Beginner bass amp - help if you can please.

Chris - If you have a 4 string, (your profile is vacant - for shame!), one of the Carvin's with an R series head is a heckuva deal to beat. (Only their 18"s can handle the B string, IME).

Eden's Nemesis line is excellent. Lots of volume per dollar.

 

If you can spend around $200, you could get a pretty nice B-20, 20 watt Hartkey. I have one and it dose very well for just practicing, it is a nice little punchy amp. good for its cost.

 

even though i always hesitate to buy used gear, you could look on ebay and see what's there.

i might be beating rickbass to the punch here, but look at the carvin probass 100 combo.

http://www.carvin.com/cgi-bin/get.exe?PAGE=detail&CFG=2&SearchStr=(I.ItemNumber='PB100-15')+AND+(CID2='BA')

 

If I'm not mistaken Samash.com has a Hartke 60-Watt for around $260

 

I would get a used amp that you could try first. I would recomend the biggest crate bx you can afford.

 

www.musiciansfriend.com has the swr la-15 combo on sale for 299 - that'd be a good choice for that price range.

 

I'm going to have to agree with FatFunker on this one...granted Crates aren't the best amps, but they're good for starting on. I had a little Crate Personal Bass that worked great for practice and shows. It was 160 watts and had a single 15" in it. It was also able to power a 4x10" cab that I had. All in all it was a great little beginners amp! I think I paid around $350 for it. Ended up pawning it for $125...needed money...electricity got shut off but that's another store

Jared

 

just heard the carvin pro-bass 100. nice amp for 299. loud enuf, ext. speaker jack, efx loop. i think you get more amp with the carvin than the swr la15, but the swr, thanx to the name will have better resale.

 

whatever you get, dont get the ibanez ib10 or whatever its the only 10 watt amp they offer. i have one, it buzzes like a bee on crack. personally, i'm looking toward an swr la-15. i hear they're good, if anyone has opinions please post.

 

An Ampeg B50R is a cool, great sounding, portable amp. At 50W, its not quite loud enough to gig with, but I've found it great for practice. I sold one recently for $175...

 

For about $214 (tax included) I got my Peavey Minx 110, 50W 10 incher.

I like it, it can be loud when I need it to be, but I think for a little more ($50 more) you could get their Basic 112, which has 70W.

I've enjoyed playing mine, that's all I know.

But then, I don't really know anything.

 

Find yourself a used Ampeg B-100R for around $250 or $300. It is a loud 100W, would do for small gigs, and has a line out.

I paid $240 for mine from a pawn shop, and sold it at guitar center yesterday for $275.

Dave