Double Bass Looking for small practice amp suggestions

[STRMan]

I have a Rumble 40. Great small practice (even jamming you have a drummer with a volume knob) bass amp. The guitarist in my band bought his aspiring bassist son a Rumble 25. I was not as impressed. Get the 40. It's worth it of you're looking for clean, deep bass tones. The 25 is weaker in that regard.

 

[Riff Ranger]

RE: HPF

Other users have determined that the Traynor SB series combos and heads have a fixed high pass filter around 40hz. I might email them myself to confirm that, as I also want to know the center frequencies on the 4-band EQ.

 

[nogbert]

That's my main concern. If I'm going to get more thud out of a 100w fender rumble I might have to go for that. Want to try pushing it to the limit and getting back to me? For science?

Finally got around to this (you know how moving goes) and I was surprised by the double fours ability/volume when turned up. The bass knob on the EQ really does get things shaking a lot more than you would expect for such a small cab. I know that’s definitely a very subjective take but it can definitely move some air

 

[Ludwig]

For a practice amp I prefere using a battery powered preamp (for Piezo with HPF, if not already build into the bass) and a battery powered PA combo with 6 to 8 inch speaker. That way I can play with amplification outside or far from a power outlet, too, and do not need anything in addition for this situations. The battery powered PA combos can be found below € 500.-, if you keep it to practice levels of max 80 watt. Currently using active cabinet Monacor TXA-600 50W (battery powered, 6.5 inch) for that, but not available new since lots of years. If I would buy something new, the 100W JBL Eon One Compact for about € 580.- would be my choice.

 

[Don Hergert]

Still want some good low end, but getting a mark bass for 1000 is a bit more than I want to spend. Has anyone tried the Phil Jones Double Four Bg75? It's got great reviews for bass guitar and curious if it would do the trick for EUB

Roland Micro Cube Bass RX. 15 pounds and battery operated, probably too much power for a practice amp, but then it can be used for small gigs too.

 

[BobDeRosa]

I have a Rumble 40. Great small practice (even jamming you have a drummer with a volume knob) bass amp. The guitarist in my band bought his aspiring bassist son a Rumble 25. I was not as impressed. Get the 40. It's worth it of you're looking for clean, deep bass tones. The 25 is weaker in that regard.

I agree about the 40, and it's probably half the price of the Phil Jones.