joelap
Red&Goldologist
Sup fools,
I'm in a 4-piece covers/original act, doing the 90s and modern rock stuff, and my singer has decided he wants to play guitar for us. (Translation, he finally decided to spend his money on something other than adult beverages). True to his nature, he has tasked me with presenting him with options that would sound good with my setup (Demeter TGP-3/VHT 2502 -> Avatar 4x12 with G12H30's). I've come across a few ideas, looking for your opinions on what you think is his best bang for the buck. Sound isn't everything here! My singer is fairly haggard, and is not going to baby his gear. We need something reliable and easy to transport in his old mazda car, but cant take up too much room since he's responsible for bringing the PA when we gig out if we need one. I also don't want anything complicated... he really needs a plug-n-play setup lest he be confused by the knobs and options. This sounds fairly derogatory I'm sure, but these words are coming from him and not me. He's also on a fairly limited budget... has about 1G to spend right now and I'm reserving about 300 of that to spend on some in-ear monitors for the two of us. So lets say he's got about 600 or 700 bucks for guitar gear.
So here are the various options I've been considering:
Orange Tiny Terror - Small, simple, and sounds amazing. Down side is there's no idiot proof channel switch between clean/distortion for him. Then again, I can't think of many instances he'll be playing much cleans, and he's got his Ovation for that. I'd pair this up with a spare 2x12 I have that he can buy for 50 bucks or so. I'm concerned about it being loud enough for my band and not channel switching.
Orange Dual Terror - seems like best of both worlds really. I dont see many of these used, however, and it pushes the budget up a bit. Would definitely keep up with the band paired with my 2x12.
Mesa Studio Preamp - If he ran a studio pre, which he could pick up for 450 bucks or so, he can get himself a solid-state poweramp (old marshall valvestate comes to mind or crate powerblock) for now and be set. Concerned how the boogie sound would clash with the Demeter, whereas the vox I think would fit better. Plus, the all-tube tiny terror or dual terror seems like a better buy for the cash.
Crate V30/V32 - Well I know these rock and I know these can be had on the cheap. I'm just concerned about reliability. I have more confidence in the other gear lasting.
Thoughts? He'd have to be keeping up with the loudest, hardest-hitting drummer I know, a bassist pushing 300W of Ampeg goodness, and my gear mentioned above. Then there's the whole budget-thing. I'm really leaning towards the dual terror... seems the most portable, best sounding of the bunch.
I'm in a 4-piece covers/original act, doing the 90s and modern rock stuff, and my singer has decided he wants to play guitar for us. (Translation, he finally decided to spend his money on something other than adult beverages). True to his nature, he has tasked me with presenting him with options that would sound good with my setup (Demeter TGP-3/VHT 2502 -> Avatar 4x12 with G12H30's). I've come across a few ideas, looking for your opinions on what you think is his best bang for the buck. Sound isn't everything here! My singer is fairly haggard, and is not going to baby his gear. We need something reliable and easy to transport in his old mazda car, but cant take up too much room since he's responsible for bringing the PA when we gig out if we need one. I also don't want anything complicated... he really needs a plug-n-play setup lest he be confused by the knobs and options. This sounds fairly derogatory I'm sure, but these words are coming from him and not me. He's also on a fairly limited budget... has about 1G to spend right now and I'm reserving about 300 of that to spend on some in-ear monitors for the two of us. So lets say he's got about 600 or 700 bucks for guitar gear.
So here are the various options I've been considering:
Orange Tiny Terror - Small, simple, and sounds amazing. Down side is there's no idiot proof channel switch between clean/distortion for him. Then again, I can't think of many instances he'll be playing much cleans, and he's got his Ovation for that. I'd pair this up with a spare 2x12 I have that he can buy for 50 bucks or so. I'm concerned about it being loud enough for my band and not channel switching.
Orange Dual Terror - seems like best of both worlds really. I dont see many of these used, however, and it pushes the budget up a bit. Would definitely keep up with the band paired with my 2x12.
Mesa Studio Preamp - If he ran a studio pre, which he could pick up for 450 bucks or so, he can get himself a solid-state poweramp (old marshall valvestate comes to mind or crate powerblock) for now and be set. Concerned how the boogie sound would clash with the Demeter, whereas the vox I think would fit better. Plus, the all-tube tiny terror or dual terror seems like a better buy for the cash.
Crate V30/V32 - Well I know these rock and I know these can be had on the cheap. I'm just concerned about reliability. I have more confidence in the other gear lasting.
Thoughts? He'd have to be keeping up with the loudest, hardest-hitting drummer I know, a bassist pushing 300W of Ampeg goodness, and my gear mentioned above. Then there's the whole budget-thing. I'm really leaning towards the dual terror... seems the most portable, best sounding of the bunch.
