jonunders Posted October 1, 2010 Posted October 1, 2010 (edited) hi, i'm 50 and have been playing bass for 8 months. i'm joining a band and i am confused as to what amp to buy. 1x15 4x10 2x12 combo head + cab, or any combination known to man (or woman). at my age i'm not going to be playing big gigs. i play a g&l l2500. into most types of music but mainly blues/rock. i have a car with large boot. and a niggling back, who hasn't at 50!! any advice would be helpful. thanks jon Edited October 2, 2010 by jonunders Quote
markstuk Posted October 1, 2010 Posted October 1, 2010 Hi, What's your budget? What sort of transport do you have? What sort of bass do you have? What sort of music does the band (and you) play? How's your back? Cheers Mark Quote
charic Posted October 1, 2010 Posted October 1, 2010 The for sale forum has plenty of stuff to temp you. What kind of sound are you after? What kind of music is it? What kind of venues will you be playing? Quote
tino Posted October 1, 2010 Posted October 1, 2010 [quote name='jonunders' post='974248' date='Oct 1 2010, 03:56 PM']hi, i'm 50 and have been playing bass for 8 months. i'm joining a band and i am confused as to what amp to buy. 1x15 4x10 2x12 combo head + cab. at my age i'm not going to be playing big gigs. any advice would be helpful thanks[/quote] Mesa Boogie Walkabout scout + cab....it aint heavy its my Mesa Quote
Meenie Posted October 1, 2010 Posted October 1, 2010 Hi Jon, There's a nice compact little Trace Elliot set up that might tickle your fancy on sale here... [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=104613"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=104613[/url] Quote
Truckstop Posted October 1, 2010 Posted October 1, 2010 Nowadays with the advances in amplification and sound projection, a 2x10 combo is perfect to start with if you're going straight into gigging I reckon. Some of them can get really quite loud! Warwick and EBS spring to mind. Truckstop Quote
tino Posted October 1, 2010 Posted October 1, 2010 [quote name='jonunders' post='974248' date='Oct 1 2010, 03:56 PM']hi, i'm 50 and have been playing bass for 8 months. i'm joining a band and i am confused as to what amp to buy. 1x15 4x10 2x12 combo head + cab. at my age i'm not going to be playing big gigs. any advice would be helpful thanks[/quote] Got a Roland DB700 going cheap absolutely lovely amp but bloody heavy......but on castors....ride it to gigs no tax or insurance required but you cant use M roads Quote
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