Anyone heard of a Pignose Bass Forty?

eaaa410 · #1 04-16-2010, 06:43 AM

The thread title says it all. Anyone ever heard of or even seen a Pignose Bass Forty half stack? It has a 40 watt head and a 15" cabinet. Thanks.

eaaa410 · #2 04-17-2010, 03:18 PM

I picked this one up yesterday. It's a Pignose Bass Forty half stack. I can't find much info on it. What I gather is that is 40 watts with a 15" speaker, 8ohms, 2, inputs, line out, made in the USA. That's all I know other than it sounds good.

Ric5 · #3 04-17-2010, 03:21 PM

so how does it sound?

KramerBassFan · #4 04-17-2010, 03:24 PM

Lets see some pictures of the back of the amp?

eaaa410 · #5 04-17-2010, 03:25 PM

I haven't really had a chance to run it through the paces, but it definitely has an old-school 70's solid state type of sound when turned up. I am going to try it out tonight at church.

KramerBassFan · #6 04-17-2010, 03:31 PM

Now that i take a second look at it, it reminds me of the OLD Crates. From When Crates were ACTUALLY housed in crates.

narcopolo · #7 04-17-2010, 03:38 PM

it definitely looks cool. i wonder if that bad boy can keep up with those epiphone valve jr's . . .

eaaa410 · #8 04-17-2010, 08:02 PM

It kept up with a mic'ed singer, keyboard, and acoustic guitar all through a PA ok. It should probably be ran DI also, but I did get a few compliments on the sound. The sound guy said he couldn't hear it, but my wife said she could hear it fine

. It was easily worth the money I paid anyway.

Joe.shaffer · #9 04-17-2010, 08:08 PM

Yours is only the second one I've ever seen. If you don't mind me asking, how much did you pay for it?

eaaa410 · #10 04-17-2010, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe.shaffer

Yours is only the second one I've ever seen. If you don't mind me asking, how much did you pay for it?

I gave $100 for it to a high school kid on Craigslist who was trying to play in a Slayer cover band with it. I can't find any info on at all. I'm not sure of the actual wattage or age. There is a manufacturer plate on the back of the head that gives the serial number and Pignose address, that's it. I can't even find another picture of one.

Joe.shaffer · #11 04-18-2010, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by eaaa410

I gave $100 for it to a high school kid on Craigslist who was trying to play in a Slayer cover band with it. I can't find any info on at all. I'm not sure of the actual wattage or age. There is a manufacturer plate on the back of the head that gives the serial number and Pignose address, that's it. I can't even find another picture of one.

Yeah, I doubt they made too many of them. I guess you could email pig nose and ask. A cool little rig either way.

Jazz Ad · #12 04-18-2010, 02:37 AM

Is it transistor like an oversised B3 or tubes like a small Gorilla?

Stumbo · #13 04-18-2010, 03:05 AM

Pignose history: http://music-electronics-forum.com/t8790/#post137238