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Post by Die Bullen on Feb 4, 2021 0:40:21 GMT
We have a thread for amps we regret selling, how about one for amps we didn't regret selling?
I can think of a few
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Post by zontar on Feb 4, 2021 3:26:58 GMT
Since I have never sold an amp I can neither regret nor not regret selling one
Although I have considered selling a couple
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2021 5:09:33 GMT
There aren't too many I was glad to be rid of, but one in particular comes to mind. When I got back into bands in 2005, I bought a big Peavey stack....I mean a real stack of old American-made Peavey gear.... It actually sounded pretty good, but I was in high G.A.S.-mode and thought if 650 watts sounds good, a new amp with twice as much power would be better......NOT! I went into Long & McQuade and bought a new Ampeg SVT6-Pro hybrid bass amp - 1100 watts, and having owned an old Ampeg VT-22, I was confident in the brand. Well, I discovered too late that the new SVT6 Pro, built in Vietnam, wasn't much like my old US made VT22. The first time I took it to band practice, I discovered the only way to keep it from feeding back was to take the amp off the speaker box and put it directly on the concrete floor. Plus, in addition to being incredibly microphonic, it sounded, frankly, like shit. I was really disappointed....I mean, it was a 1500.00 piece of electronics, and my old Peavey solid state just blew the doors off it, for volume, for punch, and fidelity. I'd bought it one year payment plan, so I couldn't immediately get rid of it. I went back to using my old Peavey with a renewed appreciation for Hartley Peavey's amps, while the Ampeg collected dust for 12 months. The day I made the last payment on the Ampeg, I put it on craigslist for half of what I paid for it and was relieved when it sold. That Ampeg SVT6 Pro is one of the lousiest amps I've ever plugged into. Good riddance. If you ever think about buying one, check the grocery list of service issues that's online now. These things are scary.
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Post by Die Bullen on Feb 4, 2021 13:15:24 GMT
Here's one I was glad to be rid of- a Yamaha 410. I got it for free in high school and never liked it. It was one that once it was out the door I was thrilled
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Post by infant on Feb 4, 2021 15:30:15 GMT
The only amp I think I don’t regret selling is a Peavey Classic 50 (2-12”). Once I got it into a band setting, I found it sounded very mid-rangy and I couldn’t get rid of that sound and besides, it was friggin’ heavy. I sold a US made Fender Blues Deluxe to buy the Peavey and then traded it in a couple of months later to buy another US made Blues Deluxe. I lost a couple of hundred bucks on the deal but the Blues Deluxe remained my #1 amp for almost 20 years with hardly any problems. I’ve owned a Peavey Bandit and Studio Pro and those amps were both awesome.pretty much like Kens Peavey Bass amp. (The last time I saw BB King, his bass player was using a Peavey 2-15 bass stack.). I also used to own a ‘70s era Peavey Classic 2-12 hybrid amp which gave me no real problems for close to 20 yrs. That’s why I thought the Classic 50 would be to my liking....but I was wrong...that happens sometime!
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Post by Die Bullen on Feb 4, 2021 19:06:11 GMT
There aren't too many I was glad to be rid of, but one in particular comes to mind. When I got back into bands in 2005, I bought a big Peavey stack....I mean a real stack of old American-made Peavey gear.... It actually sounded pretty good, but I was in high G.A.S.-mode and thought if 650 watts sounds good, a new amp with twice as much power would be better......NOT! I went into Long & McQuade and bought a new Ampeg SVT6-Pro hybrid bass amp - 1100 watts, and having owned an old Ampeg VT-22, I was confident in the brand. Well, I discovered too late that the new SVT6 Pro, built in Vietnam, wasn't much like my old US made VT22. The first time I took it to band practice, I discovered the only way to keep it from feeding back was to take the amp off the speaker box and put it directly on the concrete floor. Plus, in addition to being incredibly microphonic, it sounded, frankly, like shit. I was really disappointed....I mean, it was a 1500.00 piece of electronics, and my old Peavey solid state just blew the doors off it, for volume, for punch, and fidelity. I'd bought it one year payment plan, so I couldn't immediately get rid of it. I went back to using my old Peavey with a renewed appreciation for Hartley Peavey's amps, while the Ampeg collected dust for 12 months. The day I made the last payment on the Ampeg, I put it on craigslist for half of what I paid for it and was relieved when it sold. That Ampeg SVT6 Pro is one of the lousiest amps I've ever plugged into. Good riddance. If you ever think about buying one, check the grocery list of service issues that's online now. These things are scary. That is one heck of a rig!!!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2021 4:24:26 GMT
The old Peavey was a sleeper. After having owned a Peavey 400 bass amp in the 70's, my expectations weren't high - I thought the Mk IV would be a lot like the 400 - a lot of power for cheap, but not particularly good fidelity. It was a lot better than I expected. After having started playing in a band again, and using my Supertwin Reverb into a Traynor 15" as a starter system, I was ready to move up. I was haunting the music store, more as a way to kill time on my lunch hours, and not thinking particularly clearly because it was my first week back to work after my wife died. I sort of had it in the back of my head that maybe a new amp would cheer me up a bit, and for the first time, there was nobody to deter me from doing what I wanted. When I walked into the local music store, the first thing I noticed was this huge stack of Peavey with a 1000.00 price tag on it. When the owner offered it to me on payments with post-dated cheques, I took it on the spot.
