alby Posted January 8, 2002 Share Posted January 8, 2002 I have an old Peavey KB300 Keyboard Amp, that weighs a ton, but sounds pretty good. I used to do some live gigs with a Trad Jazz band where the volume was pretty useful but now play with an hobby garage band (with little prospects of going live!). We are about to become a one car family and I am banned from putting the KB300 in the family car. So I bought a Peavey KBA15 (15 Watt) practise amp to take to the garage band. I plugged my keyboard into it last night and nearly cried when I heard the tinny shit coming out of it. So I am toying with the idea of selling the KB300 and the shitty little practise amp and buying something like the Roland KC 100 (60 Watt) that is smaller and will fit in the car without scratching its interior. The question is will the KC 100 cut it if I get back to doing live gigs in noisy pubs? How would it sound against the KB300? Or should I keep sounding crap in the garage and keep the KB300 for live gigs? ps. I can't justify owning both a KC100 and the KB300. (That is I can't justify it to my other half.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byrdman Posted January 8, 2002 Share Posted January 8, 2002 Originally posted by alby: Or should I keep sounding crap in the garage and keep the KB300 for live gigs? ps. I can't justify owning both a KC100 and the KB300. (That is I can't justify it to my other half.) I would keep the KB300 for the garage and worry about how to get it there when you need to play live. One of your band-mates may be able to take it, or you might be able to rent a van for the night. If you play out a lot, picking up an old V-wobble-van or something might become possible. I would take the little one back - I assume you have headphones for private practice. Bottom line for me is, if something works for you, don't get rid of it. Sounds like the KB300 works for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevush Posted January 8, 2002 Share Posted January 8, 2002 I use a pair of Mackie SRM450s. They're small, won't damage your car interior (if you cover them, I use Tuki covers) and sound incredible. Lots of options for positioning. I had a KC500 and it wasn't loud or clear enough for the mids and highs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guestuserguestuser.com Posted January 8, 2002 Share Posted January 8, 2002 Originally posted by alby: We are about to become a one car family and I am banned from putting the KB300 in the family car. ps. I can't justify owning both a KC100 and the KB300. (That is I can't justify it to my other half.) IMHO, the first thing you need to do is take control of your woman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botch. Posted January 8, 2002 Share Posted January 8, 2002 I use the Roland KC-100 for both rehearsal and live performance, but only as a personal monitor, also feed live to the PA. Do you have that option? Botch "Eccentric language often is symptomatic of peculiar thinking" - George Will www.puddlestone.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krakit Posted January 9, 2002 Share Posted January 9, 2002 I sold my KB300 and bought a Roland KC100 for farting around purposes (just like you have proposed). I shopped around a bit before buying the affordable and lightweight amp. I use it to monitor myself (because I send a mix to the PA) and am happy enough. Tell me something, do your onboard Peavey reverb and tweaters die on you very often? I ended up buying reverb boxes in bulk and got so proficient that I could swap one out in less than five minutes. Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alby Posted January 9, 2002 Author Share Posted January 9, 2002 I had my tweeter go on me once, never had the reverb unit go. But had to get the boards resoldered twice. My unit is pretty old 15 plus years. How does the KC100 compare with the KB300 in terms of sound. Have you used it in a live gig? - as a main amp not for monitoring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAULIII Posted January 9, 2002 Share Posted January 9, 2002 Alby: I have a Roland KC300 (100 watts) that is small, lightweight, powerful and has a headphone jack for private practice and many routing options if you later decide to expand the system. I love mine. PAULIII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krakit Posted January 9, 2002 Share Posted January 9, 2002 The Peavey is far superior for stage projection, however, since I discovered sending my own mix to the house PA, I stopped worrying about using my amp for audience reference. As you pointed out, the KB300 is too heavy (even with the optional casters installed) to justify continued use as a personal monitor, so I dumped it for the KC100. I don't miss lugging around the Peavey the tiniest bit and I hear the Roland just fine. Still, I might consider in ear monitors one of these days. If you are planning on playing small venues where you don't trust the house engineer, than keep the Peavey, otherwise, dump it. Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brittanylips Posted January 9, 2002 Share Posted January 9, 2002 I have one of those Roland keyboard amps. Sounds good, too frigin heavy. Then I got a Barbetta Keyboard Amp. It sounds, good, is small and fits on the front passenger seat, and is light enough for a wimp like me to easilly carry. BELIEVE ME -- these things are GREAT. I now keep my Roland in Storage. The reason no one knows about them is because Tony Barbetta who runs the company is a great engineer and lousy salesman. He hates trade shows. He pisses everyone off. He curses at reporters. But this is the amp to get. It really really is. I have a "Sona31" model. Keyboard Magazine has reviewed them positively, although it is hard to find mention of these things. Buy one and you'll thank me. -Peace, Love, and BrittanyLips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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