Is this trade worth it for me?

[fgnbtz]

Hey everyone,
I need advice on whether or not this trade is good for me or if I should keep my equipment. The trade is my Hughes and Kettner BassBase 400 and Ampeg 410HLF cabinet for an Ampeg BA115hp and $150. My cab new is $700 or so and it's in good condition with some tearing of tolex, and the other Ampeg sells for $500 new and looks to be in good condition. I love my H&K to death but I don't need 400 watts when all I do is play on YouTube and seldom in a band.
What do you guys think?

[JimmyM]

I'd hold out for more money. I think you're getting the short end of the stick on that one unless the money comes up another hundy.

[dog1]

Yup. Don't get cheated. Your 410 HLF is probably worth as much as the combo by itself.

[kb9wyz]

If you really need to get rid of it, then do it. But just because you have more power than you need is not really a good reason to me. Unless you have WAY MORE power than you need. Like 1000W in a bedroom way too much. You can always turn the volume down. Worst case, if you really want more control over the volume, by a load for the cab. It can go inline and will increase your impedance so you have more play. But I don't think you should need that.

[JimmyM]

Originally Posted by dog1

Yup. Don't get cheated. Your 410 HLF is probably worth as much as the combo by itself.

Easily.

[dave_p]

I'm not an ampeg fan by any stretch, but that 410 hlf is something special. Don't get rid of it. You will need it. Ampeg combo? Meh. Dime a dozen and sound like it. I'd stay put.

[RickenBoogie]

+1 to all above. Bad deal, don't do it. GAS is a terrible thing. This thread is proof.