BBass Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 (edited) Hi there, It's been a while since I've visited BC due to living abroad for the last few years and not having the opportunity to play. It's great to see it's as friendly and informative as ever so i wondered if someone could spare a few minutes to offer some advice? I've been approached by a local school to select a bass and amp with a budget of £700 - £750 but there's a catch - we're in mainland China where certain items are difficult to get (you see stuff advertised but actually getting it is a different story). It must also be brand new and from a list of approved sellers which makes things somewhat limited. The budget can be split in any combination of bass / amp. I am way out of touch with regards to gear and particularly clueless on budget amps. Bearing in mind that they'll be used by quite a few people / students where English is the second language, I'd like to keep them both simple in terms of functionality and achieve a decent sound with minimum tweaking. They'll be competent players though. I'm considering the usual suspects for the bass (Ibanez, Yamaha, Squier) and any recommendations would be welcome. Squier VM jazz? For the amp, it needs to be loud enough for concerts (think musicals with a brass band) and the occasional smaller gig so I though 100w should be a minimum. Judging by the comments here, my considerations are: Fender Rumble 100 V3 but I can't get those without being stung for import taxes. This would make it £350 - £400. EBS Session 120 which I can get for £300. I've used EBS gear in the past (have bought / sold a bit on Basschat in the past) but it's been the HD / TD heads, Proline / Neo cabs so way out of budget to consider. I have no experience of the Session combos and can't find any info on BC. Any comments? Orange Crush CR100B - no experience of this at all. Can get for just under £400. Hartke - can get most of their range but opinions here seems split? Under powered? If not, any recommendations on which model? Ampeg BA series - any good? If it helps, here's the main site stuff gets ordered through but not sure if you're able to access it from outside of China. www.taobao.com Any advice would be hugely appreciated. Cheers, Bryan Edited December 11, 2017 by BBass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Considering that the Chinese make most of the products we buy nowadays, why not a Chinese brand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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