AmirH
New member
Hey all,
I own a mesa rectoverb half-stack, but I left it with my parents in Washington, since it would have been overkill for my small apartment in Ohio. For the past three years I've used modelling software or my podxt through my studio monitors as my only means of amplification. That's been fine up until now -- I recently jammed with a drummer and a bass player and we want to practice a couple times a week and play some at some of the local bars. For the initial jam, I actually borrowed an amp from a friend of mine -- one of those new peavey vyper modellers with a tube power section. The vyper (i think it was the 60watt tube version) actually sounded fairly nice on the fender twin setting, but I'd like to explore some options before throwing down the cash.
I can't really afford to spend more than $350-400, maybe a little more if it's something special and a good deal. Lately I've been using fairly clean tones -- typically I que up an ac30 or fender model with a nice fat reverb and use the neck pickup of my strat. I want something with nice deep lows and shimmering highs. I'm not a fan of the "jangly" fender sounds, and I want something that breaks up nicely when I dig into the strings, with just enough gain to do a throaty rock tone if I slam the front end. Lately I've been playing lots of post-rock music with big warm textures, so it's important to me that the tone isn't sterile or cold sounding.
Options I've looked at so far include:
Yamaha THR10 (looks awesome but probably not loud enough)
Peavey Windsor studio 112 (used for 200)
Fender Super Champ x2 (300)
Fender Pawn Shop special Excelsior 1x15 (300)
VHT special 6 (379) (too small?)
Some craigslist listings:
1968 Fender bassman (450)
1979 Fender champ (400)
Fender deluxe 112 plus (200) -- solid state I believe
Fender Blues Deluxe (425)
Fender blues deville (600) -- also a bit out of my league
Fender vintage bassman 4x10 (395) -- some minor damage
Peavey Ultratube 4x8 combo (350)
Traynor bloc 100gt (250) -- this listing is a package deal and comes with a godin guitar
Mesa/boogie subway rocket (550) -- a bit high for me right now...
Roland JC120 (375) -- too clean?
Polytone mini brute iv (375) -- too clean?
Randall rh100 half stack (250)
Peavey Valveking 212 (275)
'75 Kustom Lead II (125)
Kustom HV100 combo (325) -- seems really decent for the price
So... is there an obvious choice here? What would you do in my shoes?
Sorry for the really long post, by the way
I own a mesa rectoverb half-stack, but I left it with my parents in Washington, since it would have been overkill for my small apartment in Ohio. For the past three years I've used modelling software or my podxt through my studio monitors as my only means of amplification. That's been fine up until now -- I recently jammed with a drummer and a bass player and we want to practice a couple times a week and play some at some of the local bars. For the initial jam, I actually borrowed an amp from a friend of mine -- one of those new peavey vyper modellers with a tube power section. The vyper (i think it was the 60watt tube version) actually sounded fairly nice on the fender twin setting, but I'd like to explore some options before throwing down the cash.
I can't really afford to spend more than $350-400, maybe a little more if it's something special and a good deal. Lately I've been using fairly clean tones -- typically I que up an ac30 or fender model with a nice fat reverb and use the neck pickup of my strat. I want something with nice deep lows and shimmering highs. I'm not a fan of the "jangly" fender sounds, and I want something that breaks up nicely when I dig into the strings, with just enough gain to do a throaty rock tone if I slam the front end. Lately I've been playing lots of post-rock music with big warm textures, so it's important to me that the tone isn't sterile or cold sounding.
Options I've looked at so far include:
Yamaha THR10 (looks awesome but probably not loud enough)
Peavey Windsor studio 112 (used for 200)
Fender Super Champ x2 (300)
Fender Pawn Shop special Excelsior 1x15 (300)
VHT special 6 (379) (too small?)
Some craigslist listings:
1968 Fender bassman (450)
1979 Fender champ (400)
Fender deluxe 112 plus (200) -- solid state I believe
Fender Blues Deluxe (425)
Fender blues deville (600) -- also a bit out of my league
Fender vintage bassman 4x10 (395) -- some minor damage
Peavey Ultratube 4x8 combo (350)
Traynor bloc 100gt (250) -- this listing is a package deal and comes with a godin guitar
Mesa/boogie subway rocket (550) -- a bit high for me right now...
Roland JC120 (375) -- too clean?
Polytone mini brute iv (375) -- too clean?
Randall rh100 half stack (250)
Peavey Valveking 212 (275)
'75 Kustom Lead II (125)
Kustom HV100 combo (325) -- seems really decent for the price
So... is there an obvious choice here? What would you do in my shoes?
Sorry for the really long post, by the way
