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Direction on Next Amp

I currently have a Hartke A70 Combo amp with one 12" at 70 watts. I just tuned one of my basses BEAD and the amp just isn't handling it. I want to upgrade to something that I can use with some guys I'm jamming with (1 drummer and 2 guitars). I play a lot of different styles of music so I want something that can go from country to metal and will give me a nice bottom end "thump" without sounding like it can't handle the signal (what I'm getting now). I'd like to go used and still be able to keep this in my bedroom for practice time as well so line in and headphone jacks are important. I don't care if its a combo or separate head/cab and want to stay under $400 to $500. I'm not really set on a speaker size either, just something that can hit nice lows without sounding "thin".
 
Any number of amps that will put 300w into a 410 or larger should be fine and not cost you much money used. Headphone jacks might be a tall order with some of the larger SS heads but a lot of micros now have them.