Best bedroom bass amp/combo?

[Musicman20]

Thinking about the whole combo flexibility and ease of use, its pretty clear when I think about it that if you have a flexible amp head (eg Shuttle or RH450) that has headphone in, ipod in, etc etc, then there is no point in getting a combo.

Why? Well yes, the smaller speakers/cabinet allows easier practice, but you may as well put the money towards a really nice 1x12...eg Berg AE112/HT112ER, and build on that.

Just thinking out loud! Id never be able to even practice with quiet drummers with most the practice amps here, but a Berg 112 (or other brand) would hold down quiet rehearsals.

More money I know....hahaha.

[largo]

I'm saving for the Ibanez Promethean P5110 combo as a home practice/backup amp. Not cheap, however it ticks all the boxes for me. Small dimensions, 13" x 13" x 14" or something close to that. It has a decent power handling so I can use it as backup amp should the worst happen, it has DI out for PA support if I need it, has headphones out and MP3/Aux input for playing along. The amp can actually be removed very easily (4 screws) and used standalone so if anything were to happen to my gigging amp I will either take the amp and have 500W into my 4x10 cab or take the whole combo and still have enough power to be heard over a drummer.

[Henrys]

Great small thing!

[Happy Jack]

And you're using it to play virtual bass?

[Delberthot]

For years I've been using a guitar combo purely for the fact that they're not designed to output huge low end which is what annoys the neighbours.

You can get a decent tone out of it at home levels.

If I never played live then I daresay I'd look for something fancy but my little Meridian 40w guitar combo is perfect for practicing at home.

[Bilbo]

You can also find a s/h GK MB150 for £250 if you look around.

[LawrenceH]

I've not heard the RX but I was very impressed with a Roland Cube 30 which a pro-player friend had for teaching (and actually used for small jazz gigs!). It had a solid, articulate tone that was varied in a worthwhile way by the modelling options.
I was the opposite of impressed with the Ashdown Perfect 10 which I got in a deal with a bass I bought. The tone was deader and flabbier than a stuffed goose, nowhere near what you can achieve with even their budget Electric Blue range.

[alanbass1]

Electro music is selling the Cub (Phil Jones) for £296 - now that has got me thinking:

[url="http://www.electromusic.co.uk/Phil-Jones-Bass-AG100-Cub.html?page=1"]http://www.electromusic.co.uk/Phil-Jones-B...Cub.html?page=1[/url]

[franzbassist]

[quote name='alanbass1' post='825998' date='May 2 2010, 10:53 PM']Electro music is selling the Cub (Phil Jones) for £296 - now that has got me thinking:

[url="http://www.electromusic.co.uk/Phil-Jones-Bass-AG100-Cub.html?page=1"]http://www.electromusic.co.uk/Phil-Jones-B...Cub.html?page=1[/url][/quote]

I spotted that as well, but it's actually the guitar version they have for that price. Us bass players have to pay £100 more!

[rjs]

What about 1 of these
[url="http://www.bassguitarmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=38:amps&id=108:fender-b-dec-30-bass-combo-issue-30"]http://www.bassguitarmagazine.com/index.ph...-combo-issue-30[/url]

[franzbassist]

[quote name='elom' post='781246' date='Mar 21 2010, 12:19 AM']But then I noticed in my Bass Direct email that PJB have a new small combo on the market, The Cub.

Looks very nice, great spec and immediately GAS starts to rise. I could afford it if I wanted.

A sensible person would point out these 4 things:
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[*]You've never heard the thing
[*]It's too underpowered to gig and it's too overpowered for bedroom practicing
[*]There really is nothing wrong with what you've got
[*]It costs £400 - think what else you could do with £400...
[/list]
At the moment the sensible person is winning...[/quote]

I now have one of these and reviewed it [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=86847"]here[/url].

Edited May 4, 2010 by walbassist