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JamesHealey

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« on: February 06, 2008, 07:24:21 PM »
Hey guys im looking for an amp to play with in the bedroom.. Digital modeling is fine and it's gotta be versitile, im not too fussed about super high gain tones more how it feels and responds when it's got mid-gain rock tones going on.

Any ideas? I've got a non-master volume head thats great for gigs and practices but it's a bit of a bugger using it at home, and I dont want to use an attenuator etc.. it just defeats the purpose of buying a big amp.
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Re: Small practice amp, doesn't have to be valve.
« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2008, 07:25:47 PM »
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Hey guys im looking for an amp to play with in the bedroom.. Digital modeling is fine and it's gotta be versitile, im not too fussed about super high gain tones more how it feels and responds when it's got mid-gain rock tones going on.

Any ideas? I've got a non-master volume head thats great for gigs and practices but it's a bit of a bugger using it at home, and I dont want to use an attenuator etc.. it just defeats the purpose of buying a big amp.


Roland cube perhaps?
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« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2008, 08:02:43 PM »
How about a Bad Monkey and Harley Benton GA5 from thomann? Inexpensive tube amp and analog OD

I have a MCube and find its GnR AC/DC classic rock tones to be very lack lustre. Clean and high gain are very nice and so is the delay if your into digital delay, imo anyway.
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« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2008, 08:09:37 PM »
VOX VALVETRONIX - NO DOUBT ABOUT IT
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« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2008, 08:14:27 PM »
I always liked the peavey bandit.

It can get a great range of great tones for practice.
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« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2008, 08:17:06 PM »
my Epi VJ head with a MI Audio Crunchbox sounds great for home use.
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« Reply #6 on: February 06, 2008, 08:17:17 PM »
Hm... ...

Maybe a Line 6 POD going into a small Cab possibly? Or maybe those Atomic Amp?
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« Reply #7 on: February 06, 2008, 08:48:48 PM »
New Fender modelling/valve Superchamp?
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« Reply #8 on: February 06, 2008, 09:20:15 PM »
valvetronix or fender xd series are both very good.

i think if your going down the low watt tube amp + pedal route i wouldnt get the mi audio crunchbox. they are very good and if you only want to spend £70 then definitely get one but if you can, id go for the dual blackstar pedal.

i ordered both at the same time and the dual although 2x as expensive is so versatile and very organic and prob best pedal i've owned.
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« Reply #9 on: February 06, 2008, 09:39:39 PM »
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How about a Bad Monkey and Harley Benton GA5 from thomann? Inexpensive tube amp and analog OD

I have a MCube and find its GnR AC/DC classic rock tones to be very lack lustre. Clean and high gain are very nice and so is the delay if your into digital delay, imo anyway.


Forgive me if you already know this ( I tend to catch on late these days ) - but I see that they also have the 'Blackheart' 5 Watt valve heads or combos too.  A 1 watt " killer Ant" should also be available soon. ( Sound Control are supposed to be getting them in the U.K. eventually ).

I watched a demo of the 5W by Brian Wampler of Indyguitarist.com on You Tube, and it sounded sweet. I am not sure if he had first thrown away the stock Chinese valves  !

I can imagine that the more comprehensive modelling solutions that have been suggested such as the Vox Valvetronix and Fender Champ would be more flexible though.
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« Reply #10 on: February 06, 2008, 10:20:07 PM »
Valvetronix most definitely.
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« Reply #11 on: February 06, 2008, 10:31:37 PM »
The clips on the Laney website of of the L5T-112 are great - that would fit the bill AND it's all valve too (I know you said it doesn't have to be valve, but this amp sounds so cool)...

http://www.laney.co.uk/show_prod.php?prod=l5t-112
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« Reply #12 on: February 06, 2008, 10:33:01 PM »
I've tried to get the best 'DC sound at reasonable volume for practice via:

Epi Valve Junior combo with Box of Rock/Crunch Box/Guv'nor etc
Orange Tiny Terror
Matamp Little Rock
etc

I now use:

JTM45 at low volume with a Blackstar HT-Dual

Absolutely no contest.  The Blackstar into a big amp (set clean) is far, far, far and away the best for tone.  Feel and response is "proper" too - like a cranked amp.

Pay £139 for one and stick it into your Super Lead  :)
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« Reply #13 on: February 06, 2008, 10:41:54 PM »
What about the College amps?

You like IndySmith' Zvex?
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« Reply #14 on: February 07, 2008, 12:10:03 AM »
well, as other have said, valvetronix indeed if you want to buy new.

i'm having a bit of a fling with a Marshall Lead 12 from the mid eighties at the moment... so obviously i'll recommend that or a Marshall Reverb 12 ;) they sound like marshalls - because they are Marshalls :)
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