Bedroom practice amp

[bassliner50]

ctually giggable if you play with controlled individuals.

May be just a tad too big. Have you tried the rumble studio vs regular rumble?

Regular Rum 40 v3 without unecessary BS. 18 lbs. slightly larger than a shoe box. Actually giggable if you play with controlled individuals.

 

[CosmicRay]

Sorry about the mess....I've since cleaned it up a bit. This was in a transitional period (perhaps I should take another pic....) but the Carvin & Aggie
is my off-bedroom/rehearsal rig.
Very rarely turn it past 2
Didn't really plan it to be, but it's what I had left after selling a lot of unused gear. And still selling....

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So, here's an updated pic. Still cramped, but I make the best of it.

 

[joelns]

I am considering a Rumble 200. Will it be too loud for my basement? Will it shake the house even at low volume?

It can get pretty loud, but you do have to increase the volume. It can also run pretty quiet.

 

[dbsfgyd1]

$70 on Amazon, not sure where else you can find it. Sweetwater doesn't have them.

(I forgot to mention it even has Bluetooth... you can't send guitar sounds out via Bluetooth, but the plug can receive sound from your device, and their app includes a metronome and some jam tracks. You can also receive music from your usual app, to play along.)

Dang, that is reasonable. I was reading that about Bluetooth. Do you know if amps are compatible w/IOS, as I have an iPad and iPhone. When reading the spec from those web page, it only mention OS comparable.

BTW, thanks much for posting.

 

[MasterMonkeyMan]

$70 on Amazon, not sure where else you can find it. Sweetwater doesn't have them.

(I forgot to mention it even has Bluetooth... you can't send guitar sounds out via Bluetooth, but the plug can receive sound from your device, and their app includes a metronome and some jam tracks. You can also receive music from your usual app, to play along.)

Thanks for introducing this. I've never heard of it and it sure looks interesting.

 

[jkazam]

I wouldn't dismiss small head / cabs. Is size a concern? Is volume a concern? Is price a concern? I personally use a Bergantino 1x12 and a Forte head for practice in my small office. The cab sits a few feet off the floor and I sit about a foot from the center of the speaker. It works perfectly for low volume playing, not too loud at all. It is also wonderful for guitar - some of my arch tops sound fantastic through it. Obviously not a cheep setup however the point being there are a lot of great small/micro bass heads and 1x8 or 1x10 cabs out there that work well for guitar and bass.

Willing to shell out some coin for top notch gear, but has to be small and fit on a desk or a nightstand easily. That’s what I’m intrigued by with PJB, but it’s also pretty sweet to have more modern features like a built in tuner and interface.

 

[groovepump]

I'm wondering what you all are using for a bedroom/very small practice amp?

I've had the original THR10 since it came out and it's surprisingly decent for bass, even though bass was clearly an afterthought on the device. It also doubles as a USB interface so that's a plus.

I'm thinking of getting another for another room in my house. Any better recs out there? I believe there are some offering from Vox, Spark, Boss, and even more traditional types such as Phil Jones. What do you all like?

I had the same need. I ordered the Ampeg BA108 pcb from Ampeg parts dept. Cost $6.50 USD, back in 2015. I only had to buy a +/- 15 V supply from the internet. cost was $5 I think. The dc-dc split supply runs off 5V, up to maybe 12 or 15VDC. I do NOT have speakers attached but use headphones only... not enough current to power speakers. The BA108 has an AUX input, so you can even play along to recorded material. It's AMPEG sound all the way. You'll just have to get that little +/- 15V Dc-Dc converter (functional power supply the size of a postage stamp) and splice it onto the amplifier board AFTER the diodes, or you'll get voltage drop, (the BA108 wants +/- 15V.)
So, for maybe $15 in parts (not counting some kind of box) you can have a nice little headphone practice amp. I'm thinking of building another one with "real" power supplies that can drive an external speaker. A pair of 15V , 1.5A wall-warts connected as split rails (they need to be isolated secondaries) and off to the races.

 

[CosmicRay]

I have the Cube and the Double 4. For practice I prefer the Cube, if I was going to play out with it at all I would prefer the PJ. If I were to recommend a good bedroom amp I would look at the Roland Cube 60. I have the 120xl and love it. It's great for practice.

I picked up a micro cube, thinking I was going to perhaps play outside with some folks, like in a park, but unfortunately that never happened.
Nevertheless, it's a cool amp. You're able to get a decent tone out of it, and it has a lot of features.

 

[msb]

The perfect bedroom setup

 

[jkazam]

The perfect bedroom setup

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Why a separate head and cab vs a pbj cub?

 

[msb]

It's a C2 cab being run by a mini GK head .

 

[jeff7bass]

 

[Jeff Scott]

I'm wondering what you all are using for a bedroom/very small practice amp?

Markbass Minimark.

 

[Yahboy]

Vox VX50BA
or
Fender Studio 40 much more fun !!!
or
Ampeg Micro CL for the Look!!!

 

[Billy Bob Bass]

The Phil Jones Double Four BG-75 does an excellent job I think.

 

[MasterMonkeyMan]

$70 on Amazon, not sure where else you can find it. Sweetwater doesn't have them.

(I forgot to mention it even has Bluetooth... you can't send guitar sounds out via Bluetooth, but the plug can receive sound from your device, and their app includes a metronome and some jam tracks. You can also receive music from your usual app, to play along.)

Ok. I went ahead and got one of these. Just came today so I haven't fully explored it yet but did some bass and guitar playing with it and I must say I am pretty impressed so far. Thanks again for pointing this little toy out!

 

[Horseflesh]

Glad you like it @MasterMonkeyMan!

One thing I should mention, though you will figure it out soon... as the device has no volume control, you need to use the volume on the instrument. BUT, some of the effects like distortion need high input volume to work... which also raises the volume in your headphones... possibly too much. So, if you use those effects you may want to add an inline volume control to dial it back to a comfortable level. Oh, and get their firmware update and make sure you are up to date. Downloads are at the very bottom of the Link Removed.

 

[MasterMonkeyMan]

Question. In order do apply the firmware update, did you have to install the ASIO driver first or just use the FW utility? Thanks...

 

[Horseflesh]

@MasterMonkeyMan I can't be sure but I think when I did a firmware update I had not yet installed their audio driver. I would just try it. If the driver update software cannot detect the device, then lack of the driver is probably why.

 

[MasterMonkeyMan]

I went ahead and just did it without driver. It completed. I think the device was up to date already. Ver 1.5. Thanks for the reply. Cool little device.