buying a new amp

[stormbringer]

hey,

i am buying a new amp soon, and my minds set on a spider valve, ya know the one that was helped designed by bogner, well anyway, i know its no real bogner but i just wanted to know what do you guys think about this amp head? and is there any better amp heads, that cost less than maybe 1000 USD

thanks

[dave_mc]

for what type of music?

[stormbringer]

well ya see im in a southern rock band kinda thing, and im also in a heavy metal band (thrash mostly)

[dave_mc]

ah, ok. yeah, that's not gonna help with finding an amp which does both well... :(

i wasn't all that fussed on the spider valve i tried- it wasn't as bad as i thought it might be, but i wasn't exactly blown away either.

what about a kustom coupe? those are pretty nice, and quite versatile. would be worth a try, at least, i think the 36 watt combo is around $800 or so? i think there's a head version too (and a 72 watt version). a mesa express might be worth a try too, but a lot of people aren't too fussed on its higher gain tones (i was trying it with teles, so didn't really get a chance to try its higher gain tones)- if you could find an f-series (now discontinued), that'd be worth a try too- better for the high gain stuff, but maybe not just as versatile...

[stormbringer]

http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Kustom-72-Coupe-Hardtop-72W-Guitar-Amp-Head?sku=480791&src=3WFRWXX&ZYXSEM=0&CAWELAID=43141011

is this the one youre talking about?

[dave_mc]

yeah. i've only tried the 36 watt combo version, though, so whether or not the 72 watt head sounds the same/similar, i don't know... :)

[HTH AMPS]

you can get a used 5150mkII for well under $1000 - that will do southern rock and thrash.

[hunter]

What about a Marshall JVM? Will do both excellent. No dig for Spider Valve here.

[nfe]

JCM800 2203? Second hand ones are surely buyable for under $1000?

[AdamB]

you can get a used 5150mkII for well under $1000 - that will do southern rock and thrash.

This!