Model Year: 1979
Price: $150.00
Where Obtained: a friend

Pretty standart

Handy

Tuff enuff.. it has survived 24 years :D

Model Year: 1993
Price: $400.00
Where Obtained: Private seller

I got this amp through my band members. It has a seven band EQ, upper and lower shelving knobs, "bright" and "punch" buttons, pre- and post-gain controls, an effects loop, two inputs (high and low gain) and two speaker outputs. It is plenty powerful enough for any place I've played, including a fair-size gymnasium, a fairground food pavilion, and a 400-seat church. I use a 4x10 cabinet with a center horn, exclusively, and the sound is great most of the time.

I have two bass guitars, a Peavey Milestone II and a DeArmond Pilot V 5-string. I also run a DigiTech BP200 effects pedal through it, though I'm still trying to figure that thing out and how to get the sound just right. I play original Christian music written by the band members, we play in churches, prisons, fund raisers, and other venues. This is the only amp I've used in a concert setting, so I can't speak for how it compares to others. The only other amp I have is a small practice amp which is pretty lame for anything outside my home. Our style is on the blues/jazzy/country side, with a little rock and roll and a couple of slappin' style songs. This amp works well for any/all of these, as long as I don't crank it too high. When I play the Milestone, I put a lot of treble into it to bring out the slap sound, and this tends to make a hissing sound over the amp which I haven't been able to tone down other than to turn down the trebles. With the Pilot, I can get really warm, beefy sounding bass for ballads and such. Since the Pilot is active electronics and the Milestone is passive, the volume levels don't match and it's no use to plug one into each input.... the inputs both go to low gain when both are used at the same time. So I have to unplug and replug each time I switch guitars. A minor annoyance.

I don't fiddle with it a lot. I have the best EQ settings memorized, and I just set it the same way each time.

The thing is built like a tank. It weighs about a thousand pounds, give or take. I have never had a problem with the head. The speaker cabinet though, has a large hole in back for whatever reason, just the right size for a cat(!) to crawl through, and when a curious cat gets a look at all those colourful wires in there.... well, you can guess, I've had the speaker repaired more than once on account of that. I try and store it up against the wall, but occasionally I forget to push it in tight.

Model Year: 1995
Price: $100.00
Where Obtained: private

7channel Eq. No channel switching 150W Solid state

No effects used with amp, used for Rock and Blues, average in comparison to other amps, not noisy, relatively clean at high volumes

Takes a lot of fiddling to get the right tone

Reliable for steady live playing

Model Year: 1978
Price: $700.00 (new)
Where Obtained: evans music city

It has 2 switchable channels, an effects loop, solid state electronics, and it is usually more than adequate for any occasion.

I play on a Jackson pro series "Kip Winger" (no snickering - it's a good instrument) I like to play classic rock, but I'll play almost anything and this amp gives me satisfactory sound for whatever I've chosen to do.(Gee, do you think I like my rig?)

I have always found it easy to get whatever sound I've wanted, but my experience with other amps is limited to amps at open mike nights

I have had this amp since 1978, and it has stood up to every bump and drop so far (with the exception of one time it was in the shop for a broken toggle switch). It does not, however like to have more than one instrument at a time on its' input - it overheats.