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good solid state bass head

Post by FruitySquirts » Fri Jun 29, 2007 5:27 pm

hi guys
so ive been scopin the market and pawns for a bass head.
i've heard the ampeg v4-b and i think it sounds amazing but i've lost about 2 diffrent auctions on ebay.
i found a peavey 4 00 series bass head and i was wondering what you guys think about it.
if you know some other really good but not so pricey bass heads if you guy can throw your knowledge my way.

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Post by RumorsOFsurF » Fri Jun 29, 2007 5:36 pm

I'm honestly very impressed with the Behringer BX4500H.  They are a great sounding head for $259.00. 

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/ ... c=3SOSWXXA

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I know Behringer gets kicked around a lot, and their guitar amps aren't so good, but these are cool!  My band uses their PA stuff almost exclusively, and it has performed well.
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Post by monark » Fri Jun 29, 2007 7:10 pm

I've  had a couple GK800rb heads - very clean and sharp, lots of tone control, 400 watts (300+100 bi-amp-able). I think you can get them used for ~$300 US

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Post by Superfuzz » Sat Jun 30, 2007 1:25 am

I don't know if you can find one where you are but I suggest Mark Bass
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Post by mjet » Sat Jun 30, 2007 6:57 am

The old Peavey stuff is easy to find in pawn shops - good workhorse stuff.

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Post by FruitySquirts » Sat Jun 30, 2007 1:26 pm

the top picture is the one that is currently at the pawn shop.
im really looking for something with its own overdrive input.

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Post by peter_s » Wed Jul 04, 2007 7:20 am

MarkBass Little Mark II amps are indeed brilliant. I have one too, and it's loud, clean sounding, and very light. I couldn't ask for more. They're not that expensive either.

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Post by Soiouz » Wed Jul 04, 2007 7:25 am

FruitySquirts wrote: the top picture is the one that is currently at the pawn shop.
im really looking for something with its own overdrive input.
I have one of those Peavey 400 Series head right here. It's one of them with a distortion channel.
It's as tough, heavy and loud an amp as it can get. I usually have it plugged into its original 2 X15'' cabinet and it's house-shaking loud.

They usually go for quite cheap.

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Post by chrisjedijane » Thu Jul 05, 2007 9:48 am

RumorsOFsurF wrote: I'm honestly very impressed with the Behringer BX4500H.  They are a great sounding head for $259.00. 

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/ ... c=3SOSWXXA

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I know Behringer gets kicked around a lot, and their guitar amps aren't so good, but these are cool!  My band uses their PA stuff almost exclusively, and it has performed well.
a practice room that I used to use had one of these into an Ashdown 1x15 cabinet, and I liked the sounds I got out of it - you can drive the preamp really hard and it still sounds good, which is nice.

Check out the Ashdown amps, they are great.
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Post by eggwheat » Thu Jul 05, 2007 11:42 am

+1 Yeh ashdown are great!

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Post by TheodorJ » Thu Jul 05, 2007 12:31 pm

We've got one of those Behringers at school and I have to say, they're complete shit. We've also got a Peavey, Mark III or IV (I'm not really shure (that rimed!) and that's a nice, clear head. Alright distortion as well.

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Post by FruitySquirts » Sat Jul 07, 2007 5:37 am

thanks everybody!

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