Pros & Cons
Pros
Ampeg ba-112 has a great sound. It's lightweight and easy to carry. The sound is amazing.
Fender rumble 40 is a compact and lightweight bass amp, with classic ampeg sound. The rb110 produces the perfect level of sound intensity for my home use. If you need small and want to stay around the $200-ish price point, the fender rumble 40 is the ... Read More
Highlights
Quality
Final thought, build quality on both of these amps is exceptional.
I've had my ba for ~12 years, and it is as good as the day i bought it and it was gigged weekly until a few weeks ago when i re... Read More
If you want something pro quality, you're going to have to pay a lot more and it probably won't be as lightweight.
One has to consider however, that you could purchase a used g-k 1x10 or other small pro quality amp for the same price, and tha... Read More
Packaging/appearance
And if you want to gig with it, it has di out so you can run it through the pa system.
Competitiveness
If you need small and want to stay around the $200-ish price point, the fender rumble 40 is the way to go.
But if you're looking for something that gets the job done and won't break your back, buy this ampeg or the comparable fender models.
Overview
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- This product had a total of 210 reviews as of our last analysis date on Feb 20 2023.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The class d amp in it makes it very light
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Sounds very much like a tube amp and also feels like a tube amp
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This is a really beautiful amp but the 30 watt version that i purchased sounded muddy on the lower notes on the first string especially in drop d
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Maybe if i went the next model up the rumble 50 it would have been an issue but i dont have room for a larger practice amp right now and its a big jump in price
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It’s quite a bit larger physically than i expected
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
When i pull out the headphones the thump hits me so hard
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Turned up im sure this amp could easily be loud enough for a small venue or church
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Anything bigger you might want to look at one of the bigger sizes of this model