Re: Recommendations: low-budget bass amp

Steve Cobham wrote:
>
> On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 20:02:40 +0000, Odie Ferrous
> <Odie_ferrous@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >My studio monitors (6.5" bass drivers - must get something decent in
> >soon) can't handle the bass guitar at all.
> >
> >Can anyone recommend a cheap and cheerful bass amp?
> >
> >Only for studio recording / home use - nothing to shake the house down,
> >but I don't want something that distorts either. My total playing time
> >on a bass guitar is about 40 minutes, so I need a hand here...
> >
> >Something with space on top for the cat to sit on (he loves subs) would
> >be nice too...
>
> Er.......hang on........or am I really missing something here?
>
> Your monitors flap when you play bass through them - so you want a
> bass amp (a combo presumably) for recording......
>
> .....aren't the speakers still going to flap when you play back what
> you've recorded using the new combo?
>
> It seems to me that you'll still have the original problem *and* be
> down the cost of the combo.
>
> Surely a better soloution would be to upgrade the monitors?
>
> Like the speaker said - I'm baffled.

Don't be baffled Steve! Leave that side of things to me...

I have problems with lower-frequency sounds. Put me in a fairly busy
pub, and I cannot hold a conversation - I simply cannot hear anything
due to the background noise.

Similarly with recording, although it's slightly more complex. When I
am playing, I need to hear the instrument playing well above the other
levels - although naturally I don't record at these levels. And because
of my low-frequency deafness, it is more pronounced with the bass.

When I'm listening to a final mix (or any CD) I have no issues with
monitoring - so long as there's no background noise.

But you are absolutely right about the monitors - I need to replace them
with 10" bass drivers. Trouble is, these start costing quite serious
money for something decent. I had a pair of Alesis Monitor 2 cheapos a
few years ago, and they were fantastic for the price - but they don't
seem to be made any more.

The thing is, having bassy equipment in an office doesn't help much; my
printer sits quite close to one of my monitors, and when it is pumping
out, the contents of the printer's paper tray vibrate like mad. As do
the various pens, CD markers, batteries, and other such gunge I have
lying about near the monitor...

If anyone has any ideas - passive or active - please recommend
something.


Odie
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