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New, they go for $400.
Great deal. Throw an overdrive on it and you'll get into metal territory.
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They have a touch more gain than most gain junkies will ever need. A pedal isnt necessary to get there though I dare say it could help in other ways.
I bought one awhile back at guitar center for about 150 bucks. A little clean up and it was in like new condition. I took it back to GC a couple weeks later because the gain channel and me didnt get along too well. I was looking for something a little warmer while the gain on the VK was rather harsh and fizzy. I didnt have an OD pedal to try. A new speaker could have also helped.
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It's pretty killer that you can walk into a store and buy a tube amp that is more than capable of great sounds for a buck thirty.- Tom
Originally posted by FranklySome people make the wine. Some people drink the wine. And some people sniff the cork and wonder what might have been.The Eagle never lost so much time as when he submitted to learn of the Crow.
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Valve Kings seem like the budget way to huge wattage tube amps... seeing as how they cost like 5-10 watters.
There's some dude in my area selling a VK head with a solidstate ibanez halfstack thrown in as a sweetener (or for sh*ts and giggles maybe), for just south of 300 - you guys think it's a good buy?? PS I got a proper cab, that Ibanez thing would probably go off to take a beating from running bass through it."New stuff always sucks" -Me
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Originally posted by formula73 View PostI never needed an OD to get it to do metal.
Originally posted by Ball&Chain View PostThey have a touch more gain than most gain junkies will ever need. A pedal isnt necessary to get there though I dare say it could help in other ways.
Originally posted by Adieu View Post
There's some dude in my area selling a VK head with a solidstate ibanez halfstack thrown in as a sweetener (or for sh*ts and giggles maybe), for just south of 300 - you guys think it's a good buy?? PS I got a proper cab, that Ibanez thing would probably go off to take a beating from running bass through it.
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Originally posted by BEACHBUM View PostThese days $130 doesn't even buy a pedal that comes with bragging rights. Killer deal for a great amp. Congrats.
Japanese 80s TubeScreamer clone (rebranded, same 4558 chip) - $27, guitar center. Yesterday
...but yeah, definitely congrats-worthy there. I'd thought I ruled when I got an Epi Valve Special for $125, but a PV ValveKing is something on an entirely nother scale.... COOL!"New stuff always sucks" -Me
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Originally posted by dominus View PostOur definitions of metal may be slightly different.
Our definitions of gain may be slightly different.
If it's the TBX150 head, those are awesome. Way more gain than the VK will have. *If* you're looking for high gain sounds and you know how to tweak an amp and aren't part of the "tubes or nothing" crowd, you might like it. If anything, the two heads plus cab are worth way more than $300 if you end up selling off each piece separately.
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Those valvekings actually sound pretty great for the price and $130 is even cheaper than you normally see them..... I would have grabbed it! Nice score.Originally posted by Good Will HuntingReal loss is only possible when you love something more than you love yourself.
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Originally posted by dominus View PostOur definitions of metal may be slightly different.
Our definitions of gain may be slightly different.
If it's the TBX150 head, those are awesome. Way more gain than the VK will have. *If* you're looking for high gain sounds and you know how to tweak an amp and aren't part of the "tubes or nothing" crowd, you might like it. If anything, the two heads plus cab are worth way more than $300 if you end up selling off each piece separately.
This is my definition of High Gain. A 1x12 valveking may not have the thunk in the bottom end, but as far as saturation goes, it would do this with the boost engaged. I could get there at fairly low volume even, though it didn't sound all that great at any volume.
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