For Sale section.

[waldemar]

[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.