Which 500 watt combo

[Leslie77s]

Advice required, again. I have hunted high and low in my area and the Retailers are no use. I understand in tough financial times shops can't buy in what they can't sell but the places in Glasgow don't have deals with the manufacturers I want to try out so how can make an informed decision?

Id like to test Mark Bass, Phil Jones, Tonehammer(head) and Tecamp around the 500 watt size.

Looks like I'll have to travel so any ideas informative player dudes?

[scoobystig]

Not much easier down here
I want a 500w rig,
looking at EBS reidmar, Aguilar TH500 or GK fusion mb500 all with 2 of their respective 112 cabs
But can't find any retailer that stocks them all, and the ones that claim they do don't have them in to try

[Lozz196]

For me, the reason why I went with Markbass, aside from the weight/portability of course, was having heard so many bassists use them and get sounds I loved. Literally every time I liked the sound of a bassist, their rig was a Markbass rig. So if the option of trying them out isn`t there, go and see bands and make notes every time you hear a bassist whose tone you like. You should soon see a pattern.

[Leslie77s]

It's the online buyers world I suppose, gone are the days of plug in, play and buy!
Thanks for your comments, trouble is most players I admire have huge, expensive well maintained vintage rigs with the hairy fellas in black t shirts to lift them around!
My Fender Showman, Bassmans/Ampeg and Ashdown have all taken there toll on car springs and my back. I just can't be bothered moving them at 2am any more. May have to buy blind(deaf)...you get the point.

[Lozz196]

Well going from your amps listed above, I`d also check out the new Fender Rumble amps. We seem to have similar taste in amp brands and I think these amps sound great on-line.

[machinehead]

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Well going from your amps listed above, I`d also check out the new Fender Rumble amps. We seem to have similar taste in amp brands and I think these amps sound great on-line.
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I played one of those new Fender Rumbles last week in a shop in Belfast. The tone was lovely - a nice rounded sound with a touch of growl. Very impressive, although I don't know how they'd sound at gig volume.

Frank.

[chris_b]

Buy a good amp and a good cab.

Best of both worlds and you can upgrade separately.

[Highfox]

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I played one of those new Fender Rumbles last week in a shop in Belfast. The tone was lovely - a nice rounded sound with a touch of growl. Very impressive, although I don't know how they'd sound at gig volume.

Frank.
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They sound great, that's how they sound. Lot's of volume there out of the 210 combo.

[Leslie77s]

Again plenty of sound thoughts there. I think I'm just going to get a TH500 with 2xBarefaced Retro Two10's

[Lozz196]

I can`t see you being anything other than immensely happy with that rig.