'Imitation' Tube amp ?
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Kamanda~SD
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Re: 'Imitation' Tube amp ?
What kind of sound are you going for? Could you be any more vague?
What kind of sound are you going for? Could you be any more vague?
Shooter.556
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Re: 'Imitation' Tube amp ?
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/det...=b&network=g&gclid=CKSUh_bf0cgCFQINaQodSK0Akg
BOOM! I got one and it's not bad for the money and you can plug it straight into a board.
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/det...=b&network=g&gclid=CKSUh_bf0cgCFQINaQodSK0Akg
BOOM! I got one and it's not bad for the money and you can plug it straight into a board.
Matt42
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Re: 'Imitation' Tube amp ?
Second the Roland. I've gigged with my Cube 60 a fair amount. Throw a mic on it and it sounds great. I take it to all my gigs as a backup amp and I never hesitate to use it in situations where size is a factor (my main amp is a Super Sonic Twin, which doesn't fit on small stages well).
Second the Roland. I've gigged with my Cube 60 a fair amount. Throw a mic on it and it sounds great. I take it to all my gigs as a backup amp and I never hesitate to use it in situations where size is a factor (my main amp is a Super Sonic Twin, which doesn't fit on small stages well).
Chickenwings
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RealtyViking
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Re: 'Imitation' Tube amp ?
If you are willing to go used I would look at the 20, 30 or 50 watt Crate Vintage Club amps or the 30 and 50 watt Peavey Classics for $250-400. A Fender Super Champ XD or X2 would be a good choice and I have seen those in the $200-300 price range, but they are only 15 watts.
If you are willing to go used I would look at the 20, 30 or 50 watt Crate Vintage Club amps or the 30 and 50 watt Peavey Classics for $250-400. A Fender Super Champ XD or X2 would be a good choice and I have seen those in the $200-300 price range, but they are only 15 watts.
ehdwuld
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Re: 'Imitation' Tube amp ?
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trevorus
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http://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=611815
This might be worth looking into.
http://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=611815
This might be worth looking into.
Edgecrusher
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Re: 'Imitation' Tube amp ?
Get a Crate Blue Voodoo!
Get a Crate Blue Voodoo!
Securb
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allbutromeo
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I'll second the Fender Super Champ XD & X2. It tube and modeling, and if you put it next to a 20w amp you probably won't notice any difference in volume.
I'll second the Fender Super Champ XD & X2. It tube and modeling, and if you put it next to a 20w amp you probably won't notice any difference in volume.
Nostalgic Distortion
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Lol, you & everyone else!!! Your price range & the style of music that you play would be quite helpful to us if you're looking for amp suggestions, but on the fly the Fender X2 Super Champs are great bang for your buck valve amplifiers. One channel is essentially just a Fender Blackface, plain and simple, channel 2 is full of models to chose from, most of them are even useable, LOL! Some of the models are great others are okay but if you use Fuse in conjunction with it you can really fine tune them & the X2 takes pedals very, very, well!
I've got the head & cabinet but the combos are definitely cool too! I often pass over much more expensive amps to play out of the X2! It doesn't do any one thing perfectly but it does a whole bunch of stuff pretty well & it's super easy to find your tone. The onboard digital effects are quite good for the price but I still prefer to run real stomp boxes, mostly because it takes them so dang well! I guess most Fenders amps do, but I don't use my Holy Grail or H.O.F. for reverb? The amp's digital reverb is just as good as any pedal on the market for under $300...
Oh, they're only 15W amps but 15 tube watts isn't like having a 15W S.S. Fender Frontmam or something like that, actually 15 Tube watts will blow any 50w Hybrid or S.S amp out of the water as far as actual output goes. Plenty loud enough for jamming with a moderately aggressive drummer & even playing smaller gigs...
Lol, you & everyone else!!! Your price range & the style of music that you play would be quite helpful to us if you're looking for amp suggestions, but on the fly the Fender X2 Super Champs are great bang for your buck valve amplifiers. One channel is essentially just a Fender Blackface, plain and simple, channel 2 is full of models to chose from, most of them are even useable, LOL! Some of the models are great others are okay but if you use Fuse in conjunction with it you can really fine tune them & the X2 takes pedals very, very, well!
I've got the head & cabinet but the combos are definitely cool too! I often pass over much more expensive amps to play out of the X2! It doesn't do any one thing perfectly but it does a whole bunch of stuff pretty well & it's super easy to find your tone. The onboard digital effects are quite good for the price but I still prefer to run real stomp boxes, mostly because it takes them so dang well! I guess most Fenders amps do, but I don't use my Holy Grail or H.O.F. for reverb? The amp's digital reverb is just as good as any pedal on the market for under $300...
Oh, they're only 15W amps but 15 tube watts isn't like having a 15W S.S. Fender Frontmam or something like that, actually 15 Tube watts will blow any 50w Hybrid or S.S amp out of the water as far as actual output goes. Plenty loud enough for jamming with a moderately aggressive drummer & even playing smaller gigs...
ehdwuld
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Re: 'Imitation' Tube amp ?
Most of the transtube Peavey amps sound great
The Peavey Classic is fine little tube amp
I have a Laney SS amp that sounds good to my ear
I have a Roland Cube 30 that sounds fine as well
Most amps beyond $100 new are just fine with some tweaking.
*(Sent from my durned phone!)*
Most of the transtube Peavey amps sound great
The Peavey Classic is fine little tube amp
I have a Laney SS amp that sounds good to my ear
I have a Roland Cube 30 that sounds fine as well
Most amps beyond $100 new are just fine with some tweaking.
*(Sent from my durned phone!)*
treyhaislip
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Re: 'Imitation' Tube amp ?
Roland Cube
Peavey Bandit (dirt cheap on Craigslist)
Vox Valvetronix
Roland Cube
Peavey Bandit (dirt cheap on Craigslist)
Vox Valvetronix
