Chrisbassboy5 Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 Hi, Just buying an Ibanez SR 655 and want a good practice amp to go with it. Any ideas of good P. Amps at all please? As you know the amp is really important, any options, new or old? Ta Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 Ashdown After 8/Perfect 10, Fender Rumble, Ampeg BA108/110 are all decent amps and can be picked up off here/ebay/gumtree for pretty good money. All more than enough for home practice use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass Fumbler Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 Something with a headphone socket, so you can practice anytime without annoying family/ neighbours. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppet Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 16 minutes ago, Bass Fumbler said: Something with a headphone socket, so you can practice anytime without annoying family/ neighbours. And an aux input for connecting to your phone or laptop or mp3 player is always useful. And and onboard tuner maybe...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 Price bracket? Wattage required - just home practice or rehearsal with others probable? Microphone as well? Loads of options, can be nailed down with a little more info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzbass Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 budget would help.And use, like will you be jamming with others in the future, if not, 20-40w is more than enough it's all relative, some say you need 250w to play bar gigs, but in the 80s and 90s Peavey TNT115s were enough, 100w thru a variety of speakers.Drummers don't play any louder today than back then. Fender Rumble40 might be good for you 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 Reiteration of above. Hartke HD range is very decent for the money, I also love a Phil Jones Bass combo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 As Loz said, Fender Rumble (V3 range) are excellent. Light, sound good and various models with outputs to suit your needs. The 25 watter features aux input and a headphone socket, and should be more than adequate for home practice sessions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisbassboy5 Posted June 30, 2019 Author Share Posted June 30, 2019 Great folks. Think Rumble, but will look at others.. Appreciate the options, great feedback..Cheers for the comments folks. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubster Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Markbass 801 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Old Roland Bass Cube 30. About £150 on ebay and sound fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 (edited) On 30/06/2019 at 08:41, Chrisbassboy5 said: Hi, Just buying an Ibanez SR 655 and want a good practice amp to go with it. Any ideas of good P. Amps at all please? As you know the amp is really important, any options, new or old? Ta Chris Lots of good practice amp suggestions already. The other combos that are maybe worth checking out are the TC BG 250 series and the Ibanez Promethean 3110, but you could just as easily go down the separates route in which case you have lots of good options. That Ibanez SR 655 PJ is a nice choice btw - been tempted to get one myself! Please do let us know how you get on with it! There's a bunch of Ibby SR fans on this thread if you fancy posting any pics and a review there: Edited July 1, 2019 by Al Krow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 For home practice, Orange Crush 25. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 I have a TC BG250 208. It makes a great practice amp but also sounds huge through a 4 ohm 4x10. I'm getting rid of loads of gear as a consequence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisbassboy5 Posted July 3, 2019 Author Share Posted July 3, 2019 Cheers for the info guys. My bass coming on Friday and so excited. 8 mins old and £440.00 off eBay, advertised as 'mint' ..Happy with that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sykilz Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 I had similar dilemma and got the Fender rumble 40 watt version at Peach guitars for £214. It's more powerful than you probably need at home but it sounded to my ears a lot nicer and fuller than the 25watt version. Apparently it's DI isn't too shabby also so you could go into a p.a. in theory if you need to play small gigs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funky8884 Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 I'm selling my PJB Session 77 Used once to play in my front room with a keyboardist and singer, plenty loud enough , portable and a very high quality sound ( handles the low B too ) I bought a double 4 and the Session 77 at the same time and as I have limited space the double 4 sits on my desk and the session 77 sits in the cupboard un-used Same as the one in the link https://www.gak.co.uk/en/pjb-phil-jones-bass-session-77/915690 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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