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Amp wattage for mic'd rock gigs?

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CrossX

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Apr 10, 2018
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Hello guys.
New to the forum and new to bass playing.
Now first of all i am a guitarist (2 years), haven't played live but would like to start.
I have tried out some basses and i really like the "Squier Affinity Precision Bass" and don't know much about amps.
Me and my friends are planning to gig (punk, classic rock, hard rock, metal). We won't be playing big venues (maybe the maximum would be around 500-700 people). All the venues are mic'd here for all the instruments so that is nice. How many watts would be needed to be gigging with these conditions?
You can recommend me amps but only from thomann. The budget for amps is 500 euros.
Thank you in advance. :)
 
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Honestly, if you're micing and aren't trying to put out ridiculous stage volume, 100 watts does just fine, especially if it's a 15", so I'd rather get something portable that has a good DI on it. Hartke HD500 would fall in your price range and be perfectly usable, but keep in mind Hartke quotes peak wattage, so it's actually more like 250 watts.
 
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honeyiscool said:
Honestly, if you're micing and aren't trying to put out ridiculous stage volume, 100 watts does just fine, especially if it's a 15", so I'd rather get something portable that has a good DI on it. Hartke HD500 would fall in your price range and be perfectly usable, but keep in mind Hartke quotes peak wattage, so it's actually more like 250 watts.
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That's great,i like this amp and i don't plan to drown out the guitars (sometimes maybe :P ).
I saw the fender rumble 200 and 500 but where i live, one of them costs 520 eur and the other is 650 eur :/
I think this is a far better investment.
 
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BassAndReeds said:
TC BG250-112

Has a ton of value and tone. XLR out. 2 effects channels. Lightweight. Nice EQ section. Aux and headphones.
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What about TC BG250-115? The 12 inch is 390 eur and the 15 inch is 450 eur at the music store in my city. Is there much of a difference between those two?
I heard alot of different opinions on this amp so i like to hear what you think?
 
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CrossX said:
What about TC BG250-115? The 12 inch is 390 eur and the 15 inch is 450 eur at the music store in my city. Is there much of a difference between those two?
I heard alot of different opinions on this amp so i like to hear what you think?
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I haven't tried the 15". I owned the 12", and moved on to a Genz Benz Shuttle Combo, but the BG was very good.

15s are too boomy for my taste by themselves, and I find them hard to play. I felt the 12" in the BG accentuated some mids, but could EQ in a decent bass tone. And I could always hear what I was playing.

But if they are available, try them both and see if you like them. I can say the build quality is top notch, whichever one you would get. It would last.
 
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CrossX said:
What about TC BG250-115? The 12 inch is 390 eur and the 15 inch is 450 eur at the music store in my city. Is there much of a difference between those two?
I heard alot of different opinions on this amp so i like to hear what you think?
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I play a BH800 so I like the TC tone a lot. I'd imagine the 15" would be a bit louder. I bought the BG250-115 once and it was cutting out so I returned it, but I'd imagine that was just a bad one. One can't really say that a 15" in general is too boomy.
 
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I might suggest something slightly different, as you might get a little better ground with a 210 cab. If you're playing with a drummer who hits hard, I'd rather have the ability to have two speakers stacked to raise the sound projection on the stage a bit. In my experience, unless the clubs monitors are good, you'll still need to rely on your rig to monitor. 300-400 watts into at least a 210 cab would be my preference.
 
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MichaelPatrick said:
I might suggest something slightly different, as you might get a little better ground with a 210 cab. If you're playing with a drummer who hits hard, I'd rather have the ability to have two speakers stacked to raise the sound projection on the stage a bit. In my experience, unless the clubs monitors are good, you'll still need to rely on your rig to monitor. 300-400 watts into at least a 210 cab would be my preference.
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Any recommendations. Do make a note that it's gonna be mic'd. One guitarist has a 2x12 120w (Behringer combo) amp and the other 1x12 80w (Peavey Bandit 112). Judging from that, how much do you think it's needed?
Thanks in advance :)
 

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