I need some feedback.
And quickly, before I move on, wth is GAS?
I've got 300$. I NEED a new amp. Sooner=better but not that important. I make 10$ a week on average, but seeing as this is my FIRST rig (it's like a house, I'm so excited/nervous
), I don't need anything TOO awesome.
If I wasn't such a tone Nazi (audiophile), I'd be cool with a berringer, from my experience they're OKAY, but alas, I need some beauty. I don't have money, either.
I've narrowed my choices down to the following four. Keep in mind that I need to be heard over a drummer (12 piece kit), two guitarrists (one thru a peavey 110, one thru a line 6 115, 15" for guitar? Don't ask...), two synths (one player) pumped thru a 600 watt pa system, and a female vocalist (mentioning bc she has little low end) pushed thru the same pa.
So here they are!:
1) buy an ampeg 115 used for like 300$~, then buy a tube preamp and use it instead of the ampeg pre
2) save a bit more and find a hartke head on craigslist and then a cab (210, 410)
3) build my own amp (I have /some/ experience, access to ALL the tools and people who can use them/would like to help). I'd like it to be tube... Maybe hybrid?
4) other thing y'all suggest.
I play alternative rock/electronica. Kinda a mix between Matt and Kim, paramore, and Travis barker (and my singer is named Haley, too
! ). I play a pretty chill bass line, and I REALLY wanna start building my own effects and experimenting .
Thanks in advance!
And quickly, before I move on, wth is GAS?
I've got 300$. I NEED a new amp. Sooner=better but not that important. I make 10$ a week on average, but seeing as this is my FIRST rig (it's like a house, I'm so excited/nervous
), I don't need anything TOO awesome. If I wasn't such a tone Nazi (audiophile), I'd be cool with a berringer, from my experience they're OKAY, but alas, I need some beauty. I don't have money, either.
I've narrowed my choices down to the following four. Keep in mind that I need to be heard over a drummer (12 piece kit), two guitarrists (one thru a peavey 110, one thru a line 6 115, 15" for guitar? Don't ask...), two synths (one player) pumped thru a 600 watt pa system, and a female vocalist (mentioning bc she has little low end) pushed thru the same pa.
So here they are!:
1) buy an ampeg 115 used for like 300$~, then buy a tube preamp and use it instead of the ampeg pre
2) save a bit more and find a hartke head on craigslist and then a cab (210, 410)
3) build my own amp (I have /some/ experience, access to ALL the tools and people who can use them/would like to help). I'd like it to be tube... Maybe hybrid?
4) other thing y'all suggest.
I play alternative rock/electronica. Kinda a mix between Matt and Kim, paramore, and Travis barker (and my singer is named Haley, too
! ). I play a pretty chill bass line, and I REALLY wanna start building my own effects and experimenting . Thanks in advance!
