• TalkBass has been independent since 1998. Add your voice.
    Create a free account to reply to discussions, view embedded media, and browse with fewer display ads.
    Join free Log in
    Want zero display ads or expanded classifieds tools? Compare plans.

Paying it Forward...OGD!

Killing Floor

Killing Floor

In Memoriam
Feb 7, 2020
24,329
75,953
Austin, TX
#1
Hey, y'all. Today I gave away a bass rig. Older, kinda beat on the corners, heavy, but loud as heck and moving air. Since it doesn't happen without pics here is a photo. Basically a 4X12 with 600W of iron ore. I have to say it felt really good to help out a kid from the neighborhood.
So today is Old Gear Day!
I encourage a few of you to try this sometime or tell me about something you may have done to boost up an aspiring musician who maybe could use a little help. I'm not rich, not poor, somewhere in the middle and in this difficult time I'm glad I could share a little.
Who's got next?
IMG_2063.JPG
 
  • Like
Reactions: petrthumb, wave rider, LuckyBastard and 10 others
#3
My main gigging rig for a decade was the Peavey 2x15 (BW's) under a MusicMan HD150. I retired as a high school principal. One of my student office workers was a talented guy - singer, guitarist, keyboards, but was trying to play bass (needed for that group).

I gave him the Peavey cab, some 15 years ago. (I had moved on to lighter equipment.) He is now a firefighter. I ran into his father recently who reminded me that I had given his son that cab all those years ago. It must have made an impression.
 
  • Like
Reactions: imabuddha, Killing Floor, agedhorse and 1 other person
#5
Killing Floor said:
Hey, y'all. Today I gave away a bass rig. Older, kinda beat on the corners, heavy, but loud as heck and moving air. Since it doesn't happen without pics here is a photo. Basically a 4X12 with 600W of iron ore. I have to say it felt really good to help out a kid from the neighborhood.
So today is Old Gear Day!
I encourage a few of you to try this sometime or tell me about something you may have done to boost up an aspiring musician who maybe could use a little help. I'm not rich, not poor, somewhere in the middle and in this difficult time I'm glad I could share a little.
Who's got next?
View attachment 3790094
Click to expand...
Which Crest amp? FA series? 2501? 3501?
 
Last edited:
#8
Bassdirty said:
I hope you straightened the grilles before givin it away.. ;)

I gave a fellow TBer an old Tascam 4 track recorder. It uses what they used to call "Cassette Tapes" (maybe you've heard of them) ;)

I just had it sittin in a box for about the last 17 or so years (when I finally went digital) :roflmao:

Pay it forward yall. :thumbsup:


T$
Click to expand...
Yes and no! Haha. Pulled some bolts to get my hand in to check the connections. Got distracted. Next time!
 
#9
One of my best friends was a music teacher (we are both retired now) who I used to help by teaching electric bass to several of his students every semester. I made a gift of one of my bass amps to my friend's school. Every time I attended one of his concerts, I saw my old amp on stage, being used by his students, which made me feel great!
 
  • Like
Reactions: MarkA and imabuddha
#10
Killing Floor said:
Powerline 400? Not sure if there is an extended SKU string. 2 channel with switchable bridging. Got a lot of years of service. BBE preamp which had a really manageable output. Old stuff. Ran 2 pretty big cabs when that was a thing. Happy days come with Class D and lighter/smaller speakers.
Click to expand...
Ok, that's based on the same platform as the 2501 with the side to side cooling that didn't work as well as the back to front cooling. The fans were really loud too.
 

Latest posts

Top Bottom
Back