Author Topic: Small practice amp, doesn't have to be valve. (Read 4319 times)

opprobrium_9 · « **Reply #15 on:** February 07, 2008, 12:15:29 AM »

Roland Cube, cheap, different modeling options and damn nice to look at

jules666 · « **Reply #16 on:** February 07, 2008, 09:32:07 AM »

gotta go with the Roland cube as well, very nice little amp for the price.

Scotty477 · « **Reply #17 on:** February 07, 2008, 02:12:22 PM »

I just happen to have a Roland Cube 30 for sale .... excellent nick and with it's original box to.

The cube 30's are built like tanks and the COSM effects are pretty good. Highlights are the clean (JC120) channel and for a humbucker guitar the Classic Stack (70's Marshall) sounds very nice. If you play a single coil guitar the Mesa Boogie and Fender twin models are brilliant.

I was going to put it on ebay shortly. If interested drop me a PM?

JamesHealey · « **Reply #18 on:** February 08, 2008, 08:10:22 AM »

we use roland cubes at university so im pretty used to using that amp, and im quite fond of them interms of versitility. so i grabbed a mini cube the little one, it's ideal for practicing in the bedroom and saves my budgies from the fright of their lives when i turn up a non-mv marshall to get distortion.

_tom_ · « **Reply #19 on:** February 08, 2008, 08:32:25 AM »

Quote from: Fourth Feline

( Sound Control are supposed to be getting them in the U.K. eventually ).

Sound Control Leicester allready have Blackheart amps in :)

gwEm · « **Reply #20 on:** February 08, 2008, 12:06:25 PM »

surely this is a bargain for someone:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Marshall-Reverb-12-Model-5205_W0QQitemZ280199088216QQihZ018QQcategoryZ10171QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

ToneMonkey · « **Reply #21 on:** February 08, 2008, 12:27:18 PM »

Definately Valvetronix.

If you get the 30Watt or abouve, it comes with an attenuator on the back. Well worth the extra £15 or so over the 15Watt (especially when the neighbours are out

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Scotty477 · « **Reply #22 on:** February 08, 2008, 12:30:23 PM »

Quote from: JamesHealey

we use roland cubes at university so im pretty used to using that amp, and im quite fond of them interms of versitility. so i grabbed a mini cube the little one, it's ideal for practicing in the bedroom and saves my budgies from the fright of their lives when i turn up a non-mv marshall to get distortion.

He's sorted.

The Cubes are ideal to have lying about. Durability seems to have been high on the design teams agenda :D

It seemsa lot of people are advising on Valvetronix amps though. Interesting .... Think I'll take a look.

robbo · « **Reply #23 on:** February 08, 2008, 12:39:56 PM »

If you're not too fussed about super hi-gain, then the laney lionheart definitely!!!

clips are on the laney site, holy cr@p this is a great amp!
its not really cheap though like some of the others :? but if you have the money, do it!

MDV · « **Reply #24 on:** February 08, 2008, 12:42:09 PM »

I use a cube 30, and its OK. It can get pretty harsh in the highs, but does some suprisingly good metal rhythm sounds.

However, my mates 15W valvetronix sounds better, all told.

Its really annoying.

I say valvetronix. Best small amps I've heard.

ToneMonkey · « **Reply #25 on:** February 08, 2008, 02:50:06 PM »

Only prolem with the valvetronix is that the footswitch is £20. I ended up buying the marshall one for a tenner instead.

FELINEGUITARS · « **Reply #26 on:** February 08, 2008, 04:05:01 PM »

Quote from: gwEm

surely this is a bargain for someone:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Marshall-Reverb-12-Model-5205_W0QQitemZ280199088216QQihZ018QQcategoryZ10171QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem[/quote

No -it sold !

gwEm · « **Reply #27 on:** February 08, 2008, 04:55:59 PM »

interesting, the guy who brought it has some custom axes, earvana nuts and OFRs for sale... :twisted:

FELINEGUITARS · « **Reply #28 on:** February 08, 2008, 05:16:40 PM »

Yep - needed a temporary cheap replacement for the one I have - which I will let you loose on. they are great in the workshop as they rarely go wrong and sound so good for the money.

Once I get the other fixed I may flog one of them.....

You could turn one into a head version and it would be more than enough to use at the London guitar show - even though people would laugh a bit.
Much easier to cart around than a 50 W head though...