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PostPosted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 10:16 pm 
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I'm looking to pick up a tube amp, a bass guitar and possibly an acoustic. Any suggestions on where to look?

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 Post subject: Re: Used Music Gear
PostPosted: Sat Mar 24, 2012 7:45 am 
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just the head or a combo amp?
as far as the guitars go, i would suggest having someone go with you who knows what they are doing to make sure they are playable.

local music shops, music go round, guitar center, sam ash.

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 Post subject: Re: Used Music Gear
PostPosted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:49 pm 
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doug - evergreen park wrote:
just the head or a combo amp?
as far as the guitars go, i would suggest having someone go with you who knows what they are doing to make sure they are playable.

local music shops, music go round, guitar center, sam ash.


Combo amp.

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 Post subject: Re: Used Music Gear
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Fuck combos man. Doug likes em. I'm not a big fan. If the head goes you gotta buy basically new speakers to replace the system whereas if you have a head/cabinet and you blow out a head you can just get the head... course valves would be replaceable in either if you had a valve combo... but fuck that.

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 Post subject: Re: Used Music Gear
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Fuck combos man. Doug likes em. I'm not a big fan. If the head goes you gotta buy basically new speakers to replace the system whereas if you have a head/cabinet and you blow out a head you can just get the head... course valves would be replaceable in either if you had a valve combo... but fuck that.

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Whatever you decide to do, make sure you play them and like how they sound/feel.

If you aren't sure of what you are doing (which is ok, btw) take somebody with you who does. There is also no harm in going to a Sam Ash or Guitar Center to try a couple of things out to see what you like and don't like.

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 Post subject: Re: Used Music Gear
PostPosted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 8:55 am 
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I'm probably going to get a Peavey Classic 30.

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That's cool. If its used, play it first. If you don't like how it sounds, don't buy it.

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I can't recall in my 25 years of playing guitar ever coming across someone who had a combo amp blow up...heads on the other hand, always seem to have issues if you are not replacing tubes (~$45 each) and having the amp biased every two-three years.
I've had multitudes of rack gear with a cabinet, two heads with different cabinets, and three combo amps. Combo amps are much easier to transport. So, unless you have a hot hatch, SUV, or pickup truck, and plan on starting a band...I wouldn't bother with a head-cabinet combination.

$600 for a Peavey Classic 30...
You can get more amp for less money if you shop around. Look at Vox, Fender, and Line 6.

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 Post subject: Re: Used Music Gear
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doug - evergreen park wrote:
$600 for a Peavey Classic 30...
You can get more amp for less money if you shop around. Look at Vox, Fender, and Line 6.


Maybe $250 or $300 used if that. I'm just using it for recording demos mostly.

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 Post subject: Re: Used Music Gear
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well...i would get one of these. tons of onboard effects, so you won't need to spend any money on pedals.
and you can dial in different amp models. which is a huge bonus for getting different sounds.

Vox VT40+

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this is pretty badass as well.
Peavey Vypyr 30W

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