Amp suggestions, Any ideas?

[Telerocker]

Yes, consider the Rebel 30 too. A decent amp. Not totally my amp (I  favour the Renegade), but lots of options for this price.

[Stu]

I've found what looks to be one of the most light weight options. A Mesa Transatlantic (5.5kg) with a vox night train cab (11kg). Having not tried either I will try and play one soon (anyone know anywhere good in central London as I'm going there this weekend?). I'm guessing the vox cab being rated at 30 watts will be alright for the 25 watt Transatlantic?
Or will the vox cab not do the Mesa justice?

Other light option is the Koch studio tone (15kg) but the lack of a low power setting might be frustrating when I want to crank the amp at home.

Thanks for all your help, I'm slowly narrowing my options   :)

[Alex]

The Vox is horrible IMO.
I don't know the others on that list.
I love the Hughes&Kettner Puretone though. Great amp.

[shaman]

I've found what looks to be one of the most light weight options. A Mesa Transatlantic (5.5kg) with a vox night train cab (11kg). Having not tried either I will try and play one soon (anyone know anywhere good in central London as I'm going there this weekend?). I'm guessing the vox cab being rated at 30 watts will be alright for the 25 watt Transatlantic?
Or will the vox cab not do the Mesa justice?

Other light option is the Koch studio tone (15kg) but the lack of a low power setting might be frustrating when I want to crank the amp at home.

Thanks for all your help, I'm slowly narrowing my options   :)

I really like the TA, but I believe the cab /speaker mesa designed this amp around is the C-90...the one I saw was sitting atop a Lonestar 1x12, which comes with a C-90  

[Stu]

Yeh I looked at the Mesa cabs but I was interested in the Vox as it is lighter than the Mesa TA-15 cab and a lot cheaper - Obviously if it wouldn't do the amp justice then it would be a false economy but just wondered if any one had tried one as it's got a Greenback I thought I might be half decent.

Cheers

[Telerocker]

The TA is not the most versatile of the bunch mentioned.

[Stu]

Yeh I guess the TA appeals as it has a channel based on a Vox tone and I really like the sound of my current Vox but would benefit form a foot switchable 2nd channel and the light weight and portability of the TA. Out of all the options it seems to give me more tonal variations than my current setup whilst being a lot lighter so it's just a matter of finding a good sounding light cab. I'll see if I can play a few of the amps mentioned this weekend as ultimately its hard to tell without actually playing them.

Really appreciate all your input

[Stu]

I'm off to try out some amps tomorrow and just need some help narrowing down which ones to try.

The shop has the Mesa Ta-15, Orange Tiny Terror and Dual Terror, Vox Night Train and Hayden Mofo.

I'm interested in these as they are small and lightweight but won't really have time to try them all. Anyone tried any of these and if so are any not worth considering?

Cheers

[sgmypod]

I liked my tiny terror, had a dual terror that didn't last a practice, as said before never been able to find a working night train to try....mofo took instant dislike to the sound..and the looks

[Matt77]

Just to add to this.
You could shave another 2kg off by using a neodymium speaker.

[Stu]

Well I tried the TA-15 and really liked. It was easy to get a range of great tones and it's light weight and well built.

I've seen a new range of cabs by DV Mark (Mark Bass) and the 1x12 weighs something like 7/8kg so I'm definately gonna try that as a speaker option. Just put my Vox on eBay so hopefully I'll be able to look at buying soon.