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Re: Amp quest!
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:26 pm
by madmax1012
snipelfritz wrote:rfurtkamp wrote:Yea, get a 15" if you can, my go-to cab with a Bassman or Bandmaster was a 1x15 with a JBL.
Ok, so I bought this guy (1x15/1x10 w/ horn):
Uh so what does the horn really do? I just thought it looked cool.and played a silverface Bassman 50 head at a shop in madison today. The guy wants $500 for it (he has two). Once I get the money I'm totally getting that. Then I can even get a cheap short-scale bass to rock out for certain songs. That would be so perfect for my post-punk band.
sadly, I will have to trade my carvin head for a screaming Bird and some much needed cash tomorrow.
isn't the Bassman fucking awesome?
Re: Amp quest!
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 9:27 pm
by snipelfritz
Hells yeah! The guy at the store was pumped that I was already planning on playing through the 1510.
I'm just going GAS crazy lately.
Re: Amp quest!
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 11:20 pm
by rfurtkamp
Yea, the dual use bass/guitar combo as long as you're aware you're not going to be Lemmy on bass with just a Bassman (it's not an *ideal* bass amp), you'll do just fine.
I used to keep a bass plugged in to the third input on the Space Echo so I could swap instruments as the improv demanded, it was a very nice thing.
Re: Amp quest!
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 9:49 am
by snipelfritz
Ok, I put up a Craigslist ad and now I'm about to talk to a guy from a store about selling the Carvin MTS3200 head, and I have a friend who is interested.
How much should I ask? $250 with $200 as a low? I think I bought it for around $280.
Re: Amp quest!
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 10:52 am
by theavondon
Yeah, that sounds reasonable.
Re: Amp quest!
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 11:50 am
by snipelfritz
Yeah, so I got a guy who is interested, we just need to coordinate meeting up somewhere later today.
This is kinda my first Craigslist Transaction so I'm slightly unsure about etiquette. Do I finalize the price and make sure he's paying cash or something next time I talk on the phone before we head out to meet?
Re: Amp quest!
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 11:58 am
by theavondon
Usually you just like...meet somewhere and he gives you a previously agreed upon amount of cash.
Re: Amp quest!
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 6:13 pm
by snipelfritz
theavondon wrote:Usually you just like...meet somewhere and he gives you a previously agreed upon amount of cash.
Sale anxieties turned out not to be a problem. Netted $200 which means I can pay some bills, buy some pot, and put a little bit towards the new amp fund.
As soon as I get that tax return (I know I've been saying this for weeks now), that Bassman 50 is mine.
Re: Amp quest!
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 12:46 am
by madmax1012
i fucking love tax returns. and the Bassman is more than useful enough to be a practice bass amp. I almost bought a Bassman 10 strictly for that reason. I kinda wish i got that fucker