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stormbringer

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buying a new amp
« on: November 24, 2008, 04:19:57 PM »
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

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Re: buying a new amp
« Reply #1 on: November 24, 2008, 04:32:15 PM »
for what type of music?

stormbringer

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Re: buying a new amp
« Reply #2 on: November 24, 2008, 04:34:20 PM »
well ya see im in a southern rock band kinda thing, and im also in a heavy metal band (thrash mostly)

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Re: buying a new amp
« Reply #3 on: November 24, 2008, 04:37:42 PM »
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...

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Re: buying a new amp
« Reply #5 on: November 24, 2008, 07:00:20 PM »
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... :)

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Re: buying a new amp
« Reply #6 on: November 24, 2008, 07:46:59 PM »
you can get a used 5150mkII for well under $1000 - that will do southern rock and thrash.

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Re: buying a new amp
« Reply #7 on: November 24, 2008, 10:50:54 PM »
What about a Marshall JVM? Will do both excellent. No dig for Spider Valve here.
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Re: buying a new amp
« Reply #8 on: November 24, 2008, 11:26:27 PM »
JCM800 2203? Second hand ones are surely buyable for under $1000?

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Re: buying a new amp
« Reply #9 on: November 25, 2008, 05:45:48 AM »
you can get a used 5150mkII for well under $1000 - that will do southern rock and thrash.
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