What Beginner Metal Amp Would You Recommend?
Praetorian
Mar 15 2008, 11:30 PM
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I just bought my first guitar...it is a Yamaha Pacifica and still need an amp. My playing interests are metal and blues/rock...mostly metal though. I am looking for something to play personally, I won't be needing anything to play gigs. My interests are mostly Metallica, Sevendust Slayer etc. Are there any amps out there that I could pick up used that wouldn't be too expensive and would give a decent Metallica sounding crunch? I have looked up the amps listed in the sticky post at the top of this forum, and they are all WAY too expensive! What would you guys get?

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- Praetorian   What Beginner Metal Amp Would You Recommend?   Mar 15 2008, 11:30 PM
- - Tjchep   What is your budget?   Mar 15 2008, 11:37 PM
|- - Praetorian   QUOTE (Tjchep @ Mar 15 2008, 06:37 PM) Wh...   Mar 15 2008, 11:47 PM
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- - SensE   Crate is definitely a good way to go ! Crate 6...   Mar 15 2008, 11:48 PM
- - SinoMan   Fender makes very nice beginner amps. You'd pr...   Mar 15 2008, 11:59 PM
|- - Praetorian   QUOTE (SinoMan @ Mar 15 2008, 06:59 PM) F...   Mar 16 2008, 12:01 AM
|- - SinoMan   QUOTE (Praetorian @ Mar 16 2008, 12:01 AM...   Mar 16 2008, 12:05 AM
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- - Bogdan   I would recommend you to check out some Randall am...   Mar 16 2008, 12:16 AM
- - Fran   +1 for Randall. I tried some Randall Cube amps and...   Mar 16 2008, 01:04 AM
- - ActiveX   I picked up a brand new VOX DA15 for pretty cheap ...   Mar 16 2008, 01:17 AM
|- - Praetorian   QUOTE (ActiveX @ Mar 15 2008, 08:17 PM) I...   Mar 16 2008, 01:19 AM
|- - Praetorian   QUOTE (ActiveX @ Mar 15 2008, 08:17 PM) I...   Mar 16 2008, 05:12 AM
|- - audiopaal   QUOTE (Praetorian @ Mar 16 2008, 05:12 AM...   Mar 18 2008, 09:53 PM
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- - erik   Cube 60 or Cube 30, it's the perfect amp for y...   Mar 16 2008, 02:01 AM
|- - Praetorian   QUOTE (erik @ Mar 15 2008, 09:01 PM) Cube...   Mar 16 2008, 02:32 AM
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- - erik   yup   Mar 16 2008, 02:50 AM
- - Sircraigery   I would recommend the Peavey Rage 158, and a disto...   Mar 16 2008, 07:55 AM
|- - Praetorian   QUOTE (Sircraigery @ Mar 16 2008, 02:55 A...   Mar 16 2008, 02:02 PM
|- - Bogdan   QUOTE (Praetorian @ Mar 16 2008, 02:02 PM...   Mar 16 2008, 02:16 PM
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- - muntahunta   my first amp was a behringer v-amp 100W combo. gre...   Mar 16 2008, 02:18 PM
|- - Praetorian   What do you guys think of this one? http://www.gu...   Mar 16 2008, 03:19 PM
|- - lavendell   If you just need something for playing at home, th...   Mar 16 2008, 03:30 PM
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- - Milenkovic Ivan   +1 fo the pod - with it you get some other feature...   Mar 16 2008, 05:29 PM
- - Goliath   I think a POD with a set of headphones is the way ...   Mar 16 2008, 10:55 PM
- - Sircraigery   Reading this thread again, I changed my opinion to...   Mar 17 2008, 12:23 AM
- - RIP Dime   +1 for trying out the POD   Mar 17 2008, 04:38 AM
|- - Praetorian   QUOTE (RIP Dime @ Mar 16 2008, 11:38 PM) ...   Mar 17 2008, 12:49 PM
|- - Bogdan   QUOTE (Praetorian @ Mar 17 2008, 12:49 PM...   Mar 17 2008, 03:23 PM
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- - Praetorian   I just want to find something...be it an amp or po...   Mar 17 2008, 03:55 PM
- - Bogdan   well if pod is anyway similar to toneport you can ...   Mar 17 2008, 05:59 PM
- - Fran   You can use the pod with headphones, or with speak...   Mar 17 2008, 06:56 PM
- - Praetorian   Just got back from Guitar Center with my new Pod 2...   Mar 18 2008, 02:41 PM
|- - Bogdan   QUOTE (Praetorian @ Mar 18 2008, 02:41 PM...   Mar 18 2008, 08:08 PM
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- - Fran   Enjoy   Mar 18 2008, 03:05 PM
- - mattacuk   I can vouch for the Roland Cube 60, really fantast...   Mar 18 2008, 07:10 PM
- - Hisham   behringer cheap and not bad quality   Mar 19 2008, 12:22 AM
- - Hisham   behringer cheap and not bad quality   Mar 19 2008, 12:23 AM
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