tried a bunch of low watt amps

[WezV]

Pm me your address again and i will  send them over  - its the triode version which gives you the most cut in wattage but also changes the character more than the  pentodes

[gordiji]

Try the roland cube 40xl, tube amp it's not, but the marshall model is great at low vol & there's other higher gain models available if you fancy. It's still works like an amp rather than a cellphone and its cheap.loads of switching options
for channels & effects, it's really worth trying. Great bedroom amp which would do a pub gig if needed.

[Mr. Air]

You didn't try the micro terror? It has got some good reviews, but I'm yet to have a go one one. Hopefully soon.

[JimmyMoorby]

The hughes and kettner tubemeisters won lots of awards in all the guitar mags this year being the 'best' small amp.  You can turn that right down to 1 watt, not sure what wattage it goes up to though.  My mates got a mini stack and it sounds very good.  It also looks very cool lit up in a dark room :)

I use a Blackstar HT-5 all I can say is im glad ive got some really good fx units and pedals cause on its own I really dont like it!  Cant figure out if the bass is too full on or its just downright nasty.

[Philly Q]

Nice to hear your thoughts based on actually trying a bunch of these amps.  :)

I'd like to get a really good ultra-low-wattage amp some time, strictly for home use since let's face it I'm never going to be gigging anywhere.  Currently I have a Tiny Terror (which I like) and one of those "Rat" highly-modded Harley Bentons, which I think is compromised by the 8" speaker.

[tekbow]

Don't forget the minimat III from matamp.

4 models (or 3, not sure), 4W, power scaling, selfbiasing for a bunch of different tubes, hand wired, all for a very decent price

[gwEm]

You didn't try the micro terror? It has got some good reviews, but I'm yet to have a go one one. Hopefully soon.

You are quite right, theres a bunch of small amps I didn't try, just because they didn't have them in stock. The microterror, and blackstar ht5 are a couple of those.

[gwEm]

Try the roland cube 40xl, tube amp it's not, but the marshall model is great at low vol & there's other higher gain models available if you fancy. It's still works like an amp rather than a cellphone and its cheap.loads of switching options
for channels & effects, it's really worth trying. Great bedroom amp which would do a pub gig if needed.

I ignored the modelling based amps, partly to cut down on the number I had to test. I was in the shop for two hours(!) I really want something that sounds as quality as my JMP50 master volume, or at least very close.

[Dmoney]

the micro terror is actually pretty loud. It is 20watts.
I've never played a really low wattage amp that has got me really excited. It seems like it's really hard to scale down the tone of a bigger amp into a low wattage one. They way the speakers react to how hard they are driven is probably hard to adjust for. I have a 1986 Bass JMP here, non-master. I can get it to distort running it through an attenuator, but at a certain point just using less attenuation makes the whole thing sound more distorted and less compressed but damn is it loud! I think the difference is the V30's getting pushed at the lower attenuation.

I'd really like to try some of the Bogner international series amps. Specifically the Brixton (15watt) and Panama (4watt)

[Telerocker]

If you're looking for plexi-style tones, this comes close at whispervolumes.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb4rRQfPqyM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSsPorSlfQg

[JimmyMoorby]

If you're looking for plexi-style tones, this comes close at whispervolumes.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb4rRQfPqyM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSsPorSlfQg

From what you can tell from a youtube video that sounds wicked

[Philly Q]

I'd really like to try some of the Bogner international series amps. Specifically the Brixton (15watt) and Panama (4watt)

They've got an amp called Brixton?   :?

How bizarre.  Nothing about Brixton makes me think of amps or guitars.

(Looks like a cool little amp though!)

[Dmoney]

I'd really like to try some of the Bogner international series amps. Specifically the Brixton (15watt) and Panama (4watt)

They've got an amp called Brixton?   :?

How bizarre.  Nothing about Brixton makes me think of amps or guitars.

(Looks like a cool little amp though!)

Not even electric avenue?

[Philly Q]

^

That just makes me think of Eddy Grant!  :P

(Who, I concede, does play a bit of guitar)

[bucketshred]

I've got a Dual Terror and I think it's ace. Sounds lovely when played in stereo with my JCM800. In fact, it sounds killer on its own too!