I'm looking for something light and portable for both upright and electric and i've seen some cube amps that seem to do the job. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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light portable (cube?) amp for both
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Genz Benz Shuttle 3.0 110T. Very light and manageable, good sound. I use it with my upright, for which it's great, but it's got some pop with my Fender as well.
If you want something a little larger and more powerful, the Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0 112T.
If you want something a little larger and more powerful, the Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0 112T.
You might want to be a bit more detailed in the description of what you're looking for, besides "light and compact, works with electric and upright". Is it just for practice, for instance? People kinda need to know to give useful advice.
Taking your "light and small" statement literally, the most compact bass amp I've seen is the Roland Micro Cube Bass RX (on the right in the picture).
About a foot tall, can be battery operated, comes with a few probably good-quality effects (Roland is the same manufacturer as BOSS pedals). Also has headphone outputs, line-in input, built-in chromatic tuner and metronome, for practice. Pretty much the perfect amp to noodle in your bedroom at two in the morning without disturbing the neighbors, but I'm guessing not much use for anything else.
I got an even smaller guitar version of this, and it's a surprisingly good practice-by-yourself tool. It's even much louder than it looks for the ridiculous size, but worthless when any sort of real volume is needed. Goofing around with a drummer? Maybe if he's playing an electronic drum kit, and doesn't mind using the volume knob. I imagine the bass version is pretty much the same deal!
But I'm guessing this has nothing to do with what you're really looking for. Am I right? So tell us more about what you really want!
Taking your "light and small" statement literally, the most compact bass amp I've seen is the Roland Micro Cube Bass RX (on the right in the picture).
About a foot tall, can be battery operated, comes with a few probably good-quality effects (Roland is the same manufacturer as BOSS pedals). Also has headphone outputs, line-in input, built-in chromatic tuner and metronome, for practice. Pretty much the perfect amp to noodle in your bedroom at two in the morning without disturbing the neighbors, but I'm guessing not much use for anything else.
I got an even smaller guitar version of this, and it's a surprisingly good practice-by-yourself tool. It's even much louder than it looks for the ridiculous size, but worthless when any sort of real volume is needed. Goofing around with a drummer? Maybe if he's playing an electronic drum kit, and doesn't mind using the volume knob. I imagine the bass version is pretty much the same deal!
But I'm guessing this has nothing to do with what you're really looking for. Am I right? So tell us more about what you really want!
Haven't seen anything to compare to the MarkBass mini combos. The 1 x 12" is only 32 lbs, and 14" square. And there is the 2x6" is much less, and they both can fill a small club.
Lizzie,
When I was playing Orchestra level stuff I went for a slightly larger amp than the small cube stuff. If you pick up the electric bass for some songs, you'll want just a little more zip... I would probably look at Acoustic B200 sized stuff with their small 410 cab. The reason is you will get good projection without having to crank up the power and it should sound good.
Much more expensive is the Markbass CMD 102P combo. That would be easier to carry around, and should be very clean sounding. That is twice the price however. You might mention your budget...
Of course the "Original is a vintage AMPEG, but I would only go that way if it was a known quantity from one of the respected TB guys here.
There is a small collection of "stand up" guys here in amps who could get you going in the right direction.
BOB
When I was playing Orchestra level stuff I went for a slightly larger amp than the small cube stuff. If you pick up the electric bass for some songs, you'll want just a little more zip... I would probably look at Acoustic B200 sized stuff with their small 410 cab. The reason is you will get good projection without having to crank up the power and it should sound good.
Much more expensive is the Markbass CMD 102P combo. That would be easier to carry around, and should be very clean sounding. That is twice the price however. You might mention your budget...
Of course the "Original is a vintage AMPEG, but I would only go that way if it was a known quantity from one of the respected TB guys here.
There is a small collection of "stand up" guys here in amps who could get you going in the right direction.
BOB
