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What size amp for rehearsal ?
- Thread starter jojoe007
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Yes, no, maybe.
With no details, it is impossible to say.
With no details, it is impossible to say.
Should be enough if your drummer is not a neanderthal.
Wouldn't be enough for me, I love neanderthal drummers.
Wouldn't be enough for me, I love neanderthal drummers.
More is always better when it comes to the low end. I use a 800watt head and a 410 cab at rehearsal and the same rig for most gigs I just adjust volume accordingly. I have a second 410 cab should I need more volume. YMMV but a 50 watt rig is a joke really.
see above posts/questions. just depends on the scenario. My normal rigs are an Ampeg 210 or a Bugera Veyron/115 set up. I recently picked up a Fender Rumble 40v3 for playing with acoustic guitar players and other things like that. In that aspect, it works just fine and is plenty loud. Could I use the Rumble 40 in a normal rock/punk band practice, nope. Not in my experience. It all depends on your bandmate variables. Drummer/guitar volumes and music type.
buldog5151bass
Kibble, milkbones, and P Basses. And redheads.
Assuming your main amp is not a combo, why not just get a cheap used cab and keep it there? This way you only have to show up with bass and head, and you have an emergency backup if you blow a speaker on your gig cab.
I use a 30 watt tube amp for one basement band - into a 4x10 someone basically gave me. It is plenty loud enough to require earplugs and sets the max volume we play at. With two gutards they can easily need a talkin' to - with one guitarist it's fine.
