The IBZ10B sounds bigger than it is and easily fills up a bedroom with some "phat" low tone. The 3-band EQ lets you dial in the sound you want and the headphone out allows the "thunder" to continue without bothering mom. This backstage bass amp has the clarity and booming lows of the big rigs and it easily handles passive or active basses.
IBZ10B
Reviewed by:
Crossley92*, on june 21, 2005 1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Features: This amp was designed for bases, and sure enough, it does a good job. The sound is basic, and you have much control over the sound except no disortion or sound boost, but there might not be much point for it, it's also quite good to carry somewhere. // 8
Sound: It's just a small 10watt amp, so its sound isn't the loudest and best, but it'll suite anyone's need playing causally, or practing, you shouldn't be caught using an amp that small in a any gig of cause. There's no disortion or sound boost, which means sound is limited, which means you need to get an effects pedal, which all work with these amps. But, you can set all the controls up to full, and you get a very very loud noise with some disortion, which can be interesting in some songs, but you have no control when playing in the middle of it. // 8
Reliability & Durability: Works fine, always has done, has never over heated, even on a hot day, and it's strong, so you can drop it when carrying down stairs. // 10
Impression: It's good for beginners, and the casual bassist, and fits nicely into small places, with no long dragging wires, lite, and can be quite loud, good for livving rooms and bedrooms, even your kitchen if you really have to. // 10
IBZ10B
Reviewed by:
lespaul_rentals, on july 29, 2006 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Purchased from: Musiciansfriend.com
Features: The IBZ10B is compact, 10 watt amp, that is made for the bedroom performer in mind. There are four equalizer knobs (Bass, Midrange, Treble, and Prescence, respectively) and a volume knob. There is only one channel on the amp, but considering it came with the Jumpstart bass pack from Ibanez, you can't really complain. For those who like to jam along to CDs, there's a CD input plug, and a headphone jack for midnight jam sessions. // 7
Sound: The sound on this amp is worth jack squat. I've fiddled with the knobs on it endlessly trying to get a good tone, but to no avail. As if that's not bad enough, when I play with the volume knob anywhere over 5, I get horrid buzzing and popping from the speaker. The actual wattage on this thing is more like 5 watts, not ten. // 2
Reliability & Durability: Could I take this to a gig and rely on it without a backup? Why would I be stupid enough to take this amp to a gig? Number one, if you played with an acoustic guitar, your sound would automatically be drowned out, because this amp is so small and you can only turn the volume up halfway. It is durable. I will give it that. You could probably drop it off a building and it wouldn't break. // 5
Impression: I've been playing rock and punk bass for over 6 months now. I mainly play guitar, however (1.75 years). If I get in the mood to play around on my bass, I'll usually pass it up just because of this worthless amp. In fact, I've taken to using my Frontman 15G to amplify my bass guitar because of its better tone and actually amplifying my signal. // 2
