I Want A New Amp!, Can anybody help me to choose:)? |
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I Want A New Amp!, Can anybody help me to choose:)? |
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Jan 2 2009, 01:26 AM |
Im also looking for a new amp... a tube amp
Ive been looking at the orange tiny terror amp |
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Jan 2 2009, 03:04 AM |
Buy in Germany at Thomann.de, that's cheaper then buying stuff in Norway I think. Second of all here is a list of recommended amps:
http://www.thomann.de/de/peavey_6505_212_gitarrencombo.htm Great Amp for Metal; Machine Head, In Flames and Bullet for my Valentine use it. It is Eddie Van Halen's signature amp so it also has a pretty nice crunch. http://www.thomann.de/de/marshall_jvm205c.htm Fender like cleans, best crunch in the world and the Heaviest Metal sound of all Marshalls -------------------- Gear: - Jackson USA Select KV2 King V with EMG 81/85 - Gibson Les Paul Custom Arctic White with EMG 81/85 - Ibanez Rg 8527 J Custom 7-String with DiMarzio Evolution and Air Norton - Peavey 6505+ head with Marshall 1960AV 4x12 cab - Peavey Vypyr 30 Practice Amp - Dunlop Crybaby From Hell, Maxon OD808, Boss TU-2, MXR CarbonCopy, ISP Decimator, MXR Custom Audio Electronics Booster |
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Jan 2 2009, 01:31 PM |
The last one I would mention is the Hughes and Kettner Switchblade, this one has a few channels, blistering gain and also onboard effects, it's a do-it-all amp, with a serious midi pedal too, MickeM has one and a couple other forum members, it's a great amp as well I second that! There's a 50W combo that I'm positive would do the trick. I've played in a Dream theater cover band and was extremely happy with the sound from the Switchblade. I've used in in a coverband playing lots of 70's rock and hard rock, and it does evertything very well. Sometimes it's got too many options but then it's a good thing the presets that comes from the factory are teriffic! So for simplicity rather than versatility one could pick a few favourite sounds and store them in a couple separate banks so they are not spread out. Now when we're making our own music oppose to covers I like to key my sounds in on the amp itself instead of using the MIDI foot pedal. This is because the different sonds shouldn't differ too much in sound character. A good feature is that it has a Master "overall" volume and a separate "channel volume" which comes in handy when you need all stored sounds to have the same volume. If you concider this amp go for a 50 watter, the 100w is too loud and I had to pull out two power tubes to get it to 50. And I've got an attenuator. With the 100watt head a loud rehearsal and pub gig I had the volume at 2-3. Now with 50 watts the volume is easier to control and I get to turn up a little more than before. It's a great amp and I love it. Noangels also has a Switchblade and Xuestor, they might have more input. -------------------- My bands homepage
All time favourites: B. Streisand - Woman in Love, M. Hopkin - Those were the days, L. Richie - Hello |
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Jan 2 2009, 06:29 PM |
You're pretty limited with built in attenuator option - not all combos have it. I would recommend Bogner Alchemist or possibly Mesa Xpress series, but I highly recommend that you get 50W combo, and buy attenuator. It's not that expensive and you have much greater array of combos that you can get.
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