Peavey or Laney cheapo 1x15 combos....

[iconic]

Is that a typo.....should 150....read.....tnt115? Theres quite few different pv's out there with model names all over the shop....and most are still going so could be a 150?

[bassmachine2112]

Roland db700 will do the trick,great combo

[RandomBass]

Don't overlook any of the Trace 15" combos. Even the 130w GP7SM combos are very loud, and have great tone shaping. And they are built to last.

Cheers

Geoff

[MoonBassAlpha]

[quote name='RandomBass' timestamp='1388856575' post='2326967'] Don't overlook any of the Trace 15" combos. Even the 130w GP7SM combos are very loud, and have great tone shaping. And they are built to last. Cheers Geoff [/quote]

For under £100 though?

[Wayne Firefly]

No, not a typo, TNT 150. Well, thats what it said on the face !!!!

[chrismuzz]

My first proper bass amp was a Laney 2x10 combo, it was sufficient for most gigs and the tone was great. Boosted a little midrange at 1.3k and it really cut through with some tasty growl.

Peavey are Peavey, great tone, loud and indestructible!

[Diablo]

I've got a Laney RB7 which is a 2x10 combo. I don't think I've had it turned up over 6.... it shifts some serious air. Built like an MDF outhouse. Sounds a bit "twangy" at low volumes which I use for practice at home, but picks its skirt up and gets going when you start turning it up. It also has lots of buttons, most of which I leave alone!

The only problem I've found with it is the rear bass ports. Now if you own a cat (or a cat owns you, as you please) and it likes ratting - you can guess what is coming. Now image ratty having a nice kip in his felt lined cat-proof house. All of a sudden someone opens the gates of hell in your bedroom :-) I did not know he was living in there, I hope his tinnitus has subsided. I had to take the cab to bits to get all the cats food out of the amp. The useless cat had allowed ratty to steal his biscuits and stack them in the amp which doubled as his bedroom.

Cheers,
Rich

[JamesXP]

+1 on the TE stuff... had a GP7 130 1x15 combo as my first amp. got it for around 100 quid ish and it never missed a beat!

[Annoying Twit]

Today I noticed a Laney 300w 1x15 combo second hand in town for £120. It was heavier than I expected. The front grill was made of some tough seeming material, not just a cloth grill.

It looked very much like this: http://www.musicworks.co.nz/bass-combos/rb8-laney-richter-300w-1x15-bass-combo/ But, the Laney logo on the front had something else written on it, e.g. "mad <something or other>". Does anyone know what model of amp it's likely that I've seen. It looked very much like the RB8, but I'm wondering if it's an earlier model. From looking around, it seems that there were some other models around before the series was named "RB", but I can't find a 1x15" model.

Any help/advice/opinions would be appreciated. I think I'm likely to wait longer to buy something, but while this amp is available at what seems a reasonable price, I do want to check it out.

[Beer of the Bass]

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1414233884' post='2587301']
Today I noticed a Laney 300w 1x15 combo second hand in town for £120. It was heavier than I expected. The front grill was made of some tough seeming material, not just a cloth grill.

It looked very much like this: [url="http://www.musicworks.co.nz/bass-combos/rb8-laney-richter-300w-1x15-bass-combo/"]http://www.musicwork...x15-bass-combo/[/url] But, the Laney logo on the front had something else written on it, e.g. "mad <something or other>". Does anyone know what model of amp it's likely that I've seen. It looked very much like the RB8, but I'm wondering if it's an earlier model. From looking around, it seems that there were some other models around before the series was named "RB", but I can't find a 1x15" model.

Any help/advice/opinions would be appreciated. I think I'm likely to wait longer to buy something, but while this amp is available at what seems a reasonable price, I do want to check it out.
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Is it one of the "Hardcore Max" models? The rehearsal studio I used to use had one of these and I wasn't keen on it. It seemed to have no real lows or highs and needed heavy EQ just to get a sound I could live with. As affordable 1x15" combos go, a Peavey TNT or Ashdown Mag 1x15" would be better IMO.

[Annoying Twit]

Yes, I'm pretty sure that it was a Hardcore Max, now that you prod my imperfect memory. Thanks for the feedback, I think I'll give this amp a miss.

I'm not 100% sure what sort of amp I want, so 300w/1x15" isn't something I have my mind set on. I'm just keeping my eye out for something local to see what turns up.