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Old 11-20-2008, 09:11 PM   #70 (permalink)
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Mesa Boogie Single Rectifier 100 watt with 4X12 Marshall cab...freakin huge and amazing... a real amp...
At home I use a small Marshall 15 watt amp for practice..the new ones arent bad.

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Originally Posted by Double X View Post
I was talking to my instructor about bass amps, and he said that the surface area of the speaker is actually more important than the watts, to a degree. Is he true about this? He's been a bass instructor and musician for awhile (he's in his 30s I think) but I am still wondering what you guys think.
Its a combination of the two...

Different surface areas on the speaker will give a different sound..
Really wattage doesnt matter either once you are using a nice tube amp. 30 watts is generally enough and can be miced up and sound nice through almost any system.
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