| Carvin BX600 - Repair or Replace
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For 5 or so years I've had my trusty BR610 combo from Carvin. I initially bought it because it came in a few hundred cheaper than building a GK700RB mini stack, which was the amp that I really wanted at the time.
Over the years I've grown to love the versatility of the Carvin, and that tone quickly became the tone that I go for, less agressive than a GK, somewhat old school, round but punchy with a little bit of grown when I needed it.
From the looks of things, the Carvin's given up the ghost. It works as a DI but I believe the transformer in the power amp's been overloaded and will probably cost at least $100-$150 to replace. For not much more than that (Around $250 if I'm patient), I can get a GK700RBII used and put it in the combo, then I can still have my Carvin tone if I want to lug it along and run it into the effects return on the GK, as well as put it on the back burner and eventually repair it.
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