what practice amp

[HEMI]

Hi all new to the forum been playing for about 8 months I picked up a sterling sub ray4 in honey burst which I think is a kick ass bass for the price and they didn't seam to skimp on the quality either.
My question is I have a fender bronco 40 amp which seams to loose some sound quality when turned up passed half way, so I was thinking of upgrading to something a little bigger like 100 to 150 amps just for home.
So I need some guidance in choosing something, budget is up to $400 but we don't need to spend it all
Thanks again.
Stan

 

[Freddels]

If you buy used, you can get more for your $. If you want new, then The Peavey Max 112 (at $250) is a pretty good sounding amp or the Max 115 ($300). There's also the GK MB112 ($399). Your budget is just at that limiting amount. Not sure what else is available in Canada.

 

[martin shane]

+1 on the GK MB112 ... I just picked one up ... great sounding little amp ...

 

[njhammer]

+1 on the GK MB112 also - just picked one up as a practice amp from Sweetwater thru MingusBASS here on the forum. Great service and price. Help out a fellow Knucklehead.

 

[2ndBassGuitar]

There are some great close out deals on some new Genz Benz amps right now. You can use them on stage too.

 

[five7]

I have a couple of behringers I picked up for 40 and 100. The bxl 1800 is loud and has rca inputs and a headphone jack for practicing at home. The other one is a bxl 900 which I leave at practice, easily keeps up with a drummer. I picked up a markbass lm 2 and a 2-10 cab used on cl for 400.

 

[HEMI]

Thanks for the input I will check out these amps

 

[pudgychef]

Check the local Long and McQuade used sections...likely some good deals on some Traynor/Yorkville bass amps

 

[Golem]

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Mebbe just get an extension cab rated for about 250W.
That will prolly cure the practice room problem cuz it's
almost surely your speaker thaz fugging up as you call
for over 50% power. Later when you need a good amp
to play out, just get a 300 to 500W head for that cab.

You will get adequate practice volume running such a
cab on 40W, and a cleaner sound. As you pregress to
playing out, you will likely go thru a few rig upgrades,
and it's always easier to have separate head and cab
as you go thru that development.

P.S. Avoid 4 ohm cabs. Do not be deluded by the idea
that lower impedance will draw more power from your
amp. Technically, it WILL .... but sound-wise, "meh".
Plus, if you ever want to add a second cab, you can't
do that [to most heads] if the current cab is 4 ohm.