i don't know what to do, but i'll have to do it pretty soon

[real_low_mind]

So I've had my bass since Dec. 31. I think I'd rather play bass than guitar, but that's what I said about drums a month before I got rid of them. But I've been playing my bass through my 10W guitar amp & it's really messing it up. It keeps going in & out, even at low volumes, & I know I'm going to have to replace it soon.
The problem is, I only have $100 to spend.
And--this is where I want you to read it--twice if you must:

I ONLY HAVE $100. I HAVE NO JOB. I AM 15. I CAN'T GET A JOB SO DON'T EVEN SAY IT. I HAVE NO INCOME. MY PARENTS AND FRIENDS HAVE NO MONEY EITHER. I HAVE NO MORE AND WILL NOT HAVE ANY MORE THAN $100.

I'm trying to start a band but all you can get for under $100 is <30W. If I start a band I want to be able to hear what I paid for, you know?
I don't know what to do! Should I sell my guitar to help pay for something better? That's all I can think of...but I don't want to sell my guitar in case I start playing guitar again! I haven't played it since I had my bass, but you never know.

But I can't think of anything else to do.

I have to figure it out fast too before my amp completely breaks & I have nothing. :( :( :(

advice PLEASE ?
laura

[Esp Griffyn]

Why cant you get a job?

And sorry to break it to you, but $100 aint gonna get you much

[real_low_mind]

they won't hire you around here until you're 16. that will be in november for me.

[JBass]

lemonade stand :p

look for a used amp...although i highly doubt you'll get anything for 100 you can hear over a drumset...sell some stuff you have lying around the house and try to get at least $200...maybe you cant get an income job but try doing some stuff under teh table...babysitting etc....just trying to help but honestly your going to need more then 100 to hear yourself over drums. However a used amp for 100 just to mesa round with is plenty to get started...you can also just wait till your 16 and get a job

hope it helped some...

[BassVirtuoso]

http://cgi.ebay.com/70-WATT-PRO-BASS-Guitar-AMP-AMPLIFIER-95-0-SHIP_W0QQitemZ7394493013QQcategoryZ64397QQrdZ1QQcm dZViewItem

[JBass]

^^^ thats perfect..just "buy it now" for 96 and pay the insurance and you'll still have 25 cents left to buy some gum :chug:

EDIT: 75 cents.....3 gum-s

[herrly]

You can get a job, don't even try that. There's alway some place that will hire you no matter what. I had a job when I was 13. Just go out and find a job, even if it isnt a real job. I worked (and still work) at a bingo, not a real job, I got paid under the table but I still worked and made some money. My friend is 14 and works at a hockey rink. Go work at a McDonalds or something, I see so many 14/-16 year old kids working there.

[real_low_mind]

well...ok...what does 30RMS mean? then it said 70W PEAK
whats that mean?

[JBass]

30 Root Means Squared...it means your probably not getting 70 watts..i leanrted soemthing baout htat in physics but wasnt listening that much i guess...but hey..its "Guarenteed Loud!"

[real_low_mind]

You can get a job, don't even try that. There's alway some place that will hire you no matter what. I had a job when I was 13. Just go out and find a job, even if it isnt a real job. I worked (and still work) at a bingo, not a real job, I got paid under the table but I still worked and made some money. My friend is 14 and works at a hockey rink. Go work at a McDonalds or something, I see so many 14/-16 year old kids working there.

nope, not in lovely salem, va. what should i do just go in & ask if they need someone? i vaguely remember trying that a few times...it failed miserably...
even if i did, my mom apparently is getting old & some days she can't drive so i wouldn't be able to get over there.

[real_low_mind]

30 Root Means Squared...it means your probably not getting 70 watts..i leanrted soemthing baout htat in physics but wasnt listening that much i guess...but hey..its "Guarenteed Loud!"

well i can get a 30RMS at musiciansfriend for a bit less than that...and it's safer than ebay.


/hates ebay

[JBass]

"In the field of audio, mean power is often (misleadingly) referred to as RMS power. This is probably because it can be derived from the RMS voltage or RMS current. Furthermore, because RMS implies some form of averaging, expressions such as "peak RMS power", sometimes used in advertisements for audio amplifiers, are meaningless." - - - Wikipedia

[SLKBassist]

I would say, try to find a friend or possible bandmate who might have one. Or get a 25W, and have guitarist play unplugged, until you can get more cash. Or look at ebay, though shipping will kill you. Or don't worry about a band yet, just play unplugged without using an amp. I highly suggest not to sell the guitar unless you are dead certain of giving up, or if it is a cheap guitar then sell it and rebuy similar kind when you get money.

[JBass]

i dont really know wut to tell you...do some research i guess

[herrly]

Hmm, I guess maybe it easier for me and friends around here to get jobs. I'm native, and I live on a native reserve, everyones pretty friendly around here. My boss lives right across the street from me and my other boss lives down the street from me so maybe I just got lucky. No clue, but try a McDonalds, that's a white business (I'm not racist) and they have 14/15/16 y/o's working there.

