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I need a Little help on what amp to choose!

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SkateBass1995

Jun 13, 2011
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#1
Hello, I just wanted some opinions on what amp to buy. The band i play in has a drummer, lead guitarist, vocalist, and keys. we play small tto medium venues and i just wamted to get some others opinions on this. and we do have a PA system that i am tired of just puting my bass into directly, no amp no nothing!

the first one i had in mind was the hartke 5210c. i was leaning more towards this one cause my favorite bass players use this brand, and has a 500 watt head inside of it that i can use to run a cab under it. here are all the specs:

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BBBUUUTTT i was also looking at a fender rumble 350. here are the specs on that

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they are both 350 watts with 2x10 inch speaker and a 1 inch tweeter.

just was wonderin on what some other peoples opinions would be!

i have a squire vintage modified jazz bass if that matters.
 
#2
Personally being an ampeg guy, id say lookout on craigslist for someone who's selling and ampeg svt 3 pro rig. If you want a bassier deep nice sound, or" boomy" look for one with an hlf cab, if you want less boom more cut, look for an HE series cab. Usually people will sell them for about 1000$ head and cab combined, some will come with a rack case and everything else.

Its a good rig that will last and help you play plenty of places in my opinion. 9 band graphic eq will help you find" your" tone. I mean unless its not ampeg. And the tube gain knob can help decide if you like tube sound or not.

Goodluck.
 
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scottfeldstein said:
Let me make things harder. If you want a 2x10 combo that can accommodate a second cab, there's always the GK MB210. I own one and love the sound. I'm getting rid of it only because I want a separate head instead of a combo. Plus, it's literally half the weight of that Fender.
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hahahaha xD thanks! the GK looks pretty good... im thinking im gonna go with the hartke after thinkin about it all day. i really like the sparky brightness that the aluminium speakers have. and i can put a 1x15 under it for that really thumpy bass. but thanks for suggesting the GK. it is fifty bucks cheaper,
 
#10
absolutely go with the possibility of an extension cab. you can double your volume and be good as far as clarity of tone goes. also, you don't have to use poorly bass responsive larger speakers to get a fuller thicker sound. most compression units, even the ones that use only threshold, can provide this for you. 10s get the best bass response. bigger speakers just boom all the tone out of the bass frequencies by not operating on them properly.
 
#11
diegoholyshize! said:
absolutely go with the possibility of an extension cab. you can double your volume and be good as far as clarity of tone goes. also, you don't have to use poorly bass responsive larger speakers to get a fuller thicker sound. most compression units, even the ones that use only threshold, can provide this for you. 10s get the best bass response. bigger speakers just boom all the tone out of the bass frequencies by not operating on them properly.
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thank you for enlightening me! im rather new to this... my first band and first time buying a amp. been playing for... two years!
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