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[bachelorchow]

 

[jeph]

$1500 was probably the MSRP, dealers normally take 30% off of that so its "normal" price would've been around $1050. Sounds like you got a pretty good deal to me.

I know Laney makes some pretty good guitar amps so I'm sure their bass stuff isn't bad either.

[the Goat]

$600 for a new head and cab combo is nothing to sneeze at. How big is the cab? 4x10?

[Chad K.]

It's a Laney DB 300H, sitting on some big laney speaker cabinet. I've only ever had my little practice amp so trying to hear my bass over my friends guitars never works, so i've been on the look out for something bigger for a while.

I went to this music store that had a sale yesterday and the amp and speaker were marked down from $1500 to 599 for the lot. So I bought it. It sounds great to me, but I know nothing about them. Any good? Was I ripped off?

Huh; I never even knew Laney made bass stuff.  I checked online and we just don't seem to get it here in the states.  However, I did see it's a 300 watt hed unit (couldn't get much more info as they appear to be discontinued).  That should be plenty loud for an upgrade.  And $600 is the price you would typically pay for just a mid-level head unit.  Considering Laney's other stuff is pretty solid, I'd say you got a good deal.

[Mars]

If it sounds good to you, then it's good.

Don't get worked up about brand names.

[coldenginelogic]

$600 for a new head and cab combo is nothing to sneeze at. How big is the cab? 4x10?

na its a 1x15

I was going to pay exactly the same price for this:
http://www.behringer.com/BXL3000/index.cfm?lang=Eng

Be glad you did not throw money on the behringer-while they are getting more consistent with build quality they are known to have a really hit or miss rastio of quality  on their amps.  Laney is a fairly solid build quality but is often dogged by critics for having a one dimensional quality but that seems to be more on their later line of  guitar amps. I think you stole a solid deal on this one but what do you think? If it has a sound that works for you-cost versus value really means nothing

[evernew]

If it sounds good to you, then it's good.

Don't get worked up about brand names.

Words of wisdom.
I wanted a new acoustic guitar and narrowed it down to a Guild (Chinese manufactured) or a Crafter (American-made).
The Guild is what I got in the end and I never regretted it.
It also came with a snazzy tweed case.

[Albatron]

Guilds are awesome. My friend has a 20 or so year old guild, that hadn't been played in at least a decade, he took it out and it was still in tune. It's also one of the prettiest acoustics i've seen.

[Mars]

If it sounds good to you, then it's good.

Don't get worked up about brand names.

Words of wisdom.
I wanted a new acoustic guitar and narrowed it down to a Guild (Chinese manufactured) or a Crafter (American-made).
The Guild is what I got in the end and I never regretted it.
It also came with a snazzy tweed case.

It's my guiding philosophy when it comes to instruments and gear. I don't really care what name is on it. If it sounds good, it doesn't matter. I'd rather have a Crestwood with a tone I really dig than a Fender with a tone I really don't.

(Not a fan of Fenders personally, but I'm sure they're fine guitars for the people who play them...)

My current workhorse bass is an Epiphone Embassy. I bought it because it was an Epiphone, and in retrospect I really wish I hadn't. I enjoy Epi hollowbody guitars and figured that an Epi bass would be good, but it's not really. It's passable, but I have since played better instruments.

I'm now looking at a Cort. It's an awesome instrument. Once I've got enough cash put away I plan on buying it and bringing the action down to where I prefer it, and then slapping that sucker around like it owes me money.

The problem with being a multi-instrumentalist is that I have too much that I want. Instead of spending all of my available funds on guitar-related stuff or bass-related stuff, I have to spread it out.

Anyway, yeah. Good sound > good name. It really doesn't matter what it is, as long as it sounds good to you.

[Spluff]

Cort's are very good instruments. I have a $1000 Cort guitar, and it plays like something that would cost twice as much at the least.

[Mars]

Oh, man. My dealer has this Cort acoustic electric with a single cutout in a satin black finish with Fishman electronics. WANT.

The specific instrument I was referring to above was a bass guitar, though. Trying to stay somewhat topical, y'know.

It was this one. It's not massively expensive or anything, but it plays so nice. My dealer doesn't bother to set up bass guitars that he orders in, because bassists vary so much in setup preferences compared to guitarists. It came in with a super high action, which is the opposite of how I set mine up (I like it extremely low, as in find the spot where it starts to buzz and then raise it 1/16" low). Even with that, I still can't get enough of it. I plug it in to the Line 6 LD-300 that is also conveniently sitting out and jam pretty much every time I'm there. I'll be heartbroken if they sell it before I've the necessary funds. I know they can order another one in for me, but even still.

Cort solid body electric guitars just don't grab me. They're fine instruments and I don't mind playing them, but I have yet to fall in love with one. Same goes for their hollow bodies -- they play well enough, but my $350 Crestwood plays better than any Cort hollow or semi-hollow I've ever tried.

Their acoustics are awesome, though and that bass will be mine. Oh, yes. It will be mine.

My general experience with Cort acoustics is that they do play like instruments that cost twice as much. They're not much on frills or visual flair, but the sound you get out of them is unbelievable. Since I don't really care what it looks like anyway so long as it sounds good, that suits me just fine.