gibs
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Trust me, I know next to nothing about bass amps...I've always DI'd for recording using my minimal bass skills, but I wanna get a bass amp that I can play with for fun as well as mic.....
I don't gig out, so I don't need to compete with other instruments....but I'd kinda like a full sound for my own pleasure....
I've looked at some stuff on the net to get an idea of list prices, speaker size, bells and whistles and stuff, keeping in mind that I would rather not spend a million dollars for something that's not a drop dead necessity...and a couple of ones stuck out price-wise....namely:
Hartke B30, (30 watts 10") sez it handles active/passive pickups well (my new bass has one P and one J, but has a built in preamp)and has an out for DI....list $219....$169 at samash
Rogue CG50B (50 watts 12") has effects loop.....$319 list... $119 musiciansfriend....
but there's also even smaller versions of both of these:
Hartke B20 (20 watts 8") list $169...$129 samash
Rogue CG20R (20 watts 8") fxloops and reverb...list $89....$69 musiciansfriend...
Would the smaller ones be ok?...
the Rogues kinda scare me because they're so inexpensive....I mean $69????
but the plain vanilla Hartke 20 watt job might just be the ticket....?
or the 30????
I'd for sure like to have an old tube, but price and size pretty much negates that idea.......
any ideas or suggestions appreciated.......gibs
I don't gig out, so I don't need to compete with other instruments....but I'd kinda like a full sound for my own pleasure....
I've looked at some stuff on the net to get an idea of list prices, speaker size, bells and whistles and stuff, keeping in mind that I would rather not spend a million dollars for something that's not a drop dead necessity...and a couple of ones stuck out price-wise....namely:
Hartke B30, (30 watts 10") sez it handles active/passive pickups well (my new bass has one P and one J, but has a built in preamp)and has an out for DI....list $219....$169 at samash
Rogue CG50B (50 watts 12") has effects loop.....$319 list... $119 musiciansfriend....
but there's also even smaller versions of both of these:
Hartke B20 (20 watts 8") list $169...$129 samash
Rogue CG20R (20 watts 8") fxloops and reverb...list $89....$69 musiciansfriend...
Would the smaller ones be ok?...
the Rogues kinda scare me because they're so inexpensive....I mean $69????
but the plain vanilla Hartke 20 watt job might just be the ticket....?
or the 30????
I'd for sure like to have an old tube, but price and size pretty much negates that idea.......
any ideas or suggestions appreciated.......gibs