looking for a combo...

[The Ethanator]

since having a job is providing money flow for better bass gear, ive been toying with the idea of a nicer amp. currently im running a laney hardcore 65 watt bass combo. i want something larger, in the 100-watt (150 if i can get one) range, and the $350ish price range. id like a 4+ band eq, an fx loop (thats a MUST), and the speaker configuration (1-12, 1-15, 2-10, etc) doesnt matter much. and id like it a decent size (physically) just because. if it has a direct (xlr) output thats a plus as well. ive got a few im looking at right now, such as...
ashdown electric blue 15-180
fender rumble 100 (which ever, 115 or 210)
behringer 4410
i play alot of metal, if that helps. i have a few sounds i use, from a raised-mid tool-esque tone, a crunchy metal tone, a nice slap tone, a few others. i use pedals as well, so i need an amp that can handle heavy distortion and such. thanks!

 

[Puru]

Just got the ashdown electric blue 180 head, it's really nice, never played their combo though.

 

[ibnzneksrul]

The Acoustic B200 combo fits your specs very well, and sounds great.

Invalid Link Removed

 

[The Ethanator]

i was really looking at that one as well. only issue is i want my fx loop on the front of the amp. i was also looking at the crate bx-100. my school has one, and our bass player puts out a fair amount of sound with good tone. or any of the bx series, for that matter. the bx-2115 really has my eye at the moment. same as the bx-100, only bigger :O

 

[badboy1984]

I vote for Ashdown EB180. I still use this in church when i playing bass. You can always hooked a cab on the combo when you need more power and volume.

 

[ibnzneksrul]

i was also looking at the crate....

 

[Adam Bomb]

Just got the ashdown electric blue 180 head, it's really nice, never played their combo though.

+1

--Bomb

 

[groove pump]

I've been eyeballing a couple of combos that I hope to try soon. One on the way is a Kustom Groove Bass 2x10 that will run up to 600 watts/2 ohms with an extension cab - could be a very competent stand-alone. The other is a Nemesis... don't know the model (Nc 115?), but this line will run at over 200 watts, also power an extra cab, and I've seen them around for a little over $400 in either a 1x15 or a 2x10 layout. The Kustom rig is priced in your range as 2nd hand. Details at eleven...

 

[Stumbo]

i want my fx loop on the front of the amp.

Just curious, why is that important?

 

[back as a wolf]

I had the Fender Rumble 100 watt 1x15 in a five piece metal band (two guitars, drums, bass, vocals) and it definitely did NOT cut it. Just giving you a heads up.

 

[Willy2911]

The Acoustic B200 combo fits your specs very well, and sounds great.

Invalid Link Removed

+1 for Acoustic B200

 

[Krügmeister]

That 'Coustic sounds awesome and is quite a steal at it's price.
If you want a light and POWERFUL combo try the Markbass C102

 

[Bassmore]

+1 for Acoustic B200

+1 Again...I think that's 3....so far. But as always, I recommended you go and listen/feel these things out for yourself.

Play On!

Bassmore

 

[The Ethanator]

ive heard good things about the acoustic. but are behringers really as bad as people make them out to be? ive heard bad things about their cabs, but good things about their combos?

 

[JimmyM]

ive heard good things about the acoustic. but are behringers really as bad as people make them out to be? ive heard bad things about their cabs, but good things about their combos?

I have a major problem with their look-and-feel "borrowing" of other designs. But other than that, they sound cheap to my ears. Maybe their heads are OK, but their speaker cabs are so crappy and boxy sounding that I could never get past it to judge their heads on their own merits.

I'd probably get the Ashdown, but I think the Rumble is a fine amp as well. But my favorite 100w combo amp these days is the Ampeg B100R. It's as close to a B-15 as you can get these days.