Hey, I'm relatively new to bass [been playing guitar for about 10years prior] but I'm hooked. I started because I joined a mates band who were in need. I first bought a s/h Hughes Kettner Bassforce 300 [laugh away] as a first amp simple because cash was tight and it seemed to tick all the boxes, untill i used it for a couple of weeks. Anyway now I've got a bit of cash together i've dying to upgrade. I've tried out Ampegs, Peaveys, GKs, Fenders, but I love the Ashdown tone, with my Jack Cassidy it's just amazing, the only problem is the volume. I'm not a great judge of this, especially in a small guitar shop corridoor.
I've narrowed down my search to either a [b][b]Mag 300 Evo II 210[/b] combo with a Mag 210 cab attatched[/b] OR, because i'm willing to spend a bit more for reliability, a [b]straight ABM Evo III 210 combo[/b].
The mag+cab should give me the same wattage as the ABM on it's own but I'm still weary about volume. The band is a 6-piece rock back; 3 valve amped guitars, drums, keys and vocals, and we practice LOUD!
Basically, all I want is to be able to hold my own in practice [gigs i'm less worried about as most places seem dead keen on running the bass amp through the PA anyway].
I need to take luggability into account aswell because my car's not massive and I'm not built like a roadie so a head/cab rig's not really on the cards.