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« Reply #15 on: March 06, 2006, 10:42:34 AM »
i recommend the H&K cream machine. its a 1watt valve amp, but no one seems to realise what it is, and you can get it for stupidly cheap. plenty loud enough for practise through a 1x12 (bit too loud sometimes).
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« Reply #16 on: March 07, 2006, 02:21:26 AM »
O.k i'll put my two in.  I was looking  for the same thing you are and  I wound up with a Vox 30 VR ( Valve Reactor)   which uses a 12 AX7  in the post amp, not the pre amp section.   It is very Tubey sounding and actually breaks up on the clean channel at about 4.5.   It's very  loud for it's 30 watts.   I don't like the reverb, though, but  for 150 U.S.. it's pretty nice.  Footswitchable with two gain stages.   The 15 watt version is probably loud enough and can be bought for $90.   Check em out!
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« Reply #17 on: March 07, 2006, 12:50:33 PM »
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Don't pass up the Epiphone 5 watt either.

Thats the way i'd swing - gotta be pretty good bang for the buck - havent heard anything bad about em


I've got one of those,  - Valve Junior, cost me £130, and it's quite loud, plenty for a practice. it overdrives with humbuckers at about halfway up.
good for the bedroom / recording - or mike it up at jams.
its a great little amp if you change the tube out for a good quality one. maybe the speaker too if you can be bothered.

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« Reply #18 on: March 08, 2006, 09:51:05 PM »
I'm gonna put another vote in for the Laney LC-15, although it's worth noting that they've since abandonned the HH invader, the version I got came stock with a 10" Celestion speaker. It sounds good, but for under £200 is the best tone you're likely to get in that price range, hands down. And because it's got a master volume etc, you can get useable tones at social volume levels.

I've heard really good things about both Line 6 and Vox's Valvetronix amps as far as modelling amps are concerned. And my friend swears by his Tech 21 10 watt amp. If I went back, I'd deffnitely have looked into one of those, even though it's solid state.

As for the MG15 reccomendation, I can't say I thought much of any of the ones I plugged into. It always seemd kind of flat and restrained and a bit grainy, and it was relatively unresponsive. There's worse out there, but I think the main selling point for the MG series is that it says Marshall on the front and doesn't break the 100 pound barrier which makes it a very realistic option for people without their own income, like students.

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« Reply #19 on: March 08, 2006, 09:59:09 PM »
if you're going to get a small solid state amp, get a roland cube over a marshall MG.
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« Reply #20 on: March 08, 2006, 11:59:59 PM »
I second the Tech21 Trademark 10 and 60 are very good sounding amps. They don't come cheap compared to the competition 'though.

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« Reply #21 on: March 09, 2006, 02:46:35 PM »
I agree that the Vox Valvetronix is a hot lil amp,  But the newer Valve reactor30 or 15 use the same 12ax7 Post Amp technology without all the amp modeling for $100 cheaper.   I forgot to say that the VR has master volume which you can get a lot of gain out of at low volume,     I use the amp straight or with a Zoom GFX-5  multi effects unit and both sound great.   Are you planning to use some outboard gear with it?
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« Reply #22 on: March 12, 2006, 03:18:50 PM »
Ibanez make a cool little practice valve amp now...the Valbee i think its called...i tried it out in at a music shop and the tone was pretty good...low wattage too
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« Reply #23 on: June 26, 2006, 04:56:12 AM »
+1 more for the Crates.  I have two of the 20-watt 'Vintage Club' models (with one 10" in each), they sound quite nice and will really "hop off the chair."  They sound even better when run in stereo with a lil' ol' Boss chorus pedal.  Not sure if Crate makes that exact model any more, but they (or similar ones) shouldn't be too hard to find on eBay, etc.

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« Reply #24 on: June 26, 2006, 07:16:20 PM »
My vote goes for the Roland Cube if you want solidstate, or the Laney LC15 if you're after valve power.

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« Reply #25 on: June 26, 2006, 07:28:34 PM »
Indy: Don't you have an MG50 he may be interested in purchasing? :P
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« Reply #26 on: June 27, 2006, 10:50:28 PM »
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I have a Roland micro cube right now, and although it is VERY small it is plenty loud enough for around the house etc. It is so portable and uses batteries too so the possibilities are endless.
It definately is a good "bang for the buck".


I own one and defy anyone to show me a better amp for the money. Great amp hands down, and my pick for sure.