SWR Workingman's 10

1999 model, got mine just before they put in the nifty blue power light, I was bummed because it was too late to exchange it, I want the blue powerlight dammit!!! Other than that it sounds great, but the eq adds noticible hiss even with the volume down, but once you start playing it covers it, great swr tone... would have given it a 10 if it had pre gain and master, and a limiter (like the wm12), but since its simpler, I give it an 9, still sounds good though

sounds good with my usa jazz, and also with my yamaha bb5000. Like I said the eq is noisy though, and swr amps are sloppy with pops when you turn it on and off though, but it has a great tone. I like the sound of an amp with a tweeter, but this one has too much hiss, but thats ok, because the 10 alone handles the highs pretty good. It breaks up a bit when you crank it, thats where the limiter would have came in handy, you can crank the workingmans 12 a bit more and it handles better, but I genreally like the tone of the 10 over the 12. Still give this 10 a 10, beacause it is the best tiny amp you can buy! AURAL ENHANCER is a great knob!

I recently cut a demo with this amp, using a boss bass overdrive (set light and natural) and enahncer as the only pedals (use that live too), I stuck a sennheiser 421 mic on the speaker and it sounded great

seems pretty reliable, I actually use it to rehearse with a band, it barely cuts it volume wise, but its suprising for its size and just one 10, going up against drums and a 2x12 guitar tube amp. Last time I was wearing plugs and didnt relaize I was breaking it up the whole time, didnt seem to damage it though, and it actually sounds good with al ittle bit of breakup, very geddy lee.

never dealt with them other than emails, sometimes they answer them, sometimes they dont, but when they do it takes a long time

ive been playing a while, and the SWR bass 350 with an SWR goliath III 4x10, and SWR son of bertha 15 cabinets is my main stage rig, I wanted the swr sound in a small package for home use, and quiter rehearsals, or soemthing to take to quiet gigs and auditons. And this does EXACTLY what I want. Only thing I would ask for would be for it to have the same exact features as the workingmans 12, adding gain and master instead of just one volume, and adding the auto limiter. Actually I can live without the parametric mid (that my 350 has), cuz it sounds so good as it is. Would buy it again if I had to SWR SWR SWR SWR!

New 1999 model. Bass, Mid, Treble, FX Blend, and famous Aural Enhancer. Line Out, Effects S/R, etc. Small little cube, about 30 lbs. Nicely constructed, looks very solid.

Using this with both a P-bass and flatwounds and an active 5 for practice at home. Very detailed sound regardless of the bass. Full, warm sound when the Aural Enhancer is at 1 or 2 o'clock and rest of the tone controls are at 12 or 1. Even the 5 has good definition and the 10" speaker handles the low B pretty well. The tweeter adds a nice dimension to the amp, making it produce full and complex sounds at low volumes. Crank it up, though, and it retains that definition. Just right for backing an acoustic guitar or in a small setting.

Appears to be built like a tank. Very light, easy to carry and well balanced because its a cube. Looking forward to long years of service since it's solid state and has a strong metal grille to protect the speaker.

Haven't had to call them. Their website is pretty good, with email support for most questions.

This is a third bass amp for me, joining an Ampeg B50 and a Carvin RL210. The Carvin is at the rehearsal site and serves as my gigging amp. I practice at home with the Ampeg, but I wanted the SWR for its more modern tone when practicing, too. Hey, maybe I should have one in every room!

This model was introduced in 1998. It is a single channel combo, 80 watts, and a 10-inch speaker. Has effects loop. Three way output switch (full range, tweeter off, headphone only). Very versatile and flexible for the price range.
Not too many controls, which I like. I definitely prefer the bass, mid, treble controls instead of graphic EQ. Aural exciter is cool.

I use a Fender Standard Precision with this amp. I use it for studio recording and some live playing. Sound is great -- the aural enhancer is a nice touch, gives great transparency you don't often see from small combo amps.
The tweeter does seem to produce more noisy hiss than I like (turning it off solves the problem when you don't need the really high end). This is probably the only complaint I have with the sound. Other than that, this kicks butt over every other little combo I've tried.

Still relatively new. It seems very well constructed. Another nice plus are the rubber plugs that come with it for sealing up all unused 1/4" jacks, presumably to keep out foreign matter.

Haven't asked for any support yet.
Pretty good web page.

I'm primarily a guitar player with nearly 20 years experience, but have been becoming more enamoured with the bass. This amp definitely fits the bill for me, I would buy it again.
I compared this with several of the Crate BX series, several Peaveys (Minx, Basic, Micro, etc.), low end Ampegs. The Ampeg and Peavey Basic aren't bad, but the SWR is more portable and seems to be more flexible in terms of sound.