Buying Amps Unavailable in SG
- Thread starter Lifehouse
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Try not to, as those amps are almost totally US or european based built. Means, different supply voltage. Also you do not get any support at all. Worst is that you can't personally try it unless someone stocks it where you can go to. So, how to know the tone and feature first hand??
Also I feel locally there is enough brands & models for you to find that tone you want.
But if you are just wanting to get it to be unique, nobody can stop you, just go ahead.
Shipping will cost plenty for individual purchase. Imagine a head and a cab together weights like 50Kg or more, oversized too. My estimate should cost about $300-$500 on the shipping alone. Remember to add 5%tax.
Collective shipping can pull that cost down to a fraction. But you are looking at maybe 50sets of half stacks at least to fill one container.
Also I feel locally there is enough brands & models for you to find that tone you want.
But if you are just wanting to get it to be unique, nobody can stop you, just go ahead.
Shipping will cost plenty for individual purchase. Imagine a head and a cab together weights like 50Kg or more, oversized too. My estimate should cost about $300-$500 on the shipping alone. Remember to add 5%tax.
Collective shipping can pull that cost down to a fraction. But you are looking at maybe 50sets of half stacks at least to fill one container.
fibredrive
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alternatively, save up a bit, go to US for honeymoon (like me, honeymoon with an ulterior motive...kekekeke)...and then buy the stuff there and bring back lor. of course not a stack la. maybe guitars and a mesa f30 is the best i can do. wife carries the mesa....hahaha...
gargamelesp
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if ure worried abt the voltages
go to the distributor site and email them directly whether they make export models ( if its based in the us ) or are the amps auto voltage sensing. The g major by tc electronic is one such device
i think hearing it from the source of the amp makers itself should clear many things up
mesa makes export series so if you want something from them, mail them directly as mentioned in the link above. As for other stuff like Bogner, Engl, Diezel, Framus and stuff, well... im not too sure about that. I wanted an Engl 580 midi preamp but that costs 5k, so the power issue is not as important as the money issue
go to the distributor site and email them directly whether they make export models ( if its based in the us ) or are the amps auto voltage sensing. The g major by tc electronic is one such device
i think hearing it from the source of the amp makers itself should clear many things up
mesa makes export series so if you want something from them, mail them directly as mentioned in the link above. As for other stuff like Bogner, Engl, Diezel, Framus and stuff, well... im not too sure about that. I wanted an Engl 580 midi preamp but that costs 5k, so the power issue is not as important as the money issue
Autorange power supply or as we in the elec world call "switching power supply", are complex circuit to deliver high efficency supply.
Please note that if you get an amp with these, note that these kind of power supply have a higher incident of blowing as opposed to the simple transformer power supply. Also the life expectancy is lower too.
This is the trade off as opposed to lower power consumption and the autorange feature.
Please note that if you get an amp with these, note that these kind of power supply have a higher incident of blowing as opposed to the simple transformer power supply. Also the life expectancy is lower too.
This is the trade off as opposed to lower power consumption and the autorange feature.
penta-tonic
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hey man.. uncle dennis @ guitar 77 has 2 savage amps by engl. could go try them out. tho id say its kinda pricey at abt 2.5k
