New Amp, i need some advice on which amp is best for me please |
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New Amp, i need some advice on which amp is best for me please |
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Apr 7 2013, 09:49 PM |
Hi man! It's great to know that you are now rehearsing and getting ready to play live! You have many options and your decision would be based at first on the tone that you are looking for. If your sound is around rock, punk & metal I think that you could go for Orange, Marshall or Mesa Boogie amps. Buying an used Valve amp isn't an issue, you only need to have in mind that you surely will have to buy new tubes for it unless the seller says that the tubes are new.
I'm not sure if you wanted a combo or a head. In the second case you will need to also buy a cabinet. You can't get a good tone connecting a head by line when you play live. If you want to play by line, you will need an amp emulator like Pod, Axe Ultra. -------------------- My lessons
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Apr 8 2013, 02:12 PM |
Me basic advice anytime some student asks me about gear is... Buy used gear. Buy popular models from popular brands - there are easy to be sold, and with same cash amount You gave for it. This way You can easy change between a few amps to make yourself some expirience on this field. Than You'll be shure Your choice was best for the price or...even if You'll finaly buy some D.I.Y amp...You'll be 100% shure it's because it sounds like You want..not just costs like You afford it Great advice Darius! It's true that you don't really have experience with amps if you don't use them for a while so this method is great to get experience and to finally get exactly the tone that you want. -------------------- My lessons
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Apr 8 2013, 05:32 PM |
Me basic advice anytime some student asks me about gear is... Buy used gear. Buy popular models from popular brands - there are easy to be sold, and with same cash amount You gave for it. This way You can easy change between a few amps to make yourself some expirience on this field. Than You'll be shure Your choice was best for the price or...even if You'll finaly buy some D.I.Y amp...You'll be 100% shure it's because it sounds like You want..not just costs like You afford it +1 Finding a speaker cabinet used and inexpensive should be pretty easy. Guys get rid of cabs all the time and unless they are vintage Marshall or 'boutique' handmade cabs they can't command a high price. Maybe focus your budget on the amp head first? 50 to 100 watts will be fine. *There are some 30 watt amps that are loud enough to gig with ... even with a loud drummer. Vox (AC-30), Dr. Z, Bad Cat and Matchless but they are usually very expensive. -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
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