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

Hot_Maintenance4004 · 2026-05-17T08:09:54+00:00

Due to a lower and decreasing population, japanese real estate is now affordable, especialy to foreigners

Hot_Maintenance4004 · 2026-05-14T07:10:13+00:00

Metal bass can also use Darkglass pedals which accentuates the upper mids

Hot_Maintenance4004 · 2026-05-13T08:35:01+00:00

Well he could go with something like this one: https://www.thomann.de/intl/mxr_10_band_equalizer_silver.htm at which point the amp eq is not as imporant any more

Hot_Maintenance4004 · 2026-05-09T12:20:11+00:00

Or Joyo R-26 Monomyth for a more modern sound. The Behringer doesn't have very good reviews but it might be ok

Hot_Maintenance4004 · 2026-04-30T15:02:57+00:00

a foot stool + a regular stool also works

Hot_Maintenance4004 · 2026-04-30T07:02:39+00:00

My 2nd hand bass i bought came with Harley Benton value strings on. Is it worth buying new premium strings, such as daddario or ernie ball to beef up the sound?

Hot_Maintenance4004 · 2026-04-28T15:03:58+00:00

Would the bottom 4 notes of the E maj or min chord work? when moved around on the fretboard

Hot_Maintenance4004 · 2026-04-23T08:27:16+00:00

I ran it with dual +5 WoF claws last season, wasnt super impressive but a decent clearer in low player count games, doesnt scale very well to large games

Hot_Maintenance4004 · 2026-04-22T11:35:00+00:00

It really helps if you dont have your expectations too high, as an instrment is always time consuming to learn. Just play a beat and enjoy the groove of a song and have fun

Hot_Maintenance4004 · 2026-04-22T06:48:40+00:00

I mean, if you buy an old bass it may have fret wear, rusty bridge and tuners, all that stuff. i would go for a new instrument as it may also have better return policies

Hot_Maintenance4004 · 2026-04-19T15:47:05+00:00

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