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I'd be interested in the head if you're willing to split it up, but it looks from previous posts like you're not...

Some really helpful ideas there people—thanks for the suggestions.

Thinking in terms of portability for a moment, how much would I sacrifice if I went for a 2x10 instead of a 4x10?

Thanks guys - looks like a sansamp + cheapish head + 4x10 is the sort-of consensus. Any reason for specifically looking at Peavey stuff: just because they're cheap, or do they have a particularly pedal-friendly sound?

First post here, and unsurprisingly it's asking for help choosing a bass amp rig... Essentially what I'm looking for is the opposite of what a lot of people on these boards seem to like: I [b]don't[/b] want an uncoloured, hi-fi sound a la Markbass, I want a slightly gritty lo-fi rock sound. If I've understood these things correctly, this is the typical Ampeg-type sound, but a proper valve Ampeg is a bit out of my price range. Other names I've seen mentioned in the same context would be Gallien Krueger, about which I know nothing, and Trace Elliott, which I have played in the past and found a bit too nasal for my liking.

A further complication is that I have an unusual bass, which is a Fender Mustang short-scale. Normally these sound pretty unimpressive, but I've replaced the pickup with one from Aero, and that's really improved the bass response. It can still sound a bit woolly at the low-end, though, presumably just by virtue of it being short-scale.

So, any ideas? Just some sort of guide as to what brands to keep an eye on would be good. I play with a pick, and in a three-piece (guitar/bass/drums) so I don't need to worry [b]too[/b] much about having to cut through the mix. I've no preference for combo vs head/cab, though it'd be nice to have something that isn't too difficult to move around. I'm only likely to be playing small-to-medium size gigs for the forseeable future, and I'd prefer not to spend more than £400-ish.