DankStar
Her Little Mojo Minion
I've come to realize I'm no rock star, and I haven't "played with a band" for years now. There's literally no reason for me to have two super huge heads and a 4-12 cabinet in my little office/practice space. So, I'm downsizing. Still, it feels like I'm severing off my very manhood. That will take some time to heal.
I'm trying to put together a rig of sorts that will be VERY SMALL, yet in the rare event Dave Mustaine calls me up to jam (or a bloke down the street), I can still hang with a band if needed. Here's what I've come up with, and believe me I've thought a lot about this. But I need your input to fine tune it.
Power Amp: Crate Powerblock
Preamp: Vox Tonelab, a POD, a Behringer V-amp 2, a Korg Toneworks AX1500G pedal board, or a Boss ME-50 pedal board. I'd like to have it be foot-switchable - and also sound good, with many sound options. Incidentally, I'm leaning towards the tonelab.
Cabs: two 1-12" Crate (or other high wattage rating) cabs. I figure I can stack them up to save space and create a micro stack. Also, I could buy them one at a time over several months to take the edge off the cost. Plus, I could do a stereo thing, or set one by the drummer and one by me during a practice.
There you have it. What I need is some input on the preamp choices and if you think two 100-watt-rated, 1-12" cabs will hang in a band situation. Oh, and please don't tell me to get a tube amp - I've got several low-wattage ones for goofing around, but this rig will be (except for possibly a 12ax7 or equivalent) tube-free.
I've thought about keeping my halfstack or delving into a combo amp, but I don't think there's any combo amps that will give me both power and as many options as above and still be small. It seems like even a 50-watt combo amp like a Vox valvetronix would still not be enough for a loud practicing metal band.
I'm trying to put together a rig of sorts that will be VERY SMALL, yet in the rare event Dave Mustaine calls me up to jam (or a bloke down the street), I can still hang with a band if needed. Here's what I've come up with, and believe me I've thought a lot about this. But I need your input to fine tune it.
Power Amp: Crate Powerblock
Preamp: Vox Tonelab, a POD, a Behringer V-amp 2, a Korg Toneworks AX1500G pedal board, or a Boss ME-50 pedal board. I'd like to have it be foot-switchable - and also sound good, with many sound options. Incidentally, I'm leaning towards the tonelab.
Cabs: two 1-12" Crate (or other high wattage rating) cabs. I figure I can stack them up to save space and create a micro stack. Also, I could buy them one at a time over several months to take the edge off the cost. Plus, I could do a stereo thing, or set one by the drummer and one by me during a practice.
There you have it. What I need is some input on the preamp choices and if you think two 100-watt-rated, 1-12" cabs will hang in a band situation. Oh, and please don't tell me to get a tube amp - I've got several low-wattage ones for goofing around, but this rig will be (except for possibly a 12ax7 or equivalent) tube-free.
I've thought about keeping my halfstack or delving into a combo amp, but I don't think there's any combo amps that will give me both power and as many options as above and still be small. It seems like even a 50-watt combo amp like a Vox valvetronix would still not be enough for a loud practicing metal band.
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