JBL 515XT update. Went up to Guitar Center today to audition the JBL's. Thought it would be a nice quiet time at the store so I could really try them out. Store was pretty busy but I hooked up the salesmen I talked to on the phone.
Pros-- Extremly lightweight and easy to handle for a 15" cabinet. More like a lightweight 12" Nice rubber moulded handles and did I say LIGHT !
Great pro look. Black is always in style. Decent mixer with EQ onboard. Speaker was whisper quiet when turned on
It was busy in the store so all I got to hear was the salemens Ipod jacked in. Cranked it up and they are loud. Sound was so so but I attribute that to the lousy recording on the Ipod. Return policy if I hate them is 30 days so I would relly need to get them home and try out my stuff.
Cons -- brought ny keyboard amps for a trade. One of the salesmen and his friend are both Gospel musicians and they came right over when I wheeled the amps in. Hooked up a DP and the friend started jammin a funky gospel riff. The salesmen went over to a synth and started adding lines. A kid in the store was playing with a drum pad and joined in. They had the joint rockin -Praise the Lord, Can I Get a Witness !?
Bad news-- my amps sounded tremendous and are in mint condition, the church guys were very interested, both play Hammond and Piano, but GC wouldn't even come close to a decent trade price. Hopefully one of the church guys will call me soon and I can move forward. For now I'm "Stuck In the Middle Again"
If anyone is interested in a good deal thes JBL's are it. Originally lised for $899 now $399.