Pick an amp, any amp

djfattony2000

Any good advise for a 100w ish Bass amp for practicing and a bit of a jam session here and there.

I was looking at this or is it a pile of crap?


http://www.thomann.de/ie/harley_benton_hb115b.htm

Patricide

Personally if you want a good sounding bass amp thats loud enough for gigging and jamming the ONLY one that i could suggest in good conscience is the Fender Rumble.

http://www.thomann.de/ie/fender_rumble_60_basscombo.htm

Its not 100 watts but ive played on em many times whenever i play the local youth club in a band situation and it holds up EXELLENT, easily loud enough with two 100 watt amps and a drum kit playing and plus it sounds better than pretty much anything at the price and it looks nifty.

Also stay away from harly benton as a rule unless your using somthing to mess around with.

Frankiestylee

What company makes a "blue angel" amp? I think that's what it's called. Beautiful amps. Oh oh, I remember, I'm thinking of an Ashdown maybe... now I wonder did they actually make an amp named "blue angel", but eh, yeah, Ashdown are tasty for bassy.

djfattony2000

Actually, a 100 watt fender rumble came up on adverts.ie there yesterday so I'm going to get that. Its in my price range and seems like good value.

Thanks lads.

Tchocky

Ashdown have that funky VU meter.....

*wants*

Dord

Frankiestylee wrote:

What company makes a "blue angel" amp? I think that's what it's called. Beautiful amps. Oh oh, I remember, I'm thinking of an Ashdown maybe... now I wonder did they actually make an amp named "blue angel", but eh, yeah, Ashdown are tasty for bassy.

They didn't make a Blue Angel amp. They make the Fallen Angel amps which are guitar amps, and they also have the Electric Blue series which are bass amps.

Patricide

Electric blue suck though, there at the bottom of the bottom. Ashdown are damm good though from the mag series up.

It wasn't me!

Patricide wrote:

Electric blue suck though, there at the bottom of the bottom. Ashdown are damm good though from the mag series up.

I dunno now, they're quite nice in my experience. Take a bit of tweaking mind you, but worthwhile, some nice tones to be gotten there. But yeah, from the MAG series upwards, they're pro amps.

Dord

Electric blue are more of a bedroom amp, a step up from a practice amp if you will. The MAG's are nice, they seem to have become a standard for gigging bassists in Dublin from what I've seen.

Patricide

Yup, there exellent, reliable and relitivly cheap. Ashdown deffinatly have my vote at the moment, even over brands like orange and ampeg.

Dord

Great amp's imo. Although I'm buying a Markbass next month. They're supposed to be awesome and they're damn small too

Parsley

Ashdown Five fifteen maybe?

Dord

Parsley wrote:

Ashdown Five fifteen maybe?

Yup, I was thinking that earlier.

OP, I'm sure your budget could stretch another €36. I'd certainly recommend the Ashdown Five Fifteen.

linky: http://www.thomann.de/ie/ashdown_five_15.htm

Frankiestylee

Ah, I just considered myself lucky to remember the "Ashdown" bit. Though maybe a Blue Angel is there super secret kick-ass bassguitar amp?

djfattony2000

I got the Fender rumble 100 in the end. Its great. loads of power and it sound really nice.

Cheers for the help lads.