The Mk IV head was 450 watts RMS with the two 18" cabinets plugged into it, and the 2 x10" cabinet had a self-contained 200 watt amp built in.I ran it as a biamp system using the head's built-in electronic crossover.
What's funny in retrospect is that I loaded it all into my Sprint convertible after removing the passenger seat....one 18" cabinet across the jump seat area behind the front seats, one 18" where the passenger bucket normally was, the head in the space between the trunk and interior where the top normally stored when folded down, and 2 x 10" amplified cabinet in the trunk.
It was an incredible upgrade in my sound. I'd just received my violin bass the week before, and when I showed up with eight feet of Peavey amp stack to the next practice, I got a lot of attention. I wish I'd never sold it because the Ampeg SVT6 PRO was such a profound disappointment.
It's a bit comical when you look at the picture...That Fender Twin Reverb head and Dual Showman 2 x 15 JBL cabinet looks absolutely puny beside the Peavey.
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Post by johnreardon on Feb 5, 2021 9:04:04 GMT
Every amp I bought, I wanted at the time and everyone I sold, I wanted something else, so no regrets really.
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Post by Die Bullen on Feb 5, 2021 12:08:57 GMT
The old Peavey was a sleeper. After having owned a Peavey 400 bass amp in the 70's, my expectations weren't high - I thought the Mk IV would be a lot like the 400 - a lot of power for cheap, but not particularly good fidelity. It was a lot better than I expected. After having started playing in a band again, and using my Supertwin Reverb into a Traynor 15" as a starter system, I was ready to move up. I was haunting the music store, more as a way to kill time on my lunch hours, and not thinking particularly clearly because it was my first week back to work after my wife died. I sort of had it in the back of my head that maybe a new amp would cheer me up a bit, and for the first time, there was nobody to deter me from doing what I wanted. When I walked into the local music store, the first thing I noticed was this huge stack of Peavey with a 1000.00 price tag on it. When the owner offered it to me on payments with post-dated cheques, I took it on the spot. The Mk IV head was 450 watts RMS with the two 18" cabinets plugged into it, and the 2 x10" cabinet had a self-contained 200 watt amp built in.I ran it as a biamp system using the head's built-in electronic crossover. What's funny in retrospect is that I loaded it all into my Sprint convertible after removing the passenger seat....one 18" cabinet across the jump seat area behind the front seats, one 18" where the passenger bucket normally was, the head in the space between the trunk and interior where the top normally stored when folded down, and 2 x 10" amplified cabinet in the trunk. It was an incredible upgrade in my sound. I'd just received my violin bass the week before, and when I showed up with eight feet of Peavey amp stack to the next practice, I got a lot of attention. I wish I'd never sold it because the Ampeg SVT6 PRO was such a profound disappointment. It's a bit comical when you look at the picture...That Fender Twin Reverb head and Dual Showman 2 x 15 JBL cabinet looks absolutely puny beside the Peavey. My experience is that the new Ampegs really only share the name of the older ones. Although I am sure the new ones have their followers too. Those 18" cabs are badazz
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Post by zontar on Feb 6, 2021 2:26:30 GMT
Every amp I bought, I wanted at the time and everyone I sold, I wanted something else, so no regrets really. Good outlook. I did consider selling my Roland JC 60 at one point It's more watts than I need at home & all that--but then I play though it--and I can't sell it.
