Anyone make a decent small practice amp?
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Alvin Lee Fan
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Re: Anyone make a decent small practice amp?
I like the Vox Pathfinder 15R, except it doesn't have a CD input. It does have a headphone out. The amp actually sounds nice, plus they're on sale at GC for about $139.
I like the Vox Pathfinder 15R, except it doesn't have a CD input. It does have a headphone out. The amp actually sounds nice, plus they're on sale at GC for about $139.
jmv
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Well, you already ordered...
but for the record, the Tech21 trademark 10's are supposed to be REAL hip little amps. I remember some old clips that Alvin Lee Fan posted on the old board with that amp and his '54 oxblood Hummer LP, those were KILLER, IMO.
Well, you already ordered...
but for the record, the Tech21 trademark 10's are supposed to be REAL hip little amps. I remember some old clips that Alvin Lee Fan posted on the old board with that amp and his '54 oxblood Hummer LP, those were KILLER, IMO.
Young Angus
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I was gonna say roland cube 30, great little amp and its got some balls too. And its got all the things you mentioned like cd in and headphone jack etc.
Comes with effects and delay/reverb, which are all good, and the amp models sound really good for a digital thing, best little amp ive come across...but i havent played any tech21 stuff either but that stuff is a fair bit more expensive than a cube..cubes are nice and cheap.
I was gonna say roland cube 30, great little amp and its got some balls too. And its got all the things you mentioned like cd in and headphone jack etc.
Comes with effects and delay/reverb, which are all good, and the amp models sound really good for a digital thing, best little amp ive come across...but i havent played any tech21 stuff either but that stuff is a fair bit more expensive than a cube..cubes are nice and cheap.
That90'sGuy
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Re: Anyone make a decent small practice amp?
i play my hughes & kettner triamp up at college
the roland microcube wasn't too bad. i do wish it sounded better, and it isn't as portable as roland claims it to be, but it's a decent low priced amp and i applaud their efforts for trying to emulate so many classic sounds.
ex-250 said:
i play my hughes & kettner triamp up at college
the roland microcube wasn't too bad. i do wish it sounded better, and it isn't as portable as roland claims it to be, but it's a decent low priced amp and i applaud their efforts for trying to emulate so many classic sounds.
strat_master
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Thats exactly what i have right now and i love it to death! great sound and it s a MARSHALL!!! so you will feel cool and be able to practice.....could you imagine a wall of marshall mg 10s??!?!?!? WOW haha :smack: :32:
sweet_lou said:
Thats exactly what i have right now and i love it to death! great sound and it s a MARSHALL!!! so you will feel cool and be able to practice.....could you imagine a wall of marshall mg 10s??!?!?!? WOW haha :smack: :32:
presa_tito
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carr hammerheads are sweet, but they cost over a grand.
carr hammerheads are sweet, but they cost over a grand.
Re: Anyone make a decent small practice amp?
If you're looking strickly for a practice/lesson amp, then i highly recommend the peavey rage or blazer ... both have headphone outputs, both have tape/cd inputs, both have a clean channel (with vintage/modern voicing switch),an overdrive channel a shared 3 band eq ... descent gain on the lead channel, good headroom on the clean channel ... pretty good tone 15watts into a 8" speaker ... weighs maybe 10lbs. (4.5kgs.), solid state so they are pretty cheap to acquire ... the difference between the two is that the blazer has a small (read *SMALL*) reverb tank, it's not much, but it's something ... it's worth having ... the rages can be had for under $100 US dollars, and the blazers for not much more ... when I used to sell them I think I sold the rages for like $69 or so, and the blazers for like $95 ... Descent sound, smooth overdrive, good features, and pretty tough. They were a big hit with teachers. I'd try one before deciding on the MG 10.
sweet_lou said:
If you're looking strickly for a practice/lesson amp, then i highly recommend the peavey rage or blazer ... both have headphone outputs, both have tape/cd inputs, both have a clean channel (with vintage/modern voicing switch),an overdrive channel a shared 3 band eq ... descent gain on the lead channel, good headroom on the clean channel ... pretty good tone 15watts into a 8" speaker ... weighs maybe 10lbs. (4.5kgs.), solid state so they are pretty cheap to acquire ... the difference between the two is that the blazer has a small (read *SMALL*) reverb tank, it's not much, but it's something ... it's worth having ... the rages can be had for under $100 US dollars, and the blazers for not much more ... when I used to sell them I think I sold the rages for like $69 or so, and the blazers for like $95 ... Descent sound, smooth overdrive, good features, and pretty tough. They were a big hit with teachers. I'd try one before deciding on the MG 10.
Re: Anyone make a decent small practice amp?
Hoss,
I played a Blues Cube 30 and actually own a BC 60 (3x10). It's a pretty good little solid state amp. You can get decent cleans for jazzier stuff and pretty decent overdrive tones (I liked it better than the ss princeton and ss marshall stuff I tried) . If you are thinking of it for a practice amp, one possible drawback is a lack of features. I don't think the 30 has a microphone out or a cd in (the 60 definitely doesn't). I actually use my blues cube quite a bit for when I am only plunking around for a few minutes and I don't want to fire up the tube amp. It is a terrific amp to keep by the sofa in front of the tv
Hoss,
I played a Blues Cube 30 and actually own a BC 60 (3x10). It's a pretty good little solid state amp. You can get decent cleans for jazzier stuff and pretty decent overdrive tones (I liked it better than the ss princeton and ss marshall stuff I tried) . If you are thinking of it for a practice amp, one possible drawback is a lack of features. I don't think the 30 has a microphone out or a cd in (the 60 definitely doesn't). I actually use my blues cube quite a bit for when I am only plunking around for a few minutes and I don't want to fire up the tube amp. It is a terrific amp to keep by the sofa in front of the tv
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