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Re: 100+ Watts on the Cheap (Another Amp Help Thread)

Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2014 3:55 pm
by odontophobia
Guy raised his price and I'm not all that interested in Satch tones because I don't play the wankery. I know you can cop some XXX tones out of it which would've made it an okay for different tones in a recording situation but I'm not really sold on it.

Re: 100+ Watts on the Cheap (Another Amp Help Thread)

Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2014 5:57 pm
by ShaolinLambKiller
I say piss on it.

Re: 100+ Watts on the Cheap (Another Amp Help Thread)

Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 1:09 am
by archlilim
Hey y'all, reviving this thread for more amp suggestions. My bassist wants to run a two amp setup and we're looking for something cheap probably solid state with a heavy clean tone to push a 2x15. Was thinking something Peavey or maybe Acoustic. Ideas?

Re: 100+ Watts on the Cheap (Another Amp Help Thread)

Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 6:49 am
by blakestree
SLK, how do you feel the Orange CR120 compares to a Sunn Beta?

Re: 100+ Watts on the Cheap (Another Amp Help Thread)

Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 2:34 pm
by BoatRich
archlilim wrote:Hey y'all, reviving this thread for more amp suggestions. My bassist wants to run a two amp setup and we're looking for something cheap probably solid state with a heavy clean tone to push a 2x15. Was thinking something Peavey or maybe Acoustic. Ideas?

Peavey Firebass 700 or Mark series, Acoustic, Sunn, or depending on your definition of clean, a poweramp and a sansamp/vt bass preamp/whatever preamp

Re: 100+ Watts on the Cheap (Another Amp Help Thread)

Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 7:41 pm
by ShaolinLambKiller
blakestree wrote:SLK, how do you feel the Orange CR120 compares to a Sunn Beta?



can't honestly compare them. I don't own a beta nor played one. So I have nothing I can honestly say about them.

Re: 100+ Watts on the Cheap (Another Amp Help Thread)

Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 9:41 pm
by blakestree
ShaolinLambKiller wrote:
blakestree wrote:SLK, how do you feel the Orange CR120 compares to a Sunn Beta?



can't honestly compare them. I don't own a beta nor played one. So I have nothing I can honestly say about them.


Oh, sorry, I thought you had both. What about with the Concert, then?

Re: 100+ Watts on the Cheap (Another Amp Help Thread)

Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 11:27 pm
by ShaolinLambKiller
hahah understandable I do have a slew of amps and a decent chunk of them being sunn's. I plan to correct the lack of a beta this year.


kinda similar in crunch. the orange is still a bit warmer than the Sunn. but the concert has far more volume on tap to blast it out. it's hard to pick a clear winner but if could only have one I'd probably go for the concert lead. the red face on obviously. the silver don't have enough gain by any means.

but it's a sliver that the sunn wins out cause I really do enjoy that orange.

Re: 100+ Watts on the Cheap (Another Amp Help Thread)

Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 11:28 pm
by ShaolinLambKiller
I might even do a shoot out between the two since I have them both immediately on tap to blast.

Re: 100+ Watts on the Cheap (Another Amp Help Thread)

Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 11:35 pm
by archlilim
There's a CR120 nearby that I've been thinking of grabbing to run in a two amp setup with a Beta actually.

Re: 100+ Watts on the Cheap (Another Amp Help Thread)

Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 11:58 pm
by ShaolinLambKiller
Do it pussy.

Re: 100+ Watts on the Cheap (Another Amp Help Thread)

Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 1:36 am
by D.o.S.
misterstomach wrote:already posted in the craigslist thread, but here's about the best deal you'll get on a good sounding 100 watt tube head.

http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/msg/4730345485.html


Thiis is gone but there's a Mesa Mark I in BST right now for $700 shipped. 100 watts. Tube. Sounds epic.

Re: 100+ Watts on the Cheap (Another Amp Help Thread)

Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 2:09 am
by archlilim

Re: 100+ Watts on the Cheap (Another Amp Help Thread)

Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 3:16 am
by AxAxSxS
archlilim wrote:Re: cheap bass amps

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/msg/4830685941.html

hit it.

Re: 100+ Watts on the Cheap (Another Amp Help Thread)

Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 11:41 am
by blakestree
ShaolinLambKiller wrote:I might even do a shoot out between the two since I have them both immediately on tap to blast.


A video shootout? That would be awesome. Thanks for your input, bro.