Bass Combo BG-400 BL : This Amp is a Total Pass

I did a lot of homework before I paid this much for this small looking bass amp. I assessed features, sound, size, weight and all the points I needed in a practice and gigging amp. This one came out on top and it has fulfilled the hope I had in it. One reviewer noted that this amp could not be played in a place where quiet was needed (apartment etc). I find that not to be true - I practice hours in the early morning in the room next to my wife sleeping. Never once has she asked me to turn it down (it's already down, mind you, but loud enough for me - no problem!) or have I woken her up. She is a light sleeper. She can hear me cooking in the same room... So, this review point is not true.

Volume can go very low, but when working with a drummer, it cuts through very well. It is loud. So, the amp can be a close quarters practice amp or a gigging amp. If the venue is bigger - one adds a cabinet. So, this amp is versatile, sounds great and has all the features one can need. DI for recording - records very well. Mute switches, active/passive switches, limiter, tone controls that are excellent and yes, does it handle a low B? I play an active 6 string - and the B is superb. So, this amp does it all.

The other point in video reviews that scared me, I noted in several reviews the midrange 'fart.' It came across as distortion on video. Guess what, these guys just didn't know now to use the EQ on their instruments - just cut the mids and that disappears. This point - as there were so many of them, almost dissuaded me from buying. But, I heard someone record it properly and I said, let's go. So, this amp is excellent. I recently played through a MarkBass head and 4X10 cab - sounded different, but that's just a matter of taste - I have an amp that I can carry in with one hand, and my bass in the other. You can't do that with a 4X10 and head... impossible.

Yes, this one is heavy for its size, but magnets are heavy man.. that's why the speakers can be so small. So, do your homework, There is nothing negative about this amp except variations of personal taste in nuances of sound. The PJB is clean - adds nothing to the sound. That's the point - it delivers what is claimed. I am a believer.