Conference napalm::guitar

    Are you looking for a bass amp?  I saw a little Marshall Micro-Bass
    head (never saw a Bass one before) in a pawn shop here in Co. Springs a
    couple of weeks ago.  I don't remember for sure, but I think they
    wanted $100 for it.  
    
    Only 15 watts though...
    
    Greg

RE < Note 1431.1 by CSC32::G_HOUSE "I guess I'm just a spud boy" >
	
	My main interest is in amplifying a guitar.  Can bass amps heads be used
interchangably for guitar and bass?  (In other words, do amps base most of their
difference on the size of speaker used or is there more to it than that?)

	Dan

    
    Re: .2
    
    Bass amps sometimes (not always) have better low frequency response
    (the lowest fundamental on a guitar is only 80 Hz, on bass 40 Hz) and
    sometimes have the tone controls centered lower (for obvious reasons).
    Bass amps usually don't come with reverbs, overdrive, channel
    switching, etc. 
    
    For your application, finding a low cost transistor amp head might
    be tough.  The Peavey Century you mentioned is the smallest head Peavey
    made; most transistor heads are 100 watts or more.  BTW, that's
    a decent utility head, good for guitar (has a passable overdrive)
    or bass (good active EQ with parametric mid) and can be patched
    for use as a slave power amp.

    You said no tubes, which is too bad because there are good pickings in
    used tube heads at $100; Fender Bassmans and Bandmasters, Traynor Bass
    Masters, Sunn 2000S and Sonaro, etc., lots of decent 40/50 watters out
    there. 

    For used solid state look for old Kustoms, Acoustics and Sunns.
    Most of the ones I see in stores are seriously beat looking (nned
    knobs, dented up, etc.) but they are (generally) reliable.
      
							Brian

    I just stopped at Daddy's in Shrewsbury at lunchtime. They have
    3 or 4 Sunn bass heads, an Acoustic, and some used Peaveys in 
    stock. They also have a new listing of all the equipment in the
    chain, and I am sure they could track down just about anything
    you want. 
    
    Mark
    

Dan,
    
    	For a good reliable CHEAP head I would try a Kustom. I owned
    one for about 9 mos....Their loud and clean and sound great driven
    with a nice overdrive.(I personally loved the Boss Heavy Metal)
    The one I owned had 2 chanels with built in Vibrato and Reverb in
    one channel. It had 200 watts of power between the 2 channels and
    cost me 200$. That was including a 2 15" Jbl cab with a monster
    15" horn to boot. They really are dirt cheap if you can find one.
    
    
    							Brian

RE < Note 1431.3 by AQUA::ROST "My mind is on vacation" >

	Apart from the extra features you mentioned (overdrive, reverb, channel
switching), is there any reason why a bass head wouldn't work for other puposes?
Since the tube driver I have has three band EQ, that shouldn't be an issue.

	The PV Century *IS* 100 watts (into 4 ohms).  Now that I think of it,
I'd be running it into 8 ohms usually, so the power wouldn't be up there as 
high.  What would that be, probably, 60-75 Watts?

	Dan

RE < Note 1431.4 by ANT::JACQUES >

	That's funny - I was there this noon, too!  I wonder if we were there at
the same time or whether we just missed each other!  (Although I doubt I'd know 
if it were you, seeing's how we've never met...).

	I saw a few different heads.  There was an old Carvin (no model number 
on it) that was 125 into four ohms, and had a 7-9 band EQ.  It had no overdrive,
no reverb or whatever.  Asking $99 for it.

	There was a Yamaha (G100-112?) head, too.  It had lotsa features: 
channel switching, Pull out for FAT on volume for both channels, three band EQ
(with pull-out for bright on treble knob) and a separate parametric EQ, and
reverb.  I think it was 100 watts into 4 ohms.  Asking $129.

	I also pick up that new catalog from them - they're having some kind of 
"Vintage & Classic" sale on used equipment.

	Dan

RE < Note 1431.5 by CASPRO::KALINOWSKI >


	Thanks for the suggestion on the Kustom.  I'll see if I can find one...

	Dan

    
    
    Re: 1431.3
    
    Excuse the nit picking, but Brian, don't you have those bass frequencies
    a little low....by about an octave?  
    
    My bass E goes down to 80 Hz. If it went to 40, I don't think I would
    be able to hear the fundamental. 40 is pretty looowwww.
    
    Barry

The limit of hearing is considered to be 20Hz.

Plus, the low E on a bass sounds to me like it's lower than the 60Hz
hum with which we are all intimately familiar.

Steph

    The Bass' low E is 40Hz, just like the man said.