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#21
I have tried both.. the closest shop is in NY and its a 15 business day turnaround and a 300$ flatrate for the repair. I'm playing in a 3 piece (drums, bass, and guitar) so cutting through the mix isn't much of an issue. I'm looking for something with more of a vintage sound, but not vintage gear. 600$ is pretty much my limit
 
#23
I used my LMII with an Ampeg 210av for smaller gigs and brought in another SWR 2x10 for bigger ones, and never had any volume issues. I wonder if the Walkabout can come close to matching that... Any thoughts?
 
#24
two fingers said:
If you can find a deal on a Walkabout get it. I have owned a lot of amps but never owned one as long as I have owned my Walkabout.
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dunner37 said:
I'm really leaning towards the Walkabout. I'm just not sure if it'll be loud enough for all gigs. That wt550 seemed that it would cover all my volume needs, but I don't really trust the build on those at this point. I'm wondering how big of a difference there is between the M Pulse 600 and the Walkabout..
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The WalkAbout will do anything you Little Mark did, and then some. Earlier silver-face models can be had for $400 these days. As for how much difference between it and the big brother M-Pulse 600... about 300w. :facepalm: :hiding:

Just spoofin' ya'. ;) They're both great amps, but the Walkabout is more portable, if that matters to you. (M-Pulse 600 and 360 are rackmounted)
 
#26
dunner37 said:
If you say the Walkabout will match my LMII... Then I'm sold.. I'm seeing the silver face ones for about 500-600 at the moment.
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If you get one, spend some time with those para mids. Once you figure them out they are an incredibly powerful tool. To me the oomph of bass tone comes from low mids, not the pillowy bottom end.
 
#27
dunner37 said:
I have tried both.. the closest shop is in NY and its a 15 business day turnaround and a 300$ flatrate for the repair. I'm playing in a 3 piece (drums, bass, and guitar) so cutting through the mix isn't much of an issue. I'm looking for something with more of a vintage sound, but not vintage gear. 600$ is pretty much my limit
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For that classic sound, I would probably look towards the Aguilar TH500. It pretty much nails it. Yup, I have one.
 
#30
dunner37 said:
So.. My Little Mark II just died on me last week, and there is nobody here and New England I can find to work on it. I decided to look around for a new head, rather than ship it off to get it fixed and I had settled on an Eden wt550 I found on Reverb. Everything seemed to be going well, and I got it cheap. However, I just got an email from the seller saying he retested it, and it seems the volume was only going up to "bedroom levels".

I have a pretty important gig coming up in 2 weeks. Our local paper asked us to come to their studio and will film our set and post it online. So.. I need an amp fast, and I am starting to lose my faith in SS amps and am considering a tube head. Also there is a lack of decent music stores here in Western Massachusetts, so trying anything decent in person is very difficult.

I really need some suggestions on a solid gigging amp. My band plays both electric rock/folk sets and all acoustic shows, so I'm looking for something to compliment both styles. Any input will help. Thanks
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Bummer about the amp, I'm not personally a fan but I don't hear much bad about Markbass. Eden's always made great sounding gear but did used to have a reputation for questionable reliability. Nowadays it's mostly just bad luck if you get a bad copy.

If you really want to go all tube, the Ampeg pt-50 is really something special, reasonably light weight too. I don't often get excited about amps, but I must say, plugging into that thing changed my view of Ampeg tube amps. I've never been that high on SVTs as they always seemed to make every bass sound the same to me, The pt50 however acts kind of like a really nice tube DI. I found it to be surprisingly clean and uncolored when set flat. I don't own one myself yet, so I haven't put it through its paces in a rehearsal/gig setting, but my first impression was it's plenty loud for rehearsal or stage. Tube amps usually have an easier time seeping into the mix anyway. That, plus the very thoughtful and interesting output options for the studio make it one of the few amps I feel like I need to get eventually. It seems plenty tough for the road, it does have a strange form factor though so I'm not sure how easy it is to transport, I haven't looked that hard but I haven't seen any mention of it coming with a case, or one made for it. For the style you play, it seems like it would be a perfect fit. Just a thought to add to the mix, happy hunting!
 
#32
I considered the PT50, just a bit out of my price range unfortunately. I wish there were more stores in my area to demo some of these great amps, but that isn't the case unfortunately. So I'll probably just have to take a leap of faith and order something online
 
#33
A GK combo might be just what you are looking for. The MB115-200 watts or the MB210-500 watts will do very nicely. Both are compact and very light for their sizes. The MB212-500 watts is the ultimate light weight combo. You might want to take a look at the Hartford area for a Guitar Center. Some good used ones may be available on their web site and they will ship to your home if you need. Good luck. :thumbsup:
 
#37
On multiple occasions, I have attempted to purchase used Eden gear. Each time, I wanted a WT800 and a 410 cab. The first time I placed an order and received an email that they tested the amp and found a problem so they would either send it to me when it was repaired or they would issue a refund. I took the refund and found another one which I purchased. It was dead on arrival. I sent it back, purchased another one. When I plugged it in, it made a loud squealing noise followed by a loud rumble and then died. I returned it for a refund. While all of this was going on, I began looking for a used Eden 410 cab. I saw three 410 XLT cabs at three different Guitar Center stores. Each of them had at least one blown speaker. I then found a used cab from a private seller and decided to try a WT800 one more time. That one was also DOA. I haven't considered Eden since then. The one saving grace in this was that I paid $350 for the 410XLT and GC gave me $475 toward a Martin 12 string acoustic guitar. I love the sound of Eden but too many bad experiences for me to ever consider buying anything again. I'll stick with my US made Ampegs.
 
#38
dunner37 said:
I considered the PT50, just a bit out of my price range unfortunately. I wish there were more stores in my area to demo some of these great amps, but that isn't the case unfortunately. So I'll probably just have to take a leap of faith and order something online
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Acoustic/electric 3 piece? Pt20 would do that easily. I'm honestly considering it over the 50, just since it's smaller and I would only be using it for studio and Similar gigs to what you're describing anyway, but I haven't tried it. Gets great reviews though.

Just realized I'm repeatedly butchering the model names, sorry, Pf-20t :)
 
#40
Mugre said:
On the Eden, it PROBABLY just needs the switching jacks (send, return, tuner) sprayed out. When an amp WAS working, then sits a long time and presents with low volume, the switching jacks are always the first thing to try.

Mugre
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+1. A spray of Deoxit in all the Jacks fixes most of the issues with the older Eden amps. I have 2 and it's a spring maintenance ritual that only takes a few minutes.
 
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