The Combo Club

[iagtrplyr]

I was able to sell my Combo 300 for $275 and using a hydraulic cart, never had to visit my chiro. Now with a R200 and Studio 40, don't need the cart and I am no longer on the chiro's mailing list . Back to the regular program...

SR, you had one of those? Cool beans. How did ya like it? Was the tone good? I loved the right-band EQ, especially the names of each frequency. It made more sense.

Played a ton for fun tonight after sending my recording to Germany. I wish it good luck. Hooked up the Vox Superbeetle with my Beatle bass. Very English tonight. Played Blondie!

Look for me this week.

 

[iagtrplyr]

Good night, everyone. I’ll post the final results for today’s fun contest. Back to school tomorrow. See ya!

 

[KaraQ]

I have a soft sided folding cart that allows me to get all my[stuff*]into the gig in ~2 trips.

*amp, duffel, mic stand, music stand, stool.
https://www.amazon.com/Ozark-Trail-...t=&hvlocphy=1015159&hvtargid=pla-773088975056

That looks pretty cool & useful!


But did you have to link a red one?

I'll probably have to get one now....

 

[JakobT]

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And now this pops up? Anyone have experience with the BAM? I had a BG250 115 few years back and I enjoyed it a lot. Nothing wrong with it at all I think I sold it to downsize for a move. This deal is good through tomorrow. I may give it a crack.

It’s a very decent little piece of kit. I got one for band practice, as it’s small enough to go in my gig bag. I use it with a 210 Rumble cab that sits in our practice space, and it sounds good, and is loud enough to be heard clearly without pushing it.

 

[GonePlaid]

That looks pretty cool & useful!


But did you have to link a red one?

I'll probably have to get one now....

I linked the red one because the blue one(which I have)is discontinued.

 

[bordinco90]

Submitted for your approval. A throwback to a time when life was simpler, times were easy, and bass combo amps knew where they stood. no preconceived notions, no yellow-colored speakers, no modeling. Just the basics and a lot of stable power to boot. Case in point: this beauty is stable to 2 ohms and at 300 watts. Nominally, it's 210 watts into a 4-ohm load. Eight bands of EQ for you cork sniffers out there, but if you're looking for Neo here, ain't gonna find it in your 15" Black Widow speaker.

Aside from a little tolex lifting at the bottom of the cabinet and moderate wear from heavy use of the past 30 years, this baby is set to rock on for another century or two (probably will too). Bring back the memories of yesteryear to your temporal lobe by purchasing this sunken treasure for only $195 (and $80 shipping) right out of the Wisconsin heartland. And it's lightweight too, in a neanderthal sort of way. Here's a couple of pics to wet your whistle...

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I've been seeing posts about these combos on how heavy they are. What is the exact weight on these amps?

 

[SoulReflection]

I've been seeing posts about these combos on how heavy they are. What is the exact weight on these amps?

From what I recall a Peavey Combo 300 weighed in at 90.4 lbs. Makes you want to rush out and carry one .

 

[iagtrplyr]

b90, if you've never had to haul around a 90-lb combo amp before, you wouldn't believe how much fun you're missing! Steps? Tailgate? Mt. Everest? They're all one and the same. Similar to the Peavey Combo 300, Ampeg sold a B2 combo that held a 115 speaker and was 200 watts through its 8-ohm speaker but increased to 350 watts with an ext speaker attached to it. It sounded okay as my first Ampeg combo that I found used at a Music Go-Round. I used it either alone or with a GK 115 cab for outdoor gigs. The fun part was this combo weighed in at 87 lbs! Add the svelt 69 lbs for the GK cab and it's no wonder I have a lousy back. Look for yourself and imagine both being lifted into an old Ford Taurus wagon by my lonesome self. Painful!

 

[themickster]

From what I recall a Peavey Combo 300 weighed in at 90.4 lbs. Makes you want to rush out and carry one .

Markbass 8x10 weighs that much.

