Hi do you guys have any suggestions for a good home practice amp.i will only be playing at home.ty guys this is my bass
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almost everybody will say to get a rumble, but there are tons of options in terms of quality, price, loudness, size, etc. i personally run a phil jones nanobass and like it a lot but itās not very loud. meets my needs though. give us more details of what you want and we can give you better suggestions.
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this is a very hard thing to give a good answer, depends on many factors
my question is, do you have a decent computer ? if so I would recommend getting a DAI (digital audio interface) to plug into your computer, and go the software route, there are free DAWās (Digital Audio Workstation) out there, and reaper is very cheep if you go that route
but this is a recommendation only if you comfortable with computers and computer trouble shooting
but on the amps side I ended up buying the Boss Katana 110, its little more than most cheep practice amps, but also comes with alot of nice features,
I have no experience with other amps, but plenty of ppl on here do 
so I imagine recommendations will come
wish you a good and fun bass journey 
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See Joshās Best Bass Practice Amp video and article.
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Welcome @baloo681 aboard. So much great info in here it will make your head spin. I have amps, power amps, PA cabs, and a Fender twin from the 70ās that I stripped the head out of to use with a bass head for practice and it has all sat for decades now. I have a Spark Neo and it is all I use. I can add an amp/cab to it if need be but I donāt want to torture my neighbors like I once did. I really like the ibanez SR series as it is so comfy and vert light with great sound.
I just found my laptop and have a Presonus Audiobox for recording if I ever figure out how to do it. There is a steep learning curve but the upside is a good thing.
Good luck on the journey. BTW, I really sucked playing by ear with bad habits but now I am closer to a badass than ever before. Where dis you end up buying your bass?
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Somehow I created two accounts and can only do the B2B in this account. Shaker is on my tablet which was where I wanted the course to end up. What a nightmare.
OP, where did you get the bass?
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Iāve been practicing on a Spark 2 I picked up a while back, and itās good, but I personally donāt like dealing with an app. I work in tech and am on a computer all day, I try to avoid messing with one much in my spare time.
I just got in a Fender Rumble 100v3 I picked up used from Guitar Center for ~$200 USD, and Iām loving it so far. I like the clean tone, and in my second floor office I use for practice, it sounds good quiet but I can turn it up loud enough to make the floor vibrate. Itāsā¦. extremely gratifying.
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I would never trust any app in a live performance scenario. Marketplace and the like probably have some good deals on hardly used amps that someone planned on using a lot but life got In the way. A separate head and cab would be my preference either way.
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log out on tablet and log back in with this account?
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Iāve no computer, sorry guys
If you are looking for something small/compact/tabletop, Iām using the JOYO BA-30 micro amp and find itās very good for practicing. Itās 30w, so has a little power and volume (for being a micro amp), and itās super small and portable, so very convenient and wonāt take up much space and can fit in a backback or shopping bag. Itās also a combo amp with plenty of dials to mess with your tone (the overall tone is pretty good, but obviously not amazing, again being a micro amp). And itās less than a $100 on eBay or Amazon. As a newbie, itās been a great entry-level piece of gear.
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As others have said, thereās no real right or wrong answer. Other factors that might influence your choice could be budget, where you live and how well you like your neighbours, and where youād like to be in a few years.
Budget - a phrase that crops up fairly frequently on here is ābuy once, cry onceā. I made a sort of mistake buying a 30w Ampeg. Great amp, but I now want a bigger and more powerful amp. With the marvellous 20/20 hindsight that most of us have, I wish Iād dropped a few hundred quid/bucks extra in the first place and bought a bigger amp to begin with.
Where you live - if youāre in a flat/condo/apartment (delete as applicable), you probably donāt want a gimongous amp that you can park stealth bombers on. In the same vein, it also depends who you live with and how well you like them, although that is to a lesser extent because amps have headphone sockets.
Future - if you have any designs on joining or forming a band, you might want to consider an amp that you can gig with right now. Ok, itāll cost more but remember, ābuy once cry onceā.
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BazzBuzz Tech Wizard is on the case. They will be combining both accounts so I can do the course or surf the forum on either device. Somehow I managed to create different accounts using different emails. Then I checked the remember me box which was the final straw.
I would encourage you to start out using a headphone amp. Not only can you hear your bass but itāll blue tooth with your phone so you can hear the song at the same time. It was very helpful in helping me learn how to play. I didnāt need an amp at all until I started working with a band. I have the Fender Mustang headphone amp but there are several options available now that are less expensive. Search the forums and itāll come up.
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I ended buying a fender rumble 25
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good stuff, the really important part is to start plucking those strings
hope it serves you well
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I had one and they are fine, for home practice you donāt need larger. Congrats!
I play an Ampeg Rocketbass 210. I really like it. Not too big for practice not too small for gigs. Excellent sound. You can dial in just about anything you need. Ive played a Rumble and honestly I liked my old Crate (with a JBL speaker) better lol. The rocketbass is also reasonably priced and you can get it with 2x10 or 1x15.
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I upgraded from an Orange Crush 25 to a RB-210 and itās great. The Orange was fine to get me started, but I wanted a line out for recording and something big enough to play with a drummer at some point, and I happened upon a great deal on a used RB-210.
I bought a Crate combo w/15ā speaker. Underpowered but incredible sound. I put casters on it as it was pretty heavy.