To Upgrade from beginner amp

[Trayster2]

Greetings, bass mentors. Right now, I practice thru an Ibanez IBZ15B 15W 1x6 Bass Combo Amp. The sound is not so good. What should I look at next? I hope to someday play with other musicians. I watched a review for the Fender Rumble 150 and it seemed to be what I was looking for. Any thoughts or other suggestions?
Thanks.

 

[CL400Peavey]

Greetings, bass mentors. Right now, I practice thru an Ibanez IBZ15B 15W 1x6 Bass Combo Amp. The sound is not so good. What should I look at next? I hope to someday play with other musicians. I watched a review for the Fender Rumble 150 and it seemed to be what I was looking for. Any thoughts or other suggestions?
Thanks.

Scrounge around CL and find something used, your buck will go a lot further. I would be looking for an amp with 300-500 watts and a 410/215.

 

[MakoMan]

Rumble 150 is a great amp. In fact anything with 100 watts plus and a 15" speaker would be a fantastic upgrade for you.
If you need any more than that you can use PA support.

 

[jlepre]

That Fender Rumble combo will be ok for at home practice and small jam sessions, but it will run out of headroom very quickly in a gigging situation.

 

[CL400Peavey]

Rumble 150 is a great amp. In fact anything with 100 watts plus and a 15" speaker would be a fantastic upgrade for you.
If you need any more than that you can use PA support.

This is assuming he has PA support every place he might amplify his bass.

 

[smogg]

Greetings, bass mentors. Right now, I practice thru an Ibanez IBZ15B 15W 1x6 Bass Combo Amp. The sound is not so good. What should I look at next? I hope to someday play with other musicians. I watched a review for the Fender Rumble 150 and it seemed to be what I was looking for. Any thoughts or other suggestions?
Thanks.

First and foremost, set your budget. Your actual cash flow will determine what to check out. No point in looking at a thousand dollar rig if you only have three or four hundred to work with.

Once that it finalized then check out everything you can in your price range. As stated earlier, your dollars will go further in the used market. But if ya need that new car smell (and warranty) then save a little longer to raise your budget.

Try out as many pieces of gear as you can and have fun.

PS: Let us know what you end up with.

 

[SpinyNorman]

What's your budget? You can definitely get more bang for your buck if you buy used.

I had the Fender Rumble 150, and it was a decent combo, but it lacked the ability to add an additional cabinet. I would lean towards the GK MB line. The MB210 is a wonderful combo, and you can add an additional MBE210 cabinet if you need more volume down the road.

The GK MB115 is a real bargain, but you would have to send it back to GK for a (free?) upgrade to add a chain-out jack, which would allow you to add a 2nd powered extension cabinet. The new MB115-II has the chain-out, but you probably won't find them used for a while.