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We are sorting out our dining room and my better half, Debs, is having something to say about the space my home practice amp takes up. The dining room is where I work though bass stuff at home. It is a home made thing that I lashed up about 20 years ago. It has a small separate head and a 1x10 cab. The whole set up is 24” high 15” wide and 12” deep.

To be honest the sound quality of it is quite poor and any excuse to please Debs and sort out a better practice amp should be grabbed with both hands!

Any ideas? I’m not looking for much volume or power but a good tone and small size is essential. Thanks

this kit will do it! about 1 m high...

I have looked at this Ashdown mini rig and would consider it should it not be 3 pieces of kit to contend with. I would consider a Trace Elliot Boxer 15 or 30. They are plenty loud enough for home use and low level rehearsals. They are very small and sound great for what they are. Mine is the most used amp in my collection. The quality of sound is so good that you could easily record with it. I have the Boxer 15 and wouldnt be parted from it. The good thing is that you will pick one up of ebay for about £50 - £60. Failing that get a new woman instead !

Bob, go to the Eden electronics website and look at the nemesis and silver series lines. I just bought a nemesis 2x12, 320 watt combo and I think its incredible, amazing clarity and extended lows, I'm actually hearing differences in my 4001,4003, and 4004 basses that I've never heard before. The 2x12's a little big for what you want, I've heard rave review's on the 2x10 it goes down to 31 hz. The silver series is designed to be practice amps so that's closer to what your looking for. The prices on their website are MSRP so there are some deals out there if you look.

How about an Ampeg B-100R? 100 watts and tiny, and I'm sure others around here can speak for the tone... I'm stuck in lust for it myself...

Plus the B100R looks so good you'll WANT to leave it out for all to see. Like nice furniture!

B-100R +1

Wow... that B-100R looks fantastic. The only thing is it is bigger than what I have at the moment.

How about the Phil Jones Bass Briefcase? It's a bit on the expensive side, but it is supposed to sound really good despite the size.

Sorry Bob! The first time I read your post somehow your cab registered in my feeble head as a 2x10...

No more posting before coffee.

Hang on a minute here.... we are talking about an amp for home use. Bobs current amp is small but it is obviously not small enough to keep the Mrs happy. Why would anybody need a 100 watt amp in the home ? We Brits dont have basements as a rule so our gear is generally set up in a living room or a spare bedroom. The issue here is space not power surely ? You can only play so loud in the home. A very small great sounding amp is what is required here. Eden and Ampeg gear is also very costly in the UK.

Bob... how about a Line6 Pod and a good pair of headphones?

how about a basement studio??

"Bob... how about a Line6 Pod and a good pair of headphones?"

An excellent suggestion and exactly what I've been doing in one form or other for as long as I can remember.

No worries about taking up space or disturbing the family or neighbors.

How about a Boss ME50B processor? Easy to program and full of great effects and signal shaping. I never cared for the plastic-kidney-bean-Pod-thing.