The rb112 is good for the apartment when turned down. You can turn it down very low and you can use the buttons and knobs to farther shape your sound, softening it as needed.
The good thing is that the rb112 has great tone.
The rb110 I also own and this rb110 is a super bedroom / apartment amp. It can't do really well keeping up with a rock band by itself alone, but what you can do is hook an xkr cable to the direct out on the back of the amp. You and then plug the XLR cable into a powered speaker or PA system. This method works quite well and even the rb110 has the XLR direct out jack on the back of the amp.
The rb110 sounds at least as good as my rb112. The rb110 sounds great, reminiscent of an old bass tube stack. It has 'great' ampeg tone. The rb110 is a great little amp.
I also use the biamping method by using a preamp / DI pedal, in my case I use the inexpensive Behringer BDI21 or a dem onfx b7k'ish type imitation pedal. The demon f x pedal works well and you run a guitar cable from the pedal to your bass amp. The preamp/di pedal has another jack for an XLR out cable. You attach the xlr cable to your powered speaker or PA system 'in addition' to connecting the pedal to your bass amp. Both amps have the ability to use the biamping method by plugging an XLR cable into the built in direct interface on the back of the amp. Or you can use a bass preamp/direct box. Many people skip the amp completely and just plug into a direct interface so that they can play straight thru a good quality house PA system. This method works well with an electric or acoustic guitar in addition to bass.
This biamping method produces even better results and you can easily achieve a very high quality almost 3 dimensional sound. The resulting biamped sound is very satisfying and full, sounding a lot like the tube stacks of old used by many bass players. This is the kind of sound that many bass players seek and you can easily check out the biamping method of amplification with any of the rocket bass amps.
The rb110 has a very effective speaker protection circuit that will instantly cut the sound to the speaker when activated by high volume or intense rapid playing where you push the amp with a lot of playing energy, too much playing energy. When you put too much energy into the sound it will clip and the speaker will momentarily cut out. The speaker protection instantly cuts the speaker if you push the little combo too hard. I like this feature because when you are practicing and you start to get a little too loud and aggressive the amp will rudely 'cut out' because you push it too hard, and it hits straight into the speaker protection and shuts you down, momentarily. This has the effect of training you and nudging you back into reasonableness when you start to get too loud. I like this and find it to be good in my practice situations. It's a silent reminder. A nudge back more toward reasonableness.
The rb110 is the perfect practice amp for some players. The rb112 stands up to a 'lot' more volume and it has not hit the speaker protection and has not cut out at all. The rb112 might be perfect for a lot of jamming and gigging uses. The rb112 is very light. The rb110 is delightfully light and it tries to float away when you set it down. Great amp!
The rocket bass amps have earned an already significant reputation in the world of bass amps. It is a great product with a great reputation.
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I don't gig, so I don't need to have volume that rips faces off. (I am a solo home studio composer/songwriter). Talk me off the cliff of buying the RB210, please.
