NEW SITUATION....PREAMP HELP PLEASE

[eshalon]

So i have recently quit my band and the only playing i do now is at church and home. So i am looking to re-arrange my rig accordingly. Currently i use a vt bass into an iamp 500. I have no cab at the moment as i sold my 8x10. We have just moved to in-ear monitors at church so my main focus is my preamp section and just have a cab for a little bit of stage feel and at home ie. 1x12 or 2x10. I am looking at selling my iamp aswell to fund whatever i do. So i have been looking at the svp-cl or svp-bsp with a power amp or the svt-7pro. Or am i better of saving my money and sticking with the vt bass i already have as a pre? Is getting an ampeg worth the extra money or does the vt get me close enough? Also suggestions for cabs would be appreciated. Note i am in New Zealand and we have limited brands here. It would be too expensive to ship a cab from the states, although i could look at getting one from australia. I hope this isn't too hard too understand. Thanks

[waleross]

I just went on a NZ music website and the prices are really up there. I am in S. Fla USA..............Anyway after selling off your 810 Ampeg cab there will be a big drop-off with anything else, also the heads are so expensive that you have to really shop carefully. If it were me I would try to get at least a 215 but that's me and I am over here in the states.....I have a 115 Ampeg cab that cost me $350.....At least with a 15" you can have some bottom etc. Here is a link for a bass 210 cab from a good online site maybe shipping to NZ wouldn't be that prohibited....?
http://www.zzounds.com/item--HTK210TP

best of luck to you......

[eshalon]

Thanks for your input waleross. Yea everything over here is real expensive and it is hard to come by good second hand gear which is why i would ship over the preamp from aus/usa. I could look into the cab aswell i guess. I am really looking for opinions about the preamps mentioned and whether its worth the extra money over my vt bass. I like the everything about the 7pro that i have heard so far except for the price in NZ and i am a little bit suspect over the quality and reliability. But i like the fact that it's low weight, has a tube di and has headphone out. The preamp/poweramp idea would be cheaper but heavier

[gumtownbassman]

Just be careful as to the mains supply voltage of the item you get, 120volt 60Hertz in the USA, 240volt 50 hertz in NZ/Australia, 220volt 50 hertz in the UK.
Some equipment may have a voltage selector switch, otherwise you will need a step-down transformer for the power.