martinbass7750 Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Hi all, Just want some advice on choosing a practice/small gig amp. I use an Eden head with a pair of EBS neo cabs for gigs and some practice venues, however I would like a combo to leave at a friends house where we rehearse at low levels. I want depth of sound and clarity, almost hifi if that makes sense. I suspect the PJB briefcase would fill the bill, but it's a bit dear for leaving at a mates house at around £450. Anyone got any other suggestions at a lower budget? Cheers Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 I have a little fender rumble (15W iirc) which sounds surprisingly nice - and it isn't up for sale! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk8 Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 I've got an eden nemesis N8 which is a great practice amp at 40 watts. What about a nemesis combo as you use eden already? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 [quote name='sk8' post='285618' date='Sep 17 2008, 10:14 AM']I've got an eden nemesis N8 which is a great practice amp at 40 watts. What about a nemesis combo as you use eden already?[/quote] One of my students has one of these (coz I recommended it based on you saying how good it was), and it is! Fine little practice amp for the money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigwan Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 (edited) The smallest Line6 combo (the Lowdown Studio 110) is an excellent sounding small combo and has some serious welly for a 12" cube! Edited September 17, 2008 by Bigwan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artisan Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Roland bass cube 30 (30watts) £189.00 at PMT. best sounding practice amp i've ever heard . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggy Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 [quote name='artisan' post='285996' date='Sep 17 2008, 03:51 PM']Roland bass cube 30 (30watts) £189.00 at PMT. best sounding practice amp i've ever heard .[/quote] Wot he said. I sold mine a while ago, stupid, stupid stupid :wacko: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Cooke Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 [quote name='Bigwan' post='285693' date='Sep 17 2008, 11:12 AM']The smallest Line6 combo (the Lowdown Studio 110) is an excellent sounding small combo and has some serious welly for a 12" cube![/quote] I'm trading down to one of those next payday... I've had enough of humping my Laney RB6 around and only running it at low volumes. I think my back will not hurt so much either... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer61 Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Got one of these puppies, it sounds and looks fantastic although I don't think they're made anymore. Only 65w with 2 x 10in speakers. May still be able to pick one up second hand somewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peted Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 I use a Line6 Lowdown Studio as a practice amp and love it, but I wouldn't necessarily classify it as 'hifi' as it's a modelling amp. Same applies with the Roland. You would probably be better off with the Eden Nemesis mentioned earlier or, on a tight budget, one of the Hartke practice amps for hifi sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinbass7750 Posted September 18, 2008 Author Share Posted September 18, 2008 Thanks for all the suggestions, I'm going to try to audition some of them this weekend. Cheers Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigwan Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 I was so impressed with the lowdown 110 that I immediately thought of buying one for gigging, since all our stuff goes through the PA anyway... then we had a nightmare gig where the mixer gave up and we needed to use the backline to get through the gig. The wee 1x10 couldn't have handled that! *(thinking) I suppose since we had 15 minutes of fiddling between PA going down and us deciding to use the backline I would have had time to get a proper rig from the van.... this idea has merit! (thinking)* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escholl Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 [quote name='farmer61' post='286057' date='Sep 17 2008, 04:59 PM']Got one of these puppies, it sounds and looks fantastic although I don't think they're made anymore. Only 65w with 2 x 10in speakers. May still be able to pick one up second hand somewhere[/quote] +1 to this one, really great amp. probably can be found for under a 100 s/h as well, as unfortunately they stopped production of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_the_bassist Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 AHH! I was just gonna start a similar topic! Do all these badboys have a decent DI out? I'm looking for something that's suitable for pit work, as all my practice amps at home are either a bit too massive (Peavey TNT115) dont have a working di (TE profet combo) or are too unreliable for anything other than bedroom use (a knackered Laney combo). I've been recommended a Roland Cube / a small GK combo but nowhere near here has anything like that I could try out...so some more ideas would be nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smash Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 I have a Lowdown 110 for bedroom practice, its a nice little amp especially for ideas and it tries quite well in my opinion to emulate bigger amps. The only trouble I have though is its probably not what I am after for the reason I bought it which was to test basses in a very neutral setting, this doesn't really do too well at that. Thought about getting a Roland Cube instead but maybe that might be the same as I what I have already, next step will probably be buy a seperate cab (10" speaker Epifani) with Markbass head that would be the best option although very expensive for bedroom use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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