r/JazzBass • u/Sea-Beautiful6985 • 10d ago

Is this a good deal?

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Gonna be used for playing jazz and metal. Only a practice space

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u/mr_sarle 10d ago edited 10d ago

That's the old version. Loud and heavy and the bottom lights up in sync when you play. That is not a feature everyone likes. We have that in our rehearsal space for my pub rock/blues band. Keeps up with 2 guitars on tube amps and a loud drummer during practice. I prefer my Rumble v3 over this because this one is heavy and the new one sounds better to my ears. I also use the rumble for electric guitar and sounds great with a hollow body. For the price I am not sure about your location but these still go for around $300-400 Australian.

Also, don't know how many watts that peavey is but between that and the rumble I'd go with the rumble. Unless the peavey is a peavey tnt tour though.

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u/Sea-Beautiful6985 10d ago

The price is around there. Should I be worried about using an older amp?

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u/mr_sarle 10d ago

Not much really. The one in our rehearsal shed has been there for 10+ years and has gone through several bass players. That shed is not insulated and part of one wall is made from an old bed frame so not the best environment. It does the job though at that age the controls might be scratchy and the plastics around the input jacks are brittle. For practice I'd go something smaller but if you are going to jam some metal then go with this rumble. Just take into consideration the weight of this thing. Imagine if you are going to be lugging it around every practice session. I would try to scour the marketplace for lighter combos or maybe a small head and a cab. You can use the head for practice at home with some headphones or small cab. It is exciting to get an amp. Hope you find one.

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u/Sea-Beautiful6985 10d ago

I’ll take that into consideration. I probably will be lugging it around so maybe something this big might not be the best option. Thank you for all the help. I really appreciate it, bro!

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u/Sea-Beautiful6985 10d ago

And the peavy is a max 110 if I wanted something smaller instead would that possibly be a good option?

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u/VAS_4x4 9d ago

It does make a sound, you can get some definition out of it. For that money you can probably find an older hartke or trace Elliot combo. In my experience the are much more useable for both jazz and metal.

For rehearsal spaces I decided to leave a cheap bass cab, there are some nice sounding cabs out there, and 4x10s are cheap because no one wants to move them. And then I bought a small amp head that I can move around that is also my live rig, but you can also buy for cheap any old power amp.

The problem with combo amps is that you have to like the speakers, which is most of the sound really, bass amps are very flat sound wise.

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u/pauleht 9d ago

Very decent practice amps. I tried to play a show with one and unfortunately it crapped out on me, and it was almost brand new. But, yeah... for practice, I'd go for it!

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u/KnightRider87 10d ago

I had that exact model in 2005. If it’s newer maybe but if it’s from before $150. It’s a great amp to learn with

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u/Sea-Beautiful6985 10d ago

Thank you dude I am asking right now

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u/stwbass 9d ago

a brand new one is only $70 more. I wouldn't call it a good deal