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10-29-2011, 06:12 PM
|  | Drummer, percussionist and bassist. | | Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA | | | I now have a real amp...
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At least in my opinion.
Earlier this year I picked up a Peavey TNT 160 and have been playing through it for about 6 months. It sounds okay and makes a great practice amp/backup amp.
I'm now playing in a band and wanted to get something better and easier to carry. A few months ago I picked up a USA made Peavey TVX 210 for $105. Yesterday I picked up a Fender Bassman 400 head for $150. I now have a decent and really affordable rig.
$255 strikes me as quite fair... 
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10-29-2011, 06:28 PM
|  | Age:22 Rating:Awesome | | Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Saskatchewan | | | Good price man. Buying used is such a smart idea when you can. I have always wanted to try out one of those fender heads, I have had good experience with fender amps. |
10-29-2011, 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by drummer5359  At least in my opinion.
Earlier this year I picked up a Peavey TNT 150 and have been playing through it for about 6 months. It sounds okay and makes a great practice amp/backup amp.
I'm now playing in a band and wanted to get something better and easier to carry. A few months ago I picked up a USA made Peavey TVX 210 for $105. Yesterday I picked up a Fender Bassman 400 head for $150. I now have a decent and really affordable rig.
$255 strikes me as quite fair... | Awesome! |
10-29-2011, 06:46 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: North Bend, WA | | | Nice. I had one of those cabs and it sounded great. Might want to keep an eye out for another 2x10 so you can play with a 4x10 if you need too. (1) 210 can be pushed too hard sometimes.
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10-29-2011, 08:12 PM
| | Drummer, percussionist and bassist. | | Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA | | | I love the sound , but I will pick up a matching cabinet when I can. The sound - investment ratio is off the charts for now in my opinion.
Interestingly, I played in a band for years (as a drummer) with a bassist who used the same head and I always loved his tone. Now I'm figuring out how to dial it in.
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10-29-2011, 08:16 PM
|  | Bassist for The Patrick Godbey Band | | Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: New Orleans, LA USA | | | Nice setup, congrats!
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10-29-2011, 10:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Central Minnesota | | | ... and, that head should be 2 ohm capable ... congrats!! good buy!! |
10-30-2011, 05:47 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Virginia | | | Good deal...used, older gear is a very smart way to go. As you have found, you can get quite a bang for your buck. You have a good serviceable rig that will probably far outlast and out perform any New bass amp you could purchase for twice what you paid for that rig.
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10-30-2011, 10:06 AM
|  | Average Bassist | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Ontario, Canada | | Good stuff! You should try putting the 2x10 on its side so the speakers sre vertical, i always found 2x10 cabs to sound better that way, as do alot of people. When you get a second 2x10, then you can try the vertical 4x10 setup!  |
10-30-2011, 12:04 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Arlington Heights, IL | | | Stick a 2x4 or an effect pedal you don't like under the 210 and tilt it towards your ears. That is my trick to hear myself well at practice and live. |
10-30-2011, 02:15 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Toronto Ontario Canada | | Quote:
Originally Posted by cableguy Nice. I had one of those cabs and it sounded great. Might want to keep an eye out for another 2x10 so you can play with a 4x10 if you need too. (1) 210 can be pushed too hard sometimes. | Agreed. As a 2x10 user I always use a pair. You might like using the cabinet on its side so that the woofers are vertical. You get better dispersion that way. A second cab atop the first is a very valid system, see my avatar.
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10-30-2011, 02:23 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Frederick, MD | | I'm using something that's pretty close, a Fender Pro400 Combo. I add a Yorkville 115 cab underneath it to a) put the combo's speakers closer to ear level and b) add a bigger, room-filling sound. So far I am super impressed with my used amp purchase, as it has rung out solo against a 6-piece heavy metal band where everyone else was jacked into the 1,800 watt PA
Peace,
Greg
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10-30-2011, 03:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2010 Location: SE PA | | | Good Combo
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