Best Solid State Amps for below $450
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Diego
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Re: Best Solid State Amps for below $450
You guys might as well divide these suggestions by analog or digital.
The Orange CR60 (could have been a 120) I tried is analog. Peavey Bandits are analog as well. And I really like them both.
Of course, Mustangs, Cubes and Katanas are digital.
You guys might as well divide these suggestions by analog or digital.
The Orange CR60 (could have been a 120) I tried is analog. Peavey Bandits are analog as well. And I really like them both.
Of course, Mustangs, Cubes and Katanas are digital.
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Rex_Rocker
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Re: Best Solid State Amps for below $450
That's what I meant. I could be wrong, but AFAIK, solid-state/transistors is an analog technology. Katanas and Mustangs are digital.
That's what I meant. I could be wrong, but AFAIK, solid-state/transistors is an analog technology. Katanas and Mustangs are digital.
Aceman
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Re: Best Solid State Amps for below $450
I prefer tubes for indulgence
I prefer hybrid for a balance of tone and reliability
I prefer Analog/Solid State for cheap and reliable
I prefer Digital for flexibility
Not sounding good is irrelevant - it has to sound good. I don't care if it is Hamster powered...Don't tell me you can't find good sounds in every format. That's your attitude talking - not reality.
I prefer tubes for indulgence
I prefer hybrid for a balance of tone and reliability
I prefer Analog/Solid State for cheap and reliable
I prefer Digital for flexibility
Not sounding good is irrelevant - it has to sound good. I don't care if it is Hamster powered...Don't tell me you can't find good sounds in every format. That's your attitude talking - not reality.
devastone
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Re: Best Solid State Amps for below $450
SS or digital doesn't matter if it works for you, but the OP asked about SS amps then mentioned analog and digital amps. I guess when my old school brain hears "solid-state" amp it thinks of analog SS like Randall, Pearce, Lab series, Peavey Bandits and similar, etc... Amps like the Katana, Blues Cube, Line 6, Yamaha THRs, etc... are digital modelers. While both are silicon based, and yes, modelers usually have a solid state power section, they achieve their tones in very different ways. In fact, I would argue that the way analog ss amps is way more similar to a tube amp than a modeler, not necessarily in tone, but in the way it functions.
SS or digital doesn't matter if it works for you, but the OP asked about SS amps then mentioned analog and digital amps. I guess when my old school brain hears "solid-state" amp it thinks of analog SS like Randall, Pearce, Lab series, Peavey Bandits and similar, etc... Amps like the Katana, Blues Cube, Line 6, Yamaha THRs, etc... are digital modelers. While both are silicon based, and yes, modelers usually have a solid state power section, they achieve their tones in very different ways. In fact, I would argue that the way analog ss amps is way more similar to a tube amp than a modeler, not necessarily in tone, but in the way it functions.
Condemnedsoul
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Re: Best Solid State Amps for below $450
+1 - Peavey Bandit. Just a great amp.
Have an Orange CR 60. This amp is solidly built - no pressboard! It actually sounds good at bedroom levels and with a drum set.
The clean channel will start to break up when turned up. The gain channel is versatile. Takes pedals well - FD2 in the front and a H20 in the loop. Really like the effects loop.
If you go with the Orange Crush,, you might consider changing the speaker. The stock "News to the World or What Ever" started sounding flat after a couple of weeks. Ok, this was the honey moon period and the one flaw started to bother me. Swapped it out with an Emmence Governor [ V30 equivalent ] and it made an considerable improvement in the amps sound.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcK3UJlUTrc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_jyz5dMruA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqILRmwWQp8&index=20&list=PL9HMdGPrqA5C6-H0OYf5D-nKbqUdeoHuD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJSF2-3p8h0
+1 - Peavey Bandit. Just a great amp.
Have an Orange CR 60. This amp is solidly built - no pressboard! It actually sounds good at bedroom levels and with a drum set.
The clean channel will start to break up when turned up. The gain channel is versatile. Takes pedals well - FD2 in the front and a H20 in the loop. Really like the effects loop.
If you go with the Orange Crush,, you might consider changing the speaker. The stock "News to the World or What Ever" started sounding flat after a couple of weeks. Ok, this was the honey moon period and the one flaw started to bother me. Swapped it out with an Emmence Governor [ V30 equivalent ] and it made an considerable improvement in the amps sound.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcK3UJlUTrc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_jyz5dMruA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqILRmwWQp8&index=20&list=PL9HMdGPrqA5C6-H0OYf5D-nKbqUdeoHuD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJSF2-3p8h0
SavageRiffer
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Re: Best Solid State Amps for below $450
Why buy a solid state when you can get a badass tube amp for the same price? Peavey has a 6505 and Classic mini for $450, less used. Hughes & Kettner has the Tubemeister. You CAN get solid state, but why settle for transistors when you can have tubes? If you insist, then the best value is probably the Katana. However, for it's versatility and range of tones and all it offers, I still think the hybrid amps sound good. Vox Valvetronics or Marshall Valvestate probably.
Why buy a solid state when you can get a badass tube amp for the same price? Peavey has a 6505 and Classic mini for $450, less used. Hughes & Kettner has the Tubemeister. You CAN get solid state, but why settle for transistors when you can have tubes? If you insist, then the best value is probably the Katana. However, for it's versatility and range of tones and all it offers, I still think the hybrid amps sound good. Vox Valvetronics or Marshall Valvestate probably.
Aceman
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Re: Best Solid State Amps for below $450
I got this thread confused with the "Under $400" thread - which you should read also.
Important question: AT the gig - how do you use the amp?
Mic'd, provides some front of house? Is the front of house sound? As a monitor? What....
I got this thread confused with the "Under $400" thread - which you should read also.
Important question: AT the gig - how do you use the amp?
Mic'd, provides some front of house? Is the front of house sound? As a monitor? What....
