Double Bass Searching for a new amp

[jj.833]

I'm extremely happy with GR Bass one 350w@4ohm amp, for about a year now. They are making even smaller amp, which I suspect would sound the same. It's Italian. It will work with any speaker cab; I'm using homemade cabs, and the sound is awesome.

 

[kickshoot]

I use a rumble 200. I love it. I have the matching 1 12 cabinet (no longer available) when it needs to be louder. I really like the sound.

 

[bassically_eli]

I use a rumble 200. I love it. I have the matching 1 12 cabinet (no longer available) when it needs to be louder. I really like the sound.

The Rumble 200 has an FX loop, right? That gives the option of buying two identical combo amps and daisy chaining them (a master and slave connection). The added bonus is that then you also have a backup amp. Might be a good option for others since the 112 cab is not available.

 

[Bassemma]

The GR Bass Amps sound very good, are small and are made in Italy. I was really excited first, when I bought the amp ONE, BUT the fan is very loud, so I had to send it back. Only at the 800 Watt amp the fan can be switched off.
What a pity, otherwise it would be the perfect amp!!!

 

[kickshoot]

The Rumble 200 has an FX loop, right? That gives the option of buying two identical combo amps and daisy chaining them (a master and slave connection). The added bonus is that then you also have a backup amp. Might be a good option for others since the 112 cab is not available.

Yes, it does have an effect loop. The 1 12 cab is hard to find now. They do pop up from time to time used.

 

[John Le Guyader]

That’s a big loss…hope you recover from it.

It’s easy for me to suggest the following since I do collect gear a little, but that said, an inexpensive amp that really works well for a piezo pickup on upright and for electric bass is the TC Electronic BAM200. It’s small enough to fit in your back pocket. Add your small bass cab de jour. Sounds great with a 1x10, 2x8, etc. Unfortunately there is no effects loop. I’ve bought the two I own as a b-stock and used at good discounts from new. The EQ section on the BAM is actually well suited for both upright and electric. Cheap and small enough to purchase as a backup for upright work and quiet electric gigs. Worth checking it out.

I run the BAM to a 4 or 8 ohm cab depending. I have a pair of Eden EX110 (the 10 is a whizzy design) and a TC Electronic 2x8.

 

[Hasty]

That’s a big loss…hope you recover from it.

It’s easy for me to suggest the following since I do collect gear a little, but that said, an inexpensive amp that really works well for a piezo pickup on upright and for electric bass is the TC Electronic BAM200. It’s small enough to fit in your back pocket. Add your small bass cab de jour. Sounds great with a 1x10, 2x8, etc. Unfortunately there is no effects loop. I’ve bought the two I own as a b-stock and used at good discounts from new. The EQ section on the BAM is actually well suited for both upright and electric. Cheap and small enough to purchase as a backup for upright work and quiet electric gigs. Worth checking it out.

I run the BAM to a 4 or 8 ohm cab depending. I have a pair of Eden EX110 (the 10 is a whizzy design) and a TC Electronic 2x8.

I've got a BAM200 as well and haven't had any issues with it. That said, there were a few threads here recently where lots of recent purchase BAM200's were all failing at a surprising rate. Not sure if they were returns, refurbs, B stock... but it's something to keep in mind if it's going to be your primary amp. I keep mine in the car at all times as a back up since it's so small.

 

[kickshoot]

I just bought the Bam 200 from Sweetwater as a backup. It has not arrived yet. Man that worries me that some have had issues. Sweetwater had a huge sale.

 

[Ric Vice]

I just bought the Bam 200 from Sweetwater as a backup. It has not arrived yet. Man that worries me that some have had issues. Sweetwater had a huge sale.

As I understand it, no company regardless of how good their quality control is can have a 100% reliability rate. The BAM 200 was designed by TC Electronics,
but doubt that they manufactured the amp in house. I owned one and used it for over a year with absolutely no issues. Hopefully it won’t be an issue for
you either. Often on Talk Bass we hear from folks who have had issues with a particular product and that’s a reasonable complaint. The amp has a 3 year warranty ( provided you register the product in 90 days) so you’re covered for three years with an
amp only costs $5.00 per month. Just my take of course

 

[dylanjohnson]

Although I haven't used it for a few months, I've had one for years with no issues at all. I ended up using it often on loud electric gigs where I was really pushing the amp, too.