1000 to blow on amp! this will be fun...

[mitchelllucas]

hello again.

i am in a band that is just starting to get off the ground and outta the basement. and i was wondering i have a ampeg ba115 now. i love that for smaller venues. but i need a bigger halfstack. i love mid range tones with a little bit more trebbly but able to hit lows when i need to. id ilike to stick with a ampeg tone. is there anything around a thousand i could start looking at?

 

[Mike Shevlin]

I was blown away by the GK Fusion 550 @ JAN NAMM. Adding an Avatar cab will send you over 1k, but the thing was loud as hell and I think an Ampeg guy would like it's tube rich tone.

 

[Mike Shevlin]

Damn - no love on this thread. I guess ur getting the Fusion - enjoy it!

 

[fenderhutz]

Avatar 410 (4ohm). GK 1001 RB II.

 

[BlackLake]

Sweet!....I look forward to hearing about what you end up getting.

Happy Hunting!

 

[mrkreuzschlitz]

Go used!
Better gear, less money.

 

[dbase]

Hartke Kilo, 1000 watts,$1000

 

[LowBSix]

THUNDERFUNK!
550
You'll have Ca$h left over...
Done

 

[NorCal Dog]

i just picked up a new Hartke LH1000 for $499. ( that's 1000 watts < $.50 / watt )

hahahahahaha

there's SO MANY good amps out there for WAY below a grand,,,

 

[SnakeAnthony]

Look around. I scored my Traynor YBA-200 for a little over $600 new through some bartering, and got a used Ampeg 410HLF for $350 in a semi-local deal. That's about $1000 for an all tube rig that sounds massive. You could do similarly looking used (used YBA-200s pop up every now and again for under $600, new you could barter for under $700 on the new models), and go used on a cabinet, or take the above advice and go new with Avatar.

 

[willsellout]

I was blown away by the GK Fusion 550 @ JAN NAMM. Adding an Avatar cab will send you over 1k, but the thing was loud as hell and I think an Ampeg guy would like it's tube rich tone.

+1, although I don't find it tube rich, I do find it absolutely stunning. I don't see ever getting rid of mine.


Dan