30 Watts loud enough?

[ericsabbath]

To be fair these are the only broken ones i have come across. It's not like theyre on a bugera level!

 :lol:
I sold a bunch of new tube set to a friends studio and he's always complaining how the tubes don't last and always redplate or even crack the glass
he has 2 bugeras and a $%&#ed up jcm 900 that had a burnt power transformer
 :lol:

[EffigyForgotten]

If your playing any sort of metal you need the headroom of a 100 watt head, it has nothing to do with actual volume but the sound of amp.

[EffigyForgotten]

Thanks for all the answers guys,

the thing is I finally need a good amp. I already talked to Toe-Knee about him building me one, I tested the Orange and I've been thinking about the EVH 5150III 50 Watt. I'm still unsure. As far as the stuff I play goes, it ranges from Sylosis (modded Marshall JCM800s and Orange Thunderverbs) over Revocation (EVH 5150III) to Decapitated (EVH as well, at least live). I'm not only in the metal department, I do play blues, funk and rock occasionally, so there's lots of stuff to consider. The Orange has the nice option of changing the values between 7, 15 and 30 watts, but then again as TheyCallMeVolume said I don't know how much the pure tube distortion will suit my styles. The EVH is awesome, though the 2 channel approach still leaves me a bit unsatisfied as I'm planning to use an Octaswitch for switching and the clean and crunch channel are packed together. The amp Toe-Knee would build would solve the switching problem, would be a strict 2 channel monster and in the SLO department, but as student I'm always on a tight budget. So I'm really considering all my options atm.

Cheers

Decapitated have never used EVH amps, all of their good sounding records are mainly triple/dual rectifiers mixed with various solid state amps. Most people that have seen them live the past couple years said they were using ENGL powerballs.

[GuitarIv]

Decapitated have never used EVH amps, all of their good sounding records are mainly triple/dual rectifiers mixed with various solid state amps. Most people that have seen them live the past couple years said they were using ENGL powerballs.

Dude I saw them 2 months ago. Vogg uses an EVH 5150III live now.

[ericsabbath]

get the newer peavey 6505+ 112 60w combo
it's pretty cheap

[GuitarIv]

Luckily, there's one standing around in a music store nearby. Will check it out.

[ericsabbath]

Luckily, there's one standing around in a music store nearby. Will check it out.

great  :D

if you score it, you could upgrade it with a proper speaker later
a v30, g12k100 or classic 80 should make it spit some serious fire

[GuitarIv]

Planning to get a Zilla Super Fatboy with two V30s or one v30 and one G12H75 Speaker. That should have enough fire :D

[keith]

GuitarIV does this help.Clip using Dual Terror through Blackstar 2x12. I have since bought a Zilla cab last week had 1 rehearsal sounds great loaded with vintage 30's.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGs-3NqOxH4&feature=share

[GuitarIv]

Thanks Keith! Sounds nice, although not the kind of music I play regularly :P

[keith]

Thanks Keith! Sounds nice, although not the kind of music I play regularly :P

No prob im gettin too old to be a widdler, old rock stuff is what I grew up with  but I appreciate all kinds of players  :D

[gordiji]

 I like your tone on that Keith, very present ,unmessed with good sounding tone. Sounds miles better than your mates whose got too much echo. DT fan myself, hilariously good value for less than a monkey.

[keith]

I like your tone on that Keith, very present ,unmessed with good sounding tone. Sounds miles better than your mates whose got too much echo. DT fan myself, hilariously good value for less than a monkey.

Cheers for the comments much appreciated. The other guitarist was using TSL 122 combo 100 watt and hes a bit quiet on that. Funnily enough he's gone down the low wattage route and using Hayden Mofo 30 watt now.