 

[swink]

b90, if you've never had to haul around a 90-lb combo amp before, you wouldn't believe how much fun you're missing! Steps? Tailgate? Mt. Everest? They're all one and the same. Similar to the Peavey Combo 300, Ampeg sold a B2 combo that held a 115 speaker and was 200 watts through its 8-ohm speaker but increased to 350 watts with an ext speaker attached to it. It sounded okay as my first Ampeg combo that I found used at a Music Go-Round. I used it either alone or with a GK 115 cab for outdoor gigs. The fun part was this combo weighed in at 87 lbs! Add the svelt 69 lbs for the GK cab and it's no wonder I have a lousy back. Look for yourself and imagine both being lifted into an old Ford Taurus wagon by my lonesome self. Painful!

Mine are still in use....
87 lb for the B2 + 91,49 lb for the 4x10 = 178.49 lb
Still proud of them, and they're always a reason to make me smile.
Did I mentioned already that Ampegs have casters?
Loading them up in the van => Tilt and slide
I always had more trouble moving The Peavey, in the back of the pic. Yes, it is way lighter than the rest, but the size of that box is just a near fit trough standard European doorways and on staircases I had to hold it over my head to make the turn.
Fortunately my chiropractor is still on a starving diet.

 

[JakobT]

It’s a very decent little piece of kit. I got one for band practice, as it’s small enough to go in my gig bag. I use it with a 210 Rumble cab that sits in our practice space, and it sounds good, and is loud enough to be heard clearly without pushing it.

UPDATE: Just put in an order for the BC208 cab. Our practice space is crowded, and the Rumble 210 a little awkward to move about without bumping into stuff, This is smaller and lighter, so I’m hoping it’ll be a little more convenient without sacrificing too much volume or tone.

 

[G-Dog]

I've been seeing posts about these combos on how heavy they are. What is the exact weight on these amps?

Not sure if you're curious of only the old Peavey combos, or not, bordy. But here’s a few others for comparison:

My '71 EMC 115 100W was, IIRC, something in the neighborhood of 80-ish lb.s and all solid state, while tube amps were usually much heavier.

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My 2004 Fender Bassman 250 115 is 63 lb.s and all solid state.

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Not a combo, but for comparison, my 2014 Fender Bassman 500 hybrid head is only 17 lb.s & 115 neo cab is 54 lb.s for a total of 71 lb.s.

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And my 2014 Fender Rumble 500 210 combo, just 350W alone, is a mere 36.5 lb.s.

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Not to mention my 2019 Fender Rumble Studio 40 is only 19 lb.s

Hope this helps.
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[bordinco90]

b90, if you've never had to haul around a 90-lb combo amp before, you wouldn't believe how much fun you're missing! Steps? Tailgate? Mt. Everest? They're all one and the same. Similar to the Peavey Combo 300, Ampeg sold a B2 combo that held a 115 speaker and was 200 watts through its 8-ohm speaker but increased to 350 watts with an ext speaker attached to it. It sounded okay as my first Ampeg combo that I found used at a Music Go-Round. I used it either alone or with a GK 115 cab for outdoor gigs. The fun part was this combo weighed in at 87 lbs! Add the svelt 69 lbs for the GK cab and it's no wonder I have a lousy back. Look for yourself and imagine both being lifted into an old Ford Taurus wagon by my lonesome self. Painful!

That's crazy heavy for a combo amp! My old avatar 410 cab was around 90lbs and I couldn't stand carrying it!

 

[iagtrplyr]

Mine are still in use....
87 lb for the B2 + 91,49 lb for the 4x10 = 178.49 lb
Still proud of them, and they're always a reason to make me smile.
Did I mentioned already that Ampegs have casters?
Loading them up in the van => Tilt and slide
I always had more trouble moving The Peavey, in the back of the pic. Yes, it is way lighter than the rest, but the size of that box is just a near fit trough standard European doorways and on staircases I had to hold it over my head to make the turn.
Fortunately my chiropractor is still on a starving diet.