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Post by infant on Feb 10, 2021 0:30:11 GMT
Every amp I bought, I wanted at the time and everyone I sold, I wanted something else, so no regrets really. Good outlook. I did consider selling my Roland JC 60 at one point It's more watts than I need at home & all that--but then I play though it--and I can't sell it. I agree with John. I always wanted something and bought it and sold off whatever stopped pleasing me. I wanted that Peavey Classic but it stopped pleasing me shortly after purchase. It had to go.
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Post by zontar on Feb 10, 2021 0:33:23 GMT
My JC never stopped pleasing me It was/is just bigger than I need But I would miss it & regret it
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Post by Die Bullen on Feb 10, 2021 0:51:49 GMT
My JC never stopped pleasing me It was/is just bigger than I need But I would miss it & regret it Well then definitely don't sell! My Ampeg v4 is also way more than I will ever need but I can't sell that one either. I need to cast off another amp soon. I promised my wife that I would when I got the new Henricksen
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Post by zontar on Feb 10, 2021 1:47:31 GMT
My JC never stopped pleasing me It was/is just bigger than I need But I would miss it & regret it Well then definitely don't sell! My Ampeg v4 is also way more than I will ever need but I can't sell that one either. I need to cast off another amp soon. I promised my wife that I would when I got the new Henricksen Yes, I was thinking of getting a different amp I liked, but decided I'd stick with the JC--but look at other options for another amp. Then after that I got my Orange Micro Dark--for a whole lot less than I was looking at for different amp--well maybe one day I'll get some extra cash saved up and get another amp but the way things are right now I am okay holding off on it.
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Post by Die Bullen on Feb 10, 2021 2:11:57 GMT
Well then definitely don't sell! My Ampeg v4 is also way more than I will ever need but I can't sell that one either. I need to cast off another amp soon. I promised my wife that I would when I got the new Henricksen Yes, I was thinking of getting a different amp I liked, but decided I'd stick with the JC--but look at other options for another amp. Then after that I got my Orange Micro Dark--for a whole lot less than I was looking at for different amp--well maybe one day I'll get some extra cash saved up and get another amp but the way things are right now I am okay holding off on it. It is a very uncommon amp- do they even still make the 60w version? That's something I learned the hard way. I probably said this elsewhere but when I sold my first v4 I regretted it immediately and bought another one.
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Post by zontar on Feb 10, 2021 2:18:52 GMT
Yes, I was thinking of getting a different amp I liked, but decided I'd stick with the JC--but look at other options for another amp. Then after that I got my Orange Micro Dark--for a whole lot less than I was looking at for different amp--well maybe one day I'll get some extra cash saved up and get another amp but the way things are right now I am okay holding off on it. It is a very uncommon amp- do they even still make the 60w version? That's something I learned the hard way. I probably said this elsewhere but when I sold my first v4 I regretted it immediately and bought another one. As far as I know they do not make the 60 watt version anymore. I had wanted the 120, but couldn't afford it And later I was actually glad I didn't get a 120--that thing is a beast to move around. The 60's not too bad moving it. but fantastic amps--great cleans--and I find they work well with pedals (If you want distortion or overdrive I would say--use a pedal--the built in Distortion circuit is the only weak spot for me.) That pedal is what made me fall in love with the chorus effect.
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Post by Die Bullen on Feb 10, 2021 2:38:53 GMT
It is a very uncommon amp- do they even still make the 60w version? That's something I learned the hard way. I probably said this elsewhere but when I sold my first v4 I regretted it immediately and bought another one. As far as I know they do not make the 60 watt version anymore. I had wanted the 120, but couldn't afford it And later I was actually glad I didn't get a 120--that thing is a beast to move around. The 60's not too bad moving it. but fantastic amps--great cleans--and I find they work well with pedals (If you want distortion or overdrive I would say--use a pedal--the built in Distortion circuit is the only weak spot for me.) That pedal is what made me fall in love with the chorus effect. If 60w is too much, 120 would have been ridiculous. The Roland JC amps are very underrated across the board
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Post by zontar on Feb 10, 2021 2:59:20 GMT
As far as I know they do not make the 60 watt version anymore. I had wanted the 120, but couldn't afford it And later I was actually glad I didn't get a 120--that thing is a beast to move around. The 60's not too bad moving it. but fantastic amps--great cleans--and I find they work well with pedals (If you want distortion or overdrive I would say--use a pedal--the built in Distortion circuit is the only weak spot for me.) That pedal is what made me fall in love with the chorus effect. If 60w is too much, 120 would have been ridiculous. The Roland JC amps are very underrated across the board Well keep in mind that 12o watts is not twice as loud as 60--as has been discussed elsewhere here, but it is more than I need at home, and size wise & weight wise, much more than I would like going forward. Still it would have been cool for a time.
