Question on speaker size for upright bass

[Brian Glassman]

Originally Posted by Jim Hines

Hi guys,

I'm in the market for a small amp for my upright. I'm primarily an electric player and have a great Eden combination but I'd like to find something that would do the job in small settings and especially one that would fit the upright more.
I have a Shen 1800 hybrid so.....
The amps I've been looking at (and they are not that high end but I have a budget are: Ampeg BA112, Ampeg BA115 and Ampeg B50R
The BA112 and B50R are 50 watt models with a 12" speajer whereas the BA115 is 100 watts with a 15".

Could you give me your preferences? Thanks .... I don't know if a 10, 12 or 15 would be better.

Jim

Jim, Check out Yorkville (now Traynor again) bass combos

http://www.traynoramps.com/default.asp?p_id=2

They're great for not alot of $. Can't say enough about them for value, durability, portability AND tone.

I have several of posts about their stuff in these threads http://www.talkbass.com/forum/search...archid=5833648 on Talbass.com.

Run a search in the amp threads w/ "Yorkville bribass"

That being said, if you have the budget Acoustic Image heads (Focus or Claris) or a (any) legendary Walter Woods head w/ a Euphonic Audio Wizzy M-line 12" cab is about as good as it gets for double bass amplification IMHO.

However, ALOT more $ than a Traynor bass combo.

BTW, all the above would be great for bass guitar as well.

BG