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Old 01-27-2008, 01:08 PM
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Practice amp to use with upright and electric bass?

I'm looking for something small enough to carry around and loud enough to practice and play lowish volume acoustic gigs with, would be simple but I want to play upright and electric bass through it (bass max and preamp). Will a good quality bass guitar practice amp (such as these:http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/crush-cr-35b/68850 http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/69480) handle this fine, or should I get some other sort of speaker?
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Old 01-27-2008, 07:39 PM
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I don't have any experience with these (or the Crush), but your question made me think of this and this.
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Old 01-27-2008, 07:48 PM
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You could try the Flight Case from Phil Jones Bass. It's small, ridiculously light and should work well in an acoustic setting.
http://www.philjonesbass.com/product...flightcase.htm

Check this review - there's some acoustic at the end.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfzl242K3kI

Another review from The Perfect Bass guys.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vifs8B4eGgg

Only downside is the price.
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Old 01-28-2008, 07:13 AM
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Gallien-Krueger MB-150E

Small amp, sounds great for both upright and electric bass. Ron Carter and Dave Holland use the MB-150E so you'd probably be in good hands.
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Old 01-28-2008, 07:58 AM
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Cheers but I was really looking for something more in the 'portable/semi portable' practice amp 80-150 pounds range, I was drooling over those Phil Jones amps though.
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Old 01-28-2008, 08:40 AM
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Okay. How about a Yorkville combo amp? Are they available in the UK? They've gotten some good reviews in this forum, for the price and all that.
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