Best rig for apartment playing
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suislidE03
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i actually have the line6 guitar port, and i would say for $100 it is worth the price. Its very small and portable, and hooks up through your comp. The POD does have better tone, but guitarport offers basically all the same options.
i actually have the line6 guitar port, and i would say for $100 it is worth the price. Its very small and portable, and hooks up through your comp. The POD does have better tone, but guitarport offers basically all the same options.
Fresh_Start
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Have you looked at the Tech 21 TradeMark 10? It's older technology, but has some special mojo IMHO. Fender, Marshall or Mesa sounds, good reverb, an effects loop, headphone jack, 8 ohm speaker output, XLR direct out for recording, and surprisingly good tone for an 8" speaker. $245 new, less used.
Just another alternative, but worth looking at. BTW the Weber Mini-Mass works like a champ with my Blues Jr.
Chip
Have you looked at the Tech 21 TradeMark 10? It's older technology, but has some special mojo IMHO. Fender, Marshall or Mesa sounds, good reverb, an effects loop, headphone jack, 8 ohm speaker output, XLR direct out for recording, and surprisingly good tone for an 8" speaker. $245 new, less used.
Just another alternative, but worth looking at. BTW the Weber Mini-Mass works like a champ with my Blues Jr.
Chip
strat_master
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i think a can amp is still a good idea
i think a can amp is still a good idea
rinse_master
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I have a PODxt w/ Headphones, great for middle-of-the-night jamming. (Although one of those champs would be pretty sweet)
I have a PODxt w/ Headphones, great for middle-of-the-night jamming. (Although one of those champs would be pretty sweet)
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Lewguitar
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For apartment playing probably the best rig would be a modeling amp of some kind with a headphone option.
Even a 5 watt Fender Champ can be to loud if your neighbors don't want to hear it.
Lew
For apartment playing probably the best rig would be a modeling amp of some kind with a headphone option.
Even a 5 watt Fender Champ can be to loud if your neighbors don't want to hear it.
Lew
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About the amp... your neighbors often do not understand things like wattage relative to volume so if they hear it at ALL its too loud.
If you want a small tube amp I'd go with something 10W or under. Those 15w Fender Blues Jr's are giggable when you crank them!
I run my POD 2.0 thru a Behringer mini-mixer with a drum machine, all thru headphones and it sounds fabulous for practicing and its a lot of fun to tool with. I've had it for lcose to three years and I'm STILL getting new tones out of that thing.
About the amp... your neighbors often do not understand things like wattage relative to volume so if they hear it at ALL its too loud.
If you want a small tube amp I'd go with something 10W or under. Those 15w Fender Blues Jr's are giggable when you crank them!
I run my POD 2.0 thru a Behringer mini-mixer with a drum machine, all thru headphones and it sounds fabulous for practicing and its a lot of fun to tool with. I've had it for lcose to three years and I'm STILL getting new tones out of that thing.
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seafoamer
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Buy a FULL STACK, & a couple of boxes of those foam earplugs u can get at CVS. Then tape the boxes of earplugs to u'r front door along with a sign that says "FREE EAR PLUGS, NEIGHBORS!". Lock u'r door. Then tune u'r gtr to: Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, F, Bb. Crank that son of bitchin' full stack to 11, and play In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida till u'r neck stiffens up and u'r fingers go numb.
Or buy the 6 watt Fender.
Buy a FULL STACK, & a couple of boxes of those foam earplugs u can get at CVS. Then tape the boxes of earplugs to u'r front door along with a sign that says "FREE EAR PLUGS, NEIGHBORS!". Lock u'r door. Then tune u'r gtr to: Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, F, Bb. Crank that son of bitchin' full stack to 11, and play In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida till u'r neck stiffens up and u'r fingers go numb.
Or buy the 6 watt Fender.
CitiZen_EraSed
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Vox Tonelab kicks ass. Has a pre-amp tube & the modelling is soo gooood. Can use headphones with it.
Vox Tonelab kicks ass. Has a pre-amp tube & the modelling is soo gooood. Can use headphones with it.
That90'sGuy
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Nice. I played that just the other day, isn't the "boutique clean" incredible? The overdrive was so-so, but for a bedroom amp, you simply can't find better bang for the buck.
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Nice. I played that just the other day, isn't the "boutique clean" incredible? The overdrive was so-so, but for a bedroom amp, you simply can't find better bang for the buck.
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http://www.tech21nyc.com/tm10.html
check this thing out if you can. for what you want this thing is perfect, and it sounds damn good
http://www.tech21nyc.com/tm10.html
check this thing out if you can. for what you want this thing is perfect, and it sounds damn good
midnite_man
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....just an update since beginning this thread:
I went a head and opted for a POD 2.0 I scored off of ebay that came with a bag and a mounting bracket for use with a mic stand...and I have to admit I'm fairly pleased with playing through the modeler for the time being. I also see a nice ability to use the POD for some recording, too. It's got some decent effects built into it and I can get amp sounds to be fairly close to those from my Marshall and Fender tube amps. It'll do the job just fine while I'm here.
A small amp would've been nice, but this apartment complex I'm living in is pretty quiet and I got a feeling I wouldn't be appreciated very much for even that much noise for an hour or two a day.
Thanks for everyone's input on this!
....Bob
....just an update since beginning this thread:
I went a head and opted for a POD 2.0 I scored off of ebay that came with a bag and a mounting bracket for use with a mic stand...and I have to admit I'm fairly pleased with playing through the modeler for the time being. I also see a nice ability to use the POD for some recording, too. It's got some decent effects built into it and I can get amp sounds to be fairly close to those from my Marshall and Fender tube amps. It'll do the job just fine while I'm here.
A small amp would've been nice, but this apartment complex I'm living in is pretty quiet and I got a feeling I wouldn't be appreciated very much for even that much noise for an hour or two a day.
Thanks for everyone's input on this!
....Bob
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