Whats a good bass amp for under $500?

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I know nothing about bass amps so I could use some knowledgable suggestions
before i go shopping. I need a bass amp that sounds great It has to be
loud enough to play with drums without straining the amp.. right now we
have a starclassic drumset, a mesa boogie F50 and a polytone for guitars..
so i'd want a bass amp thats not going to sound like the weakling of the
room we don't gig or anything, just have fun in our little jam room,
recording things when they sound nice..


thanks

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On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 12:12:07 -0600, Joe Sensor <crabcakes@emagic.net>
wrote:

>steve wrote:
>> I know nothing about bass amps so I could use some knowledgable suggestions
>> before i go shopping. I need a bass amp that sounds great It has to be
>> loud enough to play with drums without straining the amp.. right now we
>> have a starclassic drumset, a mesa boogie F50 and a polytone for guitars..
>> so i'd want a bass amp thats not going to sound like the weakling of the
>> room we don't gig or anything, just have fun in our little jam room,
>> recording things when they sound nice..
>
>Ampeg Rocket Bass. You can't go wrong, and it is under 500.

I'd also offer up the SWR Workingman series. Great amps.

jtougas

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My bass player has an SWR L15, which has a horn for the highs. That was around $300.00 USD. It is a
very nice little unit.

Then there is Carvin's stuff, which is built very well, too.

--fletch


steve wrote:
> I know nothing about bass amps so I could use some knowledgable suggestions
> before i go shopping. I need a bass amp that sounds great It has to be
> loud enough to play with drums without straining the amp.. right now we
> have a starclassic drumset, a mesa boogie F50 and a polytone for guitars..
> so i'd want a bass amp thats not going to sound like the weakling of the
> room we don't gig or anything, just have fun in our little jam room,
> recording things when they sound nice..
>
>
> thanks
>
>
>

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> steve wrote:
> > I know nothing about bass amps so I could use some knowledgable suggestions
> > before i go shopping. I need a bass amp that sounds great It has to be
> > loud enough to play with drums without straining the amp.. right now we
> > have a starclassic drumset, a mesa boogie F50 and a polytone for guitars..
> > so i'd want a bass amp thats not going to sound like the weakling of the
> > room we don't gig or anything, just have fun in our little jam room,
> > recording things when they sound nice..

Ampeg B100 - 15" speaker, 100 watts.

--
Jedd Haas - Artist
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You can get a Hartke 3500/4x10 combo for under 500 bucks used. Not the
best sounding, but not a lot will be for under 500. It's freaking loud
though. I used it gigging for a couple years and could drive 4x10+1x15
stacks all night with it. Cool Amp. It's a lot of muscle for the buck,
just not a lot of finesse.

For more opinions check out the superb alt.guitar.bass newsgroup

Roach

steve wrote:
> I know nothing about bass amps so I could use some knowledgable suggestions
> before i go shopping. I need a bass amp that sounds great It has to be
> loud enough to play with drums without straining the amp.. right now we
> have a starclassic drumset, a mesa boogie F50 and a polytone for guitars..
> so i'd want a bass amp thats not going to sound like the weakling of the
> room we don't gig or anything, just have fun in our little jam room,
> recording things when they sound nice..
>
>
> thanks
>
>
>