Bass Solos Suck??

I'm not a huge follower or fan of bass soloists. Not just because I'm not good enough to be one myself. I find it difficult to connect and remain interested most of the time they are playing.

Genz Benz Bangz!

Over summer I've been searching for a small combo bass amp to play acoustic gigs and to use for practice.  I wanted something small and light but yet still reasonably powerful.  A "kickback" design is also what I'm after too. This is where the speaker is angled in its cab to be firing up at you - much like the file back speakers we all love and hate at our feet at the front of stage.  As I got more into this search I discovered maybe I could "kill two birds with one stone".

Bass Amplifiers

I spent my first years playing bass borrowing bass amps.  I also used to practice through a little ex-keyboard 10 watter that I was "borrowing".   My highschool had an old Fender Bassman bass amp which we used to be able to borrow sometimes.  It was a combo and looked something like this.