la bam Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Hi all, Im just weighing up a few things. Wondering whether to replace my MB LM3 rig for something more compact, by that i mean: 1) must be a combo - poss a 2x10 2) must be approx 300w - we put everything through PA so only reqd for on stage 3) and heres the million dollar question - must have a built in tuner 4) must be quality sound 5) must be carryable with one hand 6) must have mute reasons for this are i can then ideally do a one walk in with my rig and literally plug in my bass and keep my lead in my case. at the moment i love my rig, but its a 2x10 cab, bass case and another bag with cables and tuner and then the amp head. if i could literally plonk the combo down, plug in one cable from bass to combo - id be a happy chappy! is there anything that satisfies my awkward needs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 How about a TC Combo450? Slightly over your 300W power requirement but has all the other criteria covered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 (edited) What's your budget? This ticks your boxes: http://www.gak.co.uk/en/tc-electronic-combo-staccato/29856?gclid=CJi95ej96bwCFZMbtAodhkcAdQ Or if that's too rich, the much cheaper BG250 might be loud enough, although it's 250w and 1x12 Edit: iCastle of the same mind as me, but quicker on the draw :-) Edited February 26, 2014 by Roland Rock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 If you can live without the built in tuner (you could plug a tuner into the tuner out), then the Markbass 2x10 combo might be worth a shout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Vader Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 A clip on tuner in your case saves a world of cables. I use a Harley Benton promethean clone for most gigs with just the 1x10 speaker. It's pretty good, and the head comes out for bigger gigs where I need to (alright, just want to normally) use my big seperate cabs, and its full 500w. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Having done approximately the same, I used: Clip on tuner that seemed to work better without sound, so switched the volume down. Markbass CMD121P combo - 1x12, very small/light, 300 watts at 8ohms and 500 with another 8ohm cab connected. No on-board tuner or mute switch, but the clip on and volume control on the bass took care of those. Markbass sound, in a very portable amp. Which is nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Are you anywhere near Cornwall? basschat.co.uk/topic/230829-tc-electronics-bg500-2x10-combo/page__pid__2379876#entry2379876 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bam Posted February 27, 2014 Author Share Posted February 27, 2014 cheers all, just having a look around there seems to be more and more packed into these small boxes. i'll check out the ones suggested, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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