Recent content by bassnewbz

Alright, thanks a lot man. I'm gonna go check out this rig tomorrow, chances are, I'll be coming home with it. My brother is going to be coming along, he knows more about the technicalities than I do, and he'll know a bit more of what to look for in terms of indicators of wear/damage. What...

Thanks a lot everyone for the feedback, tips and advice. I'll try and keep this all in mind, and the math will take a few more reads over to grasp, but I appreciate it all! I definitely feel a bit more versed in bass gear than when I started this thread. I just need a bit more help in...

Another stupid question then, IPYF, how do you know what to play at if there is that much more power in the head vs the cab?

Yeah, that's what I mean. I don't really understand all the technicalities in terms of wattage and ohms and all that. Looking at the traynor/peavey combo I would have thought I had more wattage in the cab than the head just by the 350 vs the 200 but I don't get how all that works. If that...

Appreciate it, I'll let you know how everything works out if he's available sometime in the next few days to meet up. This would suffice though in terms of cutting through the mix, and would have a decent sound? Is there anything I should be checking for specifically when buying used? And by...

I'm looking around and it's seeming that it might be cheaper just to find a cheap, used cab/head as opposed to getting a combo. I can't find any used combos, and all the new ones are pretty expensive. I've been looking around and most of the wattage in the combo's are fairly low, especially...

Thanks again for the replies, that's great. So wattage doesn't matter so much in a cab, what would be desirable then? ~300? Regardless, the cab talk is something in the future for me yet, I was just looking around on kijiji and saw the Ampeg so I asked. What would be ideal in a combo amp...

I appreciate the reply. I'll wait a bit to jump on it then, thanks! What makes a good cab besides the wattage then? Just number/size of speakers? I've been doing some research, and I'm really into blink-182 also. That's personally what I play and practice when I'm at home without the band...

Thanks for all the feedback! Yeah, I know typically that the higher the wattage, the louder and more powerful. I don't totally understand the distribution of it all though, between 10", 12" and 15" speakers. So just really to understand how that all worked, and how ohms affects everything, I...

Hey there, I need some help in determining which bass amp would be best suited to my style of music. Let me set up the situation: I play in a 4-member Alexisonfire (Canadian post-hardcore, punk) cover band (not 5 because we're looking for a screamer/frontman still). We play in the drummers...