I’ve got a Rumble 500 combo and have gone head to head with a couple of Deluxe Reverb amps no problem, provided your guitar players understand volume discipline.
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Best Combo Bass amp.
- Thread starter Robert L Rogers
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Sounds like a fart covered in a blanket isn't a con?
Here’s a poll. Poll: best amp brand
https://www.talkbass.com/threads/poll-best-amp-brand.1600748/#post-27330435
Kind of funny comments.
I tried out a Rumble, Markbass, Acoustic and Ampeg combo in the store and went with the Rumble. Based on the sound, price, weight and features. Maybe they all sound pretty much the same though depending on how you tweak the knobs. I didn’t see why the Markbass was so expensive. Honestly could just decide based on your desired features and budget.
I like the look of the Ashdown 5 band eq. And always wanted to try out GK. It would be nice to buy a few then decide after working with them and getting to know them better. Just a few minutes in the store isn’t the same thing.
https://www.talkbass.com/threads/poll-best-amp-brand.1600748/#post-27330435
Kind of funny comments.
I tried out a Rumble, Markbass, Acoustic and Ampeg combo in the store and went with the Rumble. Based on the sound, price, weight and features. Maybe they all sound pretty much the same though depending on how you tweak the knobs. I didn’t see why the Markbass was so expensive. Honestly could just decide based on your desired features and budget.
I like the look of the Ashdown 5 band eq. And always wanted to try out GK. It would be nice to buy a few then decide after working with them and getting to know them better. Just a few minutes in the store isn’t the same thing.
I have a Hartke KB15 that does everything I ask of it.
Which is a mixed blessing because I’d love to get a Rumble 500, but I absolutely cannot justify buying another amp. The features and the quality for the price is awesome. Plus it’s only 36lbs, sounds killer and looks great on a stage.
Which is a mixed blessing because I’d love to get a Rumble 500, but I absolutely cannot justify buying another amp. The features and the quality for the price is awesome. Plus it’s only 36lbs, sounds killer and looks great on a stage.
My point was not to rag on all combos, but I found when I was looking for a new rig that if you are in the Mark Bass combo price range there are a lot more options in separates.
Not to single your post out; but, responding to Q’s about combos with advice to get separates is a long time TB thing; IME.
On the one hand, it’s a bit like telling someone who is looking at pickup trucks that there are more options with cars.
OTOH, combos have long been a wretched step child of the Bass Amp Designer community; and it has been true that separates have been better performance for the coin. That gap does however seem to be closing. As I posted earlier, the current GK Legacy and Fusion combos are no compromise; other than you have a single piece combo, which doesn’t do mix and match. But, that’s also kind of the point. FWIW
I realize you're trying to help the OP but I'm pretty sure he's aware that separates exist.
"Any suggestions for a light weight bass combo?" was the OPs question.
Whenever someone asks for a combo amp they're thinking convenience as in one piece "grab n go". @bucephylus is correct when he says that far too often members suggest something other than the OP's request.
But, what would you suggest for separates that are roughly equivalent in price to a Markbass combo?
If you’re looking at pickups definitely get a Ford Mustang. So cool and effin’ boss, man.
I have two of them, much easier for an old guy versus my old head and can. I use a A/B Y pedal and a for my Ric a Ric box on them. Great plenty of output. Never had an issue with them.I have a GK MB-212 MkII. Had it for years. Where does it rank? I dont know - Ive never sat in a music store and A/B combos all day...I can tell you that it is Class D/Lightweight and very reliable
Yes they do. Example; compare GK 112 combo and the GK 12” neo cabinet. Same price. Saving $$ on something in the combo.
Which models are you comparing?
The Legacy and Fusion combos exhibit no compromise in cabinet or amp integrity.
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They are the same price. Cabinet and combo. Some corners are cut somewhere
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They are the same price. Cabinet and combo. Some corners are cut somewhere
You're comparing price between Neo cabinet and MB combo.
Yeah. I was looking at the combo or a cab. I have a head and an old 112 cab. Want to upgrade to something a little lighter. I am curious of the quality of speaker/amp in the combo.
