Practice Amp under £100?

[willo]

Hey guys,

I am looking for a practice amp for home use, under £100. Don't need anything fancy, just a simple basic sound. Have been considering a Roland Cube 15 for £70.

Any ideas of other stuff out there? Have been out of the loop for a while.

NB. I don't want the latest fad. I just want something good and reliable! Cheers.

[NotSoEasy]

Well I have a microcube for those "unsociable hours" and its great, can get some great sounds out of this thing, and its so easy to carry around too. I highly recommend it!

[ToneMonkey]

Epiphone Valve Junior?  My mate has one and says that he loves it and they cost about £75.  For £115 GAK have the Epiphone Valve Junior Special that has reverb, delay, chorus etc but I have o experience in these at all.

[Elliot]

Vox DA5?

[ToneMonkey]

Oooh, GAK also have an Orange Crush 30 for £115

[indysmith]

I've been getting some pretty nice tones plugging a Vox AmPlug into my audio interface and studio monitors.
Only £30!

[Scotty477]

You can do a lot worse than a Vox AD15VT at £99.


http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/vox-ad-15vt/12178

[kellar]

I will always recommend a Cube 20x as a cheap home amp. Great value, very reliable, and nice tone.
The Vox has my vote for a slightly better tone, but quality is a huge issue. Rather flimsy build in comparison to the Roland.
Tried out a Fender Vibro Champ today and it was outstanding. A bit more expensive, but great value.

[ToneMonkey]

You can do a lot worse than a Vox AD15VT at £99.


http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/vox-ad-15vt/12178

In my opinion, which is worth exactly what you have paid for it (see signature) then the Vox AD30VT is a better buy than the 15 watt version (I have the 30 and mu bro has the 15).  The ability to turn down the power is definately worth the extra £20 or so.

[Scotty477]

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I would agree that the AD30VT is a far better buy (I have an AD30VT) but when you get into that territory, you would be as well saving a little longer and going for a Fender SCXD.

[Philly Q]

In my opinion, which is worth exactly what you have paid for it (see signature) then the Vox AD30VT is a better buy than the 15 watt version (I have the 30 and mu bro has the 15).  The ability to turn down the power is definately worth the extra £20 or so.

By the same token, I'd go for the Roland Cube 30X over the 20X or 15X.  It has some actual amp models as well as amp "types", plus a 10" speaker rather than 8".  It takes you over the £100 barrier though.

I don't know if it's useful or not, but we had a similar discussion on this thread:

http://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=13202.0

[MDV]

Vox ad30, and is the extra 20 quid REALLY that much of a problem? (forego one light evening in the boozer!)

[willo]

why do i need 20 or 30W though???

I have a 100W JCM800 for gigging. Any advantage other than 'getting more' in getting a louder amp?

Beyond that, the valve junior is not on my radar because I can't be bothered with the maintenance or output of valves in a home environment.

[Scotty477]

why do i need 20 or 30W though???

I have a 100W JCM800 for gigging. Any advantage other than 'getting more' in getting a louder amp?

Beyond that, the valve junior is not on my radar because I can't be bothered with the maintenance or output of valves in a home environment.

It's not the wattage regarding the AD30VT. It just sounds better than Roland Cube's and you can adjust the wattage output on the AD30VT (not the AD15VT) - which is handy for retaining a decent driven sound at low, practise volume.

[dave_mc]

In my opinion, which is worth exactly what you have paid for it (see signature) then the Vox AD30VT is a better buy than the 15 watt version (I have the 30 and mu bro has the 15).  The ability to turn down the power is definately worth the extra £20 or so.

By the same token, I'd go for the Roland Cube 30X over the 20X or 15X.  It has some actual amp models as well as amp "types", plus a 10" speaker rather than 8".  It takes you over the £100 barrier though.

I don't know if it's useful or not, but we had a similar discussion on this thread:

http://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=13202.0

agreed. i tried the 15 (that's before they added the X) and really wasn't impressed at all. by contrast, the 30 is great. it's not the extra wattage which you should be willing to pay for, it's the amp models, if you ask me.

why do i need 20 or 30W though???

I have a 100W JCM800 for gigging. Any advantage other than 'getting more' in getting a louder amp?

microcube?