Depends upon your needs, Ampeg amps are ok, but a 25 Watter is really only a practice amp. I have a 30W Roland Cube as a practice amp at home and their larger amps are pretty good (mate has a Roland Keyboard amp that has been gigged long and hard for many years). As for the Bass, again, depends upon your needs.
I started out with a Coronet bass back in the 70s and loved it. I was given a Rickenbacker back then to try on a new amp I was looking at purchasing and did not like it. Go figure. In recent years I played a mates Yamaha neckthru which I quite liked and purchased a 4 string Yamaha bass on that experience. Even though I had it tuned BEAD, I still wanted the extra string, so after it was written off in a flood, I purchased the Washburn in my sig. Play a few, and see what works for you.
I would recommend, at least, tuning BEAD if you don't want a 5 string bass. Over the years I've found that I've needed to go down to the Low C but never have I run out of frets up near the pickup.
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