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Not in the market, *right* this minute but thinking a little bit down the line and getting my research in early...
I'd quite like a new guitar amp. I'm a bit out of touch with what's available now as I've been playing with the same rig for ever but think my style and useage habits have changed enough to look at something different.
So, my music tends to be a bit of classic rock, a little country, blues and the occassional bit of jazzery. I play a Gibson SG for rocking and a Gretsch Electromatic for rolling. Our band tend to play corporate gigs/weddings etc. (so think everything from Springsteen to Snow Patrol via everyone in between)so the amp needs to be loud enough to at least jam with (though I could live with mic'ing it up on stage).
I live in a flat so would liek something that can produce a useable tone for practicing at home without being overdriven to hell as my neoghbours will thank me for it!
My current amp is an enormous, 120W Peavey monster from the 70's that's been customised but needs to be at ear-shattering gain to work. Aside from that, I use a POD playing through the PA and find myself turning to this more and more.
I'd like something a bit vinatgey as well, I think, and something that looks quite nice so find myself drawn towards Fender combos. Used to love a Marshall with the SG but a bit raw for the Gretsch maybe?
Budget irrelevant at this stage so whaddya think? Any modern classics/old favourites I should be checking out?
I'd quite like a new guitar amp. I'm a bit out of touch with what's available now as I've been playing with the same rig for ever but think my style and useage habits have changed enough to look at something different.
So, my music tends to be a bit of classic rock, a little country, blues and the occassional bit of jazzery. I play a Gibson SG for rocking and a Gretsch Electromatic for rolling. Our band tend to play corporate gigs/weddings etc. (so think everything from Springsteen to Snow Patrol via everyone in between)so the amp needs to be loud enough to at least jam with (though I could live with mic'ing it up on stage).
I live in a flat so would liek something that can produce a useable tone for practicing at home without being overdriven to hell as my neoghbours will thank me for it!
My current amp is an enormous, 120W Peavey monster from the 70's that's been customised but needs to be at ear-shattering gain to work. Aside from that, I use a POD playing through the PA and find myself turning to this more and more.
I'd like something a bit vinatgey as well, I think, and something that looks quite nice so find myself drawn towards Fender combos. Used to love a Marshall with the SG but a bit raw for the Gretsch maybe?
Budget irrelevant at this stage so whaddya think? Any modern classics/old favourites I should be checking out?
Vox are my personal favourites. Played through many Vox amps even though at the minute I own the bottom of the range one (DA5). Sounds great with my Vintage V100 LP copy though.
The Line6 is also quite good. Allows you to download tones off the tinternet so it's easy to find the right tone for the right song.
Check out: Vox AC30, Line 6 Spider IV
The Line6 is also quite good. Allows you to download tones off the tinternet so it's easy to find the right tone for the right song.
Check out: Vox AC30, Line 6 Spider IV
d loud, has volume switching (100, 50 and 25%) and is the first transistor amp to model valve-sound successfully that i've ever heard. Should also be as reliable as your old Peavey too.I rate Line 6 pretty highly to be honest. I've used my POD on a couple of recordings and the Gretsch sounds really good through it, to my ears.
Not investigated their amps though so worth a look.
Vox I have heard good things about though never played. Will look at the Bandit too, although I must confess that a friend bought one (I guess it must have been one of the first Bandits as it was over 10 years ago) and whilst it was good for seriously heavy transistory fuzz, you wouldn't have wanted to do much clean work on it...I guess they've upped their game?
Not investigated their amps though so worth a look.
Vox I have heard good things about though never played. Will look at the Bandit too, although I must confess that a friend bought one (I guess it must have been one of the first Bandits as it was over 10 years ago) and whilst it was good for seriously heavy transistory fuzz, you wouldn't have wanted to do much clean work on it...I guess they've upped their game?
Disastrous said:
I rate Line 6 pretty highly to be honest. I've used my POD on a couple of recordings and the Gretsch sounds really good through it, to my ears.
Not investigated their amps though so worth a look.
Vox I have heard good things about though never played. Will look at the Bandit too, although I must confess that a friend bought one (I guess it must have been one of the first Bandits as it was over 10 years ago) and whilst it was good for seriously heavy transistory fuzz, you wouldn't have wanted to do much clean work on it...I guess they've upped their game?
Yes, the clean channel is pretty loud. It had to be as it was bought to replace my Fender Twin. I use pedals for fuzz.Not investigated their amps though so worth a look.
Vox I have heard good things about though never played. Will look at the Bandit too, although I must confess that a friend bought one (I guess it must have been one of the first Bandits as it was over 10 years ago) and whilst it was good for seriously heavy transistory fuzz, you wouldn't have wanted to do much clean work on it...I guess they've upped their game?
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