Haven't read the whole thread yet, and I don't even own this amp, but some have asserted that the Vox VX50BA amp is a small winner.
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Best portable practice bass combo amp?
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Why is that not real? I, too, have yet to come across a low watt, small speaker amp that could conjure anything but - a bad fart.
Why is that not real? I, too, have yet to come across a low watt, small speaker amp that could conjure anything but - a bad fart.
OK, man. I respect your opinion... but I don't agree with it... perhaps you haven't tried some of the small combos I've come across in over 50 years of playing... watts are not "everything".
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I use an Ampeg BA-108 for practice. It works fine and has a decent Ampeg sound. It's solid state with single 8" woofer and 25 watts. Aux and headphone inputs makes practice with tracks easy, and switchable to silent (with headphones). Controls include volume and eq with separate bass, treble and mids controls, along with an Aux volume control. It also has a 15 db boost for passive. It's small and relatively light weight. It can sit upright or on it's angled side as a monitor. For about $100, it's a good piece of kit. Worth checking out.
...mentioned it earlier, it's an Acoustic B15, with built-in compression, overdrive and 3-band EQ, 10" speaker. Loud, good tone, and have never had to go above 12-O-Clock, even with small gigs with a piano and violin. Cheers, mate.
the hartke sounds much better - like a real amp, not a practice amp - but the roland micro cube rx has all those fun sound effects and works on batteries. if you ever might play with a reasonable acoustic guitar player, singer or keyboard player, the hartke is loud enough when turned up.
The Rumble 15 is a little limited. I would definitely go for the Rumble 25 if you can, or even better, the Rumble LT25.
I've been using this amp at home since it first came out..50w combo or add ext speaker for 200w. . It has a 6 inch speaker and handles a low B no problem... It also has headphone out and DI pre/post out.
Highly recommended by a satisfied owner.
I want one. Just thought I'd mention it because it seemed to fit the bill..
It's solid...Not the cheapest, but it sounds great, metal and plywood construction, and the amp Head is basically their sb250.
Unfortunately, you can't take the head off to use with bigger cabs but that's never bother me much.
And it's made in Canada.
Hey I got those same headphones that I use every night plugged into my Rumble Studio 40. I keep my amp and my bass in my closet in the music room, and if I don't want to fool with pulling the amp out, I got that cheap Vox headphone amp thingy in my bag.
Small gigs with a violin and piano, tiny low watt fart machine amp will work.
Accompanying electric guitars and drums on a club or outdoor gig, no way Ray
OK, pal... but the OP was asking about small combos, not gigging with a full band.
My PJB Session 77 is a joy to play through. I bought it used and it doesn’t take up very much room. Perhaps it’s a little more $/weight than you want, but for me it is the perfect practice/small church gig amp. Worth every cent. With a Big Head, as I understand it, an acoustic guitarist and bassist can plug into different channels, go through the line out, and share the amp. It also sounds amazing as monitor for my iPhone/laptop.
