Good combo, 25-60 watts...

Get that carvin 1x10 100w combo, small, light, and apparently quite loud.

 

Fender bassman 25 or 60. they are good.

i don't know about the carvins, my new hobby is going to harmony central, and reading the carvin reviews.... (a bad thing)

 

I had a SWR Wm-10 and liked the tone at the time, and if you are playing with a drummer (rock?) I'd say 80w minimum. I eventually got the extension 110 and that little thing rocked! and it was easy to carry. one tip, DON'T LOSE THE JACK PLUGS that seal the 1/4" jacks on the back. maybe look into the tech21 landmark 10 and you'll get an RBI built right in! $340 - $400 on musiciansfriend $330 for the WM-10.

 

I'd recommend the Carvin PB100-15 (rather than the 10), for $315, over any of the amps you mention.

IMO most Harmony Central reviews aren't worth much, but if you care, this one gets pretty good numbers there.

 

IMO the Bassman 25 is the best bang for the buck at about $250. I use mine for small jazz gigs and for home practice. Very portable & light weight.

Hope this helps

 

25 watts isn't much louder than 15

 

Check out the small amps peavey makes. I use a minx 110 (35w? I think) in a jazz combo and the vocal jazz group at school and it sounds great. I do use an effects box w/ compression and EQing but it sounds fine going straight into the amp.

 

ditto on the ba 112. or hartke kickback 12. for a combo of tone, volume and size. imo

 

GK M150E?

 

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the Ampeg B50R.

Combo Amp Shoot Out

 

How about the SWR LA12 or LA15?

 

Dude, you won't hear his from many people, because i don't know of anyone else that has one, but check out the Ibanez Soundgear combos. I have the 35 watt one and it sounds beautiful. Better than any other combo with a nice low end. You could also go with SW65, which is a 65watt. I am selling my SW35 for 120$ if you want it. I would def. try them b4 you buy something else.

 

Fender Bassman 60 is $369. I like that series since it gives the deep rock-solid lows I like.

Whatever you get, I suggest trying it at the volume level you'll be using it at. The amp, bass and strings (!) can all have a big effect on the overall sound, and tone-quality varies greatly with volume. Hopefully you've settled on what strings you like already...

I've got a Fender FrontMan 15B that sounds great at 1-2 on the volume dial, for example, but anything above that clips miserably.

I tried the SWR LA series, but it seem to rattle and/or clip pretty bad with the low-EQ turned-up to where I like it.

 

Yup! Kicking amp will work for some gigs as is + has unbalanced line out you can run into a PA or DI -> PA.

 

I had a b50R and it was nice sound for a 12" 50watt, but I don't think it had and extension speaker out and was NOT loud enough for a moderate loud drummer by itself. I kept thinking "I should have bought the B100R, I should have bought the B100r!"

now I know better I should have bought a 300w+ head and a couple of 12s.