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35W at home ? Is it enough ?

#41
I've been using an Acoustic B15. Perfectly adequate--but I now regularly plug into my older Rumble 200. It just does an all around better job. I have tried the new Rumble 40 and was impressed. That is where I would go if Internet was the only option and I was trying to meet your criteria. If it was me, Craigslist is usually the first place I look. Good luck!
 
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My home practice rig is an old Peavy backstage 30 that I've had since around 1985...solid-state, 30 watts into 10"... It's not even marketed as a " bass" rig, but at low volumes, just playing along with records or whatever, it has remarkably good tone...I kinda like clean and bright but with a 3 band eq...you can dial in just about any tone you want. I mean, we're talking practice at-home here....right?
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The 100 dollar and under price point practice amp is where Peavey quality really shines
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grillman said:
I have a 5 strings but I rarely go as low as low B for home practice.



Maybe I didn't express myself properly. I meant pedal testing as in testing if they are working properly or not. But with the crappy amp I had at home I couldn't even tell. When it comes to pedal settings I do it strictly on my main rig with my band. So you were right but I was not clear.



That seems a bit overkill to me haha
I'm just looking for an amp to use in my appartment (with neighboors). My main rig is Ampeg SVT-4 pro with 8x10 heritage cab. I know I will never get close to it at home but I'd like at least to have a pleasant and defined sound.
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I'm in an apartment too. I never use an amp. I use quality headphones thru a small mixer board. You can still use effects and/or pre-amp to get your sound without annoying your neighbors. Unless you have thick/soundproofed walls, that's what I recommend.
 
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Ric Vice said:
When I was in college, I routinely played gigs with my Ampeg B-15N(C) I still, own that amp and use it to practice through, on occasion. I also used an SB-12, that I had access to for many practice sessions and gigs. The B-15N produces 25 watts RMS while the SB-12 produces considerably less, around 15 watts RMS. They have Double and Single Baffle Reflex Cabinets. They were designed to be very efficent, because they had to be.
So you can definitely practice and even play rehearsals with a well built 25 watt amplifier. We have several Acoustic 20 Watt Bass amps at school that do well in both rehearsals and concerts.

Ric
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You beat me to it, Ric. B-15 is a perfect example of 25W being more than enough juice for practice.

My B-15 is from '66 so it has the solid-state rectifier which boosted the power to a whopping 30W!!! :jawdrop:
 
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Lo-E said:
You beat me to it, Ric. B-15 is a perfect example of 25W being more than enough juice for practice.

My B-15 is from '66 so it has the solid-state rectifier which boosted the power to a whopping 30W!!! :jawdrop:
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The Sunn is 40 watts, the B15 is 30 watts; either one are enough for low volume coffee house gigs, and more than enough for at home practice. JimmyM plays some substantially larger venues with a B15 by adding an extension cab.
As an added bonus, both of them sound phenomenal also.

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Noot said:
Judge with your ears, not by looking at specs. When I was looking into practice amps, I tried 160W amps that didn't speak to me, but when I heard the Fender Rumble 75, I couldn't go home without it.
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I bought a Fender Rumble 75 in 2010 just after they were announced at Winter NAMM. Not a minute's trouble and still going strong. It's my daily personal practice amp. :thumbsup:
 
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grillman said:
There is no place to try all those amps around my place right now. It will have to be an internet purchase. Which can be dreadful. This is why I need to read some opinions before making my mind.
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Ahh i see, ok well for what its worth my fender rumble 25 is very good, i know it is only for practice but i refuse to use a practice amp that i cannot get a good warm tone from and the rumble 25 fared much better than the other amps in this power rating that i tried
 
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I am fortunate to be able to practice as loud as I want. I have a 1000 watt B15/IcePower hybrid I built with Acme B2 cab, a Peavey 300 watt VB-3 with Walkabout 15 cab and an Electro Harmonix 44 watt Magnum nano amp with a 1-10 DIY cab. Guess which one is my go to practice amp. I occasionally fire up the big guns for fun or to get a specific tone, but for the most part the little one is the best choice. I will agree that the most important element for a small amp is a quality speaker. I'm using an Eminence Basslite S2010 driver in a version of the "Coffeehouse 10" that was presented here. I have a feeling that a lot of mediocre sounding "practice" amps would be greatly improved by the addition of a good speaker with higher sensitivity and T-S specs that are at least in the general ballpark for the cab.
 
#57
I have a Marshall 8" 25 watt.
I also have a Rumble 40.

And a GK 1x12' 200 watt.

The GK is my favorite.

I bought the Rumble 40 for lesser-wattage practising. It is o.k.....but doesn't have the tone of the GK.

The Marshall is o.k....sort of....well..not really...but it gets me by in a pinch...haven't used it for quite awhile.

They all sound better through headphones from the amp.

If I had to choose I would have gone for the GK in the first place.
 
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I use a Peavey VYPER 2 amp for home practice. I like it because I can use if for a guitar, an acoustic instrument, or a bass with several effects presets for all. Has a 12" speaker and does quite well. Plus it's light if I need to take it somewhere. I've used it to support a soundtrack at both vocal practices and with a trumpet. Very user friendly.
 

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