igloobuilding Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 Hi there, I wanting to buy a really good practice amp and wondered if any people here can recommend some good ones or possibly have one for sale? Im after a good quality practice amp, im interested in the ampeg combos such as the BA115, can anyone offer their thoughts on good quality practice amps? I dont wannt spend more than £250 Cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulman Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 [quote name='igloobuilding' post='635446' date='Oct 24 2009, 05:47 PM']Hi there, I wanting to buy a really good practice amp and wondered if any people here can recommend some good ones or possibly have one for sale? Im after a good quality practice amp, im interested in the ampeg combos such as the BA115, can anyone offer their thoughts on good quality practice amps? I dont wannt spend more than £250 Cheers Ian[/quote]I use a Line6 studio 110,it's very good imo,handles 5/6 string bass fine,and i use it for small jazz gigs with my EUB,check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidbass Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 My recommendation as always is the Hartke Kickback 12 - great little amplifier that has some serious punch for it's size and it's a comfortable one-hand carry. You won't get one new for £250 but I'm almost positive you'll find them used for that price on eBay and the like. Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwilym Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 [quote name='igloobuilding' post='635446' date='Oct 24 2009, 05:47 PM']Hi there, I wanting to buy a really good practice amp and wondered if any people here can recommend some good ones or possibly have one for sale? Im after a good quality practice amp, im interested in the ampeg combos such as the BA115, can anyone offer their thoughts on good quality practice amps? I dont wannt spend more than £250 Cheers Ian[/quote] i really liked the Roland Bass Cube that I used to have. Worked fine with a low B too. Guess it depends on how loud you want it to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monz Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 [quote name='Gwilym' post='635616' date='Oct 24 2009, 09:00 PM']i really liked the Roland Bass Cube that I used to have. Worked fine with a low B too. Guess it depends on how loud you want it to go.[/quote] +1 on the bass cube... very capable little amp, I use mine to rehearse with the covers band all the time and it's got a really good COSM amp modeling section as well as a few effects Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igloobuilding Posted October 25, 2009 Author Share Posted October 25, 2009 [quote name='Monz' post='635636' date='Oct 24 2009, 08:19 PM']+1 on the bass cube... very capable little amp, I use mine to rehearse with the covers band all the time and it's got a really good COSM amp modeling section as well as a few effects[/quote] Cool ill have a look at the Roland Cube, really like the look of a hartke combo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMech Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 curry and a beer. preferably tiger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igloobuilding Posted October 25, 2009 Author Share Posted October 25, 2009 Has anyone tried a Hartke Hydrive 112c? bit out of my price range but they look nice. Also what are the Line 6 studios like? Cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willl Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 +1 on the Roland Cube. It also has a set of Boss / Roland effects built in, and a DI, so you can hook up to the vocals PA for practices battling with Marshall stacks. Willl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peted Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 A bit +1 for the Line6 Studio 110 here as I have one as a practice amp. I A/B compared it against a Roland Cube in the shop when I bought it and through the Line6 sounded more 'natural', whereas the Roland models came across to me as a bit of a 'characateur' of what they meant to sound like. The Line6 is very pokey for 75 Watts and I've used it as a rehearsal amp with very well behaved drummers, and have gigged with it a couple of times DI'd into a big PA. The Roland Cube isn't bad by any stretch of the imagination but it's well worth comparing the two to see what sound you like the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urban Bassman Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 +1 for me on the Line 6 as well. Nice sounding amp, has lots of features to boot! [quote name='peted' post='636493' date='Oct 25 2009, 09:03 PM']A bit +1 for the Line6 Studio 110 here as I have one as a practice amp. I A/B compared it against a Roland Cube in the shop when I bought it and through the Line6 sounded more 'natural', whereas the Roland models came across to me as a bit of a 'characateur' of what they meant to sound like. The Line6 is very pokey for 75 Watts and I've used it as a rehearsal amp with very well behaved drummers, and have gigged with it a couple of times DI'd into a big PA. The Roland Cube isn't bad by any stretch of the imagination but it's well worth comparing the two to see what sound you like the best.[/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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