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Help, I want to make a buy a bigger amp!

I want to upgrade to a stack. I'm looking to spend about a grand give or take on something good. My friends dad (who is a musician himself) told me I could buy a used acoustic 6x10 with about 350 watts. The guy doesn't use it anymore and just doesn't need it. He says $200-$250. I could buy a very nice head to go along with it. :hyper:

I've also thought about buying a new stack altogether, but I would not get the same quality possibly as buying a used cab with a new $700 head. But my question come to; is An "Acoustic" amp the right one for a metal bassist? I like to play a few styles, but metal is my favorite genre. So can everyone give some opinions please??? :confused::rollno:
 
I think with your budget you couldn't go wrong with a 610 for $200. Spend the rest of the money on a decent head and you'll be laughing. In the future you could always buy a higher quality 210/212 for any other style and add it to your stack for metal