SirJackdeFuzz
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Re: "Best mileage out of a grand" : show off your ~$1k used rigs
WOW . . . i am moving back to the UK !!!
WOW . . . i am moving back to the UK !!!
"Best mileage out of a grand" : show off your ~$1k used rigs
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SirJackdeFuzz
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Re: "Best mileage out of a grand" : show off your ~$1k used rigs
I hear 'ya, but this was 'compiled' in a punk rock meets vintage tone kinda way !
I was going for the P90 meets 5F1 vibe.
I hear 'ya, but this was 'compiled' in a punk rock meets vintage tone kinda way !
I was going for the P90 meets 5F1 vibe.
SirJackdeFuzz
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Re: "Best mileage out of a grand" : show off your ~$1k used rigs
All for under 1K ?
Bloody NICE !
I'd probably choose a used Bogner Alchemist 212 combo, and a G&L Tribute of some sort. It would cover a lot of ground.
All for under 1K ?
Bloody NICE !
Re: "Best mileage out of a grand" : show off your ~$1k used rigs
Rly? Seems pretty commonplace @ california prices.
Rly? Seems pretty commonplace @ california prices.
Brow
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Re: "Best mileage out of a grand" : show off your ~$1k used rigs
Cheers!
I also got my Early 80s Japanese Fender Strat for £250 and my Gibson LP Standard for £850, but chose the middle ground and went with the US Fender or the PRS.
It was 15 years ago I found the amp for that price. They tend to be about £500ish now.
Cheers!
I also got my Early 80s Japanese Fender Strat for £250 and my Gibson LP Standard for £850, but chose the middle ground and went with the US Fender or the PRS.
It was 15 years ago I found the amp for that price. They tend to be about £500ish now.
SirJackdeFuzz
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Re: "Best mileage out of a grand" : show off your ~$1k used rigs
BUGGER . . . OK then . . . i am back on track then, to lust after a MATAMP GT-1.
Cheers!
I also got my Early 80s Japanese Fender Strat for £250 and my Gibson LP Standard for £850, but chose the middle ground and went with the US Fender or the PRS.
It was 15 years ago I found the amp for that price. They tend to be about £500ish now.
BUGGER . . . OK then . . . i am back on track then, to lust after a MATAMP GT-1.
Re: "Best mileage out of a grand" : show off your ~$1k used rigs
From what I know, the places to be for best prices on used gear are:
Amps - Texas, SoCal
Guitars - 1. Tokyo 2. Texas 3. SoCal - in that order, with a huuuge difference between #1 vs 2&3
From what I know, the places to be for best prices on used gear are:
Amps - Texas, SoCal
Guitars - 1. Tokyo 2. Texas 3. SoCal - in that order, with a huuuge difference between #1 vs 2&3
Re: "Best mileage out of a grand" : show off your ~$1k used rigs
UPDATE: bought a single 8-ohm V30 for the Bugera @ $75 (free stuff in the form of a monitor re-rigged as a 1x12 cab thrown in by seller)... all I can say is WHOA!! whole nother beast now. Changes the tone more than a full extension cab of 12-65's did, whether comparing either/or or putting it all together for 6x12. v30 reaaally dominates that. A lot of the screechies are gone, tone really cuts now. Seems like a second one might eliminate any unpleasantness from 2x12 mode entirely. As to sound in 6x12, right now, essentially, the v30 screams and sets the flavour, the lone bugera speaker makes quiet unpleasant noises, and the 4x12 below pumps air and adds lows.
Although I guess you can hardly blame the 12-65's since they're underfed, with the 4 of them getting the same half power as the v30/bugera pair. And with the v30 so much more efficient, it makes it the sole dominant speaker in the 6x12 mode... bugera speaker just gets in the way, but I can't pull it without adding another 60+ watt 8 ohm speaker instead (cab has 4 speakers and hence 16ohmers... well, "15", according to celestion. close enough).
Btw, I'll post it later, but a side by side pic of the v30 and the bugera speaker is just SUCH a joke... v30 weighs like literally 5 times more. And it shows. Totally different classes.
CONCLUSION: what the 6262 amp REALLY needs is speakers. just speakers. the 12-65's are nice, but just not (on their own) the flavour I wanted, but the v30 really changes that.... also assume that 5150/6505 cabs should really help the 6262. Btw, if anyone needs em, GC Fountain Valley CA had a couple Peavey 6505 cabs on clearance for <$200 i think... I just already have a 4x12, so the options of running 2x12 4x12 or 6x12 are enough already. Plus, you can't scavenge a 6505 cab for 8ohm speakers since they're 16-ohmers, else I totally would have snapped one of those up myself.
UPDATE: bought a single 8-ohm V30 for the Bugera @ $75 (free stuff in the form of a monitor re-rigged as a 1x12 cab thrown in by seller)... all I can say is WHOA!! whole nother beast now. Changes the tone more than a full extension cab of 12-65's did, whether comparing either/or or putting it all together for 6x12. v30 reaaally dominates that. A lot of the screechies are gone, tone really cuts now. Seems like a second one might eliminate any unpleasantness from 2x12 mode entirely. As to sound in 6x12, right now, essentially, the v30 screams and sets the flavour, the lone bugera speaker makes quiet unpleasant noises, and the 4x12 below pumps air and adds lows.
Although I guess you can hardly blame the 12-65's since they're underfed, with the 4 of them getting the same half power as the v30/bugera pair. And with the v30 so much more efficient, it makes it the sole dominant speaker in the 6x12 mode... bugera speaker just gets in the way, but I can't pull it without adding another 60+ watt 8 ohm speaker instead (cab has 4 speakers and hence 16ohmers... well, "15", according to celestion. close enough).
Btw, I'll post it later, but a side by side pic of the v30 and the bugera speaker is just SUCH a joke... v30 weighs like literally 5 times more. And it shows. Totally different classes.
CONCLUSION: what the 6262 amp REALLY needs is speakers. just speakers. the 12-65's are nice, but just not (on their own) the flavour I wanted, but the v30 really changes that.... also assume that 5150/6505 cabs should really help the 6262. Btw, if anyone needs em, GC Fountain Valley CA had a couple Peavey 6505 cabs on clearance for <$200 i think... I just already have a 4x12, so the options of running 2x12 4x12 or 6x12 are enough already. Plus, you can't scavenge a 6505 cab for 8ohm speakers since they're 16-ohmers, else I totally would have snapped one of those up myself.
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Shadow1psc
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Re: "Best mileage out of a grand" : show off your ~$1k used rigs
I'd have to say my best budget score thus far was my Ibanez RG 470. $200 used w/ deluxe gig bag. Pair it with your choice of 25~50w combo/head+cab, plenty of breathing room.
In studio I'd get a POD HD500+, and not need the extra $300. Live, maybe a used 5150 head and some kind of cab. I can see easily fitting that in to $800.
I'd have to say my best budget score thus far was my Ibanez RG 470. $200 used w/ deluxe gig bag. Pair it with your choice of 25~50w combo/head+cab, plenty of breathing room.
In studio I'd get a POD HD500+, and not need the extra $300. Live, maybe a used 5150 head and some kind of cab. I can see easily fitting that in to $800.