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Best place in Auckland for secondhand amps?

Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 5:55 pm
by JHorner
Hi,

Hope this is the appropriate board... I have asked google this question in a few ways, but not found any good answer.

About 20 years ago I got a Peavey 212 Chorus from a place on Queen St that had rows of second hand amps stacked high.

The 212 is still awesome, but it's time for a new amp, and that place isn't there anymore...

Can anyone recommend somewhere which stocks a lot of secondhand amps? Does any such place exist anymore?

Thanks!

Best place in Auckland for secondhand amps?

Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 6:01 pm
by sopachrga
Cash converters etc occasionally have some. But they are usually not very good.

Trademe has sort of killed off the second hand shop market.

You'd most likely be better off just browsing trademe.

Re: Best place in Auckland for secondhand amps?

Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 6:16 pm
by willow13
http://bungalowbills.com/index.php .... don't expect a bargain or much stock. as sop said TM look through the various cash convertors TM pages

Also hit up NZRSmatt or NZRSdave on here because they will do you great deals on new stuff ..... there are so many great new lower end amps out there now man

Re: Best place in Auckland for secondhand amps?

Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 6:17 pm
by Kev77
Ampshop.

Re: Best place in Auckland for secondhand amps?

Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 6:28 pm
by GrantB
Without knowing price range, type, I'd say AmpShop too.

Re: Best place in Auckland for secondhand amps?

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 8:10 am
by AmpShop
Not a lot of 2nd hand stuff in stock here :(

As sopacharga said above, TradeMe has really become the 2nd hand store now.

Re: Best place in Auckland for secondhand amps?

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 9:27 am
by Conway
AmpShop wrote:Not a lot of 2nd hand stuff in stock here :(
Do you want more? How about a Mesa Mark V? :lol: :wink:

Re: Best place in Auckland for secondhand amps?

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 6:07 pm
by JHorner
AmpShop wrote:TradeMe has really become the 2nd hand store now.
Thanks everyone, I suspected as much, but thought it worth asking at least.

It's a case of technology making things worse in my opinion.

TradeMe is great for buying some second hand books or new cupboard handles, but I'm not so keen on bidding on an amp having never heard it.

I guess it would be possible to ask a question and get the sellers details ( against TradeMe TOS? ) and then go ( probably other side of auckland ) to try it out, but that's really not the same as sitting in a shop plugging in and comparing.

Re: Best place in Auckland for secondhand amps?

Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2017 8:14 pm
by Molly
JHorner wrote:Hi,

Hope this is the appropriate board... I have asked google this question in a few ways, but not found any good answer.

About 20 years ago I got a Peavey 212 Chorus from a place on Queen St that had rows of second hand amps stacked high.

The 212 is still awesome, but it's time for a new amp, and that place isn't there anymore...

Can anyone recommend somewhere which stocks a lot of secondhand amps? Does any such place exist anymore?

Thanks!
Did you get sorted on this or are you still looking... ;-)

Re: Best place in Auckland for secondhand amps?

Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2017 8:22 pm
by Bg
And an open invitation to start hitting Molly's many many many for sale threads ;)

Re: Best place in Auckland for secondhand amps?

Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2017 8:33 pm
by Delayman
Molly wrote:
JHorner wrote:Hi,

Hope this is the appropriate board... I have asked google this question in a few ways, but not found any good answer.

About 20 years ago I got a Peavey 212 Chorus from a place on Queen St that had rows of second hand amps stacked high.

The 212 is still awesome, but it's time for a new amp, and that place isn't there anymore...

Can anyone recommend somewhere which stocks a lot of secondhand amps? Does any such place exist anymore?

Thanks!
Did you get sorted on this or are you still looking... ;-)
Haha 3 years later still scouring the cash converters for "the one". Molly, are you just getting to the end of your 'unread threads' list?

Re: Best place in Auckland for secondhand amps?

Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2017 8:38 pm
by JHorner
All sorted

I bought 4 peavey bandits, and an extension cab or 3.

much easier than a 212 and I can leave them around. 2 here, 2 there, just take one if I'm going somewhere else.

Re: Best place in Auckland for secondhand amps?

Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2017 8:53 pm
by Molly
Delayman wrote:
Molly wrote:
JHorner wrote:Hi,

Hope this is the appropriate board... I have asked google this question in a few ways, but not found any good answer.

About 20 years ago I got a Peavey 212 Chorus from a place on Queen St that had rows of second hand amps stacked high.

The 212 is still awesome, but it's time for a new amp, and that place isn't there anymore...

Can anyone recommend somewhere which stocks a lot of secondhand amps? Does any such place exist anymore?

Thanks!
Did you get sorted on this or are you still looking... ;-)
Haha 3 years later still scouring the cash converters for "the one". Molly, are you just getting to the end of your 'unread threads' list?
No. Just a joke following the question on his year old pickup thread.

Re: Best place in Auckland for secondhand amps?

Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2017 9:43 pm
by Delayman
Molly wrote:
Delayman wrote:
Molly wrote:
Did you get sorted on this or are you still looking... ;-)
Haha 3 years later still scouring the cash converters for "the one". Molly, are you just getting to the end of your 'unread threads' list?
No. Just a joke following the question on his year old pickup thread.
Aha I didn't see that, I should have known it would be joke.