Bass combo recommendations?

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 4:12 am

To be perfectly honest,,, The B200R sounds "good" with my Ricks,, but sounds absoluty fantastic with my Fender clones. Especially with the funky "slap and pop" techniques.

cornishmusic · Post by **cornishmusic** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 8:29 am

The Trace Elliott 1 x 15 combo works really well for me, although I use the 4x 10 extension cab for live work. Can you still get Trace Elliott stuff?

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 8:33 am

I think you can, although I think they are owned by someone else now.....Gibson?

rickfan63 · Post by **rickfan63** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 11:50 am

My Ampeg BA 115 HPT 220wt combo sounds very good with my Ricks. And it really shines when I use my SansAmp Bass Driver with it, no noise either. It's also very compact and easy to move.

kidvett · Post by **kidvett** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 6:02 pm

I have a B200R and very satisfied. Lots of sound variations, especially with the small push buttons ( hi-low, mid or highs ). Enough power in a small package, easy to move...I prefer 15s over smaller speakers & can get a nice tacky Ric sound as much as a ``deep low`` Fender P bass style sound...A few neg points: it does a small hum if both the gain & volume are higher than 5...I recently discovered this as my band moved to a bigger practice room ( 12ft high ceiling...) I am also presently shopping for a Mesa 400+ as the B200R lacks output ( or gives you a very distorted sound, way beyond acceptable )if your band plays loud...But it's enough for small gigs or garage type jams...

The newer 400+ will be combined to a 2 x 15s cab ( a second cab to be added later ). I was planning to sell the B200R when I,ll get the ``bigger one`` but will keep it for small gigs....This should speak for itself !! as I am very happy with it & can only recommend this great Ampeg product...

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 6:11 pm

Robert - you have mail.

robriboflavin · Post by **robriboflavin** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 4:28 am

First off, I want to say this is a great board! You guys have all been really helpful.

Steve, I went up to Music City Guitar last night - quite an interesting place, very old school. Looks like it used to be a movie theater at one time... At any rate, I was able to try out the B100R, an N15S and a Bassman 210. They all sounded pretty good, with the Rocket edging out the others with a bit warmer tone.

Today I'm off to see if I can check out the other suggestions here, and then comes the hard part - actually making my final choice!

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 6:27 am

robriboflavin · Post by **robriboflavin** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 11:58 am

OK, just got home with an Eden CXC210, so now I am all set for Monday when my 4003 AFG arrives...

Thanks everyone!

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 12:10 pm

I had an Eden Traveller with 2x10 that I loved.......until I got my Ric. It sounded like **** through that rig. I tried an Ashdown, and ended up with an Ampeg B2R and a 4x10 Classic cab. Now I have "the sound"!

markbass99 · Post by **markbass99** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 6:05 pm

Robert, I have an Eden Nemesis combo, 2x12 with 320 watts and my ricks sound great through it. Plenty of volume and with a sansamp rbi in front I can get a wide variety of tonal variations. I've heard good things about Eden 2x10's also.

johnashfield · Post by **johnashfield** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 7:03 pm

Ashdown Mag 300 4x10

Under $750... Great tone for a ric... Lots of volume...

I play my 4001c64s (with Thomastik Jazz flats) with the eq knobs bypassed, amazing sound.

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 2:30 am

I'm not knocking the Ashdown MAG series, but I've read alot of reviews saying things like "It just quit working", or "It never worked from the start".

Any truth here? I'd like to try one of the heads, but I'm kinda leary.

squirefan01 · Post by **squirefan01** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 5:01 am

I am also a happy Ampeg B200R customer. I love the sound I get from it, and the variations of sounds I can get.

green_us90 · Post by **green_us90** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 5:04 am

I like my B100R Ampeg but have been jonesing for a B200R or a B-15 fliptop (vintage or otherwise).