I don't have a high turnover rate with most of my gear. hell, my current Hartke 410XL has been my main cab for over 10 years. When I buy, I buy for me, without even considering resale.
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Did you consider resale value before buying your colored (non-black) cab?
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Blue is cool - I recovered my SWR 2x10 in baby blue tolex - don't care much about the resale value because I'm so into the sound of it, and I'm pretty sure it's the only one on the planet that looks like this. It looks wicked atop my Orange 15" too.
Funny, I have those exact cabs.
I never hesitated when picking the blue. Great sounding as a stack or individually standing alone. I am however thinking of selling them and going with a pair of single 12"s.
Sweet stack! I know this thread is pretty old, but I'm curious why you wanted to switch to 2 112's? I'm looking at getting a pair of blue 210's but also considering a pair of 112's..
If you want to prevent yourself from selling something in the future, do an uber customized job or color.
Most people are off-put by strange, loud colors on something if they are purchasing it used. A lot of times it can be just preference or something that don't feel like working around. Who knows? Their BL or whoever might be like "Uhhh, blue cabs? I don't think so, make them black or play something else". I'm looking at condos and see some cheap ones that have SALMON PINK WALLS...no thank you, black leather couches are not going to mesh well with that
Most people are off-put by strange, loud colors on something if they are purchasing it used. A lot of times it can be just preference or something that don't feel like working around. Who knows? Their BL or whoever might be like "Uhhh, blue cabs? I don't think so, make them black or play something else". I'm looking at condos and see some cheap ones that have SALMON PINK WALLS...no thank you, black leather couches are not going to mesh well with that
Well, right now the only cabs I have are black, and the one I'll be buying eventually will also be black, so I'm not sure I can really have a "say" here. However, with that said, I wouldn't put much weight into it. I rarely think about resell value when buying anything - I just assume that once I spend the money, it's gone and I won't see a penny back ever.
Most of my cabinets are black, except one orange Avatar 210. When I ordered it I asked "Is it like an Orange amp?" Now I see that blue one looks like a U.V. light is on it! Fantastic!
My most recent cab purchase was a pair of monster green Aggie cabs... Don't plan on selling them but the thought crossed my mind at the time... I still went for it 
Edit: ouch ! Zombie thread...
Edit: ouch ! Zombie thread...
My most recent cab purchase was a pair of monster green Aggie cabs... Don't plan on selling them but the thought crossed my mind at the time... I still went for it
Edit: ouch ! Zombie thread...
Aggie Monster Green; its the only color cab I've purchased since the 80s......but then i've only purchased one cab since the 80s......
Not a bass rig, but I have been keeping my eye open for a Fender blues Jr or something of that size for Guitar - and I ran across a deeply discounted one that was purple with a tan grill. Deeply discounted. But purple.
I couldn't do it. I just couldn't. Too... Purple. Just about anything else I could have lived with. I guess that's why the discount, eh?
I couldn't do it. I just couldn't. Too... Purple. Just about anything else I could have lived with. I guess that's why the discount, eh?
