andy67 Posted February 9, 2009 Posted February 9, 2009 (edited) Checked out a lot of practice amps in Edinburgh music shops over the weekend...had a budget of £100; was looking for something fairly small but beefy in tone but not that horrible boxy sound - found nothing suitable! Orange Crush B20 - nope Mrashall 15 - nope Line 6 Lowdown 15 - nope etc, etc, etc...all to middy boxy rubbish! Checked some net reviews on the ashdown perfect ten and decided to buy one. Anyone got one of these, use them and can give me an idea of what it is like? all comments and experiences appreciated. andy Edited February 9, 2009 by andy67 Quote
escholl Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 i had the perfect ten minirig, which is very similar, and it was brilliant, i loved it. if it had been a bit louder, i'd probably still have it today. in fact, based off of how good it was i'm considering getting an after 8. Quote
wateroftyne Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 By 'practice amp', do you mean 'noodling in the house'? If so, the Perfect Ten is definitely one of the better ones out there. Quote
OldGit Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 After 8 on Gumtree (but Leeds) With Vintage Ray copy (Vintage the make, not old and vintage) and Zoom £210 the lot.. [url="http://leeds.gumtree.com/leeds/05/33984905.html"]http://leeds.gumtree.com/leeds/05/33984905.html[/url] Quote
andy67 Posted February 10, 2009 Author Posted February 10, 2009 [quote name='wateroftyne' post='405009' date='Feb 10 2009, 08:03 AM']By 'practice amp', do you mean 'noodling in the house'? If so, the Perfect Ten is definitely one of the better ones out there.[/quote] yep, exactly what I mean! cheers andy Quote
artisan Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 i had a mini rig & thought it was pretty good but then flogged it to my nephew & bought a Roland bass cube 30 which i think sounds much better.+ it's easier to cart around house to house. Quote
bigjohn Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 I've got an Ampeg b50 Rocket which I got off ebay for about £150. Was a few years back. - But is excellent for around the house - it sounds like a proper amp but is smallish - being a 1x10 and is not too thunderous for next door. Don't think there's that many of them about though. Quote
fatgoogle Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 (edited) It sucks mate, it farts out, and sounds really really bad, with anything but clean. Well this is what i thibnk and i like ashdown, i own a mag, but these practise things suck. You would have done alot better with the orange. Edited February 10, 2009 by fatgoogle Quote
Mace Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=40794"]Lowdown 110![/url] A cracking little practice amp which you can multi task live/in the studio with as well if required I love mine and loved my Lowdown 150 too when I had one of them previously (the latter is probably venturin out of noodling at home territory mind) Quote
Hamster Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 A +1 for the Line 6 Lowdown 110. Very good indeed as a small practice/noodling amp, it's very light and only a 12" cube in size so it takes up no space at all. Quote
waynepunkdude Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 I have the Perfect Ten minirig and it is great, I wish it was loud enough for small gigs. Quote
andy67 Posted February 11, 2009 Author Posted February 11, 2009 (edited) ^^ used to own a minirig too, should never have got rid! Got the perfect ten last night...its a bit thinner tone wise than I expected - I think I had kind of expected it to sound like a trace blx 80...can hope eh? Anyway after a few hours of playing it's pretty good actually, small, compact, good build quality, clean and clear, enough variation in the eq to allow for customising and setting desired tone, more than adequate volume for the house and does the job for me. recomending?? difficult! I suppose its all down to personal taste and considering the issues I had when loking for an small practice amp!! I could only recomend that you try out as much as possible but...the perfect ten is a serious contender. andy Edited February 11, 2009 by andy67 Quote
MananaMan Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 I've got a Peavey Minx 110, and to be honest I doubt you'd find it lacking for tone or power. Great little thing! I was amazed... Quote
bassmansky Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 [quote name='MananaMan' post='407932' date='Feb 12 2009, 07:27 PM']I've got a Peavey Minx 110, and to be honest I doubt you'd find it lacking for tone or power. Great little thing! I was amazed...[/quote] +1 very loud! Quote
agoulding Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 I got my mini rig from martin (MB1). Its a bloody cracker i tell you! Quote
andy67 Posted February 13, 2009 Author Posted February 13, 2009 ^^ it is and the minirig is stunning - you just cant get them anymore...... Quote
artisan Posted February 16, 2009 Posted February 16, 2009 check out the Roland cube,i had mine at the Harrogate bass bash yesterday & most people who played though it were very impressed with the tone & amount of bottom it chucks out. Quote
wateroftyne Posted February 16, 2009 Posted February 16, 2009 [quote name='artisan' post='411301' date='Feb 16 2009, 04:41 PM']check out the Roland cube,i had mine at the Harrogate bass bash yesterday & most people who played though it were very impressed with the tone & amount of bottom it chucks out.[/quote] ...indeed. It was pretty impressive! Quote
dannybuoy Posted February 16, 2009 Posted February 16, 2009 The Orange Crush 35B is worth a look... should be bigger and bassier than the 20B you tried. Quote
andy67 Posted February 16, 2009 Author Posted February 16, 2009 (edited) thanks for all the info folks the more I use mine (perfect ten) the more I really like it! andy Edited February 16, 2009 by andy67 Quote
voodoobassman Posted February 27, 2009 Posted February 27, 2009 [quote name='andy67' post='404314' date='Feb 9 2009, 02:09 PM']Checked out a lot of practice amps in Edinburgh music shops over the weekend...had a budget of £100; was looking for something fairly small but beefy in tone but not that horrible boxy sound - found nothing suitable! Orange Crush B20 - nope Mrashall 15 - nope Line 6 Lowdown 15 - nope etc, etc, etc...all to middy boxy rubbish! Checked some net reviews on the ashdown perfect ten and decided to buy one. Anyone got one of these, use them and can give me an idea of what it is like? all comments and experiences appreciated. andy[/quote] I've got one and have found it really good. Like you I did the rounds of the music shops in Newcastle and found the Perfect Ten was the best sound by far, irrespective of price. I've used it at home, at rehearsals and a small gig. Mind, it struggles a bit with a 5 string and is quite heavy to cart around. Kevin Quote
Minky Posted April 2, 2010 Posted April 2, 2010 I've got an Orange 20B and it fairs very well even in practice rooms and is obviously ideal for the bedroom. Can lose some clarity at really high volumes but if you can pick up one on eBay for half the RRP then I'd go for it. Quote
allihts Posted April 2, 2010 Posted April 2, 2010 (edited) I used to have the perfect ten minirig, the sound was amazing but after about a year and a half the head stopped working. I sent it back to soundcontrol who couldn't fix it. I bought a new laney head and still have the cabs, the speakers are really good and can provide a full, bassy tone despite their size. I'd recommend the combo or if you can get your hands on a minirig definatly go for that! Edited April 2, 2010 by allihts Quote
Big_Stu Posted April 2, 2010 Posted April 2, 2010 Surprised you didn't see anything you liked at Scayles, they always did me well & I'd say it's the best gear shop in Edinburgh now that they have two shops again. I always asked for and got discount for cash off them for gear, ask Vince or Adam they'll tell you, hee hee, but it extends your price range & they're happy to do it. Their 2nd shop in W crosscauseway does used gear too now. Guitar, Guitar way down the west end is well worth the trek out too, surprisingly big shop and good range of stuff. Rikki's down leith walk is a crock so I wouldn't bother going back there. Course this is all hindsight cos you got fixed up. I would have recommended a Crate amp that I have & got discount for which came down to £115. It has a "live" setting which is just fizz if you don't set it up right but as a practise level amp on the other channel I've never heard better. Quote
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