sk8 Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 I had a Laney RB1 which was great except it rattled at high volumes so the shop very nicely gave me a full refund and i'm after another. I need a headphone socket and preferably a Line in to connect a cd/mp3. I've been recomended an Orange Crush 20B but have not had any experience of these. This is likely to be an online purchase so I'm after recommendations Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnzy Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 i would say just for practice there is nothing really better than the mini peavey combos, IMHO. I never touch the eq, if anything i try to make my bass sound as nasty as possible because i want to hear all the noise and fluff from my playing. and remember practice is for practice, working on new stuff etc. if you can get your hands to "sound" how you like them without eq then your 2 steps closer to your tone heaven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayfan Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 If it's just for home use, you might not need one. Instead buy a small mixer [url="http://www.studiospares.com/Product.aspx?code=370630"]like this for £40 [/url]and plug your bass/PC or iPod into that and run it through a hi-fi or headphones. Works a treat for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugden Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 The peavey Microbass I have is great but that doesnt have a cd input. The new Peavey Max 126 has all you need plus some new fangled things peavey have put into it including a tube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bw_user_name Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 I had an Orange crush 20B and it wasn't very good. Not sure if it was broken/defective but it didn't like my Stingray. It seemed to have a volume issue, when you hit a string, there was a bit of a delay before the note sounded at the correct volume. I waved a soldering iron over the circuit board but it didn't make any difference. Sold it to a mate at work for £10, he plays a passive Aria through it and doesn't have this issue. Maybe they don't like active bass inputs ? In short, I wouldn't recommend buying one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toasted Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 I have a peavey microbass and it is fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk8 Posted October 24, 2007 Author Share Posted October 24, 2007 Thanks for the replies its either another amp or a Tascam Bass trainer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adee Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Get the Bass Trainer ! Very useful for practice and learning new songs Look in for sale there is one for £30 ! GET IT ! ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Another gratuitous self-promoting link [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=6859"]here[/url] 3rd item on the list Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 I use a Laney RB1 for practice at home! Fantastic little kick back amp for low to medium volumes, love the tone, don't need to crank it simply because its a practice amp really. I've used it on a couple of small upright gigs to great success, but thats about it. Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 look around for a second hand Vox T-25, i have one and its awesome. Lovely tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk8 Posted October 25, 2007 Author Share Posted October 25, 2007 [quote name='Adee' post='79004' date='Oct 24 2007, 05:55 PM']Get the Bass Trainer ! Very useful for practice and learning new songs Look in for sale there is one for £30 ! GET IT ! ![/quote]i have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-bitch Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Do a search for practise amps and my old thread will come up with loads of suggestions. I ended up going with the Line 6 little thing but that might stretch the budget somewhat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk8 Posted October 25, 2007 Author Share Posted October 25, 2007 will have to see if i can check out the peavey as the 126 is £45 and small! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk8 Posted October 25, 2007 Author Share Posted October 25, 2007 just bought an Eden N8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Funk Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 I quite like the little Warwick practice combos. I keep meaning to pick one up myself but I'm a bit disorganised at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk8 Posted October 25, 2007 Author Share Posted October 25, 2007 are those the blue cab ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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