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swinkster, you're a B2 guy too? Very cool. Loved the EQ and the overall sound of the 115, but never felt it loud enough to disembowel the audience, so I sold it. Did get a chance to buy it back a year later, but once my spine saw it sitting in the guy's basement it served me with cease and desist papers on the spot! I moved on. Truthfully, the GK cab was a lousy partner to it. Not very efficient, if I remember, and didn't even sound that good.

 

[iagtrplyr]

Not sure if you're curious of only the old Peavey combos, or not, bordy. But here’s a few others for comparison:

My '71 EMC 115 100W was, IIRC, something in the neighborhood of 80-ish lb.s and all solid state, while tube amps were usually much heavier.

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My 2004 Fender Bassman 250 115 is 63 lb.s and all solid state.

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Not a combo, but for comparison, my 2014 Fender Bassman 500 hybrid head is only 17 lb.s & 115 neo cab is 54 lb.s for a total of 71 lb.s.

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And my 2014 Fender Rumble 500 210 combo, just 350W alone, is a mere 36.5 lb.s.

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Not to mention my 2019 Fender Rumble Studio 40 is only 19 lb.s

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Hope this helps.
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'Dog, I enjoyed flipping through the family album but stumbled across something I think you should know. By the looks of it, your Studio 40 grew a second speaker and is now a 210. How you pull that one off? I mean I've heard of the Immaculate Conception but I never thought I'd witness it in my lifetime. Post your secret formula here 'cuz I'd like a Stage 410 by summer!

 

[iagtrplyr]

That's crazy heavy for a combo amp! My old avatar 410 cab was around 90lbs and I couldn't stand carrying it!

That's really not too bad for a 410...until you have to move it. And though I tend to fondly reminisce about old equipment, can anyone honestly say their old setups sound better than our lighter-weight combos, heads, and cabs? I feel I'm playing through the best-sounding stuff since I've been tugging at four strings the past dozen years.

 

[G-Dog]

'Dog, I enjoyed flipping through the family album but stumbled across something I think you should know. By the looks of it, your Studio 40 grew a second speaker and is now a 210. How you pull that one off? I mean I've heard of the Immaculate Conception but I never thought I'd witness it in my lifetime. Post your secret formula here 'cuz I'd like a Stage 410 by summer!

It's these GOF eyes of mine and the hundreds of little thumbnails to chose from to "Upload a File". It's been about a year and a half since my last eye exam, thanks to The 'Rona, when my Eye Doc said my cataracts would be operable "soon". I currently have an appointment to "see" him next month, if he doesn't postpone again.
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[GwenOnBass]

Anyone who has dealt with cataracts like me is automatically permitted to play lightweight combos, no questions asked.

 

[swink]

swinkster, you're a B2 guy too? Very cool. Loved the EQ and the overall sound of the 115, but never felt it loud enough to disembowel the audience, so I sold it. Did get a chance to buy it back a year later, but once my spine saw it sitting in the guy's basement it served me with cease and desist papers on the spot! I moved on. Truthfully, the GK cab was a lousy partner to it. Not very efficient, if I remember, and didn't even sound that good.

What I like the most of it is the jack in the back. I can use it as a Practice amp with or without an extra cab and I can use it as a 15" cab with built-in spare amp to hook up with my SWR 350 Basic , and do you hear miss Daisy rattling her chains? .... so much different possibilities that fit in the corner of the room... It's not mega loud but it's sufficient

 

[JPDsma]

Anyone who has dealt with cataracts like me is automatically permitted to play lightweight combos, no questions asked.

My wife was lucky enough to come across a world reknown eye Doc here in SMA. She was the or one of the, first in SMA to get concentric TRI-Focal lenses, each eye. (These are only available outside USA as I understand......)We are on a Plant-Based diet and they say that is why her ocular endothelium cell count was through the roof (Need a 18-20 of 30, she had 27-28). So, she gets to use my combos when appropriate, but I still schlepp.....I may be opting for the same soon but am much more adverse to knives.....