Recommendations please - good value practice combo.

[Kiwi]

Its been a long time since I've shopped for a practice combo. Budget is flexible at the moment but other criteria include:

Neutral sound, i.e. no colour, must sound good with more than just fender designs.
Compact - Speaker should be no more than a 12" cone and an easy one hand carry over a 10 minute walk but capable of going down to 50Hz
Wedge tiltback - so I don't have to elevate the amp to hear it.

Let me know what you think?

[Alanbass]

Hi Kiwi, I used to have a Hartke A35 bass amp as a practice amp. But I have sold it a couple of months ago and bought myself one of teh EBS Session 60 amps. It has awedge shape and copes with the low B on my Celinder very well. I think that EBS amp do tend to have a sound of their own whhcih I guess you might not like but to my ears the amp porduces a lovely balanced sound. I was so pleased with the sound that I found myself selling my Genx Benz Stremliner and buying an EBS HD 350 amp to go wiht my Vanderkley cabs. I'd recommend that you have a go at one of these EBS amp and see if it is what you want. There are a few reviews on YouTube but they don't do it justice (in my view!). Alan

[RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE]

Ebs, markbass, gallien krueger,

[Kiwi]

I'm turning into a bit of an EBS endorsee at the moment - two 2x12 cabs and Microbass II are soon to be joined by an EBS Session 60 combo...

[mcnach]

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Its been a long time since I've shopped for a practice combo. Budget is flexible at the moment but other criteria include:

Neutral sound, i.e. no colour, must sound good with more than just fender designs.
Compact - Speaker should be no more than a 12" cone and an easy one hand carry over a 10 minute walk but capable of going down to 50Hz
Wedge tiltback - so I don't have to elevate the amp to hear it.

Let me know what you think?
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The Markbass CMD121P is not tilt-back, but it covers all other bases with applomb, and it's quite easy to use it as a tilt-back either by using one of MB's own foldable wedge accessories or a traditional metal foldable contraption typically used for small guitar combos to... allow them to tilt. I have one of the latter, works great.

I have owned mine for just over a month and I can't believe I didn't buy one sooner.

[Lozz196]

Agree with mcnach, the CMD121P is a great amp, and although a little wearing on a 10min walk, it`s doable.

[Kiwi]

Yeah I used one at a gig once and it doesn't really sound neutral to my ears. But thanks very much for the suggestions, I'll go with the EBS Session Combo.

[mcnach]

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Agree with mcnach, the CMD121P is a great amp, and although a little wearing on a 10min walk, it`s doable.
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it just needs straps to carry it on your back