Hi all,
I've wanted to join fora while and with a new purchase coming up I figured now was an ideal time. I'll introduce myself properly in the right section later, but for now I've got something I'd love some knowledgeable feedback on...
A bit of background: I've been playing on a permanently loaned Marshall 150w since I started playing in 1999. It was fine for a beginner just playing at school or home, but after 10 years of wear and tear and moving into weekly professional work in medium sized venues combined with the poor performance of the marshall.. I need something with more grunt and a better sound! I have a budget though, which sadly holds me back from getting top of the line. And living on the edge of the world doesn't give me much selection.
Here is what I'm looking at getting later this week:
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SWR 350 X excellent condition in road case,see SWR website for specs
Gallien Krueger 4 X 10 BLX series2 Speaker cabinet, excellent condition 8 ohm 400w
Gallien Krueger 1 X 15 BLX series2 Speaker
cabinet, excellent condition 8 ohm 200w
Cabinets on removable castors and has manual and all leads and subwave octave generator footswitch
Been gigged a few times, never thrashed or trashed
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I've got to travel 3 hours to get there, and I'll be spending around $1800NZD which works out to be around $1000USD (I gather a lot of people here are from the US). I read up on reviews at Harmony Central and they all seemed really positive, but I have a feeling that most people are always gonna see their own gear in a favourable light on that site. I followed the links supplied on harmony central to external stores to see how much they would all cost brand new and it came to over $3000NZD, so financially it seems like it'd be a good deal - but technically?
Basically, I'm going up to try before I buy in 3 days. I'd hate to get up there, test it out and find that it wasn't what I was after. I play in a cover band every weekend in bars that I guess could fit 300 people but also do big weddings/corporates and large school formals as well. Would this rig handle the workload and have enough grunt to keep up with the rest of the band running through the PA? Can I finally get a discernible sound at these packed gigs rather than just being able to feel a generic bass boom? And is the head evenly matched with the bins and not going to fry anything with extended use over a long period?
Thanks again, and I hope to be able to be able to frequent the forum quite a bit now.
[p.s. I have a few alternative options in case it turns out to be a dud, but I'd prefer to leave them out of the mix for the time being.]
I've wanted to join fora while and with a new purchase coming up I figured now was an ideal time. I'll introduce myself properly in the right section later, but for now I've got something I'd love some knowledgeable feedback on...
A bit of background: I've been playing on a permanently loaned Marshall 150w since I started playing in 1999. It was fine for a beginner just playing at school or home, but after 10 years of wear and tear and moving into weekly professional work in medium sized venues combined with the poor performance of the marshall.. I need something with more grunt and a better sound! I have a budget though, which sadly holds me back from getting top of the line. And living on the edge of the world doesn't give me much selection.
Here is what I'm looking at getting later this week:
Invalid Link Removed
if you aren't able to view the page, here are the details listed:
SWR 350 X excellent condition in road case,see SWR website for specs
Gallien Krueger 4 X 10 BLX series2 Speaker cabinet, excellent condition 8 ohm 400w
Gallien Krueger 1 X 15 BLX series2 Speaker
cabinet, excellent condition 8 ohm 200w
Cabinets on removable castors and has manual and all leads and subwave octave generator footswitch
Been gigged a few times, never thrashed or trashed
***
I've got to travel 3 hours to get there, and I'll be spending around $1800NZD which works out to be around $1000USD (I gather a lot of people here are from the US). I read up on reviews at Harmony Central and they all seemed really positive, but I have a feeling that most people are always gonna see their own gear in a favourable light on that site. I followed the links supplied on harmony central to external stores to see how much they would all cost brand new and it came to over $3000NZD, so financially it seems like it'd be a good deal - but technically?
Basically, I'm going up to try before I buy in 3 days. I'd hate to get up there, test it out and find that it wasn't what I was after. I play in a cover band every weekend in bars that I guess could fit 300 people but also do big weddings/corporates and large school formals as well. Would this rig handle the workload and have enough grunt to keep up with the rest of the band running through the PA? Can I finally get a discernible sound at these packed gigs rather than just being able to feel a generic bass boom? And is the head evenly matched with the bins and not going to fry anything with extended use over a long period?
Thanks again, and I hope to be able to be able to frequent the forum quite a bit now.
[p.s. I have a few alternative options in case it turns out to be a dud, but I'd prefer to leave them out of the mix for the time being.]
