Laney RB3 or Fender rumble 60 ???

[JordanRLS]

Hey all, tomorrow i'm going to one of two music shops to buy either a fender rumble 60 or a laney RB3. what i need your help with is which one to go for? any experiences with them or an obvious preference?

[Moos3h]

Typical internet answer:

Why these two?

Are you buying these for a home practise amp? If you're not and you want to gig or even rehearse with either, I would strongly recommend you reconsider and look for something with more power.

Otherwise, if you're looking for a practise amp, buy whichever you prefer the sound of.

Cheers!
James

[Cat Burrito]

As much as I love Fender they don't do entry level amps that well from what I've tried. Laney are less likely to be a case of paying for the name & are much better than they were in the 80s. My local shop swears by Laney bass amps & I briefly owned a Laney bass combo which was fine.

My advice is try both & pick what [b]you[/b] think feels right.

Edited February 16, 2010 by BurritoBass

[DirkThrust]

I agree with Moos, neither of these amps are really man enough for gigging. If that's what you want it for you may be better looking for used.

Having said that, I used to go to an open mic noght where the supplied bass amp was a Laney RB3 and it sounded surprisingly good. It didn't produce any earth shaking lows but it held it's own against the drummers and up to about 5 additional musicians.

[JordanRLS]

I wont be using it for gigging, so the combination of what you guys have said and some of the reviews have made me decide on the laney, cheers