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Old 12-28-2016, 03:46 PM
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In my experience, small bass amps are really pretty useless. This is ultimately for the same reason ABGs don't work. Low frequencies need to be loud to be heard. I used an Ampeg BA 115 150 watt bass amp with a 15" speaker when I played bass in a sort of electrified bluegrass group with a Tele and a loud electric lap slide guitar. That was probably overkill.

I quickly looked at GC, you could get a used 50 watt Ampeg Combo with 12" speaker for $149 and a used Squier Jazz Bass for $219. That would be a perfectly respectable rig. Now, I don't think you should actually go to the GC website and drop those in your cart. If you search a bit on CL and Reverb you can find equivalent gear for less. Of course, the nice thing about GC is they have a great return policy. If you get the gear and don't like it, they will take it back.
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