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dave_mc

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« Reply #15 on: June 27, 2007, 06:17:34 PM »
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Good to know.

If he has the money I'd say Soldano, VHT and Diezel aswell ofc.


I didn't mean you had cr@p choices, lol, i just meant that even at that money, there are a bunch of other options worth trying out.

Sorry if it came across harsh or ambiguous.

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I play kind of melodic death and thrash, my favourite bands are children of bodom,  arch enemy, slayer and meshuggah

I ain't really got a proper budget but for now let's say £1000 but I've got plenty more saved up

what's a Marshall dsl401 like for gigging?

and is their much difference between a Marshall cab with vintage 30s and an ENGL with vintage 30s? I read the ENGL cab had more bass and sounded more metal, I'm guessing it's because of better wood but is it worth the extra money?


you have a bunch of options, basically- look into those two noodle suggested, i'd check out an engl fireball and blackmore too, laney vh 100r, koch multitone/powertone (they might sneak under budget if you buy them from thomann or somewhere), genz benz el diablo, mesa f-series.

Bunch of options, basically. Doubtless i've missed several too.

For the cabs, it'd be best if you can try them. From what i remember, the engl one sounded really "clear". But i can't remember which marshall cab i've tried, the one with the v30's or the one with the g1275t's. So that's not much help, lol.

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apparently i wasted my breath hear when i went on my tyrade about not buying brand name cabs and that avatar are the best for the value IMHO.


do they ship to the UK though?

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« Reply #16 on: June 27, 2007, 06:35:00 PM »
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apparently i wasted my breath hear when i went on my tyrade about not buying brand name cabs and that avatar are the best for the value IMHO.


do they ship to the UK though?


In a word, no :P
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« Reply #17 on: June 27, 2007, 06:41:20 PM »
^ yeah, that's what i'd heard, but hadn't ever looked into one myself so didn't like to say for sure.

If i were in the US, i'd definitely consider them, though. They do seem to be great value.

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« Reply #18 on: June 27, 2007, 08:39:41 PM »
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Metal?

Powerball or a 5150.

No other choices imo.


i disagree with that wholeheartedly.


So do I! What a preposterous statement!  :roll:
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« Reply #19 on: June 27, 2007, 11:41:19 PM »
^ :drink:

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« Reply #20 on: June 27, 2007, 11:50:47 PM »
I'll list a few as I was going through alot of amps when in my last metal band.

Laney VH100R with 6L6 power valves ( I have this) can be found for £500
Engl Screamer (about £600)
Engl Fireball (about £600/£700)
Engl Powerball (I have this too)
Mesa DC-5 (about £500 i think)
JCM900 boosted with some sort of tubescreamer (£300)
Peavey 5150/6505 (about £600)

Alot of these amps can be found on ebay for really cheap prices (hence the prices I put next to them). I myself bought my Powerball for £600 from a forum member on another forum, so look around to get the best deal.