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Good cheap practice amps

YellowJacket

YellowJacket

May 31, 2010
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#1
I have a problem.
I don't have $$$s because of a young family and a student budget. I was planning on gigging but I really don't want to lug my Ashdown AMB 210 / Markbass SA450 head out to rehearsals. Are there any good options for practice amps?? I'm talking $100 or so. Should I simply suck it up and get a dolly instead?

I wish there was such thing as a 110 neo microcab for these occasions.
 
#2
I bought the little Acoustic B10 for $99 from GC a few years back. I think the thing sounds great, and if you're looking for a $100 bedroom practice amp I'd highly recommend it. Before that I had a little 10w Crate amp as my bedroom practice amp that sounded hollow and miserable. this things sounds great for what it is.

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edit: I think I misunderstood your question. Are you looking for something to practice with yourself at home, or to practice in a band setting? because the acoustic I mentioned won't cut it for band practice.

joe
 
#3
Bah, I think this is the wrong forum. Needs to go in the AMPS forum, right??

Yes, I'm looking for something for rehearsal. It is a band who doesn't have a lot of rehearsal volume. I mean my Markbass + 210 would be adequate but I don't want to move it =-(
 
#8
Hmm, ideally I would love to run a Markbass Traveller 210 (33lbs) for small stuff and a Traveller 115 (40lbs) for big stuff. Together, they weight just a little over the AMB210, which is a portly 65lbs by comparison. Sadly, I don't have $1,200 for this convenience. From the sounds of things, a dolly would be a better purchase!!

The only thing is that the Ashdown AMB210 sounds and looks so cool. FOr $400, it would be fun to throw a compact 115 under that for bigger stuff. Guess lifting is part of being a professional bassist, hmm?
 
#9
bassgod0dmw said:
There is, they just cost a lot more than your budget.

Why don't you want to move what you have? It's pretty small & light.
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This is what I was thinking. Even as an old fart with heart trouble, I consider most 210's as pretty small and light.

And, as someone else said, most "small" combos are made of MDF and are heavy.

OP. Wish I could help, but can't really imagine what you are looking for.
 
#11
lowendfriend said:
I understand what the OP is looking for....for our practices I use the PA powered speaker, but it is kinda thin.

I'd actually like a 100W, 12 inch neo speaker kind of mini-combo.
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Yeah. Good thoughts. But he is talking 100 bucks. I mostly use 2 112 neo cabs that I built myself. Just the 12" drivers retail for $330 bucks each. He is not going to find a neo 112 combo for 100 bucks. (if he does, I hope he tells us all so we can buy one)
 
#13
+1 with all who are saying that you are not going to get much lighter than what you've already got and still be rehearsal-ready.

What about getting the best used cab you can get for $100 and leaving it at the space, and just shuttling the head back and forth?

--Bomb :bassist:
 

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