nottswarwick Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Bass people.. A friend needs a gig-worthy bass combo. It his not his main instrument but he deps on bass in a few bands and needs a decent combo to cope. I am not really conversant with what is good in the £250 max price range. Quick online scan reveals the Behringer BLX3000 or BLX3000a to be good - any thoughts on these? diff btwn alu and non alu speakers. Anything else to consider at this price point? There are alot of 100w-150w combos about at this price or less, but I'm not sure this will cut it for him, hence the Behringers, which are less than £200! He and I woudl be grateful for any thoughts Cheers Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrenleepoole Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 (edited) An absolute no to Behringer! A lot of bang for the buck, but poor reliability issues etc. You get what you pay for basically! In that price range, I'd be looking at a used Trace Elliot combo or even head and separates. Built like tanks, great tone, plenty of volume for your needs and will last a life time. There's one for sale on BC at the moment and bang on your price range: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=99482"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=99482[/url] Failing that, maybe a used Ashdown combo system - quite a few come in or around that price range and will work just as well. Edited August 20, 2010 by derrenleepoole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nottswarwick Posted August 20, 2010 Author Share Posted August 20, 2010 cool thanks Which trace models should we be looking at then please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Harke A100 combos are good value for money. £239.00 at Digital Village I bought one a few months ago. [url="http://www.dv247.com/guitars/hartke-a100-limited-edition-bass-amp-combo-silver--67290"]http://www.dv247.com/guitars/hartke-a100-l...o-silver--67290[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 [quote name='nottswarwick' post='930774' date='Aug 20 2010, 11:51 AM']cool thanks Which trace models should we be looking at then please?[/quote] If you find a 751 combo second hand that might be between £2-300 and their really decent bass amps. Also Ashdown are probably a bit better quality than trace elliot, but avoid the MAG series. ABM's are much better. +1 on the no to behringers, awful peice of kit. There are many manufacturers for sale on here, Hartke are my personel favourite and the XL series cabs go cheep as chips. If 100 watts is enough i highly recomend the roland bass cube although this is more based on practice than gigs. Avoid anything fender too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrenleepoole Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 (edited) +1 to the above. If you're thinking of the Trace route though, and you don't need masses of volume, the small bit mighty BLX combo range are great - these are the ones that have the rectangular slit down the front. There's an 80 watt and 130 watt version. The 130 watt version is much more adaptable as it can take an extension speaker and has DI out. This is the 80 watt version with no balanced DI: Edited August 20, 2010 by derrenleepoole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Savage Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 [quote name='derrenleepoole' post='930799' date='Aug 20 2010, 12:15 PM']+1 to the above. If you're thinking of the Trace route though, and you don't need masses of volume, the small bit mighty BLX combo range are great - these are the ones that have the rectangular slit down the front. There's an 80 watt and 130 watt version. The 130 watt version is much more adaptable as it can take an extension speaker and has DI out.[/quote] I've got a 130W version which I could be talked into selling, I'm in Staffordshire at the minute... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nottswarwick Posted August 20, 2010 Author Share Posted August 20, 2010 [quote name='Shaun' post='930787' date='Aug 20 2010, 12:06 PM']Harke A100 combos are good value for money. £239.00 at Digital Village I bought one a few months ago. [url="http://www.dv247.com/guitars/hartke-a100-limited-edition-bass-amp-combo-silver--67290"]http://www.dv247.com/guitars/hartke-a100-l...o-silver--67290[/url][/quote] I saw that actually - good it loud enough to gig though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nottswarwick Posted August 20, 2010 Author Share Posted August 20, 2010 What's the diff between the hartke kickback 15 and the a100 other than power? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nottswarwick Posted August 20, 2010 Author Share Posted August 20, 2010 [quote name='Ian Savage' post='930863' date='Aug 20 2010, 01:03 PM']I've got a 130W version which I could be talked into selling, I'm in Staffordshire at the minute...[/quote] How much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Savage Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 [quote name='nottswarwick' post='930920' date='Aug 20 2010, 01:49 PM']How much?[/quote] I'd take £200 for it, it's in storage at the minute but I'm over there later so I'll get some pictures...actually I might be up in Nottingham a week tomorrow if your mate's in no screaming rush... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 [quote name='nottswarwick' post='930886' date='Aug 20 2010, 01:25 PM']I saw that actually - good it loud enough to gig though?[/quote] I have only used my A100 for a few soul/funk gigs and it was great. Drummer doesn't play too loud though and I also generally DI through the PA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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