GASoholics Anonymous! (talk me down)

[Nev375]

A class D amp with a tube pre-amp.

That's what I use! I have a Kern IP-777 pre feeding an SWR Amplite power amp. It's the head that relegated all my other amps into paperweights. Talk about tonal nirvana! I have not gassed for anything else amp-wise in years.

...oh wait. ....uh.

I mean... You know, you probably won't like that setup anyway. it's uh,... Well, you know. Big heavy tube power amps are really the way to go 'cause of... uh...
...stuff.

Oh my. Look at the time. Gotta run.

 

[alembicguy]

There's an amp I can get for half of what it cost new.

A. I don't need that much power!

B. I already have a perfectly good tube amp head & two combo amps.

Convince me not to buy it!

BTW, I'm drinking beer, so it can only get worse (the desire to buy it).

Buy it.

 

[Crowd crusher]

I was recently in a similar situation... I have small watt heads. A decent cab and a good bass...something came to my attention for a great price..I wanted it bad. But I stepped back and asked myself how could this money be more useful in the scope of my bass playing/tone/etc

I didn't buy the amp. Instead I spent the money on lessons. Best money ever spent!!!

 

[Matty Koff]

FWIW my solid state Ibanez TBH150 (guitar amp head) sounded great through my markbass cabs with a bass plugged into it. If you have your needs covered you have your needs covered. Just depends on how much you want to chase luxury.

 

[Double E]

Well, if you are not going to succumb to the deal induced gas then you should at least let us in on it... perhaps we don't want to resist!

 

[Killed_by_Death]

I'm also giving another dude a chance to buy it. I think he gets paid on Monday.

 

[eyoyo]

If that's an Ampeg buy it. If not don't.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

I had the Ampeg version, and I thought it sucked.
I took it back immediately.

Wait, Ampeg has a class D amp with a tube pre-amp?

edit in:

Why yes, yes they do!

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FWIW, this is not the one I checked out. The one I got delivered was a PortaFlex.

 

[BrianVengeance]

There's an amp I can get for half of what it cost new.

A. I don't need that much power!

B. I already have a perfectly good tube amp head & two combo amps.

Convince me not to buy it!

BTW, I'm drinking beer, so it can only get worse (the desire to buy it).

Don't buy it... buy two of them!

 

[pcake]

is it a hartke LH model?

 

[Killed_by_Death]

LH are Class A.

 

[pcake]

LH are Class A.

ah, my mistake.

okay, what is it?

 

[Killed_by_Death]

I will let the other guy, who's making up his mind between two, have a shot at it first.

 

[Ajapses]

Buy a MBF800 and Fusion 550. Write a few serious reviews over the next couple of months. Take really good care of the 800 because you'll be selling it to one of us at a major loss. The 550 will be your 'be all and end all' for about a year, when something else comes along. You can call it fatalism, cycle of life, or divine destiny. Your middle name will always be, "Demo...Demo...Demo." Accept your fate.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

Here's a Fusion 550:

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[Funk³]

Donate the money to charity. Stops the temptation, helps people, and makes you feel good about yourself more than a new amp will.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

That's the extra stupid part. I still owe money to PayPal for the Rickenbacker purchase.

 

[MultiScaleMale]

If you get an opportunity to play with a band on Tuesday, you'll want more than 18W. It's always good to have the extra headroom in reserve. If something comes up on Tuesday, you're going to have to pay full price. Buy it! At half price you'll get more than what you paid for it if you decide to flip it in the future and you'll be ready for a call with the rest of your gear being top notch.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

If I get an opportunity to play in a band, I'll turn it down, because gigging nullifies my homeowner's insurance, in case any of my gear is stolen or destroyed.

 

[MultiScaleMale]

If I get an opportunity to play in a band, I'll turn it down, because gigging nullifies my homeowner's insurance, in case any of my gear is stolen or destroyed.

Not sure if you're serious or joking?