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Post by Die Bullen on Feb 10, 2021 3:18:40 GMT
If 60w is too much, 120 would have been ridiculous. The Roland JC amps are very underrated across the board Well keep in mind that 12o watts is not twice as loud as 60--as has been discussed elsewhere here, but it is more than I need at home, and size wise & weight wise, much more than I would like going forward. Still it would have been cool for a time. Right, not double as loud, but still unnecessarily loud. Heck My gigging amp is 38w and I am hard pressed to turn it up past 9 o'clock, even outdoors
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Post by zontar on Feb 10, 2021 3:27:38 GMT
I don't know if the JC 60 was ever above 2 or 3 at home, playing on my own--or above 5 or 6 playing with others.
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Post by infant on Feb 10, 2021 3:47:33 GMT
They still make the JC-22 and the JC-40.
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Post by zontar on Feb 10, 2021 4:00:36 GMT
They still make the JC-22 and the JC-40. I've seen those & they are tempting because they take up less space & are lighter--and still have that sound.
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Post by johnreardon on Feb 10, 2021 9:37:07 GMT
Well keep in mind that 12o watts is not twice as loud as 60--as has been discussed elsewhere here, but it is more than I need at home, and size wise & weight wise, much more than I would like going forward. Still it would have been cool for a time. Right, not double as loud, but still unnecessarily loud. Heck My gigging amp is 38w and I am hard pressed to turn it up past 9 o'clock, even outdoors My gigging amp similar at 36w and I rarely have it past 9 o'clock and it's loud
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Post by Die Bullen on Feb 10, 2021 12:19:58 GMT
Right, not double as loud, but still unnecessarily loud. Heck My gigging amp is 38w and I am hard pressed to turn it up past 9 o'clock, even outdoors My gigging amp similar at 36w and I rarely have it past 9 o'clock and it's loud Yep same here. I think if I were at 12 o'clock I'd be getting a lot of complaints.
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Post by johnreardon on Feb 10, 2021 13:06:09 GMT
My gigging amp similar at 36w and I rarely have it past 9 o'clock and it's loud Yep same here. I think if I were at 12 o'clock I'd be getting a lot of complaints. Yes I always get complaints, mainly from the others in the band. It stems from when I had louder amps when I was really too loud. Nowadays, the drummer or singer will say turn down and I'll show them I'm not actually playing. Our other guitarist is a bit deaf and doesn't realise how loud he's playing.
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Post by Die Bullen on Feb 10, 2021 13:22:17 GMT
Yep same here. I think if I were at 12 o'clock I'd be getting a lot of complaints. Yes I always get complaints, mainly from the others in the band. It stems from when I had louder amps when I was really too loud. Nowadays, the drummer or singer will say turn down and I'll show them I'm not actually playing. Our other guitarist is a bit deaf and doesn't realise how loud he's playing. Yeah ~40w tube amps are quite loud! Deaf isn't good!
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Post by johnreardon on Feb 10, 2021 13:29:26 GMT
Yes I always get complaints, mainly from the others in the band. It stems from when I had louder amps when I was really too loud. Nowadays, the drummer or singer will say turn down and I'll show them I'm not actually playing. Our other guitarist is a bit deaf and doesn't realise how loud he's playing. Yeah ~40w tube amps are quite loud! Deaf isn't good! I know. The drummer, bass guitarist and the other guitarist all suffer a bit, but they refuse to wear hearing aids. Too vain.
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Post by Die Bullen on Feb 10, 2021 13:36:34 GMT
Yeah ~40w tube amps are quite loud! Deaf isn't good! I know. The drummer, bass guitarist and the other guitarist all suffer a bit, but they refuse to wear hearing aids. Too vain. Now that's a recipe for disaster when the entire rhythm section can't hear each other!
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Post by johnreardon on Feb 10, 2021 13:41:19 GMT
I know. The drummer, bass guitarist and the other guitarist all suffer a bit, but they refuse to wear hearing aids. Too vain. Now that's a recipe for disaster when the entire rhythm section can't hear each other! Should have said partially deaf
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Post by Die Bullen on Feb 10, 2021 13:44:27 GMT
Now that's a recipe for disaster when the entire rhythm section can't hear each other! Should have said partially deaf Actually you did- I was just imagining the worst!
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