I'm not sure the quality is even close to being as nice at it was back in the day. Back just about 10 years ago the stopped and moved production to Vietnam.

Way back years ago I was looking at a nice bass amp, and looked at the Ampeg stuff that was made in St Louis at the time ( Might even been Arkansas). I looked up the price range of the Markbass to see your budget, and noted it's about 500 bucks.Īmpeg was a great company at one time, they the sold out.

I can see a lot of small combos like the Ashdown tour bus, Orange crush or EBS combos, but I guess I am still wary of such little (and cheap) amps based on memories of the dreadful little guitar amps I remember playing through years ago.Īny pointers would be greatly appreciated. If I could be as demanding as to put an additional request in, I will also admit a preference to more traditional amps, rather than modern digital/modelling kit. So my question is really a request for help/information - what bass amps are worth looking at right now if I were to be looking for something on a strict budget (preferably much cheaper than the Markbass, and definitely no more expensive), low wattage suitable for home/apartment use, and of as small a size as is physically practical. From there I may have gone down the rabbit hole slightly further and noted that compared to when I started out playing and budget amps were pretty much universally junk, nowadays there actually seem to be some pretty solid options out there, certainly enough to satisfy the home bassist. However recently I discovered the existence of the Markbass Micromark 801 combo - a tiny little low wattage bass amp with an 8' speaker, but from the reviews one that does a superb job as a low volume bass amp suitable for home playing. Not perhaps the classical bass sound, but an interesting one none the less. Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again (Both Single Versions)Ģ4 - Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lot of Shakin' Going OnĢ6 - Johnny O'Keefe (With The Ernie Freeman Chorus and Orchestra)ģ1 - The Beefeaters - Please Let Me Love Youģ2 - The Doors - Light My Fire (Full Album Version)ģ3 - The Everly Brothers - Walk Right Backģ7 - The Moody Blues - Tuesday Afternoon (Full Album Version)ģ8 - The Little River Band - It's a Long Way There (Full Album Version)Ĥ0 - The La-De-Da's - Gonna See My Baby TonightĤ1 - Wilson Pickett - In The Midnight HourĤ2 - The Young Rascals - In The Midnight HourĤ4 - Tony Worsley and The Blue Jays - Talking 'Bout Youįrom The Archives – Episode 3 1 - The Ronettes - Be My BabyĢ - The Searchers - Take Me For What I'm WorthĤ - Billy J.I will have to start by admitting something shameful - despite having played for many years now, since I have only ever played at home I have been happy enough with playing through a guitar amp. and The M.G.'s - Green Onionsġ2 - The Rolling Stones - Stop Breaking Downġ3 - The Traveling Wilburys - Handle With Careġ4 - Otis Redding - Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)ġ6 - King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson Kingġ7 - Joe Cocker - She Came In Through The Bathroom Windowġ8 - The Beatles - She Came In Through The Bathroom Windowġ9 - Nino Tempo and April Stevens - Deep Purpleģ2 - Bobby and Laurie ( Laurie Allen and Bobby Bright ) - You Got It Off Meģ4 - Bob Dylan - Just Like Tom Thumb's BluesĤ0 - The Rolling Stones - Down The Road ApieceĤ3 - Vanilla Fudge - You Keep Me Hanging On (Album Version)Ĥ5 - The Crickets (Buddy Holly and The Crickets) - Not Fade Awayįrom The Archives – Episode 2 1 - The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently WeepsĢ - Creedence Clearwater Revival - Ramble TambleĦ - Cliff Richard and The Shadows - Do You Wanna Danceġ2 - Clyde McPhatter - A Lover's Questionġ3 - Adam Faith and The Roulettes - It's Alrightġ5 - Wayne Fontana - The Words Of Bartholomewġ6 - Wilbert Harrison - Let's Work Togetherġ9 - Simon and Garfunkel - The Sound Of Silence (Original Acoustic Version)Ģ0 - Simon and Garfunkel - The Sound Of SilenceĢ2 - Hank Ballard and The Midnighters - Work With Me Annie Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In TonightĦ - Booker T. The artist and the song title are named before and after each record is played, making this program ideal for the vision-impaired and anyone who is incapacitated in some way, as well (of course) those who just love the music from these decades.įrom The Archives – Episode 1 1 - Bob Dylan - Visions Of JohannaĢ - Chuck Berry - Sweet Little Rock 'N' Rollerģ - Neil Young and Crazy Horse - Powderfinger They will always be the original version unless stated otherwise. This is a 3 hour program featuring great Rock music from the 1950’s, 1960’s and 1970’s with the occasional more recent track, as well as live and/or album tracks.

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