| Author | Message | ||
| connor
Junior Username: connor Post Number: 48 Registered: 9-2009 |
Right now my rig consists of an Alembic F-2B and SF-2. Unfortunately I'm on a tight budget and can only afford a power amp in the $300-$400 range. Any suggestions? Thanks, Connor | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 9753 Registered: 5-2002 |
Glancing at Ebay I see that in the last two weeks three QSC PLX 2402s have sold in that range. This would suggest that this is the market for that amp and that you should be able to find one fairly soon at that price. However all three listings appeared to be from 'shops' rather than individual owners; so that may be a factor. What kind of cab or cabs are you driving? You should be looking for something that matches up with the ohm and watts ratings of your cabs. | ||
| rxbassman
Junior Username: rxbassman Post Number: 32 Registered: 1-2004 |
I have a Stewart World 2.1 power amp for sale. $400. I bought it in 2004 from Bass Northwest for $825. Perfect condition, always in a rackcase. 400w x 2 @ 8 ohms 650w x 2 @ 4 ohms 2100w bridged @ 4 ohms . Dale in Michigan | ||
| elwoodblue
Senior Member Username: elwoodblue Post Number: 1113 Registered: 6-2002 |
Thats a good price, I use one and have been loving it. Elwood | ||
| funkyjazzjunky
Senior Member Username: funkyjazzjunky Post Number: 629 Registered: 5-2007 |
Check out Carvin amps www.carvin.com VMG | ||
| gtrguy
Advanced Member Username: gtrguy Post Number: 316 Registered: 9-2004 |
You might find an ADA B500B bass amp. They are two amps in one and sound great. Dave | ||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 702 Registered: 11-2006 |
QSC GX3: http://www.thomann.de/fr/qsc_gx_3.htm You can find the same in USA | ||
| musashi
Intermediate Member Username: musashi Post Number: 101 Registered: 5-2004 |
Find an old Trace Elliot. They are beasts with lots of headroom. | ||
| skyboltone
New Username: skyboltone Post Number: 2 Registered: 11-2010 |
This may be the worst idea ever but; with that kind of front end why not use a Crown USA made PA amp. Strapped or paralleled for proper match to your cabinet. I bought a Crown Com Tech 400 for under $100 shipped. This is no lightweight though. Easily 40 lbs and no knobs. It's meant to take your pre output (through whatever effects) and make it big. Crown has proprietary circuitry to protect the amp from subsonic oscillations too. Pretty tough animals. | ||
| svlilioukalani
Member Username: svlilioukalani Post Number: 79 Registered: 6-2008 |
Check out a Hartke LH500 - Bass Amplifier. The guys at BassNW turned me on to em. They sound so much like my Alembic FX-1, I don't need to take one to gigs. Cheep, reliable, and sounds great. It is a big improvement over past Hartke ambs. $350 new and it blows doors. | ||
| pace
Senior Member Username: pace Post Number: 654 Registered: 4-2004 |
Get a few of these and string 'em together~ http://www.nextag.com/Electro-Harmonix-44-Magnum-766603758/prices-html  | ||
| edwin
Senior Member Username: edwin Post Number: 817 Registered: 5-2002 |
My Crest CA9 was within your budget from ebay and is amazing. If you can deal with the weight, I highly recommend the CA6 or CA9. | ||
| 2400wattman
Senior Member Username: 2400wattman Post Number: 856 Registered: 11-2005 |
I must concur with Edwin on the Crest amps. I had a CA6 and deeply regret selling it. Weight issues aside they are the stoutest amps on the market for being two space-they are deep though. I would consider putting it in it's own rack and putting your preamps and efx in another rack to distribute the weight. They're worth every penney. | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 2268 Registered: 6-2002 |
I've often wondered about those Electro harmonix amps and if it is worth getting one as a backup but I assume they would get into overdrive well before getting any useful clean stage volume. Do you have any experience of them? Jazzyvee | ||
| jimbryan
New Username: jimbryan Post Number: 1 Registered: 11-2010 |
I found a QSC Power amp on ebay for £150 a couple of years ago. Blooming weighs a ton,but a great amp! | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 2816 Registered: 10-2002 |
Hi Jim and welcome to the club from Scotland. Why not introduce yourself in the 'introductions' section and show us some pics of your distillate? Graeme | ||
| hgregs
Junior Username: hgregs Post Number: 21 Registered: 4-2010 |
hey connor - i see you're selling your pre and sf2 - curious what combination you decided on. | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 2269 Registered: 6-2002 |
I found a used QSC in a music shop a few years ago and got it for a good price and it's a great clean amp. Jazzyvee | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 1471 Registered: 5-2009 |
About almost a year ago we started a similar thread ; http://alembic.com/cgi-bin/alembic-club/show.cgi?393/74059 Happy power amp hunting! | ||
| benson_murrensun
Advanced Member Username: benson_murrensun Post Number: 394 Registered: 5-2007 |
Jazzyvee, I have experience with the Electro-Harmonix 22 Calibre amp. I was not happy with it. Yes, it's amazing that a little pedal-sized box can do what it does...it gets fairly loud... but... it goes into distortion very easily, and that distortion was not smooth and creamy. When I hooked it up to a real articulate speaker I was not happy with the sound the amp was sending. Another thing: E-H said the amp was compatible with a 4-ohm speaker, which turned out to be not true. I pinned them on it and they said I was correct. But they did not offer to take it back; they just said to try to return it to the dealer. Not good service. Now they have a 44-watt version; perhaps it is far superior to the 22 Calibre. But I would need to be sure it was what I need and not trust what their ads say. I wouldn't even bother to try it for bass guitar applications. Ben |
