Needing Advice about upgrading my Bass or Amp.

[JGbassman]

I'd give these a good hard look. I've used one and they are more than what you need right now, and can be upgraded with another speaker cab at a later time if needed. Not huge on power, but definitely an upgrade from where you are now.


MB210 Micro Bass Amp 2 X 10 Inch

 

[Felken]

Usually, guitarists upgrade their amps and bassists upgrade their basses. In this case, however, I'll suggest you upgrade your amp. A rumble is a great choice. As for the bass, Go for the Squier VM. It's the best bang for buck out there. My main bass is a VM jazz and it's the best bass I've ever laid hands on. Everything was perfect with that one.

But your amp is a priority.

 

[Felken]

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[JGbassman]

I'd go with Felken regarding the amp. The Fender Rumbles are great sounding amps for not a lot of money, but you will need at least 200 watts and a couple of speakers (two speakers moving air will always sound louder than one at the same wattage) to make your purchase worthwhile.

The Squier is a nice bass, but the Peavey you have is a good bass and well up to the task of performing as good as the Squier. I'd spend as much money as you can afford upgrading the amp, and worry about adding another bass later.

 

[Old Garage-Bander]

Assuming the same speaker configuration, you need to increase your amp power by a factor of about 10 to sound about twice as loud.
Assuming the same amount of power you need to roughly double the speaker cone area to sound about twice as loud.

Examples... you have a 20 watt amp with an 8 in speaker.
You would have to go to 200 watts to sound twice as loud. (Assumes the speaker can handle the power.)
Or with your current amp, if you added a second 8 in speaker you get twice as loud. (Assumes the amp can handle both speakers.)
Going from 20 watts/8 in to 25 watts/8 in is like no increase in loudness at all.
The reason to make that change would be for tone or features, but not loudness.
And even then you are still well into practice amp territory.

Find an amp of at least 100 watts operating into 8 ohms and that will allow you to ad another 8 ohm speaker which will give you a slight amp power increase. You won't really hear a difference for the small power increase, but you will have more headroom in your amp. You will hear a big difference with the second cab and actually be able to make better use of the extra power.

 

[McFly]

Just went from a 8x15w practice amp to a 250w Carvin MicroBass w/ 2x10 cab, and it's brilliant. Upgrade the amp as suggested... It's night and day.

 

[Stewie]

If you can deal with 75 or 80 pounds, Look for a used Peavey combo. I gigged with a TNT130 for years. You can buy one of them for $100. Any TNT 115 or bigger will take you a long way

 

[12BitSlab]

Ampeg micro-vr w/ 2 av201av cabs.

Your bass isok as is.

 

[Solarmist]

I agree with the others here that your bass is just fine ... get a new amp.

The Carvin MB10 is a nice little amp: 250w RMS at 4 ohms w/tweeter, and 20% off for Fathers day! $350 - $70 (off) = $280
MB10 Micro Bass Amp 10 Inch
Carvin Audio is manufactured in San Diego, CA.

I'm thoroughly pleased with my Carvin Amp/Cab system ... good stuff.

 

[BusyFingers]

It's your amp that's holding you back, not your bass. I would spend the $450 on a nice combo with at least one or two ten inch speakers.

You could probably get this Carvin MB210 combo shipped to your door for around $450...

MB210 Micro Bass Amp 2 X 10 Inch

 

[BusyFingers]

I agree with the others here that your bass is just fine ... get a new amp.

The Carvin MB10 is a nice little amp: 250w RMS at 4 ohms w/tweeter, and 20% off for Fathers day! $350 - $70 (off) = $280
MB10 Micro Bass Amp 10 Inch
Carvin Audio is manufactured in San Diego, CA.

I'm thoroughly pleased with my Carvin Amp/Cab system ... good stuff.

Oh, I didn't even know there was a father's day discount. That's a screaming deal for either the MB10 or the MB210.

 

[Solarmist]

^ Yes the MB210 would also be a great option if the OP can afford it.

 

[smogg]

The Carvin MB210 with the fathers day discount would run roughly $320 including shipping. That's a pretty great deal on a fine sounding rig.

 

[ScottTunes]

Second Carvin for bass amps!

However, I recommend a 500 watt 1x15 now, and add another 15 later... Best bang for the buck (volume and weight wise).

