Mini Gig Amps

[h364]

Hi, i currently have a peavey Mark somethng bass amp, which is use for practice which is great, i dont currrently play bass in the band, but everyone knows how good i am and im always being asked to fill on jobs, i do alot of session playing at school, for plays, concerts ect. So really i need a new amp, i was looking at the smaller combo's, the ashdown five fifteen mini gig amps seem perfect, little 100w 15", and only £150 which is dirt cheap, now this would be great, now if there our any other suggestions towards any other brands, or whatever they would be greatly apprecieated, i have around $500, and really i would like new. Also, the ashdown five fifteen has external cab out, with a minimum load of 8 ohm's now this would be even better, to find a small little 1x15, maybe even 2x10, would be great, that means a good amount of power, for virtually no money! So any suggestions, on the new cab, like brands or wotever, but i probably get a used one. Thanks,

[Chad Thorne]

The only thing is 100w may not stand up to a band. If that's the size you want you might make sure you buy one with a line out to the board so your amp essentially becomes your onstage bass monitor.

[h364]

Yeah, i mean being only 13, its all good, but my band has been going like 3 years, and we have made a name for ourselves, we started of in schoolplaying to maybe 10 people, but now our playing liek large county festivals for like 600, but as i said i dont plat bass in my band, so something smaller for, recording and littler shows, and concerts you have at school, like at christmas, as i play with an orchestra, and a live band, and my high school has a recording studio, so we tend to demo some tracks before, but again i dont want nothing to flash just, cheap, realiable, and fairly loud. Thanks,

[josh a]

I have played through a Roland Cube 100 - sounds great, got different amp settings, 100w 1x12, loud.

It has a speaker out and a DI out and a recording/phones out.

But it's pretty expensive.

[SteveC]

I only have one gig amp. I don't think you really need a mini rig, your normal rig, an outdoor rig, etc.

 

I have an Eden 550 and (soon) a 210 XST. I believe it will be enough for most of my gigs. Stand alone it will handle most of the places we play. For bigger gigs, you will probably have a PA anyway so all your stage rig has to be is a stage monitor.

 

The only other amp I may like is something very small and light for rehearsals and maybe background/coffee shop type stuff like an SWR WM10 or something.

[music-man]

Here's what I understand, from what you've written:

1. You want to buy a cheap, used 1x15 or 2x10 extension cabinet to use with an Ashdown combo amp.

2. You want to use it for recordings and small venues.

 

Is this right?

 

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[h364]

Yeah, basically

 

I need something cheap, prefferably new. Like small kinda combo, maybe 1x15 sommin like that.

 

Ashdown five fifteen, 100w, with external speaker out, so if i got a used 2x10 or something, ill have as much as ill need.

 

Also my boss has stereo output so i can always use my little peavey practice amp as well.

[picker]

I really liked my Hartke Kickback 12 for small gigs that needed the bass to be more contained. It's a 120 watts through a 12 " speaker, and it sounds right good. they also make a Kickback 15 too.