"Practice" Amp shootout

[PUCKBOY99]

Re: "Practice" Amp shootout

Never played the "A-Bomb", but they seem cool too...18w vs. 60w though?

I've got a 20watter that's loud as hell, so if that's all you need, go for it

Even a TM10 with a POD XTL or a TECH21 TriAC would be cool.

[Gearjoneser]

Re: "Practice" Amp shootout

I'm pretty happy with a Vox AD60 head on top of the Bogner large 2-12 w/vin 30's.
The Bogner gives it that Marshall 'thonk' and I don't care what any of the controls on the rotary dial say, I just turn the knobs till the amp gives me what I'm looking for.
For example, you can get some of the best tones on the tweed, Vox, Blackface, and Mesa settings, then finish off the sound by finding the right OD model.

The variable wattage selector, tuner, and recording out has me spoiled. It's the best home practice setup I've owned.

[schecterplayer]

Re: "Practice" Amp shootout

Crate V58, 5 watt tube combo with an 8inch speaker. Its not versitile but just crank it and it sounds pretty good. It had a gain control but it has very little clean headroom but its a lot of fun. But thats just a suggestion because I am a tube fanatic, I don't know if it gets good marshall crunch or not because I only tried it on moderate settings. Also the one I tried had had the tubes replaced with better ones so I can't really draw conclutions.

[chill]

Re: "Practice" Amp shootout

Fender Champ
Electar Tube 10
AX84 P1, P1X or HiOctane with an octal power tube socket

The Champ, Electar, and P1 all have about the same circuit. They will get you a bit of crunch but you'll need a pedal to really get some gain. I was surprised at how much gain the Tube 10 had. The HiOctane uses a front end similar to the Marshall 2203/2204 with more gain.

[coachc55]

Re: "Practice" Amp shootout

One cool thing about Roland, at least the Cube 30 and 60 is that they have on board effects which may be desirable if you don't yet have an effects setup.


CoachC

[JeffB]

Re: "Practice" Amp shootout

Fender Champ
The HiOctane uses a front end similar to the Marshall 2203/2204 with more gain.

Could you elaborate on this please, chill? I've never heard of it?