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06-30-2010, 09:09 AM
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Hey guys just wanna know what amp do you use when practicing at home... and for band practice? |
06-30-2010, 09:13 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Toronto Ontario Canada | | | Ampeg B15 for practice and my BX1500 plus one Acme B2 for rehearsal.
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06-30-2010, 09:14 AM
| | | | A Kustom 1x8 which, I think, is 30 watts. It has a headphone jack and an input for an ipod, so I can have my buddy put drum tracks or what have you on MP3 and then practice at home in pretty close to silence.
It's an awesome little practice amp in terms of functionality, but you can't exactly make it "thump" or "hit". Perfect for apartment living, though! |
06-30-2010, 09:15 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Steele City, NE | | | Fender Bassman 115/250 for practice and I drag it to rehearsal. Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0 with a Neox212t for shows. I practice with the gig rig once in a while too.
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06-30-2010, 09:16 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota | | | Peavey Max 112 combo. Loud enough for rehearsal and not to big or heavy. Has the CD input for home practice/ learning songs.
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06-30-2010, 09:18 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: KCMO | | | POD or VT pedal into computer with studio monitors (M-Audio BX5a).
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06-30-2010, 09:18 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Greenville SC | | | Home rehearsal: Behringer XENYX 1204 and a set of Fostex T-20 Headphones
Band Rehearsal: Trace Elliot AH350 SMX through a Trace 1048H.
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06-30-2010, 09:19 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Minnesota - Twin Cities | | | practice = recording mixer or amplug
practice is hartke kick back or peavey basic 50...
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06-30-2010, 09:21 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: NJ | | | Home - Pod xt/vt bass/boss micro br
Rehearsal - Whatever's there. Don't have my own amp/cab yet |
06-30-2010, 09:23 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Marco Bass Guitars | | Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Wylie (D/FW), TX | | | Home: Line 6 Studio 110 or one of my Schroeder 15+L Cabs with whatever head I decide to plug in there at the time.
Practice: Two Schroeder 15+L Cabs or a Peavey Tour 4x10 cab with whatever head I feel like taking with me. |
06-30-2010, 09:24 AM
|  | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: SATX by way of NOLA | | | Home:Vox Amplug
Rehearsal:Fender Bassman TV 210
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06-30-2010, 09:26 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Colorado | | | I use a Peavey MAX 126 which is perfect for apartment practice. The tone is good, and it won't wake the neighbors.
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06-30-2010, 09:32 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: La Salle, IL USA | | | At home, I plug into an ol' Peavey 8 channel(Mackie wannabe type) mixer with a pair of Eden studio monitors plugged in.
On the rare occasion that I rehearse, I simply use my gig rig; a MB LMII atop a Berg HT112. |
06-30-2010, 09:35 AM
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Editor-in-Chief, Bass Gear Magazine | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: North central Ohio | | For years, it was my SWR BBII for practicing at home, but I have since taken the BBII to my office, as I often use it as a reference when reviewing new combos. Currently, I am using an iAMP 200 into a Bergantino HT110 as my personal practice rig, but in order to save a little space, I'm probably going to switch to my Phil Jones BG-150.
As for band practice, we used to practice upstairs from my office, and I'd typically play whatever rig I was reviewing at the time, but this past Winter, we moved practices to our guitar player's girlfriend's house (which is huge, and she brings us fancy snacks, like various meats/cheeses on Triscuit crackers!  ). I brought my Genz-Benz Shuttle 6.0/12 (with extension 1x12) over, and that's been my band practice rig ever since. 
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06-30-2010, 09:35 AM
|  | Hey, what does this knob do? | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New Hampshire | | | Carvin SC3000 head and a Peavey 1x15, both from the mid 1970s. I use that rig for both practice and rehearsal. Driver is the original. Need to upgrade it with a modern 4Ω. |
06-30-2010, 09:37 AM
|  | The older I get, the better I was. | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pasadena, CA | | | Home...Ampeg B100R or unplugged
Rehearsal....Aguilar DB750+DB115 |
06-30-2010, 09:42 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Bavaria | | | Hartke B20, internal speaker switched off, into a Marshall 7210.
The amp section of the Hartke sounds pretty nice, but like most practice combos, the speaker is c***. With the Marshall I can get the sound of a "real" rig shile maintaining neighbour-friendly levels. |
06-30-2010, 09:43 AM
|  | Engineer/Scientist | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Grass Valley, CA | | | Home: Boss ME-20B w/ MP3 input into either headphones or GB Shuttle 6.0-12T.
With band: Shuttle 6.0 into Avatar SB112 (monitoring) + PA.
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06-30-2010, 09:46 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: Burlington, Vermont vt | | | Ampeg BA110 - venerable, smooth and punchy
Ampeg BA112 - bought when I was having the 110 serviced and wasn't sure that I'd get it back. Warmer and more bassy than the 110.
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06-30-2010, 09:49 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: NW Arkansas | | Quote:
Originally Posted by LowDownWays  Peavey Max 112 combo. Loud enough for rehearsal and not to big or heavy. Has the CD input for home practice/ learning songs. | +1 -- The Peavey for home/headphone use works very well (I can set it up on the "island" in our kitchen with sheet music, etc. laid out in front). But more fun to play "open air" on the Hartke A100 kickback when the wife/kids don't mind a little noise!
I leave my Hartke Hydrive 4x10 at our band's space for practices (and rarely bring it home unless I need to tweak/play aaroundwith sound/tone settings).
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