therealting Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Was looking at possibly the Boss Katana, but any other suggestions for a nice little amp that will happily amplify bass to living room levels and also give nice guitar tones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Yamaha THR10 works pretty well with bass as well a guitar - worth a try to see if it suits you. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pineweasel Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 The Roland Cube bass combos are pretty good for bass and clean guitar sounds too, thanks to a bunch of built in effects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naxos10 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 You could try the Vox Pathfinder 10w which due to the 5" speakers has a more of a top end frequency response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealting Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 3 hours ago, pete.young said: Yamaha THR10 works pretty well with bass as well a guitar - worth a try to see if it suits you. I have the THR10 and it is indeed not bad, thought I’d get something slightly more substantial basswise. Good suggestion though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 On 19/02/2019 at 08:47, pineweasel said: The Roland Cube bass combos are pretty good for bass and clean guitar sounds too, thanks to a bunch of built in effects. The model of the Fender Bassman is great for guitar as you might expect in those amps. Takes pedals well too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
converse320 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 I had an Ampeg Portaflex 20T for bass practice that I thought was OKish for bass, though didn't make it sing. When I finally managed to get my hands on the bass amp I'd been looking for since I started playing, I let my daughter have the ampeg for her guitar practice. It makes a MUCH better guitar amp than a bass amp, IMHO. Very varied tones, and finally the missing overdrive appears. I think it likes to see quite a high output pickup, other than that, I'd recommend trying one as bass or guitar amp. All valve, 4Ohm or 8 Ohm and you don't need a cab connected. There should be some cheap ones around as Kenny's were selling them at £275 until quite recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Peavey Vypyr VIP 3. Guitar and bass modelling combo. The power sponge brings it down to 1w so great for home practice. But it's also loud enough to gig guitar and bass, which is what I have done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Open E Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Vox headphone amp about £39. Plug into your bass and pop on your headphones. It’s got a small phono input for an MP3 player It can mix the level of bass v mp3 and can also play a few basic drum beats. Use one all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ordep Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 FRFR (alto, etc) plus modelers? (Zoom, Line6, etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 31 minutes ago, ordep said: FRFR (alto, etc) plus modelers? (Zoom, Line6, etc) Exactly this ^ I play guitar and bass, both acoustic and electric through mine. Never going back to amps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 FRFR (or a PA top) was my first thought too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Helix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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