I am working on a column about bang for your buck amps. Sub $300 amps you might find used in a pawn shop or music store that are overlooked sleepers. Hit me with any amps you think I should consider for the column, I am only focusing on used amps.
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I had a Crate GT-80DSP back in the day. It's a hybrid tube/solid state - switchable. The tube side had 2 Telefunken 12AU7s and a 12AX7. I used to use my Randall RG80 Celestion as an external speaker. The Crate as a pre into a heavy Celestion cab competed sonically with my JCM900 / 1960AV setup.
The Randall RG80 with Celestion 80 speaker was another one. It was solid state, but the distortion side sounded like a natural tube amp. You could pull the volume as a boost.
These are pretty old now. But yeah, you might find them in a pawn shop.
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I was happy with a Line 6 Flextone III for several years; loud enough to gig with (though I don't) and several good clean and high-gain sounds available if you tweak a bit. Stupid cheap for what they are these days: https://reverb.com/p/line-6-flextone..._source=google
Larry
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Man how times have changed. 25 years ago I got my first Traynor tube head for $50 at a pawn shop and a Sovtek MIG100 for something like $150 at a guitar store. Now the same stuff goes for 8-10 times as much.
I'll say a Line 6 Flextone II. The "high gain tube amp" sounds aren't as convincing as new modelers, but there's enough power for most rehearsal/live situations, good sounds onboard, and a bunch of very useful effects.
edit - right on LarryTake it to the limit
Everybody to the limit
Come on Fhqwhgads
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