Members Stackabones Posted May 13, 2011 Members Share Posted May 13, 2011 New Bass Day! Just traded some stuff in at GC and this came home with me. Short-scale bass for guitarists! With the trade-in and the 15% off coupon for this weekend, it came to $22. I'm calling her Francine. Now I just need a giggable amp for small rooms! Any recs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seagullplayer77 Posted May 13, 2011 Members Share Posted May 13, 2011 Hey---for $22, it looks like you made out pretty well ! Unfortunately, I don't have any recommendations for bass amps. But I do have a goat . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Oldskool Texas Posted May 13, 2011 Members Share Posted May 13, 2011 New Bass Day!Just traded some stuff in at GC and this came home with me. Short-scale bass for guitarists! With the trade-in and the 15% off coupon for this weekend, it came to $22. I'm calling her Francine.Now I just need a giggable amp for small rooms! Any recs? Holy crap, you stole the thing! The Fender Rumble series of bass amps are more than decent and not too spendy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stackabones Posted May 13, 2011 Author Members Share Posted May 13, 2011 Yeah, the GC guy said something about the Rumbles. I'm gathering up more gear to take in. Just emptied my storage unit last month and I've got stuff everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Terry Allan Hall Posted May 13, 2011 Members Share Posted May 13, 2011 Crate makes some nice small bass amps, but I'd look for at least 75 watts...that translates into about 35 watts of guitar amplification. Cranking a small bass amp may not be the sound you're looking for... http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/msg/2378547173.htmlhttp://dallas.craigslist.org/mdf/msg/2369772803.html (needs new spkr., but a heck of a deal!)http://dallas.craigslist.org/ftw/msg/2367800352.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stackabones Posted May 13, 2011 Author Members Share Posted May 13, 2011 Anything I get will be through GC trade-in, TAH. Thanks for doing the CL legwork for me. Perhaps you could give me your opinion on this, TAH. I've got a Behringer B212A Powered PA. Just plugged it straight into it and it sounds ok -- would a DI be better or something? Would this work for my bedroom/small-gig needs? Any concerns? I can mount it on a pole, too. UPDATE: Just got a thumbs up from Mr. Grumpy over in the Bass forum about the Behringer. He also recommended that I run it through this ...http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/BDI21.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Terry Allan Hall Posted May 14, 2011 Members Share Posted May 14, 2011 Anything I get will be through GC trade-in, TAH. Thanks for doing the CL legwork for me. Perhaps you could give me your opinion on this, TAH. I've got a Behringer B212A Powered PA. Just plugged it straight into it and it sounds ok -- would a DI be better or something? Would this work for my bedroom/small-gig needs? Any concerns? I can mount it on a pole, too. UPDATE: Just got a thumbs up from Mr. Grumpy over in the Bass forum about the Behringer. He also recommended that I run it through this ... http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/BDI21.aspx Yeah, those are pretty nice Powered cabs...can you get one at GC? Had one of those Bass DIs, and it's also great for acoustic guitar, as well...likely uke, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stackabones Posted May 14, 2011 Author Members Share Posted May 14, 2011 I think Behringer discontinued those powered speakers, so you can only get them used at GC if available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted May 14, 2011 Members Share Posted May 14, 2011 'Tain't fair, I tells ya. 22 bucks?! I paid 75 for a 15-year-old used bass that needed new tuners and pots. (Of course, I found it on CraigsList and didn't trade anything but still . . .) As for amps, see what they have used. Peavey is always a good bet. Plan on spending $125-150 (before trades) or so unless you get lucky. If you buy new, check out Acoustic. Fair amount of bang-for-the-buck. No experience with them though so I can't say as far as quality is concerned. I do know my 60 Watt SWR is a little champ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stackabones Posted May 14, 2011 Author Members Share Posted May 14, 2011 DeepEnd, I love Peavey Amps. My main gig git amp for years was a Peavey Bandit 65. I even toured with it. btw, I went and did a bit more trading-in tonight. Got a bunch of stuff out of the living room (which had been in my recently-cleared-out-and-now-closed storage unit for years). I'll post an NGD soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LiFeStArTs@40 Posted May 14, 2011 Members Share Posted May 14, 2011 Congrats!!! I did the same thing about a year ago... Used up an in store credit and brought home my squire bass for $70 out of pocket. I love that bass and so does my bass player buddy. He's always trying to con me into selling it to him. As a noob, guitarist, playing bass has really helped in my learning to play guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Etienne Rambert Posted May 14, 2011 Members Share Posted May 14, 2011 I love EB basses. I'm a former bass player. And I like the short scale. Congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Terry Allan Hall Posted May 14, 2011 Members Share Posted May 14, 2011 Congrats!!! I did the same thing about a year ago... Used up an in store credit and brought home my squire bass for $70 out of pocket. I love that bass and so does my bass player buddy. He's always trying to con me into selling it to him. As a noob, guitarist, playing bass has really helped in my learning to play guitar. I converted my Squier bass into a fretless...added a Leo Quann bridge and it's turned into a keeper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chicken Monkey Posted May 14, 2011 Members Share Posted May 14, 2011 I love those basses. I'd just get a DI box and run it into the PA, but what do I know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guildfire Posted May 14, 2011 Members Share Posted May 14, 2011 I picked up a used Silvertone bass in sunburst. Less than $100. Just 2 knobs - tone and volume. It sounds and plays great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Michael Martin Posted May 14, 2011 Members Share Posted May 14, 2011 Sweet. I have a Carlo Robelli cheap-o EB-3 clone, bought used via ebay a few yrs ago. I thought it was short-scale, having confused EB-0s and EB-3s. I wish it was short scale--I've played your Epi in GC before, and love that shorter neck. But I do like the sound of my EB-3 copy--that massive neck PU is so cataclysmically dark. And even for a bass, the damn thing weighs a ton. Gotta play it sitting down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rickjes Posted May 14, 2011 Members Share Posted May 14, 2011 SWEET !!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members panhandler Posted May 15, 2011 Members Share Posted May 15, 2011 GOAT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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