Danny_777 Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 (edited) Ladies and gents, I've a lovely bass incoming, with the intention of upping my bass chops during this period of isolation/WFH! Realistically this will comprise learning as many Joe Dart lines as my wife can tolerate. I'm a guitarist, so plenty of amps but nothing much good for bass. No need for an amp, per se (plus I live in a terrace), but I was thinking of getting a pair of the Vox Amphones for self-practice/learning. Howeer the reviews are pretty dire. Any views on the best personal practice solutions? Ideally it woudl be great to run some audio into whatever I use as well. Thanks in advance! Edited March 18, 2020 by Danny_777 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrixn1 Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 There are some women on the forum too. I and many others use Zoom B1on. powered by battery, mains, or usb. headphone socket aux in tuner drum machine + millions of effects (all of which can be ignore and bypassed) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny_777 Posted March 18, 2020 Author Share Posted March 18, 2020 12 minutes ago, jrixn1 said: There are some women on the forum too. I and many others use Zoom B1on. powered by battery, mains, or usb. headphone socket aux in tuner drum machine + millions of effects (all of which can be ignore and bypassed) My apologies! Edited And thanks for the info! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky_lowdown Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 (edited) From my experience Vox amphones and the headphone version are rubbish. As you are playing at home at low volume, a guitar amp will work fine, it won't be great sounding, small practice amps (bass included) never sound great, but a guitar amp is perfectly adequate in your situation. 👍 Edited March 18, 2020 by hooky_lowdown 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 I use the box amplug - dead amp day, cheap and various models available. I went for the ‘clean’ guitar one, as the bass one was ok, but coloured the sound too much for my liking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 @Danny_777 what’s your budget? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny_777 Posted March 19, 2020 Author Share Posted March 19, 2020 15 hours ago, CameronJ said: @Danny_777 what’s your budget? I'm relaxed on budget, tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 I have a pair of Vox amphones - rarely use them - I really bought them in preparation for events like the LBGS They are what they are, a way of practicing silently, however I wouldn't recommend them. The tones you get are not representative of your basses normal tonal package. Get a decent amp and turn the volume down if you need to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 (edited) I just use a zoom b2.1u with headphones - it can use batteries too. it even has some drum patterns the ampeg svt sample is awesome Edited March 19, 2020 by Geek99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Danny_777 said: I'm relaxed on budget, tbh. More questions. Do you care about size/portability? Will you be wanting to use it as a recording interface too? Is iPhone/Android compatibility important to you? Will you at any stage want to use it without plugging into a mains wall socket? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilebodgers Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Zoom B1-4 is a great practice solution. Built in drum machine and looper plus an aux input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobthedog Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Phil Jones Big Head plus some decent headphones. Does all you need, including plugging in an MP3 player or similar. Phil Jones does matching headphones, but personally am not a fan, although some like them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny_777 Posted March 23, 2020 Author Share Posted March 23, 2020 Thanks for the suggestions! The solution I've gone with is the Yamaha THR10C - I had one laying around (from the days of a smaller apartment) and realised it has a bass option within its modeling. I didn't hold great hopes but it sounds fantastic - certainly more than capable for home practice. So good news as I won't have to splurge on additional gear! Thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naxos10 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Good to hear you've found a solution Danny👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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