[real_low_mind]

I would say, try to find a friend or possible bandmate who might have one. Or get a 25W, and have guitarist play unplugged, until you can get more cash. Or look at ebay, though shipping will kill you. Or don't worry about a band yet, just play unplugged without using an amp. I highly suggest not to sell the guitar unless you are dead certain of giving up, or if it is a cheap guitar then sell it and rebuy similar kind when you get money.

it only cost $160, but if i did decide to play again, i know i'd do it in a peak of poverty. ha. i think the music store said they'd give me $120 store credit for it...i think i might do that.
i don't think i'd be able to save for a better one once i got the cheap one.

[mycatplaysbass]

you can always collect pop bottles. That's what I did to get my 400$bass. Hopefully your state has a bottle return.

[herrly]

^^ How long did that take to get the $400?

[real_low_mind]

i'm going to find things to sell right now. :thumb:

[aarono]

Hmm, I guess maybe it easier for me and friends around here to get jobs. I'm native, and I live on a native reserve, everyones pretty friendly around here. My boss lives right across the street from me and my other boss lives down the street from me so maybe I just got lucky. No clue, but try a McDonalds, that's a white business (I'm not racist) and they have 14/15/16 y/o's working there.

Native Americans drink too much, they love their whiskey. (I'm not racist)

[Bass-AKIRA]

buy a bass amp.. guitar playes decent though one less you want distort of any kind....

[lateralus423]

Buy a behringer bx600 should work decently. I was competing with a fiarly loud drummer a marshall half stack 120 watts and another guitarist with say 50-100 watts so it is capable of being heard and its only $150

[real_low_mind]

that's what i was thinking of getting...but then i thought how shall i get $50?
my mom SAID she's getting her income tax, maybe i'll get $50 that way.

[Mr. Pickle]

Buy a behringer bx600 should work decently and its only $150

better yet, go find a use bx1200 for around the same price.

[real_low_mind]

ok now we're getting way too expensive. I knew you wouldn't read the bold. should i italicise it too?

[Mr. Pickle]

ok, so some guy said
Buy a behringer bx600 should work decently. I was competing with a fiarly loud drummer a marshall half stack 120 watts and another guitarist with say 50-100 watts so it is capable of being heard and its only $150

and then you said
that's what i was thinking of getting...but then i thought how shall i get $50?
my mom SAID she's getting her income tax, maybe i'll get $50 that way. implying that you were going to try to get the extra $50


then i said
better yet, go find a use bx1200 for around the same price. thus stating you could get it for around the same price that you already considered. so no, you dont need to italicize.

[real_low_mind]

i thought bx1200 was $200, where did you see it for $150?

[Mr. Pickle]

i said used, do i need to italicize it?

[TheBassStylee]

try selling the guitar amp ..?
to be heard in a jam band, you may want 70+ (at least 50)
anyways sell some **** and get the behringer.

> mike

[real_low_mind]

i said used, do i need to italicize it?

ok, ok, keep your pants on.

i guess the question is now should i sell my guitar? i think i might. i never play it.

[WHoRRID]

keep the gutiar sell the guitar amp. u can always plug into the bass amp if u decide to play it.

[herrly]

Native Americans drink too much, they love their whiskey. (I'm not racist)


Haha, see you took that the wrong way. I said McDonalds is a white business and they always have teenagers working there. I said white because I previously stated that it was easy for me to get a job because a native neighbor of mine helped me out and got me a job. And I was only like 13/14 at the time. And I said everyone that lives on the reserve are native, obviously, because its a native reserve so its easier for native teenagers to get a job because everyone is friendly and helps them out. And McDonalds isnt on the reserve, its found all over the place and they always have teenagers working there. So I said go apply there. You fool. And most natives prefer plain old beer instead of whisky.:chug:


And oh yeah, those white trailer trash type of people drink too much and love their whiskey a bit too much. (I'm not racist:) )

[Samick]

sell the ****y guitar amp.

[thelowsoundofbass]

"In the field of audio, mean power is often (misleadingly) referred to as RMS power. This is probably because it can be derived from the RMS voltage or RMS current. Furthermore, because RMS implies some form of averaging, expressions such as "peak RMS power", sometimes used in advertisements for audio amplifiers, are meaningless." - - - Wikipedia

wrong, but after all it is wikipedia. RMS is the wattage that the SPEAKER functions most efficently at. Peak is the wattate the that speaker will function to without damage.

lowsound

[real_low_mind]

i can't sell the guitar amp, i broke it. i can hardly play it. even if someone did want to buy a broken 10W guitar amp they wouldn't buy it for enough money to get the bass amp.
There's no way I can get $60 for the bx600 i think it is (the behringer) without selling my guitar.

[Mr. Pickle]

face it, your pretty much SOL unless you start carefully examining eBay

[real_low_mind]

my mom got her income tax! hurrah!
so, out of the $100 she's given me, i'm going to use $60 & $100 of my own to get the bx600. :thumb:

[TheBassStylee]

good luck, post pics when you get it :confused: