Thoughts on a bass combo amp

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 8:58 am

I'm looking for a small combo bass amp, that packs a little punch. Something I can throw in my car, and run off to a jam session or whatever.

Any advice, thoughts,opinions?

Found this one...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Ashdown-Mag-C210T-300-combo-bass-amplfier_W0QQitemZ110133618413QQihZ001QQcategoryZ121159QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 10:17 am

For weight vs power, that's seems a great deal. Most 2x10 combos I look at are pushing 70 pounds, as was my Nemesis. Oh wait, that is a kg spec of 28, not pounds. Still light compared......

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 10:28 am

Behringer BXL-3000A. 300 watts, 300 bucks, 1-15" aluminum cone speaker. Bottom octave booster, sound shaper. Compact, but 70 pounds.

revolver323 · Post by **revolver323** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 11:00 am

I picked up a Line 6 Studio 110 Lowdown Combo for $25 that would be perfect. About 25 pounds, 1 x 10, 75 watts, but loud for its size. Four presets for modeling SVT, Ampeg fliptop and Trace Elliott plus a shred metal sound. Also an interesting synth that may or may not be useful. For practice, you can't beat it. Loud enough for a small gig and a built-in DI, post or pre Modeling. They make more powerful models in 1 x 12 & 1 x 15.

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 4:17 pm

I'm gonna check out a couple at the music stores tomorrow. Never had a line 6. Every product I ever had from Behringer though, has been a great value for the money, so I hope I see one.

Gonna try and see Ampeg, Genz Benz, Ashdown and hopefully see what's up.

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 4:25 pm

Those Line 6 are 250 not 25. Methinks he forgot a zero.

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 5:26 pm

YORKVILLE 200 Watter! That's it. I tried the Ampeg 100 Watter, not enough power. Tried the Eden Nemesis, too clean and sterile. LOVE the Yorkville Bassmaster 200!!

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 1:31 am

Someone nearby has two of the 400 watter Yorktowns for sale. Hopefully I can check them out soon.

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 6:47 am

I have a Carvin PB100 I'm thinking of selling. Single knob compressor and noise gate.

100 watts into a single 15. Sounds good., not incredibly loud though.

revolver323 · Post by **revolver323** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 7:02 am

Yeah, the Line 6 was $225 -- I got a "second" from ZZounds.com. Normal price is $250. Also try the Genz-Benz line, especially the NEOx 40, if you have around $700 to spend.

revolver323 · Post by **revolver323** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 7:04 am

OK -- I can't type. I meant the NEOx 400, NOT 40.

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 2:18 pm

Ended up picking this up:

Walked into the bass room at Guitar Center, and it just popped out at me. Sounds amazing!500W at 4 ohms/300W @ 8 ohms, weighs in at about 40 lbs.

Took a nice bass(Music Man Sting Ray) and it sounded awesome, but I wasn't convinced, so I took some ****** bass off the wall, plugged it in, and it still sounded punchy and clear. Exactly what I was looking for.

Of course they didn't have enough of my money, so I picked this up too:

Super light, and the small body, easy to play acoustic bass I was looking for.

squirefan01 · Post by **squirefan01** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 3:38 pm

Marc,

I just played this same amp at a GC on Long Island over the weekend, and I loved it. I started with a cheapo Squire bass that the salesman hooked up to it, but also tried a MusicMan. I really loved the sound. They also had the 2x10 combo there, but I did not try that one out. Did you?

I think I'd like to either get what you got with just an extra 2x10 speaker cab, or go the other way around and get a 2x10 combo and external 1x15 speaker cab. I'll be thinking about that this week!

I couldn't believe how light that 1x15 combo was. Superb sound too.

Enjoy it!

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 4:17 pm

That's funny, was it the one in Carle Place? That's where I got it from. I did just the opposite..MM first, then the Squire.

Never tried the 1x10 combo.I happen to have a 2x10 cabinet, that's why I wanted the 1x15.

PS - Behringer definitely was a close second, and if it was a "for the money" deal, I would have opted for it.

jps · Post by **jps** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 5:31 pm

You need to tell them that the name is spelled wrong, it should be Marcbass! Actually, it should be, given the name of the company's owner, Marco.