what amp?

[Alex]

I was about to buy a Krank Rev Jr, but the price keeps getting higher and higher with the pound so weak.

http://www.thomann.de/gb/krank_revolution_jr_mini_stack.htm

Your best bet would be a Marshall JVM. It's probably what I am getting as well. Sounds decent on low volume, even if it comes in a 50Watt version. But with the smallest cab it will still be over 800 quid if you want a head and not the 1x12" combo. I played the 1x12" combo and it doesn't sound very nice at all, it must be the speaker they put in there (I couldn't even figure out which model it was, but it's def. not a V30 or Greenback).

The budget solution would be the Laney LC-50 going for a lot less new, but it's a combo again.

[Nolly]

trivium, killswitch engage, atreyu, bullet for my valentine, MACHINE HEAD,

All use 6505s and 6505+s, for what it's worth (or at least, they're all on plenty Peavey merchandising  :lol: Might not be the be all and end all of their sounds. Some of the other's might too, certainly a hugely popular amp with current mainstream metal bands.

I know for an absolute fact that Killswitch uses dual rectifier roadsters for their massive bottom end. They did use a 6505+ on the song "Rose of Sharyn" though! Dual tracked it with a framus cobra  :twisted:

Hmm, I don't think the Roadster has been used on any of their recordings. Both live and in the studio they constantly mess with different amps: Soldanos, Splawns, Framuses (Frami?!), H&Ks, Diezels, Rectos, 5150/6505s, etc... I think it's a case of the old "it's in the fingers" saying.
That said, you can approximate that sound with pretty much any high-gain tube amp with a tubescreamer-type boost in front. A 5150/6505 would certainly have you satisfied I'd imagine.

[hunter]

i've got a marshall 4x10 which actually weighs less than my amp head. and my amp head is one of those slightly smaller amp heads that marshall used to make. so, basically its incredibly light. might be something to consider.

Yeah I think 4x10s are the big next thing. Watch the Egnater and Mongotone spaces.

[dave_mc]

That said, you can approximate that sound with pretty much any high-gain tube amp with a tubescreamer-type boost in front. A 5150/6505 would certainly have you satisfied I'd imagine.

+1 (assuming you mean "decent" high gain tube amp, lol), it's just a matter of trying as many as you can to see which you like best... :) some won't need the boost either...

[DimeZakk]

5150/6505 2x12 combo for gigs/rehersals and a pod or small amp for home/uni