Need small practice amp to re-gain (ha!) desire to play

[treyhaislip]

Re: Need small practice amp to re-gain (ha!) desire to play

That's really good to know! Now that 20% of the volume it loses - is it still good for gigging, or should I plug the other tub back in when I go out.? Also, the "warmth" added - whenever somebody says warmth, I hear loss of tone. I like brightness. Can you expound on that issue a bit? How warm does it really get, and can it be fixed?

Totally depends man...I keep the 12AT7 in because I have so much more clean headroom and I haven't played a gig where I needed to go above volume 5 despite a very loud drummer and keyboardist.

EDIT: Well, warmth is one of those words that means different things to different people. I've never associated warmth with loss of tone; rather, the opposite of ice picky.

My Fender Strat with Fat 50s is "warm" in the neck and mid position. My Warmoth Strat with a Phat Cat (humbucker sized P90) is warmer in the neck than my Strat...but its a different type of warmth.

The biggest thing to me about the Mod was the added clean room. The drive channel did indeed sound better; however, I had it modded to be more of a Mesa style gain–love it but my footswitch was left somewhere and I mainly just use my pedals on the clean channel.

I would put the Blues Jr. with the C-Rex as very capable of warm clean tones. The Hot Rod Deluxe has sparkly clean tones and a ton of power...haven't swapped the C-Rex speaker in the HRD yet but for "warmth" I would go with the Blues Jr. of mine.

 

[theAeronought]

Re: Need small practice amp to re-gain (ha!) desire to play

Good stuff, Doc! I'll keep that in mind for the future. I've almost always got a fuzz pedal or two on (I've got one that's absolutely perfect for some bluesy kick, plus a Muff clone - the two added together sound like a Jax and boost the volume just enough for a solo), but I do like that sparkly cleanness, especially when I'm playing a Strat. If, as you say, the replacement tube costs under $20, then I can gladly give it a shot and replace it later if I must.

Thanks!


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[Pierre]

Re: Need small practice amp to re-gain (ha!) desire to play

Great stuff, thanks everyone

I'm not planning nor wanting to use iOS devices. I barely use my phone as it is, don't have a tablet, so much prefer dedicated guitar gear.
I actually went ahead and ordered a Yamaha THR10X. I liked it a lot when I played the basic version, so this should do the trick for the living room.

 

[chcjunior]

Re: Need small practice amp to re-gain (ha!) desire to play

I picked up the Blackstar HT-1 Metal as I wanted a real tube amp to play through in my townhouse as opposed to the Digitech GNX3. I've been nothing but happy with it, and found it be extremely versatile.

 

[KINGV02]

Re: Need small practice amp to re-gain (ha!) desire to play

Fender mustang 1 v2. It has a headphone jack so you can plug earbuds into it, it is 20 watts so you can play loud if you need to, and it is about the same as a line 6 spider price wise. I got my fender mustang for $113

 

[devastone]

Re: Need small practice amp to re-gain (ha!) desire to play

I'll second the Yamaha THR10 amps, great sounding practice amps.

 

[HTT]

Re: Need small practice amp to re-gain (ha!) desire to play

I'll third the Yamaha THR amps.