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Mr_Newbie_LP
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Joined: Oct 07, 2006
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| Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 9:50 am |
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Anybody know anything about guitar amps?
Looking for a guitar amp for practice, rehersal AND small gigs. Needs to be loud enough to get over a drummer. Preferably 1x12" combo, 30-40 watt all tube OR 50-60 watt solid state. For good blues, classic rock and hard rock sounds. No need for super high gain distortion.
Budget is really going to keep it less than US$550
What do you think is my best option working within those constraints? |
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smili
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Location: Nashville TN
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| Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 2:41 pm |
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It sounds like you might want to check out some of the Peavey stuff.
A friend has a Peavey Classic 2x12 (I think it's a tube 50 or 60 watter) that sound's like it'd fit the bill but it is very heavy. There's a 1x12 version that I think is the Classic 30 (30W tube) that alot of folks like for your usage also, and it probably weighs alot less. If you've got a used shop around you might check them out. They'll come in at quite a bit less than $550. There are alot available on ebay so you can check the going market prices. |
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smili
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| Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 2:54 pm |
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BTW, I should've added that a 50W tube amp is extremely loud. My buddy has to run it at pretty low levels for normal playing.
The benefit of solid state would be in able to practice at reasonable levels at homes.
FWIW. I got a MesaBoogie Fifty/Fifty tube amp and cannot use it at all at the house - even at the reduced power option it has. It's just too much volume for practicing. i got a solid state Rocktron Velocity for home playing a lower volume levels. |
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minusme
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Joined: Jan 25, 2004
Location: New York
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| Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 4:05 pm |
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I second smili's comments regarding the Peavey Classic. I have a classic 50 head with a 4x10 cabinet. It's like a mini-half stack. It can get extremely loud, but quiet enough to practice with. I don't use the built in distortion, I use a RAT petal for that. Overall the clean tube tone is fantastic, and with the RAT it can shreak through punk/metal/rock, etc.... The head/cabinet combo is clearly loud enough to get over a drummer (and then some...). You could probably get away with the classic 2x12 (as smili mentioned) and be loud enough over the drummer as well. This option would be a little cheaper than seperate components..
I bought the Classic 50 head for $299 and the matching 4X10 cabinet for about $250 from a local music store. Both were used.
Lots of bang for the buck!! |
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jknadpost08
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Joined: May 27, 2008
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| Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 9:51 pm |
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It's no secret that Fender makes great guitar amps, but which one is the best? We think it's the Blues Junior. Find out why. <a href="http://fenderbluesjunioramps.com">http://fenderbluesjunioramps.com</a>
please visit: http://fenderbluesjunioramps.com |
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FaceFitz
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Joined: Sep 21, 2007
Location: Nottingham, UK
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 7:55 am |
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id suggest the marshall avt 100xt or something similar, then maybe model the tube sound with a seperate fx peddal etc theres alot of versitility in them amps and though ive never owned one i know a couple of folks who use them, and they stand up well in a practise room or home use...
i used to used a fender frontman (i think it was), pretty cost effective and quite a nice little amp.. anyways, hope you find one, theres nothing worse than having an amp you dont get on with!!!  |
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