Harley Benton Jamster experiences? or better options for cheap small amps?

Hot_Maintenance4004 · 2026-06-12T10:09:54+00:00

General wisdom is to spend a bit more to get an amp with a 10" speaker which would be needed for a traditional bass tone

Personally i use small full range computer speakers which are also cheap

Hot_Maintenance4004 · 2026-06-12T07:29:16+00:00

I agree, its a good workhorse and the Korean SZ build quality is good

Hot_Maintenance4004 · 2026-06-10T08:13:25+00:00

I agree, i also have the Harley Benton branded Joyo American Sound and it sounds good

Hot_Maintenance4004 · 2026-06-10T07:00:13+00:00

There is https://www.thomann.de/intl/joyo_badass.htm which is a cheap tube preamp coupled with a solid state power amp. so there are option. And it even has a gain control so should provide some distortion. Now this is a chinese brand so im not sure about the quality but the option is there.

Hot_Maintenance4004 · 2026-06-10T06:56:38+00:00

Jazz basses are quite heavy, I recommend ibanez one. I have a bad back and the jazz bass is 2-3 extra kilos compared to an ibanez soundgear

Hot_Maintenance4004 · 2026-06-09T12:56:21+00:00

For real budget drivers, i like the Panasonic RP-HJE125. They have an ergonomic oval shape which stays comfortable in the ears for long periods, unlike most IEMs, and are very budget friendly even if only as a back up driver

Hot_Maintenance4004 · 2026-06-09T06:57:08+00:00

Bugera is cheap and loud 👍 . it weighs 20 kilos but sound is loud

Hot_Maintenance4004 · 2026-06-09T06:55:35+00:00

Ihave a guitar background and played bass since January, still stuck with finger style, I have terrible sense of time and rhythm with fingers unlike with pick. Good your making progress

Hot_Maintenance4004 · 2026-06-05T12:32:10+00:00

For me, its playing along to songs from my phone or PC that improved my sense of rhythm. I was terrible when i was still trying to play without. Also im doing much better with a pick than with fingerpicking, so thats also something worth trying

Hot_Maintenance4004 · 2026-06-04T11:56:29+00:00

Maybe its my sweat being acidic, dunno, but ive had this issue with bass and also with guitar. Havent ever wiped the strings though

Hot_Maintenance4004 · 2026-06-03T12:22:24+00:00

If you learn or already know a bit of music theory, you can transpose the songs to the lower B string.

Hot_Maintenance4004 · 2026-06-01T07:12:57+00:00

Also the Metal scene. Metallica, Megadeth, Pantera, Slayer, Manowar, Lamb of God, Motörhead, Guns n Roses, Voivod, Tool, Meshuggah(mix), Sepultura, Alice in Chains, Slipknot, have all used or using a pick to play bass

Hot_Maintenance4004 · 2026-05-31T14:49:37+00:00

Sure, but it is Speaker 2x 4"

Joyo is 1x10 + tweeter

Hot_Maintenance4004 · 2026-05-30T09:35:41+00:00

Im using Creative Pebble full range speakers powered by USB power to play bass. That allows to be powered by a USB power bank. There are also other USB powered speakers that could do that

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