Amp head buying advice PLEASE!!!

[pal1972]

I currently use a markbass 102P (2x10 4ohm) cab with an ashdown LG1000 head, therefore 500w into the cab at 4ohm. However I have always felt that the head is quiet and i have both input and output gain up almost full!!! I used to have an ashdown MAG300 head and marshall 4x10 cab and the input/output gains set at just over half!!!! why is this???

anyway, ive sold my rig and i'm looking at replacements. I do have an ashdown MAG15 cab (8ohm) and cant afford to replace both head and cab so looking for a good LOUD head to use with the mag15.

I really like the look of the GK MB2-500 but wonder if i'd have similar problems as i had with the LG100 in that it would seem quiet due to digital technologies!? I'm also looking at the ashdown MAG600 head as i liked my Mag300, but dont really want to run two cabs.

Any advice on a good head to buy??? I have a budget of about £450 - £500 so what do you guys use/recommend?

I really only play small/medium size venues BTW

[bassmansky]

get the mag 600 real value for money especially the uk made one.

[phatbass787]

UK Made MAG 600 £239!

[url="http://www.soundslive.co.uk/product~name~Ashdown-MAG-600-EVO-I-(Limited-Run)~ID~11748.asp"]http://www.soundslive.co.uk/product~name~A...n)~ID~11748.asp[/url]

+ matching MAG 410 cab £204

[url="http://www.soundslive.co.uk/product~name~Ashdown---MAG-410-T---Deep-Cab~ID~2054.asp"]http://www.soundslive.co.uk/product~name~A...Cab~ID~2054.asp[/url]

plus your 115 make a full 600 watt stack for £443, well within budget and should sound great

[pal1972]

spotted the head on soundslive really tempted but ideally would really only like one cab as opposed to two! have spotted the eminence 15" speaker though to replace the one in the cab and its rated at 4 ohm so might do that!?

[bassmansky]

[quote name='pal1972' date='Sep 12 2009, 12:44 AM' post='596212']
spotted the head on soundslive really tempted but ideally would really only like one cab as opposed to two! have spotted the eminence 15" speaker though to replace the one in the cab and its rated at 4 ohm so might do that!?
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Dont think it would give you that much more volume.But if you do change the speaker i would be interested in your old one.

[chris_pokkuri]

LH500 / 1000

[Plux_the_Duck]

[quote name='chris_pokkuri' post='596488' date='Sep 12 2009, 12:20 PM']LH500 / 1000[/quote]

Completely agree, I got one too,

Into 4 ohms, the Hartke LH500 is seriously loud!!!! and really clear
lovely full sound, but it is the sound of the bass, not the amp

Big Kudos to Hartke on the LH500