Amp head suggestions

[Rich77]

Looking for a good clean bass head for spare room use . Currently using a te elf but looking for something with a bit more tbh .. would a gk 700rb or 1001rb be too much ?

[warwickhunt]

I can see you getting a list as long as your guitar lead of people's favourite amps but for my £0.02 worth... ANY amp with 3-400 watts+ will do if you just want more power.  Every amp comes with a volume control, so 300 - 1000w in a spare bedroom isn't too loud; it may be a waste of power but if you went out gigging you'd not need to worry about buying a bigger amp!  GK 700/800/1001 etc are great amps but do you like the tone?  

[Reggaebass]

Just a suggestion, might be worth asking what the fan noise is like on the amp’s that are given, I really don’t like the noise of a fan in a quiet room , (if it doesn’t bother you it’s not a problem) , which is one of the reasons I’ve got all valve amps and the RM500  which is so quiet 🙂

[lownote]

IMO there is a substnatial difference in the sound of amps and really the only person who can say if you like that head through your cabs is....

[BassAdder60]

There’s a near new nice RM800 EVO II in the for sale section here .. whisper quiet fan 😉

[Downunderwonder]

If you can't get obnoxious with the Elf in your spare room there must be something wrong with it.

[Dan Dare]

2 hours ago, Downunderwonder said:

If you can't get obnoxious with the Elf in your spare room there must be something wrong with it.

Or something wrong with the cab

[Happypants]

23 hours ago, Reggaebass said:

Just a suggestion, might be worth asking what the fan noise is like on the amp’s that are given, I really don’t like the noise of a fan in a quiet room , (if it doesn’t bother you it’s not a problem) , which is one of the reasons I’ve got all valve amps and the RM500  which is so quiet 🙂

Aye, fan noise has been the primary frustration in my search for a quiet home use head in a small room.
 

RM800 was decent noise wise, although strange notched volume knob. 
 

The Elf I found distractingly loud (the first one I had was silent because the fan wasn’t working 🤦‍♂️). Markbass combo less so but still noticeable. 
 

Current Magellan 350 is ticking a lot of boxes and no intentions to look elsewhere. 

[BassAdder60]

Orange Little Bass Thing is whisper quiet in the fan noise department 

 

Mine is up for sale if interested 

[MrDinsdale]

The GK 700 RB is fantastic, the fans don't really kick in until you start cranking up the volume so it's great for playing at low volumes. I'd recommend having a go on one first as it's all pretty subjective but tbh I think they sound incredible.

 

I have mine for sale currently. I know I'm gonna regret it but need something a little smaller I can chuck in a bag to take to gigs so thinking of going for a GK legacy/fusion s instead.

[bassman7755]

The TC RH450 is also absent any fan noise.