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Unfortunately, with Bass more than any other instrument I've had anything to do with, there are no real shortcuts, you pay for what you get.
In an ideal situation, every Bass player would have an Ampeg Pro 2 with a classic 8x10 cabinet. This is not an ideal world though.
As somebody who's played many different bass rigs in the last 15 or so years, I've not encountered a piece of Peavey bass equipment I like, nor Behringer. But as you are saying, your bassist has no cash therefore needs something CHEAP.
Don't be too concerned with Watts RMS, you want true volume. EG, an Ampeg Pro 2 which is 300 watts is way louder than any 1000 Watt mosfet head I've heard. Get your bassist to plug into it and play it, sounds pretty obvious, but you wanna see how loud you can crank it before it shits itself.
If you're in a rehearsal situation, you wanna be sure that you're going to at least be able to feel the bass sitting under the guitars, not neccesarily competing for volume.
As far as a live situation is concerned, 30 watt combo amps can be miked the same as any amp, your bassist won't hear it through the cabinets too much, if at all, he'll just have to listen to the foldbacks.
I hope you score a bargain, buying gear when on a budget sucks, but 99% of us are in that boat.
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