HELP what bass amp to buy ???

Reinhardt

Hey guys, I actually play guitar, but have to buy a bass amp for our bassist in our band, who is also a guitarist ? We play metal/hard rock, and allot of people say I have to buy a hartke? What do you guys think, I only have a R3000 budget, and the amp must be small enough for easy transport, as well as gigging, and must have great tone for metal type music. THANKS!

Manfred-Klose

Take a look at hte ampeg BA range.
it's very well priced, sounds good, and have a xlr DI out.

a friend of mine bought the 15'' version. was somewhere between R3000 - R4000 i think.
they have smaller ones as well, 10'' and 12'' setups.

Jack-Flash-Jr

Hartke is great of course, but you could do a lot worse than an Ashdown 300 (minimum output he'll need). It's got everything you need to get a great sound, only negative is the onboard compressor is not great (I don't use compression anyway) but it's plenty loud, very transportable and you might find some floating on gumtree etc.

DaFiz

Yes indeed Jack Flash... 8) although y'll have difficulty in finding one for R3000 :-[
http://capetown.gumtree.co.za/c-Stuff-for-Sale-musical-instruments-Ashdown-Bass-Amp-W0QQAdIdZ276554025

LloKki

I have a similar issue and saw this for R2300 new,,,,
Any opinions or reviews here ?

http://www.ibanez.com/Electronics/model-SW80

Jack-Flash-Jr

LloKki wrote: I have a similar issue and saw this for R2300 new,,,,
Any opinions or reviews here ?

http://www.ibanez.com/Electronics/model-SW80

Unless you line out to a PA there's not enough power to be heard live... but I've heard that the Peavey bass amp series are good sound quality wise.

Vintage-Vibe

Take your lead/electric guitar amp's wattage and multiply by 5 or 6 - that's what your bass amp's wattage needs to be ...
Agreed - no less than 300 watts unless every gig you play has perfect monitoring.
Also depends on how loud your drummer is ... my guess is "very" ... ?

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Jack Flash Jr wrote: Hartke is great of course, but you could do a lot worse than an Ashdown 300 (minimum output he'll need). It's got everything you need to get a great sound, only negative is the onboard compressor is not great (I don't use compression anyway) but it's plenty loud, very transportable and you might find some floating on gumtree etc.

+1 can't wait to get my hands on one of those... 8)