Going To Buy A New Amp, But Which One?, $1500 AU is my limit |
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May 26 2007, 01:50 PM
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QUOTE (Hemlok @ May 25 2007, 11:24 PM)  Im going to be buying a new amp in about 3 weeks, im looking to spend under $1500 and hopefully get myself a decent amp that i wont need to upgrade for a long time. Blues and Metal are what i will be mostly playing, my guitar i have now is a Jackson Warrior, but i will have a Gibson Les Paul Standard in 3 weeks  I was originally thinking Line 6 Spider III, but i hear lots people saying it sounds too digital and the presets are a bit crappy, i already own a Boss GT-6 FX Processor which gives me all the effects i need, so i guess i should go for a quality amp without paying for all the extras. Marshall amps, i dont know too much about the diff types, but if you guys have any suggestions i will jot em down and test them out  will save me testing every amp in store as i dont have time for thatLine6 stuff is great if you buy into the digital thing (I do) - don't dismiss it without trying it, the versatility of these amps is amazing. If YOU listen to it and think it sounds crappy and digital, fair enough, but make it YOUR choice. I have the Line6 PodXTL and it has a lot of the same innards as the Line 6 amps - I think it rocks. I would say make a short list of 2 - 3 amps (including the Spider if you still think its a good buy) then try them all. -------------------- Check out my Instructor profile
Live long and prosper ... My Stuff: Electric Guitars : Ibanez Jem7v, Line6 Variax 700, Fender Plus Strat with 57/62 Pickups, Line6 Variax 705 Bass Acoustic Guitars : Taylor 816ce, Martin D-15, Line6 Variax Acoustic 300 Nylon Effects : Line6 Helix, Keeley Modded Boss DS1, Keeley Modded Boss BD2, Keeley 4 knob compressor, Keeley OxBlood Amps : Epiphone Valve Jnr & Head, Cockburn A.C.1, Cockburn A.C.2, Blackstar Club 50 Head & 4x12 Cab |
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May 26 2007, 01:56 PM
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Hmmmm, yes i have been thinking of a few diff amps to test, i might also look into what the PodXTL actually is.
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May 26 2007, 02:11 PM
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QUOTE (Hemlok @ May 26 2007, 08:56 AM) Hmmmm, yes i have been thinking of a few diff amps to test, i might also look into what the PodXTL actually is. LOL - its an all in one effects processor that includes about the best amp modelling software out there - it also doubles as a high quality recording interface. To get the best out if it live you need to feed it through a clean AMP like a keyboard amp or PA, NOT a guitar amp (as it already does all the modelling for you so you don't need an AMP to add character). Its also awesome for practice as it sounds amazing through headphones. The whole Line 6 / Digital thing seems to polarise people. Some love it, some hate it. I honestly don't know if the modelling is as good as the real thing as I don't have a valve Amp, which is why I say its a great alternative, but you have to make the final choice, as anyone advising for or against it is likely biased, and at the end, you are the one that needs to be happy with it not them. FWIW, having been on this forum for a while and after several threads with MikeM, I have decided I want to own both - eventually I'll get a monster tube amp and rack of analogue pedals so that I can pick and choose what I use where. -------------------- Check out my Instructor profile
Live long and prosper ... My Stuff: Electric Guitars : Ibanez Jem7v, Line6 Variax 700, Fender Plus Strat with 57/62 Pickups, Line6 Variax 705 Bass Acoustic Guitars : Taylor 816ce, Martin D-15, Line6 Variax Acoustic 300 Nylon Effects : Line6 Helix, Keeley Modded Boss DS1, Keeley Modded Boss BD2, Keeley 4 knob compressor, Keeley OxBlood Amps : Epiphone Valve Jnr & Head, Cockburn A.C.1, Cockburn A.C.2, Blackstar Club 50 Head & 4x12 Cab |
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May 26 2007, 02:42 PM
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QUOTE (Hemlok @ May 26 2007, 09:30 AM) well POD xtlive looks pretty darn cool, but i think that will be something i will get later down the track, im getting my dream guitar soon, and it has been in many of my dreams lately hehe, well they are more like nightmares, with happy endings of me owning a les paul std. LOL - sweet guitar - hope you enjoy it
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Live long and prosper ... My Stuff: Electric Guitars : Ibanez Jem7v, Line6 Variax 700, Fender Plus Strat with 57/62 Pickups, Line6 Variax 705 Bass Acoustic Guitars : Taylor 816ce, Martin D-15, Line6 Variax Acoustic 300 Nylon Effects : Line6 Helix, Keeley Modded Boss DS1, Keeley Modded Boss BD2, Keeley 4 knob compressor, Keeley OxBlood Amps : Epiphone Valve Jnr & Head, Cockburn A.C.1, Cockburn A.C.2, Blackstar Club 50 Head & 4x12 Cab |
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May 26 2007, 07:04 PM
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oh cool i didnt know i could actually post without a membership
 lol. Dont worry i'm going to resubscribe soon. I dont know about those line 6 amps but if I had that kinda cash i would buy this http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Vox...ombo?sku=482620
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. 
. These amps also give you the choice of stacking 2 amps on top of each other to make any custom amplifier, it's basically unlimited. Wow, I would probably go that route if I was you 
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May 27 2007, 03:38 AM
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Mesa/Boogie are my dream amps, i havnt really seen ones i can afford, but i havnt looked too hard
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May 27 2007, 05:11 PM
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QUOTE (Hemlok @ May 26 2007, 08:59 PM) Vetta II is looking very appealing, you can download custom tones to it? i think thats what im reading. Not sure if i would need a stack, a combo would prob suit me fine Oh yeah, you can download a bunch of custom tones from Line 6 or other users like I'm doing with my Toneport. There are over 21 000 tones for the Vetta II combo available right now! Check it out at http://line6.com/customtone/. The other thing I like about this is they updated the Vetta and added a few amps, effects and some other useful stuff to it. It's cool that they can do that so you're not limited to what you have already. Check the samples of that free update: http://www.line6.com/vettaii/version25.html. I love that Bender effect. God, sounds like I work for them (but I promise I'm not  ). Jacques This post has been edited by Underworld of Fantasy: May 27 2007, 05:13 PM -------------------- My equipment: Line 6 705 Variax Sunburst 5 string bass, Fender Squire Strat Standard Candy Apple Red with Maple neck, Fender Squire Strat Affinity Green with Rosewood neck that looks like shit but is awesome to play with, Yamaha 12 string GTR that sounds great, Line 6 Toneport KB37, Line 6 Gearbox plug-in, Behringer MIDI Foot Controller FCB1010, Tama drum set, Roland U-20 (use as a controller), Yamaha Promix-01, Tannoy studio monitors, Alesis Matica 500 studio power amp, Behringer B2-PRO studio mic, DBX 266 compressor, Alesis D4 drum module, Nuendo, Waves plug-ins, Reason 3...
Future plan purchases: Line 6 Variax 600 maple neck, Line 6 Powerpack add-on, Line 6 Triple Pack add-on, Electronic drum set, Toontrack Superior 2 (drums plug-in - coming out soon). |
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