Phil Jones bass amps

[Bassnut62]

16 minutes ago, ezbass said:

My 10 do the job for me, although 2 are upwards firing.

Great, that’s the scenario I’m seeking. Do the two facing upwards help hear the bass, especially on a small stage, where you might have to stand right in front of and close to the rig.

[Bassnut62]

Dan and EZ, I really appreciate you sharing your knowledge and experience. Thanks.

[ezbass]

2 hours ago, Bassnut62 said:

Do the two facing upwards help hear the bass, especially on a small stage, where you might have to stand right in front of and close to the rig.

Not with the full rig for me, as I think the 2 upwards speakers are too high up and are blowing past me. I think these work better when the Flightcase is on the floor. However, they do help the overall FOH sound if the ceiling isn’t too high.

[Dan Dare]

16 hours ago, Bassnut62 said:

Good, I’m looking at up to 12 of them and up to 500w….enough to feel it at small gigs?

 

That's what I use - two or three 4x5 cabs - and it works for me. My amp (AG700) is 700W, but I don't use it at anything like full power.

[Beedster]

13 hours ago, ezbass said:

Not with the full rig for me, as I think the 2 upwards speakers are too high up and are blowing past me. I think these work better when the Flightcase is on the floor. However, they do help the overall FOH sound if the ceiling isn’t too high.

I had the Flightcase and the powered cab and used the Flightcase on the floor next to me and alongside the 300 (as opposed to the more visually impressive in top of the 300), best of both worlds 

[JPJ]

My experience was generally positive until I needed a repair. I owned both the Briefcase 2x5” combo until redundancy forced sale and the Bass Buddy preamp (basically the front end of the Briefcase amp). All was well until the Bass Buddy developed a fault and went off to Selectron, the so called UK service centre. After almost a year and numerous chase ups Selectron decided my Bass Buddy was unrepairable and wanted a ridiculous amount of money to return it to me that I didn’t bother, swearing to never touch another piece of PJB gear. Might also be worth reading  the thread “Phil Jones in crisis” posted in the general discussion section by @cetera here before parting with any cash. 

Edited November 23 by JPJ

[Bassnut62]

3 minutes ago, JPJ said:

My experience was generally positive until I needed a repair. I owned both the Briefcase 2x5” combo until redundancy forced sale and the Bass Buddy preamp (basically the front end of the Briefcase amp). All was well until the Bass Buddy developed a fault and went off to Selectron, the so called UK service centre. After almost a year and numerous chase ups Selectron decided my Bass Buddy was unrepairable and wanted a ridiculous amount of money to return it to me that I didn’t bother, swearing to never touch another piece of PJB gear. Might also be worth searching out the thread “Phil Jones in crisis” posted in the general discussion section by @cetera back in May before parting with any cash. 

Thank you. That’s alarming and outrageous by Selectron. Sorry for your loss. Will check out that thread too.

[ezbass]

1 hour ago, Beedster said:

I had the Flightcase and the powered cab and used the Flightcase on the floor next to me and alongside the 300 (as opposed to the more visually impressive in top of the 300), best of both worlds 

I might try that next time stage size allows.

[Beedster]

45 minutes ago, ezbass said:

I might try that next time stage size allows.

Audio purists will tell you not to. I’m not a purist, and generally speaking I and most audiences prefer in tune fretless/double bass and a little (imperceptible) comb filtering to the alternatives 👍

[Chienmortbb]

On 20/11/2025 at 12:06, Dan Dare said:

I'm not so keen on PJB amps. I find them a bit too hi-fi. I use Aguilar and/or Carvin amps, plus a PA power amp if needed, which give me the warmer, more old-school tone I prefer.

Strange, I have found the cabs a bit sterile when listening, maybe it was the amp settings.

[ezbass]

If anyone is thinking of getting some PJB gear, here’s a 20% off discount code, sadly it looks like US only  …

 

Edited November 23 by ezbass

[Bassnut62]

Well I scored this PJB stack https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/227075033581 for what I reckon is a great price. I collected it yesterday before rehearsal with full five-piece band last night. I am SO impressed! It needed both units in action to give full presence that I could feel as well as hear. I could still hear just the combo on its own, but that thump and flood-of-bass from adding the active monitor was just what I was looking for. It can give me a slightly more modern tone if I want it and most importantly still has all the warmth of my old Fender Bassman135 rig. The PJB transparently gave me the exact sound of my old Stingray, which was what I wanted. Almost as importantly, my chiropractor bills will now be greatly reduced!

 

Thank you all for excellent advice and experience shared.

Edited November 25 by Bassnut62

[JPJ]

Result! Looks like you got it for a good price as well so congratulations. One thing I forgot to mention in my earlier post was how good the PJB one-knob limiter/compressor is at just tightening things up. Enjoy!

[Bassnut62]

1 hour ago, JPJ said:

Result! Looks like you got it for a good price as well so congratulations. One thing I forgot to mention in my earlier post was how good the PJB one-knob limiter/compressor is at just tightening things up. Enjoy!

Yes, I tried the limiter a bit last night; ultra quiet and very effective when needed.

[Beedster]

4 hours ago, Bassnut62 said:

Well I scored this PJB stack https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/227075033581 for what I reckon is a great price. I collected it yesterday before rehearsal with full five-piece band last night. I am SO impressed! It needed both units in action to give full presence that I could feel as well as hear. I could still hear just the combo on its own, but that thump and flood-of-bass from adding the active monitor was just what I was looking for. It can give me a slightly more modern tone if I want it and most importantly still has all the warmth of my old Fender Bassman135 rig. The PJB transparently gave me the exact sound of my old Stingray, which was what I wanted. Almost as importantly, my chiropractor bills will now be greatly reduced!

 

Thank you all for excellent advice and experience shared.

 

Nice 👍

[ezbass]

On 23/11/2025 at 10:59, Beedster said:

I had the Flightcase and the powered cab and used the Flightcase on the floor next to me and alongside the 300 (as opposed to the more visually impressive in top of the 300), best of both worlds 

Ah ha, it was you who suggested the side by side set up. You, Sir, are a genius! It worked a treat!