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My wife-approved bedroom practice amp
- Thread starter RedHotFuzz
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It wasn't easy. She won't let me hang it on the wall. I have to stand it in the corner like the dumb kid in class. I should put a dunce cap on it.
Remember married folk, function follows form. At least it does with my wife.
I wouldn't be able to roll with that. Too many limitations. We would need to have a serious chat but that's just me
But in the end if you are fine with it that's all the matters. 
slick setup, be careful with running it through Siri though, intelligence agencies may be listening and the lines may be too hot too handle. nice work brotha!
I wouldn't be able to roll with that. Too many limitations. We would need to have a serious chat but that's just me
To be fair, I have my "man cave" room where I can do whatever I want (and I do). Rare is the wife that wants guitars hanging in the master bedroom.
If I brought a bass or amp into the bedroom I would be sleeping on the lawn 
No, I typically practice in my office (bonus room above the garage, up a flight of stairs). I use a Fender Rumble 100 up there. But having a visible bass in the bedroom helps motivate me to practice more, so I just grab it and sit on the bed to play.
I started practicing with Headphones, an iPad, an Alesis IO dock and the Jamup app a few years ago. The wife is very happy, except when I can't hear her calling me lol.
It probably wouldn't make a very good bass amp, but this Teisco from the 1960s certainly brings furniture and amp together as one: Invalid Link Removed
RHF, congrats on a solid plan to infiltrate the bedroom...something many of us have not been able to ever achieve. To celebrate, take a pic of your new PJB, look us up in the Combo Club, post said pic with a description of what you have there, and I'll give you a cool membership # worth thousands of lira on the black market. You're the kinda bass player we'd love to have in our group. There are a few Phil Jones disciples in the group and some who I know are curious about his new line of microamps. Look for us if the mood strikes ya.
I'm just imagining Siri deciding that your maxed amp should be turned on at three in the morning and the resulting 60 hz hum from an unplugged cable touching stuff, scaring things out of you and your wife as you're jolted from a dead sleep. And that's how the amp in the bedroom thing abruptly ended!
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What do you think?
It's a Phil Jones Micro 7. Hidden completely under the bed. I turn the power off and on via Siri and a HomeKit-compatible outlet. Amp volume is kept near-max and I control volume strictly through the bass. So I never have to touch the amp itself. I just plug in my bass, say "Siri, turn on Amplifier," and away I go. The Micro 7 was one of the only amps I could find that were small enough to fit (10" total height). The Double Four would have been a nice fit too, but double the $$$. The 7" driver provides a surprising amount of thump, and plenty for the scenario. The 3" tweeter helps provide a fuller range for audio coming from my iPad when I want something to play along to.
The wife wouldn't allow a bass amp in the bedroom. Creativity always finds a way. Thanks Phil Jones!
Married life can be a dangerous game. Stay safe out there my brothers!
Well done. My luck if I tried that Siri would tell me to take a flying leap...
