practice amps

[maverick]

need a little advice guy's. i've been out of the loop for a couple of decades and my old custom sound trucker amp has started to buzz and crackle. it's time for the old girl to be cremated! i'd like to start off with a small, reasonably priced practice amp, but whats the best out there these days?

 

[msquared]

I really like the Ashdown Perfect 10. Small enough to sit out of the way but still sounds decent, and is pretty reasonable pricewise.

 

[maverick]

had a look at the ashdown... excuse the pun but looks sound advice. cheers

 

[Winemule]

I use a little Trace Elliot combo amp. Compact enough for practice, strong enough to handle small club gigs. Heavy little mofo, though!

 

[msquared]

I'd also like to mention that when I had it, the SWR Interstellar Overdrive's power amp section coupled with a 2x10 or a 1x12 made for a really nice practice amp.

+1 on the Trace btw.

 

[cassanova]

A former friend of mine had a Peavey TKO 100. Its a 1x15, 100 watt into 4 ohm, 75 watt into 2 oms, combo amp.

It did'nt sound too bad either.

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[nonsqtr]

... and my old custom sound trucker amp has started to buzz and crackle.:

What kind of amp is that? Is it a tube amp? If so, there's probably a simple fix. If not, if it's a solid state amp, definitely jettison it and get a new one.

 

[A9X]

Behringer BX300

 

[tombowlus]

If I were looking for a practice amp, I would like to check out the Ashdown Perfect Ten MiniRig.

This little setup looks to be very cool for a practice amp, but I doubt I'd be using it on gigs. We really need someone on TalkBass to get one of these...

 

[maverick]

replying to nonsqtr... the custom sound trucker amp is/ was a 50 watt box. it was one of the earlier transistor sets. i bought mine in 1979 and was a great piece of kit. only trouble was it weighed a ton and was blamed for the wheel falling off the van on the way to a gig! shame i haven't got any piccies.
to the other guys, thanks for the imput, i'm sifting through!!

 

[GSPLBASSDC]

I've use a Peavey Microbass (50 watts) for 6 years now. My bandmates are still impressed at rehearsals as I've rarely turned the volume past 5...and this is with 2 guitars, drummer, and keys! I've even used it for a church gig in an emergency (adequate, but I'll never do that again)