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Greetings folks,
As part of this years' Christmas madness, Im having a go at building a bass guitar for my eldest boy. That, in itself, not an issue. However, as I have never played bass myself I don't have a bass amplifier and don't really know what I should be looking out for.
So, can anyone offer some amp advice? As it will be a gift, new is preferred, but am certainly open to secondhand. Also, anything I should be avoiding? If there is an amp out there that does bass and microphone, that would be a bonus, but not essential. Budget? £300 Style? Unknown. Likelihood of playing outside of home? Minimal/nil.
Many thanks,
Adam
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Fender Rumble Studio 40
Ok, so not really interested in a P.A. so a Rumble it is. I had wondered if there was something else similar to the Blackstar BEAM that might have done the trick?
Cheers,
Adam
There was a thread about these amps earlier this year. It rapidly turned into a closed dialogue between two contributors.
A keyboard amp will do the job though, and some do have mic channels - and they need to handle the low-end from a keyboard, which can be even more than from a bass. You may need an external bass preamp or FX unit to make it sound 'right' though.
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Thanks for the advice - the blackstar amps from the other thread were the new Unity range, the BEAM was a couple of years ago and supposedly handled bass/acoustic/microphone. But I have no experience of them either.
Understood re:tonal specs of bass amp.
May I ask what is the practical difference between the Rumble 40 and Rumble 40 Studio (which is pushing the £300 limit a *little* bit)?
Cheers,
Adam
Thanks for the further advice. I'll see if I can check out the Ampeg's too.
Regarding the mic thing - not super important, but my younger boy wants to try his hand at one so it doesn't need to be fantastic, but if possible to kill 2 birds with one stone.... No I haven't had a shot through the Marshall acoustic amps (I understand the AS100D to be the choice of the group), but I had considered them along with the Boss Acoustic Singer (overkill for my boy, but I do have an acoustic with pickup so it would be useful there too).
GAS is an evil mistress!
Cheers,
Adam
In fact in general I would be careful about putting bass through any acoustic amp that isn’t specifically designed for electric/acoustic bass, even more than I would through an electric guitar amp.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Ahh, the thread has taken a left turn. I wasn't considering running a bass through an acoustic amp at all. But mic+acoustic in the same 'box' seems rather common.
Cheers,
Adam
There are definitely at least a couple of dedicated acoustic bass amps available, but I can’t remember if they have mic inputs. They’re probably also fairly expensive...
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein