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Apr 10 2009, 06:37 AM
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Hey mate,
I don´t think that you amp is broken at all. Audio feedback is a sound loop between an audio input ( your pickups ) and an audio output, which is your amp. The pickup "picks up" the signal which is amplified through your amp. You should pay attention for several things, which might be the reason for your feedback. 1) You should setup your amp correctly. By setup I mean the place, where the amp stands. For example take a rock concert normaly the amps dont stand 2 or 3 meters next to the guitarist or singer. They are often locked at the sides of the stage from bottom to the top. This is done to prevent the signals from interfering each other. For this reason there are monitors which point back at the band. The direction the signals are sent is important. Try to get a long cable for gigs and try to stand as far away from your amp as possible. 2) The gain.: This differs from pickup to pickup as far as I know. I had pickups with a lot of output which can control a lot of gain like EMGs, SDs ect. But there are other pickups which can´t control that much gain, because they are not made for it. Like in a telecaster of a friend of mine. The neck pickup can´t take any gain at all, if it´s volume knob is turned up  3) Solutions: There are things called Feedback Killer, which control the frequencies. http://www.musik-produktiv.de/behringer-ds...rk-2817030.aspx ( I don´t know if this one can be used for guitar ) Or you might get a volume pedal and always kick it when the feedback appears! After all it shouldn´t appear while playing, right? Back to your amp questions. 700$ = 532€, which is for sure not enough for a half stack. If you would go for a halfstack like the Marshall MG 100 HFX, you wouldn´t get a real halfstack sound. Halfstacks are just a bit more expensive. Just like tubeamps, though there are some like the Peavy Valveking: http://shop.kirstein.de/shop/default.aspx?...utm_medium=ncpc The 100 Watt Combo goes for ~500€, though I think that 50W is more than enough for smaller gigs. This would be my recommendation for ya, but others might have other ideas  After all, I would suggest to save a bit more money and get a realy good tube amp or a decent halfstack, which would be better for gigs in my humble opinion, though I don´t know for which gigs you plan to use your amp. Cheers, Tim This post has been edited by Roadside: Apr 10 2009, 07:02 AM |
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Apr 10 2009, 07:01 AM
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Oh thanks for that, this is an aspect, which I forgot!
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Apr 10 2009, 05:05 PM
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If you're also going to do some giggin, maybe http://www.guitarcenter.com/Vox-Valvetroni...209-i1444500.gc will do, the Vox VT 100. it has a built in power control, so you can crank it in your room without a lot of noise. If you don't want to gig with it, 100 watt is a bit to much, and the 50 or
30 watt versions are below the price range... |
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Apr 10 2009, 10:46 PM
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The question of which amp to get depends highly on the tone(s) you want to get. So I'm not able to answer that one really. Vai uses a carvin legacy (just make sure you get one WITH master volume), Satch uses his JSX. But that doesn't mean that you should use a Legacy or JSX. As you've already said yourself your budget is probably too small to get a great amp. You should probably consider saving up some more money and consider looking for something used.
One more thing: When you buy a classic tube amp instead of the line6 you'll probably need some separate effects for it. Jonas -------------------- My Website | My Gear | Elixir Nanoweb Strings Review | Installing Schaller Security Locks
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Apr 10 2009, 11:21 PM
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If you settle for hard rock and really don't need metal (which could be reached with a wonderful clean channel) I can recomend the Peavey Classic 30 (or 50 for that matter). It's got a very full and rich clean channel and a wonderful distortion one. Blues, Jazz, Rock, Hard rock it does all of that just great.
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Apr 11 2009, 07:26 PM
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+1 on the Peavey Classic 30, especially with a set of JJ tubes from Eurotubes, matched to your preferred playing style ($70-90). I have the Peavey Delta Blues, which is basically the Classic 30 with a 15" speaker. The clean channel is truly rich and creamy. Also, made in USA.
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Apr 11 2009, 10:19 PM
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I would definitely recommend that you check out stores tryout all the amps that you can find, and share those experiences here with us. This way we will have much better info on what you liked/disliked, so we can give you better advices.
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