Best LOW wattage valve amp for metal

[MDV]

Its 30W

[_tom_]

Blackstar HT5 seems to be the best thing so far. I'll let you know what its like when I go back to play mine next week!

[dave_mc]

Went very, very noisy, and moreso with slight taps of the finger and moving wires not connected to it nearby, so I figure a valve went microphonic on me.

hmmm, not great then. sorry to hear that. :(

btw, i've since been able to try the cornford carrera- assuming you're after br00talz, then it probably wouldn't do it. it's just about heavy enough for me, and i'm more 80s. :) (to be fair, though, that was with pretty vintage output humbuckers)

[Pierre]

Brewtalz tones are characterised by low headroom preamps/high headroom power amps. All you hear is basically the preamp. Bands like InFlames and Meshuggah sometimes even just plug in PODs into the PA live.
If you want low, low wattage for recordings, then even 1W is going to be too loud by the time you get to crank it all up.

I'd use the line out in one of your amps, or simply the master volume... Unfortunately because of the very design of metal amps, they're not meant to be pushed to 10 on the MV (hence the 50 to 100W ratings and the 50 to 100 preamp valves in  :lol:)

Probably not what you wanted to hear, if your issue is volume. If not, then forgive me and I hope you find a compromise :)

[Metalbrainsurgery]

Check out the Egnater rebel.

I think this clip sums up nicely what it can do.
(note, not me)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1AX4LSQJkA

Keep in mind, that for the distortion tones he has it set to 1 watt.

[_tom_]

^I actually prefer his Blackstar HT5 demos to that, though obviously its hard to judge through a youtube video.. I think he's the guy I bought my HT5 off actually :)

edit - btw this is one of his blackstar clips, it's more metal than I'll be able to record :lol: http://www.petermiles.com/ampclips/Scary%20Psycho%20Rabbit%20-%20Mix%201.mp3