brianiac5150
Active member
Why are so many (essentially) giving away the Shiva amps?
Most are around $2500 new and people are listing them for $14-1800 AND having a hard time selling them. They're stellar amps and well taken care of models are worth more, IMO.
Mine 20th mostly sits anymore and I've listed it locally for $2000, which is $500 less than I paid for it new and it's worth every penny. Anyone working stages would find great pleasure in these amps. I bought mine thinking I'd put on a stage or two (while I was with a band), however, it's simply too beautiful for me to even effort that...not to mention all the power issues I ran into while playing - on/off power in the middle of songs, etc... which made me happy I was using my Katana. Not having a room in my small house where I can consistently crank it, I've just resolved to the occasional jam while the family's out and typically resolve to the Kemper, albeit the Shiva master is very good and it does low volume acceptably well.
What gives???
Most are around $2500 new and people are listing them for $14-1800 AND having a hard time selling them. They're stellar amps and well taken care of models are worth more, IMO.
Mine 20th mostly sits anymore and I've listed it locally for $2000, which is $500 less than I paid for it new and it's worth every penny. Anyone working stages would find great pleasure in these amps. I bought mine thinking I'd put on a stage or two (while I was with a band), however, it's simply too beautiful for me to even effort that...not to mention all the power issues I ran into while playing - on/off power in the middle of songs, etc... which made me happy I was using my Katana. Not having a room in my small house where I can consistently crank it, I've just resolved to the occasional jam while the family's out and typically resolve to the Kemper, albeit the Shiva master is very good and it does low volume acceptably well.
What gives???