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Aug 15 2008, 10:27 AM |
Using a separate pre- and power amp is an option.
The preamp will shape the sound, the poweramp will make it loud - Actually a poweramp will make a bit of coloring too. If you get an amp head it will contain both pre- and poweramp. If it has an effects loop you can add any other preamp to the power amp in the head, if you like. I think either way is fine, preamp+poweramp or a separate head. A couple of roads you could take. One is to get a small tube amp, like the Blackheart Killerant which is at 0,25W, and get a small 1x12" or 2x12" cabinet to that. Or a 5W head. If you want more cool features and a "real" head you could aim for something starting at 18W up to 100W and get an attenuator for it so you can get great tube sound at low volume. An attenuator with a line out will give you the opportunity to record directly if you want to aim for that in the future. The Blackheart 3/5W Little Giant seem to have good cleans and it breaks up nicely. It doesn't have an fx-loop so all pedals go infront of the amp, but the less pedals the better And OD, an EQ and a delay. It doesn't have a reverb so that might be a pedal to concider aswell. so sorry if this matter has already been discussed in another post. It's been discussed a 100 times before, but we love to talk gear! And everybodys needs, preferences and budget are different so the result would always be a little different. -------------------- My bands homepage
All time favourites: B. Streisand - Woman in Love, M. Hopkin - Those were the days, L. Richie - Hello |
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Aug 15 2008, 10:44 AM |
If you're fond of Hughes & Kenner I can very much recommend the same amp head I've got, a Switchblade. Aim for the 50W, mine's 100W but that's only because I got it when it first came out and that was the only option.
It will make sounds from the cleanest clean to a death roaring beast. Spells versatility It's not as common or well known as Marshalls and Fenders and you'd probably be able to get one off of the used market for a rather good price. They don't go as high as Marshalls of the same age that were sold new for the same price. You could make a bargain there. The H&K Statesman also seem to be a teriffic amp. -------------------- My bands homepage
All time favourites: B. Streisand - Woman in Love, M. Hopkin - Those were the days, L. Richie - Hello |
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Aug 15 2008, 01:44 PM |
If you're fond of Hughes & Kenner I can very much recommend the same amp head I've got, a Switchblade. Aim for the 50W, mine's 100W but that's only because I got it when it first came out and that was the only option. It will make sounds from the cleanest clean to a death roaring beast. Spells versatility It's not as common or well known as Marshalls and Fenders and you'd probably be able to get one off of the used market for a rather good price. They don't go as high as Marshalls of the same age that were sold new for the same price. You could make a bargain there. The H&K Statesman also seem to be a teriffic amp. I agree on the Switchblade there, tried it myself some time ago, and I loved it! It can really go from the sparkliest clean to doomy death metal tones, and everything in between, so it handles styles like blues and jazz very well. If you are only going to play it in your bedroom, maybe you should take a look at the Switchblade combo? This post has been edited by Toni Suominen: Aug 15 2008, 01:45 PM -------------------- Gear:
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Aug 15 2008, 04:08 PM |
Small tube combo with maybe fx loop is probably
best option for bedroom situation, doesn't take much of space and will give you nice results. I have small Laney LC15 at home atm, shame it doesn't have fx loop but I love the amp! -------------------- Youtube
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Aug 19 2008, 09:49 PM |
Agree with the Hughes and Kettner switchblade amp being a killer amp,the 100 watt head is WAY TOO POWERFULL for bedroom use!Forget thinking about playing at 2,my drummer tells me to turn it down at 3!
Great sounds from clean to mean,with a digital front section that is easy to dial in and sounds superb one_againsu_time_solo.mp3 ( 667.05K ) Number of downloads: 150 Thats a small solo clip of the blade with My LP for Ryth and Strat for lead recorded with band A good home amp is the Line 6 flexy tone amps.I have an old flexy 2 combo in my lounge I noodle on at low wattage and it sounds like its screaming -------------------- Ibanez geo and a line 6 spider
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Aug 20 2008, 09:45 PM |
Agree with the Hughes and Kettner switchblade amp being a killer amp,the 100 watt head is WAY TOO POWERFULL for bedroom use!Forget thinking about playing at 2,my drummer tells me to turn it down at 3! Great sounds from clean to mean,with a digital front section that is easy to dial in and sounds superb one_againsu_time_solo.mp3 ( 667.05K ) Number of downloads: 150 Thats a small solo clip of the blade with My LP for Ryth and Strat for lead recorded with band A good home amp is the Line 6 flexy tone amps.I have an old flexy 2 combo in my lounge I noodle on at low wattage and it sounds like its screaming Great clip! Yesterday I pulled 2 of the tubes out of my 100W H&K Switchblade head so it's now 50 watts. Still LOUD!!! I took out the two mid ones. Only thing to concider is to use Ohm/2 on the amp vs the cab. For example if you got a 16 Ohm cab use the 8 Ohm output from the head. -------------------- My bands homepage
All time favourites: B. Streisand - Woman in Love, M. Hopkin - Those were the days, L. Richie - Hello |
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