Is this worth consideration?

[Dandelion]

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[geoffbyrne]

It's probably a decent-ish practice amp. To be honest, 150W for bass is not a great deal, especially in a gigging situation. If you're working with acoustics, even amplified, it should be ok, but it would be struggling against a loud drummer & electric guitarists.

The other point is that there is no way of extending it. It's rated at 150W through 4 Ohms & there's a 4 Ohm driver in it. No leeway for an extension cab (& properly, no ext socket).

It might be absolutely fine for what it is, but I'd be looking for something like an Ashdown MAG300 combo, which would give about 150W through 2x10 or 1x15 (dependent on which one you get) plus you can add another 8 Ohm cab for the full 300W. This gives you options.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ashdown-Engineering-MAG-300-1-x-15-Combo_W0QQitemZ260542471731QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_MusicalInstr_Amplifiers_RL?hash=item3ca98a9e33"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ashdown-Engineering-...=item3ca98a9e33[/url]

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ashdown-bass-combo-amp-Mag-300-410T-300watt-gr8-sound_W0QQitemZ110486190391QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_MusicalInstr_Amplifiers_RL?hash=item19b97d7937"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ashdown-bass-combo-a...=item19b97d7937[/url]

Peavey stuff is bombproof too:


[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Peavey-Combo-300-Bass-Amp_W0QQitemZ200431951780QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_MusicalInstr_Amplifiers_RL?hash=item2eaaacdfa4"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Peavey-Combo-300-Bas...=item2eaaacdfa4[/url]


Others will suggest their personal preferences.

G.

Edited January 27, 2010 by geoffbyrne

[casapete]

[quote name='geoffbyrne' post='726355' date='Jan 27 2010, 02:15 PM']It's probably a decent-ish practice amp. To be honest, 150W for bass is not a great deal, especially in a gigging situation. If you're working with acoustics, even amplified, it should be ok, but it would be struggling against a loud drummer & electric guitarists.

The other point is that there is no way of extending it. It's rated at 150W through 4 Ohms & there's a 4 Ohm driver in it. No leeway for an extension cab (& properly, no ext socket).

It might be absolutely fine for what it is, but I'd be looking for something like an Ashdown MAG300 combo, which would give about 150W through 2x10 or 1x15 (dependent on which one you get) plus you can add another 8 Ohm cab for the full 300W. This gives you options.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ashdown-Engineering-MAG-300-1-x-15-Combo_W0QQitemZ260542471731QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_MusicalInstr_Amplifiers_RL?hash=item3ca98a9e33"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ashdown-Engineering-...=item3ca98a9e33[/url]

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ashdown-bass-combo-amp-Mag-300-410T-300watt-gr8-sound_W0QQitemZ110486190391QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_MusicalInstr_Amplifiers_RL?hash=item19b97d7937"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ashdown-bass-combo-a...=item19b97d7937[/url]

Peavey stuff is bombproof too:


[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Peavey-Combo-300-Bass-Amp_W0QQitemZ200431951780QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_MusicalInstr_Amplifiers_RL?hash=item2eaaacdfa4"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Peavey-Combo-300-Bas...=item2eaaacdfa4[/url]


Others will suggest their personal preferences.

G.[/quote]

+1 to all the above - sound advice.

Also buying a well known brand such as Ashdown or Peavey will mean it will still have a fair amount of value if/when you
decide to trade up. Plenty of stuff for sale on here that would do the job. Good luck!

[Dandelion]

Thanks for the replies.

I appreciate your comments.