| Title: | GUITARnotes - Where Every Note has Emotion |
| Notice: | Discussion of the finer stringed instruments |
| Moderator: | KDX200::COOPER |
| Created: | Thu Aug 14 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 3280 |
| Total number of notes: | 61432 |
Ok, here's my problem. I'm trying to pick up a mucho cheapo bass
amp for a friend for Christmas. I've located two likely candidates;
a used PV TKO-80 and a used PV Bassic-40, each for $140. Can anyone
out there give any info on these? I believe they both have 12"s
and I'm guessing one is 80w and the other 40w. Anything at all you
could tell about these would be really appreciated. Also, if anyone
has a used bass amp in the < $150 range, let me know.
/rick
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 1565.1 | TKO 80 = Basic 40 | AQUA::ROST | Subliminal trip to nowhere | Wed Nov 29 1989 08:14 | 17 |
Surprise, Rick....the TKO 80 is only 40 watts RMS. About 1981, Peavey
upgraded the TKO to 65 watts and a 15" speaker (model TKO 65), and
created the Basic 40 which is essentially the old TKO 80. Confused
yet? At the same time, the 50 watt TNT 100 was upgraded to the 130
watt TNT 130, which replaced the 130 watt Combo series III which was
upgraded to the 210 watt Combo 300.
The TKO/Basic have pre/post gain controls, three band passive EQ (I
think that they added a presence control and effects loop on the Basic
40) 12" generic Peavey speaker. At the same price, I'd probably go for
the newer amp, eh?
BTW, since then the Basic was upgraded to 50 watts (Basic 50) and now,
still at 50 watts, the Basic 60; these sell new for about $250.
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