Is 30 Watts Enough?

[SchecMan]

Re: Is 30 Watts Enough?

I just picked up a epiphone valve junior head for $99 which is only five watts. I'm running it through a THD 2x12 loaded with one vintage and one longhorn celestion.

I got this for home use and it's hard to put into words how nice this $99 tube amp sounds granted it is a pretty expensive cab.

I think with the $150 you would have left over you could find a good 1x12 cab to compliment it and yes it can get pretty loud.

[1,000 Watts]

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Hmm..maybe..That sounds kinda cool.... 1x12...hmm....

[1,000 Watts]

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But then i have to buy cords and crap.... haha

[SirJackdeFuzz]

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15Watt valve amp is gigable, but i take it you have a S/S 15watter, and the Line6 that you are looking at is also S/S, so i would have to go with NO !

Now, if you can get a used Peavey Classic 30 for the same price as the Line6, you will find yourself in all-valve tonal heaven, and YES, 30Watt valve driven amps is plenty loud for gigs !

Wxcept maybe for a lack of funds, why do you wanna get a Line 6 ???

[SirJackdeFuzz]

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THIS is what you want !

http://cgi.ebay.com/PEAVEY-CLASSIC-20_W0QQitemZ220074342815QQihZ012QQcategoryZ38076QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

If i was in the US, i would have snaped it up right NOW !

A Peavey Classic 20 ( abeaurifull rare find these days, compare to the C30) is a beautifull sounding all-valve amp, that will blow you away in your room, as my Blues Jr. (15watter) is wayyyy too loud for home useage !

[Davey]

Re: Is 30 Watts Enough?

50W is usually enough for 80% of the people.

any style.
the rest have enough funds to get more if they need.. if you have to ask, you're in the 80%

but like others said.. what music, what gigs are you looking for, and what do you expect from an amp.


i think a blues junior, laney VC15, LC15 or epi valve junior would be good for you.

[SirJackdeFuzz]

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Then you get a sweet 5watt Peavey Nano Valve combo - http://cgi.ebay.com/Peavey-NanoValve...QQcmdZViewItem


. . . and it starts at only $50.00 !


WOW !!!


And here is my fav. Peavey, the Delta Blues (30watt, 1x15)

http://cgi.ebay.com/Peavey-Delta-Blues-tweed-15-inch-speaker_W0QQitemZ160076234058QQihZ006QQcategoryZ38076QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

For only $200.00 !!!

[Pink Unicorn Horsey]

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50W is usually enough for 80% of the people.

I'd wager that 50W may be too much for 80% of the people. Fifty watts fills a pretty damned big club.

[The Golden Boy]

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I've got an old 1x12 combo at around 19w or so- it's too loud for most applications, but not loud enough for others.

[Davey]

Re: Is 30 Watts Enough?

I'd wager that 50W may be too much for 80% of the people. Fifty watts fills a pretty damned big club.

who says you got to run it full on? why do you think pedals exist?

[Pink Unicorn Horsey]

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who says you got to run it full on? why do you think pedals exist?

I say everyone has to run every amp full-on all the time. I think pedals exist so that guitarists know where to step when they're dancing to their own music.

Am I getting warm?

[The Golden Boy]

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who says you got to run it full on? why do you think pedals exist?

I think it's a silly idea to use a pedal as your primary source of gain. For everybody to insist on tube amps and then run (effectively) a SS preamp in front of it.

My theory is most of your tone comes from your amp- pedals are there for "color." Otherwise you're looking for an amp that's not the best sounding amp for you, just a neutral sounding amp that will take the pedal.

... For anyone that thinks the much sought after "plexi" tone was achieved through a "plexi" at 2 and a dirtbox in front of it...

It's your tone, how you achieve it is how you achieve it, but the "tone" of a valve amp is when it's opened up.

[1,000 Watts]

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Haha. nice. Yeah.. I saw a nice Line 6 Head for 100 bucks.. and I think it was about 75 watts..haha.. than maybe spen the remainning $150 on a speaker...

[1,000 Watts]

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Actually..that was a Spider..and Earlier it was said they aren't too great.. how 'bout a Behringer V-ampire head?

[Davey]

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you know what...

power tube gain is so freakin overrated it's giving me a headache.

I say everyone has to run every amp full-on all the time. I think pedals exist so that guitarists know where to step when they're dancing to their own music.

Am I getting warm?

if you want to be deaf in about half an hour... yea, you are
the volume knob is there for a reason.. and it's not "so it's on 10 all the time"


btw
stay away from behringer!