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Hi folks,

I'm looking for a practice amp (for my daughter to use). I have a Danelector Nifty Seventy - which is great, but no longer available to buy.

I found this Hiwatt for £50 [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0080QK1V4/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A378ZFZS53EIIT"]http://www.amazon.co...=A378ZFZS53EIIT[/url]

The price is good - but reviews I have read are not complementary.

Anyone got any recommendations (under £80)?

Thanks,
- Nick.

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I was looking at one of them when i was looking for a practice amp. Like you i don't see any reviews on them. I end up buying a Ampeg BA108 which is a decent small practice amp to use at home.

I want recommend the BA110.

Orange 25BX is pretty decent as well.

Of course those are slightly higher then £80 but they are good amps.

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if you don't mind second hand stuff try Ebay, I picked up a Stagg CA-20B combo on Ebay for for just over a £10 and it's a nice sounding little combo to my ears and has been great for me a a born again beginner :)

There is one on Ebay at the moment at the low price of 99p ! [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stagg-ca20b-20w-bass-amp-/291060196356?pt=UK_MusicalInstr_Amplifiers_RL&hash=item43c48a2404"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stagg-ca20b-20w-bass-amp-/291060196356?pt=UK_MusicalInstr_Amplifiers_RL&hash=item43c48a2404[/url]

John :)

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I have an Ashdown Tourbus 10 available for sale (I haven't listed it in the for sale section - but in case the mods are looking I have paid my £20 for unlimited sales for a year! :ph34r:

Surprisingly small and great for bedroom practice without disturbing anyone.

For such a small cab it does kick it out and has good tone until you turn it up to full at which point it starts to lose its composure and becomes a little flatulent but I have only used it on about 3 occasions as I bought my Hartke A100 combo shortly afterwards. Also has bass/treble eq, phones out and MP3/Aux in.

They retail at £69 - PM me an offer. I live near Watford so we could meet halfway if you are in Twickenham?

*Edit - I have listed it now - [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/227773-fs-ashdown-tourbus-10-practice-amp-mint/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/227773-fs-ashdown-tourbus-10-practice-amp-mint/[/url]

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Line 6 LD15 is a nifty little amp. Loaded with all sorts of effects to get a taste of and with an input for Mp3 so you can play along to your ipod or whatever. Plenty loud enough for home practice but has a headphone socket too. Masses of sounds available which can be stored too.

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My first amp was a 25w Marshall B25 combo bought back in 2000ish. I still have it and still use it today as my little practice amp or when I go to a friends pub for a small bass and guitar jam. Marshall are obviously one of the biggest amp manufacturers around and it is a well built little amp. They can be picked up for around £50 second hand. Has Bass, Mid, and Treble pots for adjustment, active and passive inputs and a headphone output. Not the bassiest of amps but its only small and I only have my 600w trace to compare it to but sounds sweet for its size. It is definitely worth a look on your local gumtree or ebay for one.

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