[Amp Advice Wanted]

[LeoNotTheFender]

Hi Leo



Welcome to TB!



IMO you are not wrong.(Which doesn 't mean that you are 100% right )

Even the best bass won' t sound good played through a bad amp.

But a really good bass sounds better than a bad one when you use a D.I.

What do you use to amplify your bass and

how do you get your sound(s) when you are rehearsing?

Are you using pedals or just your bass?




greetings

Wise(b)ass

Our rehearsal room is rented. They have a good amount of gear there. Anyone who rehearses there is free to use.
When we rehearse I use an Hartke 2500 Bass Head through a HD410 Cab of the same brand (If I recall the cab correctly )

I use a DigiTech Whammy 5th Gen (the guitar one) on a couple of songs. I also used to have a Big muff pi that we managed to lose the power source cable. I intend on buying a new cable and possibly use it again.

 

[JimChjones]

A lot depends on the rest of the band. If they are sensible volume wise then the advice about minimum 500w seems way OTT, but that's because I'm old enough that when I started playing in bands we couldn't afford stuff like that.

 

[LeoNotTheFender]

maybe just get a more colorful and flexible DI like a SansAmp BDDI or YYZ?

Are you rehearsing through an amp?

Eventually going to something like a Mesa D800 and a nice 212 cab would be nice to have.

I rehearse through and amp yes, an Hartke 2500 head. it works great, I just thought that I could find something better since our budget is higher than the price of the Hartke. It goes through a 410 cab if I'm not mistaken.

 

[LeoNotTheFender]

Welcome! Are these examples that you gave used?

We did some researched on them, after finding them on reverb. They're all used, but in good quality (presumably). We have talked to most of the sellers.

 

[LeoNotTheFender]

He's gonna want a cabinet next

Yes! I would very much prefer to have an amp and a cab... I just need a van first ahah

 

[JimChjones]

I can't really see the point of having a head without a cab. Something like a compact 2*10 shouldn't take up that much room.

 

[LeoNotTheFender]

You might be able to get a really good Ashdown head for not alot of money. I'm assuming that the brand is readily available on your side of the pond.

Well, we're all searching this gear through online shops, mainly Reverb and Thomann... so...

Would you recommend a particular ashdown for the situation?