Ok, so once upon a time i had a room of guitars and amps. These days as i made the financial suicide of getting married etc, i have had to depart with my gear and somewhat gave up on the whole music thing, as being viable in my area was getting too difficult and work etc.... So i have decided that i am going to get a hold of solid state amp head and cab. Before people bash me for not getting a tube amp, i play predominately metal with its roots in thrash. Kind of if you took Testament and sprinkled them with Pantera is kind of where we are these days. I do not require a tube amp to achieve this , i do not require 4 channels etc. I have played for 20 years nearly, my days of spending thousands on Diezel, Mesa, Engl, Buddha etc are done.
I also quite like the sharp, harshish edge solid state amps can carry with the distortion being so responsive. They are also alot easier to manage and dial in at lower volumes than most tube amps. I dont have alot of interest in digital amps, i think most of them sound pretty ordinary. So anyone have any ideas?.
At the moment im playing a Mustaine Sig model, mahogany body, mahogany neck, Ebony fingerboard, set neck, SD Livewire active pickups. I have never owned many solid states before, but from what i know, Randall RG100es, is usually a pretty good option and Laney made some decent ones in the HCM series. There is the Warhead and X2 etc, but is it justifiable considering the price point difference. Does anyone have any ideas , any new solid states that are in the sub $800 au range worth a look at?
I also quite like the sharp, harshish edge solid state amps can carry with the distortion being so responsive. They are also alot easier to manage and dial in at lower volumes than most tube amps. I dont have alot of interest in digital amps, i think most of them sound pretty ordinary. So anyone have any ideas?.
At the moment im playing a Mustaine Sig model, mahogany body, mahogany neck, Ebony fingerboard, set neck, SD Livewire active pickups. I have never owned many solid states before, but from what i know, Randall RG100es, is usually a pretty good option and Laney made some decent ones in the HCM series. There is the Warhead and X2 etc, but is it justifiable considering the price point difference. Does anyone have any ideas , any new solid states that are in the sub $800 au range worth a look at?
