Bass amp

[Frostdaddy]

So, me and three friends are going to start a band soon, and when I bought my bass, it came with a 15 watt amp. What I'm wondering is, will this be enough? Or is it a good idea to go bigger? Suggestions?

[Misfit_Fiend]

15 is good for a bass..... actually thats just enough, unless your queen

[sausagefingers7]

Always depends on what you're doing. For playing shows or anywhere that you need alot of volume, it's gonna suck. But if you're just jammin in a room with some other people, it's just fine. Of course...bigger is ALWAYS better, and whatever you do, try not to settle on equipment. If you can save up just a little more and get the best, DO IT. Or you'll just end up either wishing you did, or end up just spending more money on something else. I had a 10 or 15 watt amp at first, then intead of buying somthing I liked right away, I just kept saving and bought a 300 watt, Ampeg SVT II with a Classic 8x10 cab. It's awesome. And of course it all depends on personal preference too on what you get. So shop around and take your time.

[Ridiculous]

Hey, I managaed a music retail store for a WHILE, sold many bass rigs to many different levels of players and the general rule of thumb is if you need to play over a drum set you will need at least a hundred watts. Bass waves travel much different than treble waves of a guitar so you will also want to carefully consider placement of the amp. Also, not that your there yet, never mix bass from the stage.

[banjo1735]

Hey, I managaed a music retail store for a WHILE, sold many bass rigs to many different levels of players and the general rule of thumb is if you need to play over a drum set you will need at least a hundred watts. Bass waves travel much different than treble waves of a guitar so you will also want to carefully consider placement of the amp. Also, not that your there yet, never mix bass from the stage.

Well, in my band, I have a 40 watt amp (Roand Cube 40), and it is the loudest thing in the band. But, make sure the amp isn't pointed towards the drums, because the snare drum will ring a lot when the snares are on.

But, with my experience, bass amps are much louder than most guitar amps.

I doubt that my opinion would count as much as a retailer though :bow: :bow:

[Machavelli]

a 45 w amp can wit my bass and a free lesson all for 220 guitars use 100 w in my band though

[JimBeam]

Of course...bigger is ALWAYS better
Not that it matters or anything... but that isn't true. I prefer quality over quantity. A good quality 100W amp is gonna kick arse over a shit quality 300W amp. I'd be happier with good sounding, quieter music, than loud shit quality music. This is taking it a bit far though, but just wanted to point out that bigger is not always better.

[Ridiculous]

Well, in my band, I have a 40 watt amp (Roand Cube 40), and it is the loudest thing in the band. But, make sure the amp isn't pointed towards the drums, because the snare drum will ring a lot when the snares are on.

But, with my experience, bass amps are much louder than most guitar amps.

I doubt that my opinion would count as much as a retailer though :bow: :bow:

Sorry, thats not how I meant that. I didn't mean to sound holier than thou.

[joekickass]

Well in my band I have a 50 watt bass amp and my friend has a 120-watt guitar amp, and they work pretty well in tandem with the drums. We just added a new guitarist, and he's going to buy a 100 watter and a new axe, but for our first practice together he used my spare guitar with a little 15 watt amp and we sounded pretty good together.

Not that it matters or anything... but that isn't true. I prefer quality over quantity. A good quality 100W amp is gonna kick arse over a shit quality 300W amp. I'd be happier with good sounding, quieter music, than loud shit quality music. This is taking it a bit far though, but just wanted to point out that bigger is not always better.

I agree with you on that. I could have gotten a 100 watt amp for the price of my 50, but the guy at guitar center said mine was better, so i chose quality over quantity.