Ok so I'm going to buy a new tube amp and i've run into a little conundrum:
I've tried out the blackstar ht5 combo several times and i think it's fantastic; i was all set to buy it until they sold out and i have to wait till the store gets some more in :lol:
However my friend is trying to sell a line6 spidervalve 112, and he said that he would sell it to me for the price of the blackstar (£300), which sounds like a fine deal to me considering it's close to 500 new and is in perfect condition (he spends all his time playing a fender champ).
Now I'm wondering whether to buy his amp off of him instead of getting the little black one.
The blackstar sounds great at low volumes but I'd need to mic it for gigs (Which isn't too much of a problem really) whereas i've played the line6 live and it sounded absolutely great without the need for a microphone. My main concern is that i spend a lot of time playing at home in my small townhouse (with paper thin walls to boot) and i think that the spidervalve may just be a bit too loud at 40w, as my impression is that the sounds are pretty digitised ala spiderIII until you get the volume to at least 9 o clock. Also the spidervalve has a 12 inch speaker as opposed to a ten inch.
SO basicly what i'm looking for here is some opinions on these two amps, bearing in mind that they are the same price for me, but I already own alternative versions of most of the effects that come with the spider so they aren't too important.
I play blues and rock, and some high gain stuff, but nothing that either amp can't handle, so just your impressions of the tones from these two amps would be much appreciated.
Thanks
