Need help with amp selection
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JohnnyGuitar
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Go used. When you start going through your used market (and get some experience there) you start finding vintage amps that priced lower and might be way better then the new ones.
Here you go:
www.ebay.com.au
Go used. When you start going through your used market (and get some experience there) you start finding vintage amps that priced lower and might be way better then the new ones.
Here you go:
www.ebay.com.au
JohnnyGuitar
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I love the Vox AC15... it would work for brit stuff like Radiohead - York and Greenwood used Vox AC30's during the 90s which is the bigger brother I guess. Not sure what they are using now.
It would be also suitable for early Led Zeppelin I guess... add the right fuzz pedal and you might just nail the tone.
For modern British rock, and for Classic British rock (Queen, Status Quo, Yardbirds) - you just can't beat the Vox AC30/AC15 amps.
I love the Vox AC15... it would work for brit stuff like Radiohead - York and Greenwood used Vox AC30's during the 90s which is the bigger brother I guess. Not sure what they are using now.
It would be also suitable for early Led Zeppelin I guess... add the right fuzz pedal and you might just nail the tone.
For modern British rock, and for Classic British rock (Queen, Status Quo, Yardbirds) - you just can't beat the Vox AC30/AC15 amps.
James Rock
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I think they are releasing a combo version to. I like the valvetronix amps but I love the vox tones and would go for an ac15 if I were you but you should definitely try before you buy cos vox's aren't everyones cup of tea.
nieveulv
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I checked alot of youtubes video and the AC15cc1 seems like an amp for clean bluesy tunes and not suitable for using for hard rock types like GNR and metallica and maybe even SRV tones. Any idea on how the AC15 sounds with full gain? Is it powerful enough.
LAst question, which is more powerful and louder for gig usage? I heard the 15 watt tube is loud, but is it louder than 50 watt modelling when using for gig? So should i just go for AD100vt instead?
I checked alot of youtubes video and the AC15cc1 seems like an amp for clean bluesy tunes and not suitable for using for hard rock types like GNR and metallica and maybe even SRV tones. Any idea on how the AC15 sounds with full gain? Is it powerful enough.
LAst question, which is more powerful and louder for gig usage? I heard the 15 watt tube is loud, but is it louder than 50 watt modelling when using for gig? So should i just go for AD100vt instead?
James Rock
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With pedals ac15 should be able to get a decent rock tone although not metallica and is good for radiohead stuff. You may be better with a valvetronix because the ac15/30 emulations are really good if u want that tone and the other marshall, fender etc emulations arent bad either!
With pedals ac15 should be able to get a decent rock tone although not metallica and is good for radiohead stuff. You may be better with a valvetronix because the ac15/30 emulations are really good if u want that tone and the other marshall, fender etc emulations arent bad either!
JohnnyGuitar
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Yep, on its on, it is not a high gain amp... Page used it with a fuzz pedal (there are other recent threads here about his pedals), the Radiohead guys used Proco Rats or other distortions, Brian May used a treble booster etc... SRV also used a Tube Screamer with his amp (Vox get more distorted on their on then most Fenders in my experience).
If the main thing you want is Slash, maybe the Valvetronix amps are your better bet... On the same note, it took me some time to start appreciating how important are sweet sounding pickups (like the APH) for Slash's tone, while I used to think it is mostly about a big Marshall.
As for output - while gigging, I'm always amazed of how well a Hot Rod Deluxe competes with the 100 watt Marshall TSL half stack I use when we play both in usable volume... if you play small venues you don't need a huge amp. If you play big venues your amp is amplified through a console anyway. So don't go crazy and buy the biggest amp you can get.
There is another Australian here that plays professionally and gets amazing tones from his small Fender Champ...
Yep, on its on, it is not a high gain amp... Page used it with a fuzz pedal (there are other recent threads here about his pedals), the Radiohead guys used Proco Rats or other distortions, Brian May used a treble booster etc... SRV also used a Tube Screamer with his amp (Vox get more distorted on their on then most Fenders in my experience).
If the main thing you want is Slash, maybe the Valvetronix amps are your better bet... On the same note, it took me some time to start appreciating how important are sweet sounding pickups (like the APH) for Slash's tone, while I used to think it is mostly about a big Marshall.
As for output - while gigging, I'm always amazed of how well a Hot Rod Deluxe competes with the 100 watt Marshall TSL half stack I use when we play both in usable volume... if you play small venues you don't need a huge amp. If you play big venues your amp is amplified through a console anyway. So don't go crazy and buy the biggest amp you can get.
There is another Australian here that plays professionally and gets amazing tones from his small Fender Champ...
nieveulv
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So i guess a 50 watt valvetronix is enough for now
Thanks guys!! Gonna go to a music store and see whether there is one to test it out!! If im patient, ill save the money and hold on to get an orange rocker 30 or a tiny terror combo once its available 
Thanks so much for the input
So i guess a 50 watt valvetronix is enough for now
Thanks guys!! Gonna go to a music store and see whether there is one to test it out!! If im patient, ill save the money and hold on to get an orange rocker 30 or a tiny terror combo once its available Thanks so much for the input
nieveulv
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i found a used one in ebay!!
Its a Marshall JCM 800 4010 Combo 50 Watt Vintage 1984
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Marshall-JCM...ryZ58718QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Is this a good amp?? Any comments for this one. Please give any advices as im making a decision asap Is this amp worth it over the other amps of my choiceS?
i found a used one in ebay!!
Its a Marshall JCM 800 4010 Combo 50 Watt Vintage 1984
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Marshall-JCM...ryZ58718QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Is this a good amp?? Any comments for this one. Please give any advices as im making a decision asap
Is this amp worth it over the other amps of my choiceS?
viewaskew2k5
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i have an ac15cc with celestion blue. go to musoscorner.com.au they have great stuff prices there. The rest of you american guys on here, go there as well just to see how much we suffer in regards to price
i have an ac15cc with celestion blue. go to musoscorner.com.au they have great stuff prices there. The rest of you american guys on here, go there as well just to see how much we suffer in regards to price
nieveulv
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YEs!!! You guys are so lucky to be american!!! So cheap for amps!! Almost double hahahaha.
Wow thank you for that site!! Got a very good buy for the peavey classic 30 which is 999!!! Around $300 cheaper than allans and venuemusic!! Another day, another choice
YEs!!! You guys are so lucky to be american!!! So cheap for amps!! Almost double hahahaha.
Wow thank you for that site!! Got a very good buy for the peavey classic 30 which is 999!!! Around $300 cheaper than allans and venuemusic!! Another day, another choice
JohnnyGuitar
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Re: Need help with amp selection
See... I told ya...
See... I told ya...
JohnnyGuitar
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I'm a Peavey Classic user - the smaller model... they are very sweet sounding amps, not my first choice for GNR or Zeppelin... but still a great sounding amp.
For what you're looking for this JCM might be a catch but I have absolutely no knowledge about this specific model. There are a few Marshall gurus here - make a thread about it.
I'm a Peavey Classic user - the smaller model... they are very sweet sounding amps, not my first choice for GNR or Zeppelin... but still a great sounding amp.
For what you're looking for this JCM might be a catch but I have absolutely no knowledge about this specific model. There are a few Marshall gurus here - make a thread about it.
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