A common misconception is that the rated power of loudspeakers is a measurement of how loud they are and an amplifier has to have the same power output as the rated power of the loudspeakers it is used with....
A lot of people are confused over wattage ratings and how loud an amp or speakers will sound. Watts and their loudness are not linear, in other words a rating of 10 watts is not ten times louder than 1 watt....
For a beginning bass player buying a bass can be highly confusing- you can either end up with a low-quality unusable instrument, or be dashed into buying an instrument that is far beyond both your budget. This...