JustAverageMax Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 So, I have a really low end bass amp, its loud enough for now but i'll a bigger one as my band progress etc. Any suggestions? looking at spending about 300 or less, i know its really not much to play with :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismuzz Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 You could get plenty of suitable setups for that if you're lucky What's your current amp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBollock Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 http://basschat.co.uk/topic/186161-is-peavey-gear-any-good/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustAverageMax Posted September 10, 2012 Author Share Posted September 10, 2012 It really is'nt good, i cant even tell what it is XD and i have a peavey guitar amp, i just dont get along with it for guitar :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustAverageMax Posted September 10, 2012 Author Share Posted September 10, 2012 I think I might go for an Ashdown. I've played through my friends a fair few times and it sounds good but would they be good in long terms? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismuzz Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Personally I like Ashdown a lot, never owned one though so I don't know what reliability is like... but apparently their customer service is great! You could certainly do worse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismuzz Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Hartke is also worth a look! With your current amp is it a combo? Or are the head and cabinet seperate parts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Yep. Buying a used Peavey, Ashdown, Hartke and also Trace Elliot are fairly standard recommendations in this price bracket. All decent, all reliable, all available cheaply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 [quote name='Musky' timestamp='1347320527' post='1799419'] Yep. Buying a used Peavey, Ashdown, Hartke and also Trace Elliot are fairly standard recommendations in this price bracket. All decent, all reliable, all available cheaply. [/quote] Yep, can`t go wrong with any of those. All good makes, and with budget available you should easily get a giggable rig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomBass Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 [indent=1]Ditto the advice above.[/indent] [indent=1]There are Laney and Ashdown comobs in the classifieds section at the moment. Alternatively if you can find another £25 or so the new TC BG250 combo is supposed to be pretty good, although you won't be able to add an extension cab to it like you can with the first two I mentioned.[/indent] [indent=1]Cheers[/indent] [indent=1]Geoff[/indent] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Do you have a cab already or by "amp" do you mean combo? If you're after just a head then there's loads of good amps in your price range. A Markbass LMII would be my call, but there's Hartke, Ashdown & quite a few others worth trying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Louder comes from cabs, so usually better geting a better cab than more watts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alwoodcock Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 All the advice above is spot on. I would add, though, that Ashdown sound great but can be unreliable! I recently got a seccond hand Hartke HA3500 and it's superb. Go for the Hartke LH500...That's the one that was highly praised and recommended to me as well. Thomann have them for £236!! ...But Trace Elliot and Peavey are also good reliable 'trouser vibrators' too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mog Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 300 notes should get you a used Hartke LH500 and an average 1x15 cab. That would do you for a lot of venues. In time you can add extra cabs and/or upgrade the cabs. Of all the 'budget' gear the LH500 stands out by a mile IMO. Great sound and reliability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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