Little combo/advice, please!

[NancyJohnson]

I need to get a small, inexpensive/cheap combo; doesn't need to have loads of power (I have loud elsewhere), just something capable/non-farty, that I can pull out at home and have a noodle on.  Something like the Trace Eliot 1x8 Elf combo sized, but not the price.  NS NXT5 EUB.

 

Ideas?

[hubrad]

Dunno re models, but I'd go for at least a 10" speaker then pretty much any level of amp section will sound decent for home. For my taste the 8" equipped combos only sound decent if you're spending decent money!

Happy to be wrong on this. 👍

[tinyd]

I thought that those little battery powered Roland combos (Micro Cube RX) were supposed to be OK for upright, especially for what you say you need it for.

Edit: Looks like the RX is discontinued and has been replaced by https://www.thomannmusic.com/boss_dual_cube_bass_lx.htm

Edited December 13, 2024 by tinyd

[NancyJohnson]

I've just been on the Thomann site; if nothing the ability to refine searches is a bonus.

 

I like the Markbass MicroMark 801 and the Boss Dual Cube LX - the Markbass is edging it for me; size being the primary mover.  It's never going to leave the house or be played at mental volumes.

[chris_b]

Wasn't there a GK MB150 in the classifieds recently?

 

Here it is. . . .

 

 

 

[NancyJohnson]

12 minutes ago, chris_b said:

Wasn't there a GK MB150 in the classifieds recently?

 

Here it is. . . .

 

 

 

 

 

Waaaay too big!

[Beedster]

1 hour ago, NancyJohnson said:

I've just been on the Thomann site; if nothing the ability to refine searches is a bonus.

 

I like the Markbass MicroMark 801 and the Boss Dual Cube LX - the Markbass is edging it for me; size being the primary mover.  It's never going to leave the house or be played at mental volumes.

 

I don't think you can go far wrong with the Markbass unit 👍

[ezbass]

 

[JPJ]

Look out for a TC Electronics BG250 208, you’ll pick one up secondhand for about £150. Honestly it’ll blow you away. 

[Beedster]

1 hour ago, ezbass said:

 

 

Really enjoyed that 👍

[Burns-bass]

I have literally taken delivery of an 801 today and I’d thoroughly recommend it. Appreciate all the @jrixn1 help and advice narrowing the choices down. 

[Geek99]

Ampeg ba108 gets my vote 

[ezbass]

1 hour ago, Beedster said:

 

Really enjoyed that 👍

I like basstheworld, it really doesn’t take itself seriously in the slightest. However, their demos are always good.

[Hellzero]

A GSS 06B400 Mini Bass Amp works very well with an EUB or a double bass.

 

https://www.guitarsoundsystems.com/gss-06b400-mini-bass-amp-c2x15043753

 

[Paddy Morris]

What about the PJB two four? It's tiny, and loud enough for a practice at home or an acoustic gig in a pub or café (without drums, obviously)

[NancyJohnson]

13 hours ago, Hellzero said:

A GSS 06B400 Mini Bass Amp works very well with an EUB or a double bass.

 

https://www.guitarsoundsystems.com/gss-06b400-mini-bass-amp-c2x15043753

 

 

There's a GSS set up on the for sale section that might do the trick (it's a bit quirky)...two cabs, each holding a 6.5" speaker.  I've just taken delivery a Baby Sumo head which I adore, so the I'd have no qualms about considering other GSS products.

 

It's a bit over budget and in truth I would only need half of it.

[PaulThePlug]

Whats local to you on faceache and gumtree? I got a little Eden 8 for £20ish

Might be a Baby Rumble or some such...

Edited December 14, 2024 by PaulThePlug

[NancyJohnson]

18 minutes ago, PaulThePlug said:

Whats local to you on faceache and gumtree? I got a little Eden 8 for £20ish

Might be a Baby Rumble or some such...

 

I'm in Crowthorne, near Reading.

 

Interested...which model Eden is it?  (There's several iterations.). Post a piccy?

[Hellzero]

@NancyJohnson, it's just what @PaulThePlug found on Gumtree, not what he's offering. 😉

[PaulThePlug]

Not FS... just what i found on Gumtree/Faceache - didn't need it, but couldn't leave it at that price.

Always worth a look

Quick go over with a Jumper De-bobbler removed the badge of the front, cos it looked huge!

 

 

Edited December 14, 2024 by PaulThePlug

[Hellzero]

@NancyJohnson, 300 quids for this is quite a bargain: 

 

[NancyJohnson]

I've just bagged an Eden EC8 locally on Marketplace.  Picking it up in a hour.  

 

It should be fine for what I need it for.

 

Thanks for your input chaps.

[PaulThePlug]

Nice... what do you think of it?

Same or different model, post pics.

[NancyJohnson]

12 minutes ago, PaulThePlug said:

Nice... what do you think of it?

Same or different model, post pics.

 

Here we are.

 

It's perfect for what I need, which is just simple noodling; if I want to go louder, I can just use my regular kit...purpose here is just to have something low powered that's easy to get going.

 

Because the bass can be played active or passive and with arco/pizzicato modes, it's giving a broad range of things tonally already.  There only three knobs on the amp (gain, enhance and tone), things sound decent with enhance at 50% and tone rolled to the bass side of things.  It doesn't appear to have any problems with the low-B on the bass.

 

It looks pretty well built, solid.  Got it from a marketplace seller, still smells new.

 

Happy enough.