I need a good bass amp.

[JustAverageMax]

So, I have a really low end bass amp, its loud enough for now but i'll a bigger one as my band progress etc.
Any suggestions? looking at spending about 300 or less, i know its really not much to play with :/

[chrismuzz]

You could get plenty of suitable setups for that if you're lucky What's your current amp?

[KingBollock]

http://basschat.co.uk/topic/186161-is-peavey-gear-any-good/

[JustAverageMax]

It really is'nt good, i cant even tell what it is XD
and i have a peavey guitar amp, i just dont get along with it for guitar :/

[JustAverageMax]

I think I might go for an Ashdown. I've played through my friends a fair few times and it sounds good but would they be good in long terms?

[chrismuzz]

Personally I like Ashdown a lot, never owned one though so I don't know what reliability is like... but apparently their customer service is great! You could certainly do worse!

[chrismuzz]

Hartke is also worth a look!

With your current amp is it a combo? Or are the head and cabinet seperate parts?

[Musky]

Yep. Buying a used Peavey, Ashdown, Hartke and also Trace Elliot are fairly standard recommendations in this price bracket. All decent, all reliable, all available cheaply.

[Lozz196]

[quote name='Musky' timestamp='1347320527' post='1799419']
Yep. Buying a used Peavey, Ashdown, Hartke and also Trace Elliot are fairly standard recommendations in this price bracket. All decent, all reliable, all available cheaply.
[/quote]

Yep, can`t go wrong with any of those. All good makes, and with budget available you should easily get a giggable rig.

[RandomBass]

[indent=1]Ditto the advice above.[/indent]
[indent=1]There are Laney and Ashdown comobs in the classifieds section at the moment. Alternatively if you can find another £25 or so the new TC BG250 combo is supposed to be pretty good, although you won't be able to add an extension cab to it like you can with the first two I mentioned.[/indent]
[indent=1]Cheers[/indent]
[indent=1]Geoff[/indent]

[xgsjx]

Do you have a cab already or by "amp" do you mean combo?

If you're after just a head then there's loads of good amps in your price range. A Markbass LMII would be my call, but there's Hartke, Ashdown & quite a few others worth trying.

[Mr. Foxen]

Louder comes from cabs, so usually better geting a better cab than more watts.

[alwoodcock]

All the advice above is spot on. I would add, though, that Ashdown sound great but can be unreliable!

I recently got a seccond hand Hartke HA3500 and it's superb. Go for the Hartke LH500...That's the one that was highly praised and recommended to me as well. Thomann have them for £236!!

...But Trace Elliot and Peavey are also good reliable 'trouser vibrators' too!

[Mog]

300 notes should get you a used Hartke LH500 and an average 1x15 cab. That would do you for a lot of venues. In time you can add extra cabs and/or upgrade the cabs. Of all the 'budget' gear the LH500 stands out by a mile IMO. Great sound and reliability.