Corbic
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Well, as an early Christmas gift and since my band is going to be gigging soon, my dad said he'll buy me a new better amp. At the moment, there are two I'm looking at; the Crate V16 Palomino and the Vox Valvetronix AD50VT. I know they are two very different amps (one being a modeller and the other a tube amp), but to me, they seem to be the two best amps I can get for that price range.
The pros for the Palomino are that I get an all-tube amp, a nice one at that, with a good sound (I've tried it quite a few times before). Its small enough that I can change the speaker to something like a Greenback or G12H30, which I can't do in the AD50VT because of the wattage. It has reverb, and a nice boost, and is small enough that I can crank it a bit at home and still be loud enough for band practice and smaller gigs (I'm not going to have any huge gigs anytime soon I don't think, and if I did I'd be mic'd).
The only con I can see for the Palomino is it not being loud enough for some gigs. My other guitarist uses a 30-watt solid state Marshall at the moment, and I'm confident that I can match that in volume, maybe even get louder, but I'm worried about cutting through at gigs. Our drummer isn't incredibly loud, but not very soft either (Except when he needs to be).
Pros for the Vox are that I get a bunch of tones in one box, and it should be loud enough for practice and gigs. I get a bunch of effects as well, and with the headphone jack and variable wattage selector, I should be able to use it at home as well with ease. Note that I don't use a lot of effects, and I doubt I'd want to use the wah on the Vox, maybe just the delay or reverb.
The cons are that I don't get the sounds I want precisely, and my tone will always be a bit of a compromise between what I really want and what I get. I feel the effects would be wasted since I don't really use them (except reverb, which is on the Palomino). Its also heavier and bigger then the Palomino.
I'm undecided at the moment, and can't really figure out which one I'd rather want, so if anyone could give me a hand figuring this out, I'd really appreciate it.
-Corbic
The pros for the Palomino are that I get an all-tube amp, a nice one at that, with a good sound (I've tried it quite a few times before). Its small enough that I can change the speaker to something like a Greenback or G12H30, which I can't do in the AD50VT because of the wattage. It has reverb, and a nice boost, and is small enough that I can crank it a bit at home and still be loud enough for band practice and smaller gigs (I'm not going to have any huge gigs anytime soon I don't think, and if I did I'd be mic'd).
The only con I can see for the Palomino is it not being loud enough for some gigs. My other guitarist uses a 30-watt solid state Marshall at the moment, and I'm confident that I can match that in volume, maybe even get louder, but I'm worried about cutting through at gigs. Our drummer isn't incredibly loud, but not very soft either (Except when he needs to be).
Pros for the Vox are that I get a bunch of tones in one box, and it should be loud enough for practice and gigs. I get a bunch of effects as well, and with the headphone jack and variable wattage selector, I should be able to use it at home as well with ease. Note that I don't use a lot of effects, and I doubt I'd want to use the wah on the Vox, maybe just the delay or reverb.
The cons are that I don't get the sounds I want precisely, and my tone will always be a bit of a compromise between what I really want and what I get. I feel the effects would be wasted since I don't really use them (except reverb, which is on the Palomino). Its also heavier and bigger then the Palomino.
I'm undecided at the moment, and can't really figure out which one I'd rather want, so if anyone could give me a hand figuring this out, I'd really appreciate it.
-Corbic
