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PA 200 Head [message #2920] Tue, 08 July 2003 15:29 Anonymous I just picked up a real cool 200 head at a garage sale for $20. Looks like a gold/silver sparkle...anyway...I play bass..and I'd like to run this head (4 channels) through a bass cabinet. I realize that I'm only looking at 100 watts. Can anyone see any problems with this setup? Report message to a moderator

Re: PA 200 Head [message #2921 is a reply to message #2920] Tue, 08 July 2003 16:02 C4ster Messages: 686 Registered: June 2001 Location: Mukwonago, WI (Milwaukee... Senior Member 100 watts can come up short in some situations. The amp is an excellent bass amp. The overall sound will impress you. Run the output to a 2x15 cabinet at 4 ohms and you will get out plenty of sound. Conrad Report message to a moderator

Re: PA 200 Head [message #2924 is a reply to message #2921] Wed, 09 July 2003 09:13 Anonymous Thanks for the info!...looking closer at it last night..I think it's a charcoal color..the model and serial numbers have been removed....don't wan't to know the story behind that....!!....I'll watch E-Bay...maybe someone has one for sale ? I could also use a replacement knob...... Report message to a moderator

Re: PA 200 Head [message #2927 is a reply to message #2920] Wed, 09 July 2003 10:44   stevem Messages: 4733 Registered: June 2004 Location: NY Senior Member Hi, The gain and EQ setting of the channels is a bit different then the other models. but if it gets the tone you are looking for, than its right for. Report message to a moderator

Re: PA 200 Head [message #2928 is a reply to message #2927] Wed, 09 July 2003 22:24 QModer Messages: 413 Registered: June 2003 Senior Member A head is a head is a head in a lot of ways. So If you like it on bass it fine. I use two Kustom 200's on bass. One just does'nt get it for me. But the two are great to me. I have never had a PA head but the fella that had the Pa back in those days always said that a 200 watt bass or lead amp had 100 watts per channel. Which I know is true. But his next statement I don't know and it was that the 200 Pa only had 50 watts per channel for four channels. The only thing I know of for sure you would be missing off of a bass amp is the bright deep switch and the low high inputs. Its like the bright deep switch you see on a fender bassman is you're not fimilar with it only its the size of a regular volume bass or treble controls. Its mounted where you see the reverb control on the Pa head now. But you have reverb in the Pa head in place of the bright deep switch. On the bass heads too you will have a high and low inputs and on the Pa head just one input per channel. I like the low inputs on bass heads. It just feels stronger. Maybe the input things have something to do with anti feed back on the Pa model. Have fun! Report message to a moderator

Re: PA 200 Head [message #2936 is a reply to message #2928] Fri, 11 July 2003 08:09   stevem Messages: 4733 Registered: June 2004 Location: NY Senior Member Hey, their is no such thing as watts per channel, all the channels of a PA head or bass or guitar head go to the same output section or in a 200 serise head 100 watts RMS, 200 watts peak. Report message to a moderator

Re: PA 200 Head [message #2939 is a reply to message #2936] Fri, 11 July 2003 11:43 Anonymous Thanks...that's a relief.....my first response told me that this head would work fine with 2 x 15's....and that's what I plan to do.......... Report message to a moderator

Re: PA 200 Head [message #2954 is a reply to message #2939] Wed, 16 July 2003 01:54 QModer Messages: 413 Registered: June 2003 Senior Member Ok double channel one and see if its twice as loud. Report message to a moderator

Re: PA 200 Head [message #2957 is a reply to message #2954] Wed, 16 July 2003 23:57 BC Messages: 583 Registered: March 2000 Location: Kentucky Senior Member If you plan to use twin 2x15 cabs be certain they are 8 ohms each. The 200 series tone fattens at a 4 ohm total load. You can also fatten the tone by using an A/B splitter and playing through more than one channel with different tone settings......and do not be afraid to try a tiny bit of reverb now and then to see what it does as well. I am not a technical guy....but I have played bass through all of the 200B series heads in the last four years and they all work well if you are a four string player. BC Report message to a moderator

Re: PA 200 Head [message #2975 is a reply to message #2920] Wed, 30 July 2003 21:18 Bill Messages: 64 Registered: March 2002 Location: Kansas Member I use A k200b-5 pa head most of the time for bass and keep a rebuilt/recapped k200b2 for reserve running through two 15" Carvin PS15 speakers in a homemade cabinet/Kustom wannabe. No difference in the sound with either one, other than using the bright switch, if ya want....I also use a Cascade Frankie with high freq horn, crossover and two JBL E 140 speakers. I put eight hidden ports into the original non-ported cabinet, and that thing will literally knock the paint off the wall. Back to the pa head--it will sound fine. I have never had to crack my amps up past 4 or 5, even to play at an outside concert. I got my eye on another one locally that is Blue....Is this a sickness or what? I got it bad... Have fun with your Kustom Thrill Bill Report message to a moderator

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