Author Topic: Recommendations for a amp head? (Read 4334 times)

ChrisMetal · « **on:** October 17, 2007, 11:11:06 PM »

Any recommendations for an all valve amp head? I have about £400-£500 to spend. Looking to get some nice clean tones out of it and distortion in the realms of Megadeth etc... Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks

hunter · « **Reply #1 on:** October 17, 2007, 11:13:22 PM »

Spider Valve

apmaman · « **Reply #2 on:** October 17, 2007, 11:20:17 PM »

Is it really that Good? Its converted Hunter!!

sgmypod · « **Reply #3 on:** October 17, 2007, 11:22:47 PM »

yeah you converted

indysmith · « **Reply #4 on:** October 17, 2007, 11:35:23 PM »

JCM800

ChrisMetal · « **Reply #5 on:** October 17, 2007, 11:42:39 PM »

only thing about JCM 800 I'm worried about is getting from cleans like on say "A Toute Le Monde" to the heavy Megadeth distortion. I'd have to stick a pedal infront of the amp. and finding one for under 500 always seems to be a pain for me. Even on ebay.

indysmith · « **Reply #6 on:** October 17, 2007, 11:59:59 PM »

Quote from: ChrisMetal

only thing about JCM 800 I'm worried about is getting from cleans like on say "A Toute Le Monde" to the heavy Megadeth distortion. I'd have to stick a pedal infront of the amp. and finding one for under 500 always seems to be a pain for me. Even on ebay.

you're right cleans are always a limiting factor on a jcm800 but yu can do alright with the volume rolled right back, and the gain down low. Yu can get some great deals on ebay on the combos - i.e. my 4104 50W 2x12 single channel combo from 1984 was £400, and of course it could be used as a head if you wanted. As far as pedals go- you're probably right in that yu'll need one, but £40 or less for an SD-1 won't break the bank :D ;)

LazyNinja · « **Reply #7 on:** October 18, 2007, 12:03:19 AM »

You can easily find a JCM800 for £500 on ebay :? Master volume JMPs are great and cheap(ish) too. Certainly under £500 anyway. If you want clean and high gain tight sound I'd look for a 100W one. More headroom and tighter gain. Oh also, don't be thinking that 2210 has a clean channel. It just has a normal channel and a boosted channel.

Personally, I think you'd be better off with an old Mesa. Or a MkIV if you can afford (and find) one.

hunter · « **Reply #8 on:** October 18, 2007, 05:48:25 AM »

Quote from: apmaman

Is it really that Good? Its converted Hunter!!

Just in that price range, it's what I would get if I didn't have a proper amp yet.

And well, it says "Bogner" on it :twisted:

Stevepage · « **Reply #9 on:** October 18, 2007, 07:00:12 AM »

I'd say Laney VH100R. You could even stick a boost in front if you like but I doubt you will need too. Cyrstal cleans to heavy distortion with a touch of a button.

If not, the Spidervalve

Mr Ed · « **Reply #10 on:** October 18, 2007, 08:50:18 AM »

Dave Mustaine's all about Line6 amps now... try them. Maybe the HD147?

Other than that, I'm a big fan of JCM900's and I can get some respectable metal tones out of mine, the clean's very useable too.

ericsabbath · « **Reply #11 on:** October 18, 2007, 09:06:27 AM »

+1 for laney vh100r

hunter · « **Reply #12 on:** October 18, 2007, 12:43:25 PM »

If you could invest a bit more, someone is selling a mint Einstein, this might be interesting:

http://www.rig-talk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=21639

indysmith · « **Reply #13 on:** October 18, 2007, 12:46:37 PM »

VH100R ain't a bad idea at all!

ChrisMetal · « **Reply #14 on:** October 18, 2007, 01:20:27 PM »

the Spider Valve HD100 looks nice, but it does look rather complicated to use, and I have nowhere to try try one out. Trying amps out for me is a pain in the ass :( living where i do.

Author Topic: Recommendations for a amp head? (Read 4334 times)

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