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Feb 13, 2004
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i need a new combo amp.. i have a $200 limit. i dont have too many demands for it but i play ALL kinds of music.. everything from Queen to slayer.

the bass i have is ver versitile so it sounds good through alot of amps but i need to upgrade cuz my current amp is a 20 watt practice amp and it just wont do on stage..

so for $200 i need to produce a pretty wide veriety of sounds and ill need at least 50 watts.

any suggestions?

oh and thats $200 not including what ever tax and S&H it might have.. so jsut a base price of $200
 
#4
no PA just gear and amps.. my band is getting pretty serias and we are going to start playing gigs soon but we need some loud amps.. our practice amps just wont do.. hmm maybe i can go as high as $300

hehe.. right now i have an ibanez sw 20.. thats 20 as in 20 watts.. lol
 
#5
That's tough...you probably won't get anything new of any quality for that. You can look at used- I've seen people sell 2x10 and 1x15 Avatar cabs for around $150, but that's just the cab. Maybe you can find a small used head as well, although shipping will be pretty pricey for shipping a cab.

Shipping on a cab is what's going to kill you. I'm going to try to sell my old Carvin 160w combo amp at my yard sale tomorrow for $200. I'm going the yard sale route because shipping it would probably cost another $50, and most people who need a cheap amp won't want to pay that much for shipping.
 
#6
Bryan R. Tyler said:
That's tough...you probably won't get anything new of any quality for that. You can look at used- I've seen people sell 2x10 and 1x15 Avatar cabs for around $150, but that's just the cab. Maybe you can find a small used head as well, although shipping will be pretty pricey for shipping a cab.

Shipping on a cab is what's going to kill you. I'm going to try to sell my old Carvin 160w combo amp at my yard sale tomorrow for $200. I'm going the yard sale route because shipping it would probably cost another $50, and most people who need a cheap amp won't want to pay that much for shipping.
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only if i had the money now.. lol

ill be getting like $200 in about a week or so, the other $50 is going to be a while or else youd have a sail..
 
#11
Munjibunga said:
Sorry dude, but $200 isn't going to get you a suitable gigging amp. I don't even know what $300 will get you that will work. To play gigs without going through the PA, you need about 600 watts or more. I am so sorry.
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I thought I remembered you raising you limit from 300w to 600w :D

You must be playing some pretty darn big sockhops if you think need at least 600w.
 
#12
retitled said:
only if i had the money now.. lol

ill be getting like $200 in about a week or so, the other $50 is going to be a while or else youd have a sail..
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It'll probably sell at the yardsale tomorrow with my Essex...I probably wouldn't want to sell it to someonw without them playing through it first anyways.
 
#16
Snarf said:
Yeah, $200 ain't nothing. My $600 Nemesis NC200 barely cuts it in the places I've played. Save up maybe $500-600 and you can get an Avatar 410 with one of their amp head deals.
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Good brands to save money with...if you go the used approach, you can get an Avatar 2x10 and a Hartke head that'll push 300w for about $300-$325 plus shipping. The cab will be able to take more than 300w as well, so you wouldn't need to get a new one if you decide to upgrade in the future.

EDIT: I did sell my Carvin combo today- extra funny money :hyper:
 

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