Good Beginner Amp?

[Gerbs]

Welp, a friend of mine said I could learn bass unplugged. Aaaaaand....... ya can't. It's just too hard to distinguish whether the rumble in the background was you messing up and bumping a string, or just an ambient noise in the house. Anyway, point is, I need an amp. Nothing fancy just for in the apartment, so it will be quiet more often than not. Any favs? Thanks in advance

 

[experimental bassist]

This one:

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/amplifiers-effects/ampeg-ba-108-25w-1x8-bass-combo-amp

Great tone, can get pretty loud for it's size, great tone, ingenious separate volume for RCA inputs, great tone!

$99 all day any day, but I suggest to email [email protected] and ask for the Talkbass discount for an even better price.


Oh, a decent set of headphones, like AKG K44 or similar, and you'll be set!

 

[scottfeldstein]

Get any small combo amp that you can find used in a store near you. I myself get by with a Fender Rumble 15 in my apartment. Got it off a guy for $50 or so.

 

[fnordlyone]

Get any small combo amp that you can find used in a store near you. I myself get by with a Fender Rumble 15 in my apartment. Got it off a guy for $50 or so.

Yep.
To OP:
I tried to learn acoustic and it was a joke!
If you let people know where a bouts you live, hometown TB vets might be ready to throw a newb a good deal. Any used small combo amp with an headphone out jack will be good. I liked my Peavey Basic 112. I learned on a PockitRockit Headphone amp which was $60 new with the phones. Apartments are noisy and to learn proper technique you need to block all that out by the overwhelming volume of your cabs, or more conservatively a set of headphones.

you can do it
fnord!

 

[Alexander]

A used Ampeg B100R is where it's at...