Battle of the Craigslist Combos

I can only tell you that I once owned a Peavey TNT 115, and was quite satisfied with it as a practice amp and rehearsal amp. But if I had to hazard a guess as to which of these three would offer the most tone & volume for the money, I'd probably go for the Yorkville...

MM

 

I would probably go with the Yorkville but then again I have owned the Peavey in the past. Personally I find more wattage gives you cleaner tone especially when you are competing with a drummer. Of course you will need to see the condition of the combos and play through them with your bass!

 

Gotta go TNT all the way. It's newer than the TKO by a good couple decades, and those Peavey's will move some air. I used to have a Basic112 - 60 watts through a 12" speaker. It was pretty loud - used it for small gigs, but really didn't have a lot of body to keep up with a loud drummer.

That said - a step up to the TNT with more wattage and a 15" should go miles for you. I imagine though, the biggest problem you will have with it will be the weight. Second problem is that the speaker will be on the ground, so you won't have it up near your ears to hear it if you stand close to your amp, like most people do. You could always get another cab in the future to prop it up on though when you reach that point.

Peavey makes some really solid stuff. They are workhorse amps built for the long haul. And they sound decent too - not "exotic" or "wow!" - but very decent for the money. Plenty of pros use them.

 

I'm out in the valley,Langley to be exact and have a Made in USA fender BXR200 1x 15" combo for sale if your interested $250.
She's served me well for 10 yrs but I recently stepped up to a Marshall MB150 then the new Marshall head and cab.
Built in shelving,graphic eq and a great chorus.

 

So assuming that this is true, it's still highly unlikely that the BM400 is so underpowered relative to its rating @ 400 watts, and the TNT so overpowered relative to its rating @ 150 watts, that they these two amps would be comparable in output. Whether the Yorkville justifies its price of $100 more than the Peavey is another matter, and one to be decided only after playing through each amp first. Of course, you might still be able to negotiate that price down a bit - if you walk in with cash...

MM

 

Yorkville. I wouldnt mess with used amps with mods.

 

Get the TNT. Its a decent amp, and the Sheffield is original. Sheffield one of Peavey's speaker models. Its supposedly rated at 165 watts, has decent eq, built in chorus, etc. I had an identical one, and mine had no provision for an extension speaker, so the internal speaker is probably matched to the ohms of the amp.

Way better buy than the TKO. I don't know anything about the Yorkville, but the TNT is the one I'd get. The only detriment is that its heavy, around 90 pounds.

 

Check out the BXR200 in Langley. I have a BXR300C and really like the tone! Bought it over a Peavey TNT115 at the time.

 

you can expand on the Yorkville by adding another cab in the future. It probably runs at around 250 watts as a combo.
Adding another cab would bring it up to it's maximum output.
Here is a link to the web site and manual
http://www.yorkville.com/products.asp?type=71&cat=33&id=77

 

I'd get the Yorkie. I used to borrow a friend's TNT 115. It was good enough, but Yorkville makes an amp that's at least as good, plus you get the extra wattage.

 

I'd get the TNT, hands down.

its a great amp for the money. A lot of local bands use it.

 

I had a TKO 65 back in the 80's. It's a good amp, a little underpowered, but solid reliability. I'm not saying, "buy that one", just that I had that one, and it was ok. Played in a garage band, as loud as I could.

 

I just played a bandmate's TNT 115 yesterday. I've been playing my backup head (180-watt Ashdown EB) through two 12-inch PA loudspeakers, so that I don't have to haul my gigging rig around. The Frankenstein practice rig works fine against drums; I have to be careful not to push the "cabs" too hard, but I am heard and it sounds pretty good.

Bandmate covets the PA speakers to use as studio monitors, and has been encouraging me to use his TNT 115. Halfway through practice yesterday I plugged into it without telling anybody and did a stealth A/B. Nobody noticed. I actually thought it sounded a little better than my Frankenstein rig, even though Frankentein rig has more watts and more speaker surface.

You could do a lot worse.

--Bomb