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Vox AP2BS amPlug. The other side of the equation is what headphones you are using. The amplug sounds great through mine, Grado SR80e's.

From around 2000

They have some user reviews back, but while you can post a review of a product already listed, I found it impossible to add a new product review. There is an "Add a Product" text which has an ugly looking blue square around it, which when clicked on does nothing. Maybe you need IE to make that...

Keep looking in craigslist, as other posters said the old tnt 130 would be what you are looking for. 130w rms with a 15 inch speaker, you can definitely do small venues with it. FYI it weighs 80lbs, part of the reason you see them used for around $150.00

Absolutely true, but I can't be the only one here who can honestly say I not only can't even come close to affording that, I don't have nearly the space to put it.

I'm not saying it doesn't happen, but I haven't seen a lot of bass players that had their own PA. If it's not band property the singer usually owns it. Bass and guitar players will usually buy a better bass/guitar or a bigger badder amp than a PA.

I've done some thinking, and while a big PA is IMHO the optimal solution, there is a problem. Who pays for it? It's not reasonable to expect the singer to fork up for a huge PA that will float the whole band. Having everyone chip in sounds good, but then it gets like a marriage. What happens if...

To all the "ya gotta have a testicle droppin mega watt amp and MONDO sized cabs". This songs 4 U Invalid Link Removed

That music store would do itself a favor by dumping Ampeg and replacing it with a similarly priced but more reliable brand.

He left out the Peavey TNT 130. So light you can lift it with a finger.

Because of A-hole CEO's with $$ signs in their eyes.

The first bass I ever bought, a Kramer 700st plywood pos monster. LOTS of fret buzz, heavy, clunky. Don't even talk about "setup", I've been through the ringer with so called "guitar techs", that fiasco is worth a post all unto itself.