Teeny Tiny Amps

[Alien]

Mostly out of curiosity (but not entirely ), I'm looking for the smallest thing you can plug a bass into. There are a couple of criteria that must be met though :

1. It's got to have a speaker, so headphone amps are out.
2. It has to sound reasonably like a bass (ie. not something like the Ibanez GA1 - tiny though it is it sounds like someone farting in a tin can)
3. Ideally wants to have at least the option of running off batteries, but not essential.
4. Must be capable of keeping up with an acoustic guitar.

Extra points will be awarded for thinking outside the box.

So guys and gals, what can you come up with?

Andy

[BigRedX]

The obvious answer is the [url="http://www.philjonesbass.com/products-combos-briefcase.htm"]Phil Jones Briefcase[/url].

[JimH]

Peavey Microbass - gives you all but the battery power option for under £70

[url="http://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Peavey-Microbass-Bass-Amp/8JA"]Peavey Microbass[/url]

Works great as both a practise amp, and to give my basses enough grunt to compete with our band when unplugged/acoustic...

Or for another £50, the battery option as well :-

[url="http://www.andertons.co.uk/acatalog/info_RXMICROCUBEBASS.html"]Roland Microcube[/url]

Edited September 17, 2008 by JimH

[Paul Cooke]

Pignose Hog... if you can find one...

[url="http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/hog-30--p7-300--batter/67886"]http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/hog-30...0--batter/67886[/url]

I personally use my existing Peavey 126 and run it using a leisure battery and inverter to generate the mains power with.

[ped]

AER Basscube is an impressive bit of kit

[Deep Thought]

Oh heck, wish I hadn't seen that Roland Microcube-now I want one. Just watched the little video clip-Warwick Dolphin I believe-the only Warwick I like the look of.

[stacedabass]

one of these beasts!!
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnWgXu9844Y"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnWgXu9844Y[/url]

[bobbass4k]

I'd say the [url="http://www.smokeyamps.com/"]smokey[/url], but I imagine a bass would make it actually smoke

[mcgraham]

When Ped mentioned the basscube, I thought it would be a good cheaper alternative to Bergantino. Alas, it is only a good alternative to Bergantino, certainly NOT cheap

Mark

[Guest]

try a line 6 studio 110, very impressive bit of kit and can be had for around £100 S/H, amazing sound for a 12" cube, plenty loud enough

[Bilbo]

After hating them for years, I am now going through two modified GK 150MBXs - they sound great for small jazz gigs and I have no problems lifting them (as I did with me Eden Metro). On the size/sound compromise, they work for me.

[LowBlow]

Has noone mentioned the [url="http://www.markbass.it/products.php?lingua=en&cat=3&vedi=77"]Markbass Micromark[/url] yet?

20cm cubed, 50 full watts.

[Marcus]

Roland Micro Cube get's my vote.....

Impressively big sound for such a tiny box..... loads of features

[Smash]

What tiny practice amp is the most neutral sounding and not too expensive, I already have a Lowdown 110 but I prefer an amp which does not colour the sound, its only going to be used for testing bass tones and tweaking pedals.

[alexclaber]

An active studio monitor will be the most accurate low SPL solution and you can pick up a pair for little more than £100.

Alex

[alexclaber]

Or you could buy some used hi-fi speakers and use the Markbass into them - just be careful with the volume knob!

Alex

[synaesthesia]

Get a vintage boombox, aka ghetto blaster. Plug into the mic input of the cassette section, use our finger to trick the machine into thinking it has a cassette loaded or use a cassette, put it on pause and press record. You should be able to monitor the input to the speakers. Turn up the mic input if it has one and you will get fuzz distortion.

One like this will work:
[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/vintage-1980s-philips-tro-885-boombox-ghetto-blaster_W0QQitemZ250296312995QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item250296312995&_trkparms=39%3A2|66%3A2|65%3A1|240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/vintage-1980s-philip...id=p3286.c0.m14[/url]

[Dubs]

this could be in with a shout - [url="http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/74328"]http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/74328[/url]

[josh3184]

oh man that microcube is awesome...