 

[ScottTunes]

Ok... I just checked Carvin's site, and didn't see the 500 watt combo listed... The 250 watt should suffice until you require more volume. And, as said on their site, simply adding a 2nd 115 will increase volume sufficiently.

This is the simplest, most effective way to be gig ready, sound wise. IMO/IME/YMMV yada yada yada

Upgrading and customizing is a NEVER ENDING theme! Avoid the G.A.S. for now, and get the Carvin amp.

Enjoy the "trip!"

 

[madbass6]

Im a novice bass player of rock/blues/funk/slap.I currently play Peavey Milestone BXP 4 string Jazz Bass with a Peavey 158 Max 20 watt X 8 amp.I want to upgrade my bass or amp for better quality sound/punch/tone variety ect. but not sure what to buy and wanted opinion's on the best choice or if any of these choices would be a improvement at all. I only have a small pawn shop in town for limited equipment and Guitar Center is a 5 hour ride which is inconvenient.So im going to buy right off the internet more or less blindly with out hands on testing or hearing these products so as much feedback i can get about these products pros and cons would really help.My budget is about $150 for amp and maybe $300 for bass.
My 1st choice was buying a Fender Rumble 25 watt X 8 to go along with my Peavey Bass for around $100 its 5 watts more and i can save $200 if its a improvement from my Peavey Amp. As far as bass guitar i was thinking about a Yamaha TRBX204 Active Bass for about $279 brand new to couple with my current Peavey Amp or a Squire Vintage Modified Jazz Bass for around $300 new to play with my Peavey Amp.Thats my current choices and would appreciate advice. One more thing with the Yamaha Active bass.Do you get a little more punch or response from it with being active bass and are the necks slim jazz type i heard there a little beefy on the neck and i dont care for wide necks being a novice player.Thanks for taking time to read this and everyones advice.Below are Pictures of my current equipment and my buying choices.Thank You. View attachment 1155613 View attachment 1155617 View attachment 1155618 View attachment 1155619 View attachment 1155620

Hey just Ask geddy Lee, aperently he upgraded to a $45,000 fender jazz Bass recently !

 

[tjh]

I might be missing something here, but quick Google tells me Paris, TN is about 80 miles northeast of Nashville ??

nashville musical instruments "bass amp" - craigslist

I didn't even leave the first page and saw a few $100-150 Peavey's (and a few other brand names used) that would more than suffice in a learning situation to get somebody through enough to play with others and not break the bank ...

JMHO, but I tell almost everyone to buy used when learning/starting .. at this point they have no idea what they likely will need, or even what their preferences are, for quite some time ... buying decent (subjective and budget based) used gear to start will allow them to move the piece along when the time comes that they have determined needs and preferences, without taking a major hit in the $$ department ... kind of a 'money in the bank' situation that you ride out until YOU actually know WHY you are buying what you are ... gives you time to save for that occassion also .......

Maybe not as much fun as buying new and shiney, but everything becomes used the minute you drive it off the lot or out the door ...

Might even be a veteran TB'er around the Nashville area to kind of take Mike Roman under their wing a bit and be a sounding board of sorts ...

 

[JGbassman]

^^ and we have a winner...

 

[Thumpin6string]

I might be missing something here, but quick Google tells me Paris, TN is about 80 miles northeast of Nashville ??

nashville musical instruments "bass amp" - craigslist

I didn't even leave the first page and saw a few $100-150 Peavey's (and a few other brand names used) that would more than suffice in a learning situation to get somebody through enough to play with others and not break the bank ...

JMHO, but I tell almost everyone to buy used when learning/starting .. at this point they have no idea what they likely will need, or even what their preferences are, for quite some time ... buying decent (subjective and budget based) used gear to start will allow them to move the piece along when the time comes that they have determined needs and preferences, without taking a major hit in the $$ department ... kind of a 'money in the bank' situation that you ride out until YOU actually know WHY you are buying what you are ... gives you time to save for that occassion also .......

Maybe not as much fun as buying new and shiney, but everything becomes used the minute you drive it off the lot or out the door ...

Might even be a veteran TB'er around the Nashville area to kind of take Mike Roman under their wing a bit and be a sounding board of sorts ...

Wow, there are a lot on that Craigslist. There is a Carvin BX600 combo for $350. That would be a mega step up from the wimpy 20 watt amp.

 

[csc2048b]

it's unanimous: keep he bass and get a new amp. lots of great suggestions to choose from.