Bass Help

lamella

I've just got into bass playing. can anyone recommend me a decent bass amp. budget is 350e.

Thanks.

Zapp Brannigan

Take a look for combo amps on http://www.thomann.de

lamella

Thanks. whats the difference between a combo and a cabinet? And is a combo just like a regular amp?

Doctor J

The Ashdown Electric Blue 15-180 should be within your budget and seems to be a pretty decent bit of kit. Check it out in Musicmaker (are they still Ashdown dealers?) and then check out prices online to see if you can get it cheaper.

Edit -> Just saw your post. An amp is the electronics part (often called a head when used separately), the speaker (cab) is technically not a part of an amplifier. A combo is an amp and speaker combined.

OLP

lamella wrote:

Thanks. whats the difference between a combo and a cabinet? And is a combo just like a regular amp?

-edit- Dr.J got there first

feylya

OLP wrote:

a combo is an amp and mixer combined, a cabinet is an amp and speaker seperate

That's just confusing dude.

lamella

Thanks for the help.Could you also think of a bass guitar? buget is 350e

feylya

Is your budget for the guitar €350 or is that for the guitar and amp?

lamella

Buget for the bass guitar is 350e and 300e for amp

OLP

for that you can get a nice ibanez, a squir or a music man copy from music maker (i have a music maker copy, i think its good, nothing spectaculer but its good), thats all i can think off

Zapp Brannigan

Yeah I liked my OLP MM5 when I played it, but it pales compared to the real thing. Try an OLP or Ibanez as your starter bass.

novarock

id recommend an aria? I started on one and havent replaced it five years later. They're in musician. Wouldnt be too keen on a squier.

lamella

Any exact one?

novarock

any of the igb range, depends what they have in stock. they have a pretty good range in musician anyway, so whichever takes your fancy.

lamella

Thanks for help