Best amp for my money?

Re: Best amp for my money?

JOLLY said:
I've seen people on here recommending the Vox Valvetronix for years. I finally had the chance to play one of the $200-$250 ones a couple of months ago. That was some of the worst sounding crap I've ever heard in my life. Even the $60 Behringer V-Amp I used to have blew it away. I don't know why peiople think those things sound so great.
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Their amps in that price range are horrible. The ones I thought were good were the AD series with the blue grilles.
 
Re: Best amp for my money?

Wonker said:
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Hold on everyone.

Are you the kid that wants to buy a $1500 "Custom Made" guitar?

So you want to play a $1500 "Custom Made" guitar through a $400 amp like a line 6 or a crap SS VOX?

You have your priorities wrong son.

See if this makes sense. “You can play a $100 guitar through a $1000 amp and get some good tone. But if you play a $1000 guitar through a $100 amp it is going to sound like you are playing a $100 guitar through a $100 amp.” If you have the $1500 for a guitar and $400 for an amp that puts you at $1900. You can get a killer “off the shelf” guitar and an awesome higher end amp for that kind of money. The kind of amp that you’ll keep and cherish throughout your adult life. Not a craptasic solid state clone of what you’d maybe like to sound like.
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Sir, when I was talking about customs, I was talking about my dream. Not even close to reality.
 
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Okay, since I have heard questions quite a bit, here it is. I have been playing guitar for roughly a year, taking lessons and such. Ever since I started playing, I have been researching tone and guitars and such. After almost 2 hours a day of doing so, I have learned a ton. I am weedwacking for minimum wage at a campground to save for better gear. I plan on having saved around 1500 for all music gear. I jam with friends and play at home. eventually I want to gig. My chosen guitar will be a prs se torero (probably). I am already tone conscious.
 
Re: Best amp for my money?

youngthrasher9 said:
Okay, since I have heard questions quite a bit, here it is. I have been playing guitar for roughly a year, taking lessons and such. Ever since I started playing, I have been researching tone and guitars and such. After almost 2 hours a day of doing so, I have learned a ton. I am weedwacking for minimum wage at a campground to save for better gear. I plan on having saved around 1500 for all music gear. I jam with friends and play at home. eventually I want to gig. My chosen guitar will be a prs se torero (probably). I am already tone conscious.
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You've got it all wrong brah - you don't want to spend $1k on a guitar and 400 on an amp. If anything, I'd say it should be the other way around, but you'd probably be better off splitting your money between them equally.
 
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Agileguy_101 said:
You've got it all wrong brah - you don't want to spend $1k on a guitar and 400 on an amp. If anything, I'd say it should be the other way around, but you'd probably be better off splitting your money between them equally.
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+1 a crappy amp will make a great guitar sound crappy......but a great amp will make a crappy guitar sound good.
 
Re: Best amp for my money?

youngthrasher9 said:
Okay, since I have heard questions quite a bit, here it is. I have been playing guitar for roughly a year, taking lessons and such. Ever since I started playing, I have been researching tone and guitars and such. After almost 2 hours a day of doing so, I have learned a ton. I am weedwacking for minimum wage at a campground to save for better gear. I plan on having saved around 1500 for all music gear. I jam with friends and play at home. eventually I want to gig. My chosen guitar will be a prs se torero (probably). I am already tone conscious.
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Listen to these folks

spend 1000 on a good amp and 500 on a dece guitar

You'll sound tons better - we promise. In fact, splitting it up that way should set you up with a totally gig-worthy rig. No joke.
 
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A blues junior, a good dist. pedal and the torrero might be in your price range, esp. if you can get the amp used.
 
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I only say the above because, while I agree the 500 guitar and 1000 amp is probably the best way to go, you obviously want a floyd equipped guitar and that is going to take around 800 (check out the new Japanese Charvels as well - I prefer passive to active pickups)
 
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Yeah, I think the best tone for dollar is probably the Egnater Tweaker and Jet City tube amps. For guitars, the Gibson, Fender, and PRS SE guitars will be the wisest decision.
And for OD pedals, the MXR's have the low cost options covered.

I love expensive gear, but know what I'd get if I had nothing, had limited funds, and had to stretch a dollar. I've been in that situation longer than I've had the toys I really wanted.
 
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its so true. you shd consider spending $450 on a comparable Hamer (whose mojo came before PRS) or greg bennett ... even esp or schecter, have models w similar ingredients.
and for example gtr ctr has a special this month: $799 100w Marshall ma100, get a raven cab for $99.( maybe replace the speakers later, buy em one at a time)...peavey valvekings are $699. the results of these two (gtr+amp) would mega outweigh the playability, tone, and value of a $1000 prs thru a $300 amp plus pedals.


i wd say that for you personally, think abt if u spend $125 on the right metal pedal then bring it and plug it into the affordable amps, with the amp Master Volume pretty much cranked (for crunch) and likewise the output vol on the pedal- ive seen killer metal tones come out of tiny fender tweeds this way.... if yre that committed to a $1000 ax...
 
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As much as most of us resent it, the tube amps made in China like the Bogner Alchemist, Jet City, Bugera, and Egnater are the first ones you should look at. They all produce copies or similar quality to much more expensive amps at a price that's hard to pass up.
 
Re: Best amp for my money?

sosomething said:
Listen to these folks

spend 1000 on a good amp and 500 on a dece guitar

You'll sound tons better - we promise. In fact, splitting it up that way should set you up with a totally gig-worthy rig. No joke.
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What kind of metal/rock are you looking to play? You can get an awful lot of amp for $1k. I could never understand spending more then $600-$700 on a guitar anyway, not for the abuse it gets. Search a used music store and look for a decent marshall DSL 50 watter combo or something similar, everyone should own a marshall atleast once in their life. If you need a massive gain in your amp look at a peavey 6505+ combo. If i could get away with just a combo i'd snatch one up.
 
Re: Best amp for my money?

sosomething said:
Listen to these folks

spend 1000 on a good amp and 500 on a dece guitar

You'll sound tons better - we promise. In fact, splitting it up that way should set you up with a totally gig-worthy rig. No joke.
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Umm, thank you guys for letting me know, but, I am most likely buying a couple of (selling off the leftover to friends and stuff) the same guitars wholesale (my older brother has a wholesale license) so I will be only paying like 500 or 600. Thus, I will more leftover for the amp (I mis calculated when I made this thread.) sorry bout that.
 
Re: Best amp for my money?

JOLLY said:
I've seen people on here recommending the Vox Valvetronix for years. I finally had the chance to play one of the $200-$250 ones a couple of months ago. That was some of the worst sounding crap I've ever heard in my life. Even the $60 Behringer V-Amp I used to have blew it away. I don't know why peiople think those things sound so great.
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+1
 
Re: Best amp for my money?

Ok new question. When I end up buying, should I choose head+cab or combo? If head+cab, what ones should I combine for a grand (or less)?
 
Re: Best amp for my money?

youngthrasher9 said:
Ok new question. When I end up buying, should I choose head+cab or combo? If head+cab, what ones should I combine for a grand (or less)?
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The one in your price range that has the best core tone, to you.

For instance, the Jet City 2x12 and JCA50 amp will sound better to some than the Fender Band Master VM head and 2x12...and both come in at under 1000 new. Someone else will swear that the Blackstar HT-40 combo, or the Super Sonic combo sounds better than either of the other two. You have to decide with your main guitar, and your ears.
 
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