Practice Amp

[Trayster2]

I recently got a Fender Bronco 40 which also had a rebate. I love it!

[Righteous Thunderer]

Originally Posted by gwangi

Roland Bass Cube 30 :

http://www.roland.com/products/en/CUBE-30_BASS/

I'd like to second this amp, it's absolutely great.

[Shinbone]

Originally Posted by Trayster2

I recently got a Fender Bronco 40 which also had a rebate. I love it!

What is the rebate? Is it still available?

[MyMusic]

I'm not a fan of combo amps. I have an Ibanez SW35 and it sounds no where as good as my Carvin BX250 and a 12" cab. Besides if you want to start playing larger venues just get a different cab rather than a complete new rig.

[sj_bass]

My Line 6 Studio 110 is a great little cube amp. It has an MP3 input, headphone output, and has a small enough footprint to go anywhere in my bedroom/living room. Also has XLR and 1/4" outputs to plug straight into a mixer.

[Mastermold]

Ampeg Micro-CL

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/MicroCL/

I just bought one--$299 after rebate, great tone, quiet (no fan), small footprint, has two inputs so you can plug in a drum machine to play along with, plus stereo line input for your mp3 and headphone output jack. It's a perfect practice amp (and loud enough you could even use it with a moderately loud band or small venue gig).

[Jothabass]

I use a Tascam CDBT with great results... Any "volume" at any hour, mix and jam my favorite songs and it's a small equipment with great features

[Peepaleep]

I don't use a "practice amp" anymore. The rig I practice with is a Genz Benz Shuttle 3.0 and a Schroeder 112 cab. It's small enough, light enough, and powerful enough to be used for small gigs as well as practice. I played a show with a drummer, a full-sized piano, and a guitar and this tiny rig (which I carried with my bass from the car in one trip) more than held its own. The rig cost me $500 and it was well worth the $ for its power, versatility and sound quality.

[HertzWhenIPlay]

fender kxr-60

2 inputs
plus rca in
effects loop
headphones out

cheap.

[ThatBassBoy]

Originally Posted by cm3ohana

I would say an Ampeg BA-108 or BA-110 or an Acoustic B-30. You can get a BA-108 new for about $100 USD. I've seen them used for between $50-$75USD. I got rid of my Ampeg B3 and replaced it with a BA-108 for practice at home. Another good used amp is an Acoustic B-20 which you can also get for less than $100USD.

+1 the ampeg ba108 is perfect for bedrooms, and they are in most/all guitar centers and music-and-arts

[alexlocurto]

The new Acoustic B30s are really good, actually. As far as bedroom practice goes, they'll give you all you need in that department.

[zachoff]

I'm a fan of the Roland Cube as well.

[Cartman86]

Fender Bronco 40
or
Roland Cube

[thehamsterman]

I picked up a Gallien Kruger backline 110 for 90 bucks at guitar center used, and i love it.

[niki z]

Whatever you get, I recommend something with the headphone out and RCA in. It's so much easier hearing yourself when trying to learn a song with the ability to blend the two mixes. Using my laptop I can play along w/mp3s or youtube.

I bought this: Loud enough for the coffee shop gig too.

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Fender-R...GP&cagpspn=pla

[Green Lantern]

Roland Cube 120xL is what I would recommend. Anything smaller just has no punch or umph for bass guitar

[Jack]

If it has to be combo I like the modelling ones especially the Roland. I think the digitial/efffect/modelling thing works really well for messing around at home. If it doesn't have to be combo, I'm a mixer/headphone convert. The mixer has a million uses other than practice with a bass. Mine's connected to my pc both ways and has inputs from my amp, pedalboard and Zoom multieffects. I just plug into one and jam along to mp3s or youtube videos on the pc.

[Sid Fang]

+1 on having audio (MP3 etc.) in, and headphones out. I don't even use my "practice" amp for home practice any more - I use a DI preamp into a mixer hooked up to my computer and some headphones. If you're going to spring for an combo or amp/speaker, you'll want to strike a balance between it being compact and cheap, and it being usable in an ensemble situation. How much power that implies depends on the style of music you play. A 30W Roland would be fine for jazz rehearsal and jamming, but could be underpowered to play with a rock drummer.

[atomicdog]

I use an Acoustic B20 or a TCE 450 (turned down), but I'd vote for a Roland Cube 30.

[raslroy]

Marshall MB...l chose the MB60