HELP need new amp (Newbie!)

So I have a crate 100w combo amp and I played a show a few weeks ago(my first show ive played in over a year and a half) and it was no way loud enough, even with all the volume all the way up, so i need a new amp, by my next show firday the 17th, i dont know jack about amps just that I need something louder, and Im gonna need something thats a head and a cabinet not just a combo amp, I really cant afford anything right now but Im gonna be whoring some cash of my parents to pay for it cuz I kinda need it asap, I know someone who worked at guitar center and can get me an employee discount he showed me some amps, I want to get a good amp that will last me a while, not somethign cheap that i will need to get rid of as soon as i can afford something better, so i was thinking i would get a good amp and an ok head just to get me by till i can afford a better head and another cab for a stack. so i really like the Ampeg SVT-410HLF cab(or somethign similar to that) I was playing it through and Ampeg Head but even with the discount together cab and head would be $1k which is way more then i want to spend so I figure i would settle for a much cheaper Baringer head(i think thats what it was) just to get me throuhg being herd in concerts, playing mostly metal, hard rock stuff I dont need complete clarity but its better then gettin one of those cheap cabs with aluminum cones and all static(god they souded awful), so with the entry level head it would coem to $750 still more then what i want to spend

So now my main question, can I get a GOOD cab and a head that will last me a while for less then that? by friday the 17th any help is appreciated

 

yea the SVT410HLF would end up being something like $550 with the discount i think, im looking for heads on ebay i see this

http://cgi.ebay.com/Ampeg-B3-500-Wa...yZ121156QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

Ampeg B3 500 Watt Bass Head currently at $66, seems to good to be true? am I overestimating it due to the brand name and wattage?

or this http://cgi.ebay.com/Hartke-HA3500-3...95746278QQcategoryZ121159QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

or this
http://cgi.ebay.com/AMPEG-STV350H-B...96535646QQcategoryZ121156QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

bump...

 

my price range is basicly under $750 i guess, i jsut want to get somethign as cheap as possible that will have sufficent quality. I was just gonna get the baringer amp since I am trying to spend as little money as possible and with the ampeg cabinet i couldnt spend the moeny for a good ampeg head

any input on tthese amps?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7396535646

http://cgi.ebay.com/Hartke-HA3500-3...95746278QQcategoryZ121159QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

or this carvin cabinet? it seems like a good deal for the power but idk how its gonna sound
http://www.carvin.com/products/single.php?ItemNumber=RL410T&CID=BA

 

what is avatar?

and this seems like a sweet deal??
http://www.craigslist.org/eby/msg/139976798.html also please comment on those heads I am seeing on ebay thnx

 

thnx for the link

 

ok so here is a short list of alternatives that are sparking my interset, please give comments

--cabs--
Hartke VX215 Bass Cab, Mint - $200
Carvin RL410T - 800 watt 4x10 with 1 inch Titanium Driver (18.25 Deep to get that great tone)$340
Avatar B410 Delta$350
SWR Workingman 4x10$350
Ampeg SVT410HLF $500-650 i dont remeber the exact price it was $750 with it and the barrenger amp -- this is the only one I've actually heard and I'm very fond of its sound I would much rather get this but I'm broke

--heads--
Ampeg STV350H BASS HEAD AMPLIFIER $31+++
Hartke HA3500 350 watt Bass Amplifier Head$102+++

Im not too concercend with overall head quallity, as long as i get decent compression and 350+watts or whatever i need to be heard.

 

what is this ashdown mag deal you speak of?

 

bump :-\

 

bump :-( someone please give me input