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Posted by: Praetorian May 29 2008, 07:44 PM

I play through a pod 2.0 into headphones now and was wondering if the pod would make this ok?

Posted by: Fran May 29 2008, 08:04 PM

Hmmm, which amps do you mean Praetorian?

Posted by: Mark. May 29 2008, 08:04 PM

For me nothing can replace a real amp, I don't like the digital sounding modeling stuff. And I still regret it that I bought a Line 6 Spider III amp last year. Give me a Clean amp and distortion pedal and I'm a happy boy Too bad I cant pay for it

Still some of the Pod sounds are pretty good, so it could probably replace an amp if you like the pod's sounds
But I dont know if you can play live with a Pod, and without an amp

Posted by: Trond Vold May 29 2008, 08:11 PM

The Pod is ok, but (atleast in my experience) it needs a lot of tweaking and fiddling around to get the most out of it.

Posted by: Juan M. Valero May 29 2008, 08:26 PM

a good valve is the key of a good sound

Posted by: Hammerin Hank May 29 2008, 08:29 PM

Praetorian

65' twin reverb, ts-808 you'll get your Stevie sound.

Posted by: mattacuk May 29 2008, 08:31 PM

IMO you cant beat the Pod X3 for home use!!

I spent hundreds on a Vox tube amp, and loads of modded pedals and i MUCH prefer the Pod tones!

For live, well that is another matter........ Ill take a nice Mesa thankyou

Posted by: Mark. May 29 2008, 08:45 PM

Are you uber rich ?

Posted by: mattacuk May 29 2008, 08:46 PM

LOL nope, I cant actually afford one Its just my dream

Posted by: Mark. May 29 2008, 08:50 PM

I'll just keep dreaming too then

Posted by: Praetorian May 29 2008, 08:53 PM

Oh man...I forgot to include the link! This is the amp I was asking about...

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Crescent-15w-Amp-Guitar-Amplifier-Wholesale-NR_W0QQitemZ170224070910QQihZ007QQcategoryZ10171QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Posted by: Fran May 29 2008, 08:59 PM

Wow, that's really cheap!, if the old saying "What you pay is what you get" is true... I guess it might not be a good idea. Though I honestly can't tell you, because I've never heard one of those.

There are some practice amps around 100$ such as the micro-cube / DA5 that might do the trick to play at home with a reasonable quality. Theres a Vox Pathfinder 15W that has good reviews around 100$ too.

Posted by: VinceG May 29 2008, 10:23 PM

If you want a good solid state amp that won't break your bank, check out the Orange Crush series. I heard there quite well, and pretty cheap for the price. Although, it could also suffer from the Marshall MG series where Marshall is a great company, but they also tend to make crappy amps.

Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic May 30 2008, 12:52 PM

Amp always sounds better than a digital modeller through earphones, I think this is very clear.

THe question is - how much money you want to spend on amp?

Posted by: OrganisedConfusion May 30 2008, 12:56 PM

I just drooled '65 Twin Reverb is the king of amps for clean sounds

Posted by: audiopaal May 30 2008, 01:25 PM

I'd rather get a BOSS GT-10 IMO
But the X3 is pretty good too though..
I guess it's just a metter of preference

I'd take the Vox off your hands if you don't want it