I've been playing bass guitar for a few years now and was in an electric-folk band for awhile, but now I'm playing a much louder type a music (sort of jazz-metal) with my new band. I've been playing out of a 115-watt 10" keyboard amp, but my drummer (and not that this is a bad thing at all) plays so loudly that even at full volume it is sometimes hard to hear myself playing unless I have distortion on with the gain way up.
Since I don't always want to be playing distorted, I've come to the conclusion that I need a larger, more powerful amp. The problem is, I know next to nothing about them. So how do I know which brand to go with and with what size/number of speakers? Stack or combo? Solid-state or vacuum? Help!
2006-09-18 19:45:32 · 4 answers · asked by brimaster86 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
For starters I think you need an actual bass amp that's made for low frequencies instead of a keyboard amp.
Honestly, you just need to buy what you think will get the job done and what will fit the budget. I boght a Peavey TNT. It's combo...I can't remeber how many watts it is but it has a 15" speaker and it does what I want. It's loud enough for band practice and if we play out I usually mic it. Plus there's a jack to hook up an external if I wanted more out of it.
If you're tight on budget and you don't want to take up too much space then get a combo. If you can splurge and space isn't an issue then go for a stack. Go to a few guitar shops and try out a few amps to see what you like. My only recommendation is to go solid state. I've never owned a tube amp...but I do hear owners of tube amps ***** about buying new tubes for their amps. Besides solid state seems to do good enough sound wise.
Also...if you're having trouble hearing yourself at practice try to get your amp off the ground a bit or aim it at yourself. It works for guitarists when they can't hear themselves...I don't know how well it would work with a bass because of the low frequencies but it's worth a shot.
2006-09-18 20:08:43 · answer #1 · answered by MTY 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-09-18 19:48:46 · answer #2 · answered by oriedo_droidpower 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
plug them in and try them out, which ever sounds the best buy
2006-09-18 19:47:14 · answer #3 · answered by Southie9 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
find a professional
2006-09-18 20:05:52 · answer #4 · answered by david w 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