Roland Rock Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 (edited) When buying your bog roll in Tesco, the price tags show price per sheet, so that you can make an informed purchasing decision. What about £ per watt when buying an amp? For no other reason other than being another silly basschat thread, has anyone achieved any notable ratios when buying an amp? I'm hoping someone will have bagged a 10p-per-watt bargain, and someone else will have paid £100 per watt for some boutique beauty. My two amp heads were pretty different: £6.50 pw for the Red Iron amp, and £0.57 pw for the Streamliner Edited July 7, 2013 by Roland Rock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkin Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 £0.125/W, going up to £0.175/ W taking into account the £20 that the repair cost me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudewheresmybass Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Around the £0.40 mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 ~£3 per W (but that's Hiwatt watts... ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 £2.29 if just using the combo, £2.58 if using the combo with ext cab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 66p for my Carvin. A bit of a trawl of my memory banks and I came up with the Cornford Harlequin (yes, sorry, a guitar amp) which at full price works out at £133.16 per watt!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 10p/Matamp watt, get money's worth per lb too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Do we get a special exchange rate for valve watts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1373198721' post='2134552'] Do we get a special exchange rate for valve watts? [/quote] 2p per kilo..? (grammes, not watts..!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfisher Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Are we talking RMS watts or peak watts or valve watts or different manufacturer's watts or . . . . (continued forever)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime_BASS Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 [quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1373196975' post='2134525'] 10p/Matamp watt, get money's worth per lb too. [/quote] My maths maybe very out but does tat mean you paid £20 for a 200 watt head? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 [quote name='Prime_BASS' timestamp='1373199632' post='2134565'] My maths maybe very out but does tat mean you paid £20 for a 200 watt head? [/quote] 1000w amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Gonna have to go some to beat the Carvin monster head - 2050w for just £625 brand new Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umph Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 [quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1373199293' post='2134559'] Are we talking RMS watts or peak watts or valve watts or different manufacturer's watts or . . . . (continued forever)? [/quote] watts a watts a watt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTypeV4 Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Bass Rigs: Ashton including speakers: £0.60 / w Trace Twin Valve Combo: £2.00 / w Listening & Pro-Audio Carver Pro PT2400: £0.01 / w (currently needing repair) Leak Stereo 20: £37.50 / w Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted July 7, 2013 Author Share Posted July 7, 2013 [quote name='barkin' timestamp='1373185611' post='2134369'] £0.125/W, going up to £0.175/ W taking into account the £20 that the repair cost me. [/quote] Wow, those are some cheap ass watts! I'm sure at one point in my life I could have created a formula and calculated what you paid for what amp, but not any more :-( [quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1373196975' post='2134525'] 10p/Matamp watt, get money's worth per lb too. [/quote] I once went into a discount bookshop and they were selling books by the weight! Scales at the front of the shop and then they calculated the price, like pick n mix! Crazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 TC RH450 owners have a choice here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amnesia Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Marshall VBA400 - £0.5 / W GB STM900 - £0.75 / W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfisher Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 [quote name='umph' timestamp='1373211167' post='2134736'] watts a watts a watt [/quote] Not in the context of this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeponehandloose Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 £4.33/watt I only use about one third so I reckon I ll go and get a refund now I know what theyre worth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeponehandloose Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 [quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1373193101' post='2134476'] £2.29 if just using the combo, £2.58 if using the combo with ext cab. [/quote] thus saving money when buying the extension Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfisher Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Ampeg SVT-70 combo - about £3.57/W Ashdown Mag300 head - about £0.81/W TC Electronic BH250 head - about £0.94/W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrismanbass Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 £1.09/ lovely mark bass watts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodaxe Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Ibby Promethean = £1.60/W (but £0.80 with extension cab) Ashdown Superfly = £0.50/W @ 8 Ohms (£0.25 @ 4 Ohms). If I factor in what I paid for the cabs, it works out at £3.00/W Axis NH-100 = £0.40/W if running EL34s, approx £0.50/W with 6L6 equivalents (ex-WD CV1947s) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 [quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1373226459' post='2135088'] I once went into a discount bookshop and they were selling books by the weight! Scales at the front of the shop and then they calculated the price, like pick n mix! Crazy [/quote] That was once a perfectly normal way of selling books ... Foyles in Charing Cross Road used to use that method (a long, [i][b]long [/b][/i]time ago). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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