Loud Lightish Combo for loud Rock Trio?

[Stealth]

Well not that loud but acoustic hard hit drums with loud cymbals and 150w Stereo guitar set up. The PA does kick and Vox only. Doesn’t have to be featherweight that’s what trolleys are for lol 
Ideas / offers / abuse all welcome

[chris_b]

150 watt guitar amp? I'm getting killed in my loudest band with a guitarist using 35 watts!

 

My usual rig is 700watt amp and 2 x 112 cabs, Aguilar and Barerfaced.  Light, loud and the best sound I've had so far. My trolley gets no use these days.

[joel406]

IEMs. Stage volume is not your friend. 

[Downunderwonder]

Forget combos unless it is combo plus extension and trolley.

[snorkie635]

6 hours ago, chris_b said:

150 watt guitar amp? I'm getting killed in my loudest band with a guitarist using 35 watts!

 

My usual rig is 700watt amp and 2 x 112 cabs, Aguilar and Barerfaced.  Light, loud and the best sound I've had so far. My trolley gets no use these days.

Yep! I'm completely off my trolley as well.

[Stealth]

Guitar is a line 6 2x12 combo 75w a side stereo not crazy loud just loud. Drums are kin loud lol 

 

 

[Lozz196]

Gotta be a Fender Rumble

[Stealth]

You tried one Lozz

[PaulWarning]

similar thread here, Rumbles are good if a little bulky

 

[tauzero]

Budget? GR Bass combos are under 10kg for an 800W 1x12 (puts out 500W into the internal speaker, a second 8ohm cab gets it up to 800W) but they're a bit over £1k.

 

Is there a particular reason for choosing a combo rather than separates?

[Stealth]

Budget well less is more lol but £1000+ if needs be. Combo just laziness and a buggered back 

[gary mac]

One of the decent small heads and a Barefaced Super Compact would be a great choice.Due to back problems and other health issues I had to go the lightweight route. I used Galien Kruger and Genz amps with a SC in some very loud situations.👍

Edited November 4, 2024 by gary mac

[Stealth]

Combo?

[bigthumb]

If it has to be a combo I’d be looking at a MarkBass one. I was very impressed with my 1x12 I had a couple of years ago. I later bought a 1x12 extension cab and it was plenty for any venue we played. Compact and light weight was a big bonus too.

[ped]

I mentioned it elsewhere in a similar thread but the Eich BC112pro is light, sounds massive and there’s one for sale here. The tilt back function (using a clever steel rod) means it points at you, not your ankles, so you can hear it perfectly, but it’s not one of those awkward triangular shaped boxes. 

[gary mac]

1 hour ago, Stealth said:

Combo?

Was just offering an alternative, wasn't sure that you were absolutely set on a combo. No worries, just offering advice as I had to seriously lighten the load and make things easier, after surgery.

[BassAdder60]

Personally for this I would grab a decent 2 x 10 cab or two 1x12 cabs both. 8ohms each and a 500w head 

 

There is a Laney rig in the sale ads that would be perfect for this 

 

Combos can be a little restrictive in time 

[casapete]

10 hours ago, Lozz196 said:

Gotta be a Fender Rumble

I have a Rumble 500 combo, and it’s great! Use it in a blues rock 3 piece with a loud guitarist and

it doesn’t struggle at all. Easy lift, compact and sounds ace. Many people who bought the 2x10

extension that goes with these have never needed to use them, the combo being enough on it’s 

own. 

[Beedster]

I'd agree re a couple of posts above, a lightweight combo might not be the best shout for a loud rock unit

[Skybone]

I have an Ashdown 2x10 combo, that more than holds it's own with a loud rock band, it could in fact go even louder.

 

200w @ 8Ohms (internal speakers), 300w @ 4Ohms (with a cab). Never tried it with a cab, it's loud enough for my needs.

 

Not the lightest though, at about 25kg, but it was reasonably priced when I bought it. Like most combo's with only a top handle, it's awkward to carry.

 

There's a lot to be said of the newer, lighter combo's, plenty of them are coming in below 20kg. 

 

Would I buy another combo? Absolutely.

Edited November 4, 2024 by Skybone

[Beedster]

2 minutes ago, Skybone said:

I have an Ashdown 2x10 combo, that more than holds it's own with a loud rock band, it could in fact go even louder.

 

200w @ 8Ohms (internal speakers), 300w @ 4Ohms (with a cab). Never tried it with a cab, it's loud enough for my needs.

 

Not the lightest though, at about 25kg, but it was reasonably priced when I bought it. Like most combo's with only a top handle, it's awkward to carry.

 

There's a lot to be said of the newer, lighter combo's, plenty of them are coming in below 20kg. 

 

Would I buy another combo? Absolutely.

 

Yep, but if O/P's guitarist is using 150w, none of the figures above matter? 

 

I think the problem is that plenty of combos will go loud - i.e., could go even louder - but in my experience most will not sound great doing so. Even the best bass combo ever made - Mesa Walkabout 12 - can struggle when things get messy. OK, it can compete in most situations, but it may not compete in the optimal way (and as far as I'm concerned I don't want my amp to compete I want it to win!). So, I moved from the Walkabout combo which was struggling at times, to the Walkabout head with two Bag End 12 and voila, still an easy load in/out, but both the volume and the tone I was after 👍  

[JohnDaBass]

20 hours ago, Lozz196 said:

Gotta be a Fender Rumble

Totally agree with @Lozz196 Rumble 800 combo, lighter than the Rumble 500 combo due to the neo 10s in the 800. 400watts as is and 800watts with an extension cab.

[Lozz196]

19 hours ago, Stealth said:

You tried one Lozz

I’ve heard one (the 500 combo) in a pretty loud band where it was very impressive, and I have one myself, the 800 combo, but have been - to my shame - too lazy to actually use it yet. Maybe this week’s rehearsal if not raining.

[jezzaboy]

20 hours ago, Stealth said:

You tried one Lozz

I have started using a Rumble 500 in an acdc tribute band and it does ok on it`s own in decent sized pubs and believe me we aren`t a quiet band. 

[JPJ]

I have one of those rare Ashdown Neo 400W 1x15 combo’s that I’ve found to be plenty loud enough on its own in a variety of band settings. Mine lives in its flight case on castors and that seems to do the same thing as those sexy Auralex isolation pads as this thing punches way above its weight.