chrisanthony1211 Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Whilst bass trawling through eBay yesterday, It struck me that the introduction of lightweight combos and cabs has led to some fantastic bargains out there, if you don't mind lugging about a bit of weight. The SWR Redhead and super Redhead cheap as chips and sound fantastic, and not much sounds better (or louder) than a Peavy Bam which you can pick up for about £300 which is crazy when you think that they retailed at over£1500 when new! The heavy Mesa combo's like the venture, carbine and boogie buster seem to hold their prices a little better, what other "heavy but sound awesome" bargains are out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Heavy is the only way, lightweight works, but only to a point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_S Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Maybe not bargain of the century, but I was pleased with my as-new Peavey VB-2 that I picked up for under half its RRP a couple of months ago. When the Peavey warehouse closed and they auctioned everything off, a bloke bought one as an investment and held on to it hoping that it'd become insanely desirable and pay for his retirement. By the time I saw it advertised and bought it from him, he was happy just to get the cupboard space and his investment back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Agree about the Redhead... lot of combo for the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckstop Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Said it before and I'll say it again, Peavey Firebass! Massive in all respects with a tiny price. Can be had for around £100, white face version commands a slightly higher price. Wish I'd never sold mine and I ended up replacing it with a Pro700 (£70!!!!) which is very similar but not quite a Firebass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTypeV4 Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 '90s Trace stuff is as cheap as chips thesee days.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehux Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Awaiting the arrival of an Ampeg SVT3 Pro, in an ally flight case, that had a BIN price so low that it took me all of 3 seconds to blink and then click the button Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 [quote name='VTypeV4' timestamp='1446028559' post='2896248'] '90s Trace stuff is as cheap as chips these days.. [/quote] As the man says...TE bargains all over the place... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3below Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 [quote name='davehux' timestamp='1446211211' post='2897762'] Awaiting the arrival of an Ampeg SVT3 Pro, in an ally flight case, that had a BIN price so low that it took me all of 3 seconds to blink and then click the button [/quote] Saw that one, thought about it and then decided I have two full bass rigs (big and small). I resisted. Congrats on good purchase. It is getting to the point that you can have a 'good' bass rig lying around in your various haunts now they are cheap as chips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turnaround Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I tried lightweight.Ampeg class D PF350 and portaflex cab nothing like my old standby Ampeg 100watt practice combo and definitely nothing close to my 'heavy' Mesa Boogie M3 combo.......old Trace and Peavey is the real deal at bargain prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmachine2112 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Do not forget Hartke,great gear and loud as well as chirpy cheap,cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmachine2112 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Here is a great secret made in USA Roland DB series. Fabulous sounding combos and punch over their weight. DB700 is incredible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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