Bankai

It’s discontinued now but the Warwick Blue Cab 60 may suit. Should be loud enough and has an aux input. 1x10 with a rather loud 60W. I found one second hand being sold by a shop (possibly a pawnbroker?) online: https://own4less.co.uk/product/258818/disc-warwick-blue-cab-60-bass-combo-amplifier?srsltid=AfmBOoo6sjgx9Y1uIqw6WB1S88hn3v2yO5U91RnFrEUf1ntquCl084wRcpA

I think this is the best way to look at things. What’s the budget?

It has arrived (no opportunity for test until next week sadly)

I imagine from a manufacturing point of view, it’s easier/cheaper to put the control panel into the top? That way the front can just be a simple grille cloth and speaker baffle.

I agree. Nice to see a six come out to demonstrate the full range of bassing, it’s just a shame she didn’t really drop below the top two strings as I would have liked to have heard her dig in for a bit at the low end!

I wonder if the channel is any different on this then, or whether it’s just a name change.

The Digbeth range has been around for a few years now and included a combo and a couple of heads, all with a ‘tube’ emulation pre-amp alongside a Class D power section. However, they announced a couple of days a new subrange called Digbeth ‘Foundry’, kind of based on the mantra from their recent Lionheart Foundry guitar amps. In short, they set out to make inexpensive solid-state amps that do what they say on the tin without any bells and whistles or relying on valves. As such, the ‘tube’ channel of the normal Digbeth models (which will remain in production) is renamed/replaced on foundry models with a footswitchable solidstate ‘drive’ channel instead. The control section is also simplified for a modern user (addition of a master volume too) to make it more accessible. The new Foundry products: -30w 8” Combo: £169 -50w 10” Combo: £249 -100w 12” Combo: £339 -200w 15” Combo: £449 -200w Head: £299 An intriguing range of additions! https://www.laney.co.uk/amps/bass/digbeth/dbf200h Photo of the new Foundry DBF200H: Photo of the existing DB200H for comparison: I dig the idea, their sound, and the control layout, so have just pulled the trigger on the head after teetering between a few options from other companies. This foundry line seems to hit the spot just right!

and so I guess I should give this an update some years later!: First: Well, that one hasn’t changed Go To: Sandberg VM4 Your: Also, Sandberg VM4 (14 years later, I only own two basses. The Shine for nostalgia purposes, and the VM4!)

Thirteen years later I’ve started getting reply notifications all of a sudden! When I created this thread in 2011 I didn’t expect it to still be alive in 2025.

Reassuringly heavy..

Ultimately, a condenser would still generally be cardioid or super/hypercardioid anyway, so you wouldn’t need a third option on the poll.

‘pro-sumers’

Yes, just tell him what band your unit operates on and ask for an allocation. I doubt they’d ask for your licence but if you have a copy to present that’d be handy just in case.

Darkglass Microtubes 500?

Yes, 2x cabs of 8 ohm impedance will present a 4 ohm load to your head. If your head is 4 ohm rated (as you say) then you’ll be spot on.