Andy J Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Hello Basschatters First post so be kind please.😁 it's a long one I'm afraid (something I've never had to say to the wife alas...). After many years on the dark path I've moved from 6 string onto bass. And great fun it is, wished I'd done it sooner. I'm looking at buying my first bass rig. I think I've just about understood Ohms and parallel etc. I'd be grateful for some tips on what would work for me Ideally I want to get a something I can add to if needed. Therefore I'm thinking head and cabs rather than combo. If gigs are ever allowed again, realistically the venues we'd play would be small to medium so would 500w head be enough? I've looked aroubd and like the look of the Orange Bass Terror or Little Bass Thing (at the very top of my price range), Ampeg Portaflex Pf 500 and the Ashdown Rootmaster 500. Cab wise I was thinking of starting off with an Ashdown 1 12 and then adding a 2 10 when more cash is available (ie. when I shift some of my guitar gear). The Orange 1 12s are out of my price range. The current band I'm in is sort of fuzzy, roomy heavy rock. But I have quite a wide taste in music so would like something versatile. I also have a fair few pedals and want a rig that will take pedals well. As well as trying to keep the cost down I also need something I can lift. I'm now at the dodgy back and knees stage 😪. The Rootmaster stuff looks ideal for that. If I've understood correctly the heads I've mentioned would give me 250W (Orange) or 300W (Ampeg and Ashdown) with 1 8Ohm cab and then the full 500W with 2 8Ohm cabs or 1 4Ohm cab. Is that right? The Ampeg has only got 1 speaker out. Would I therefore have to connect the 2 cabs to each other and then 1 cab back to the head?. Is that safe? Thanks for bearing with me. Any recommendations, ideas gratefully received. All the best Andy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Welcome Andy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard R Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Welcome aboard! I will be honest, I have absolutely no idea about how to answer your question because all I own is a 60W practice amp and only ever play through that or the church PA. 😧 However, there are lots of real bass players here who do know what they are talking about, so I would head over to the Amps and Cabs section and ask there. 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Good evening, Andy, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Hi Andy and welcome to the forum. The introductions section is a good place to say Hi but it doesn't get an enormous amount of traffic so to achieve the largest possible number of responses I'd suggest re-posting your query in the Amps and Cabs section here ↓ https://www.basschat.co.uk/forum/5-amps-and-cabs/ You'll also find some fairly detailed threads there about the amps and cabs you mentioned (which IIRC are popular choices among forum members). Enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard R Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 But the traffic it gets is high quality, especially when @skankdelvar deigns to put down the Bollinger and grace us with his presence. 😉 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Welcome Andy Only thing that matters with bass amplification is the size of the boxes, the bigger the better, it's all about stage presence, making the guitarist's rig look pathetically small, and whenever possible, completely obscuring the drummist. Don't listen to anyone here who starts talking about 'tone' or 'frequency response' or 'dispersion' or any similar nonsense; only thing that matters biggest box that will fit in the van. If you find a box that's too big, get a bigger van 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Hiya Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 On 27/10/2020 at 19:40, Beedster said: Welcome Andy Only thing that matters with bass amplification is the size of the boxes, the bigger the better, it's all about stage presence, making the guitarist's rig look pathetically small, and whenever possible, completely obscuring the drummist. Don't listen to anyone here who starts talking about 'tone' or 'frequency response' or 'dispersion' or any similar nonsense; only thing that matters biggest box that will fit in the van. If you find a box that's too big, get a bigger van Or a smaller guitarist and a midget drummer. Then you can use relative size perception to fool the audience into thinking that you have a rig to rival Stonehenge in its scale 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
police squad Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 ampeg or RM will be perfect. I have both. I use a 1x15 cab mainly but for bigger gigs add a 2x10. I mostly di into the pa too There is a cracking RM combo and can for sale in the classifieds @AndyTravis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Welcome @Andy J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 1 hour ago, police squad said: ampeg or RM will be perfect. I have both. I use a 1x15 cab mainly but for bigger gigs add a 2x10. I mostly di into the pa too There is a cracking RM combo and can for sale in the classifieds @AndyTravis Now sold unfortunately 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricksterphil Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 On 27/10/2020 at 19:40, Beedster said: Welcome Andy Only thing that matters with bass amplification is the size of the boxes, the bigger the better, it's all about stage presence, making the guitarist's rig look pathetically small, and whenever possible, completely obscuring the drummist. Don't listen to anyone here who starts talking about 'tone' or 'frequency response' or 'dispersion' or any similar nonsense; only thing that matters biggest box that will fit in the van. If you find a box that's too big, get a bigger van Nailed it! Barefaced cabs are great btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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