"Light" Bass Amp Suggestions (upgrade or sidegrade)

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I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for a decent “lightweight” combo, i was looking at side grading or upgrading my current combo with a Rumble 25 or LT 25, until i found out fender lists them as 9kg, then i found out the rumble 15 is listed as 7kg. And given i was complaining about not being able to handle a 5.7 kg bass, you see the problem. (its core issues)

My current combo seems to be lacking features found on similarly priced models (like a aux in) and i think it weighs 3.5kg, does anyone have any suggestions?

its only really going to be a practice amp/ “show off in the house” amp. I think i could do a 5kg amp, given it would be more stationary than the guitar, and once slotted i could just shuffle it in/out of the corner.

any sort of suggestions for this perdiciment would be appreciated.

Addendum: Current combo is a Kinsman Something, i don’t know where the manual is.

Also, this seems similar to other posts, so apologies, but i figure given the core issues it was different enough and not wanting to supplant their posts.

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Get a wheeled amp stand thingy - but any amp you want?

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Could even build a simple furniture dolly for cheap. A Rumble 500 would be a breeze to move around. :grin:

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For just around the house, check out the Joyo BA-30 Vibe Cube. I just got one for quick practice. It’s sitting on top of my GR Bass 500 combo and cab, which at volumes higher than just off of 0, would get me tossed from my résidence. My Fender Rumble Studio 40 and Orange 35R are in another room. It weighs 2.7 kg. It sounds surprisingly good for a 4” speaker plus a passive radiator in the rear. It has an AUX In and comes with a power brick, but can be powered via its USB-C port. 89 € at Thomann. Very similar sounding to the Phil Jones Cube, but at 20% of the cost.

Joyo BA-30 Review #1

Joyo BA-30 Review #2

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I wouldn’t really consider anything under 40 as an upgrade. Certainly not in sound quality given the extra kick of a 10” speaker v 8”. The rumble 40 is 8kg and has plenty of features. You say you have core issues but obviously the amp is free standing whilst the bass is round your neck so a direct comparison may not be relevant.

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Space is a problem, so i might not be able to get a dolly thing

Although i didn’t even think to look into such things existing.

@John_E

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A legitimate point, but i don’t do a lot of lifting cubes, and the whole cost plus weight thing to dump on something kind of puts me off.

I have had better experience in just lifting something a short distance (like with a amp) than being tied to weight for a extended peroid though.

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Space is a non-issue, literally a set of wheels for under your amp, here is one example, there are many others, cheaper etc.

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Hartke has this one. 25W, but around 5 kilos. Sounds light enough to me :slight_smile:

Edit: nevermind, been reading the post wrong. Apologies.

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This is a furniture dolly. No bigger than the amps footprint, far cheaper than a dedicated amp dolly.

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When dolly was used i had a image of one of those tray things that attendants use to pass out food etc, just using “homely” materials.

i didn’t actually know you could just get a wooden plank with wheels on it that easily.

this is probably the best plan, then i can just upgrade to something better rather than have a weird weight restriction applied.

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I’d bet you could actually put wheels on the bass cabinet itself. It’s just a hollow box. Get castors that lock so it doesn’t roll away on you.

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I’ve got castors on my RB-210. Totally doable.

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Yeah. Because that’s heavy to have hanging off of one shoulder for an hour straight. Fortunately, the amp sits on the ground when you’re playing. You only need to carry it for short stints.

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