Amp for my Son

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davidd said:

Modelling shmodelling Line 6 amps which will let him recreate a slightly st approximation of classic tones. Oh course your point is completely fair, I grew up before such magic.

My first amp was a Line 6 Spider II 75 and I have to say I did enjoy it. Made a Squier strat sound great, and made some good tones at bedroom volumes. Easily giggable too.

When I first got it it was nice to be able to get a vast variety of sounds and effects so figure out what sort of music I wanted to play and what sound I wanted, but it was a bit compromised in the fact that more expensive guitars didn't come in to their own like the do on a valve amp and at higher volumes it started to sound a bit tinny.

If I was to go back and start again I would go for the best Blackstar HT I could afford - my HT Stage 60 is an awesome bit of kit and still gives a good range of sounds. Go for a valve amp, you won't regret it

[dern]

An alternative to the line 6 stuff is the peavey vypyr. Just gave mine to my daughter, can approximate most sounds she hears on records and maintains interest.

[conkerman]

Fender Mustang 1 is a great little toy.

I replaced mine (giving it to my dad) with a Blackstar ID30. Which I like. A lot.

[Disastrous]

davidd said:

Disastrous said:

I'd disagree with that and suggest a modeller too.

Simple amps will sound st to teenagers who will be busy, excitedly hoovering up as many soundalike tones as they can to recreate their heroes. Look at Line 6 amps-theyll let him dial up any combination of amp and cab he can think of, recreate some classic tones and give him a good idea as to why he should ultimately get an AC15 and bugger all else...

Modelling shmodelling Line 6 amps which will let him recreate a slightly st approximation of classic tones. Oh course your point is completely fair, I grew up before such magic.

Likewise! I got a POD 2.0 for home recording (as it is a pain mic'ing up an amp just to mess about) and was actually surprised how close it gets to my go-to 'real amp' tone. No substitute for real, but certainly close enough for 90% of applications outside a recording studio and I'd consider one as a gigging machine...in fact, I've even got a full band recording with a couple of guitar overdubs done on the POD straight into the desk. Totally buried in the mix and you'd never tell.

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AlleyCat said:

Vox Vt20+

http://www.andertons.co.uk/combo-amps/pid19406/cid...

These amps are great value for the package.

Just brought one of these

Thanks for help all

[scrubchub]

Too late as you've already bought it but anyone in a similar position should try out a blackstar core. Great practice amp.

Speaking of blackstar - has anyone tried the Fly? Brand new, tiny little battery powered amp. Demos on YouTube defy belief.