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Bass amps??

Posted by john mackay on February 6, 2015 at 2:05pm in Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts

I'm looking for a cheap amp..I mean cheap!

this one can't get any cheaper unless its free.

it say bass but it look like an ordinary guitar amp to me.

what do you think??

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mini-Amp-Guitar-Practice-Amplifier-Speaker-5W-For-Electric-Guitar-Bass-/111422893011?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item19f1526bd3

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  • Diglydog February 12, 2015 at 3:40pm

    Keep looking at second hand.  I got one of these Ashdown T15-180 Limited Edition (15-inch speaker, 180Watt) amps in mint condition for £50 on eBay a few months back.  Look for bad listings that are collection only.

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    • john mackay > Diglydog February 13, 2015 at 7:29am

      Look for bad listings that are collection only.

      the problem is that most are down south...to far.

  • john mackay February 12, 2015 at 2:58pm

    is this a good'n ?

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Benson-electric-overdrive-guitar-bass-Ele...

    • Slowpaw Steve T > john mackay February 13, 2015 at 2:59pm

      I shouldn't think so for £35.00 new - you get what you pay for, have a look at the Ampegs :-)

  • Slowpaw Steve T February 12, 2015 at 10:26am

    John it depends what you want to do - you can use any amp for bass, it won't produce the same responses as a purpose built bass amp but will more than do for practice.  I use Ampeg bass amps with smallish speakers for recording bass and my Lowebow, not cheap but pushes out the  lowest of lows :-)

    get a Marshall with a 15" speaker and it'll rattle yer neighbours floorboards...

  • Cliff Kent February 12, 2015 at 8:08am

    I looked at this but ended up buying the Marshall version off ebay for not much more money, I managed to get a new one but used often don't go for too much I got the MS2 mini stack but there is the ms4 mini full stack as well.

    Works well as practice amp on electric guitar wouldn't know about base. Marshall version has nice retro look as well.

  • john mackay February 7, 2015 at 2:05pm

    wayfind you little rascal!  lol

    now you've got me thinking of another Bass guitar.

    as it happens I do have another violin body.

    might have go at that  using proper pick up rather than a piezo  that I have in the above guitar.

  • Patrick Curley February 7, 2015 at 6:02am

    If you're not interested in gigging you might want to consider a software solution. If you have a way of getting your guitar, or bass, into a computer, tablet, even a phone, there are some pretty good amp simulators and they're dirt cheap.

    • john mackay > Patrick Curley February 7, 2015 at 11:59am

      it take me all my time just to use the pc let alone all the fancy stuff.lol

  • john mackay February 7, 2015 at 5:29am

    I have yet to learn to play slide on a cbg!

    I started and then I cut my thumb which is documented on here.lol

    'Scuse me but.. MWAAHAHAHAHhahhaha HAR HAR HEEEEE HEEE Heeeeeee??? what deya mean wayfinder?

    I will be selling one of my amps the biggest one I have a peavy rage 158.

    taken chickenjohnny advice a getting a roland cube for my 3 stringers later.

    I have a dinky amp like the one in the ebay list above but thats going into the cbg box when I get a round to making it.

    I also have  Kinsman 10w amp,might put that in my shed to test the gits out before I finally complete the cbg.

    I have no intention of playing in front of a crown,just purely for my own pleasure so I have no need to spend big bucks on amps.anyway we'll see what comes.

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