Need some new amp suggestions

[Blackwinter86]

Hey guys I have recently upgraded my guitar with a set of Black Winter pickups and turns out my Roland cube isn't cutting it anymore... So I'm looking for a new amp that will have heavy Distortion at all volume levels as I do need to practical quietly at night I have a budget up to 1000 dollars any suggestions.... I play mostly metal like whitechapel Ola Englund etc.... Any suggestions...

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[ericmeyer4]

Re: Need some new amp suggestions

Maybe something like a Hughes and Ketner Tubemeister? They have a selectable output and a built in speaker emulator for silent recording.

 

[Blackwinter86]

Re: Need some new amp suggestions

Are the black star amps any goid

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[LatsMcGee]

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Do you want power switching too, so you can go from bedroom to rehearsal/live? If we're just talking bedroom stuff with your budget I'd go with the MiniRecto, If you don't mind one channel the Dark Terror is a fantastic amp and it's well within your budget...

I really like the 5150 III combo, 50 watts to 1 watt.....The Laney IRT's are awesome too...

 

[Blackwinter86]

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I'll check out the dark terror and see what selection of peaveys are available near me to try....

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[everdrone]

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ya peavey 5150 is the standard

 

[IM4Tone]

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Are the black star amps any goid

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You should give Blackstar amps a test drive. From your description of what you're looking for, I think one would do it for you.

 

[Blackwinter86]

Re: Need some new amp suggestions

OK I'll give one a shot

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[everdrone]

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modelers are great for night low level practice

 

[Blackwinter86]

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What are the best modelling amps to be looking at....

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[dominus]

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If you can hold out for the next generation Peavey Vypyr Pro it'll be a modeling solid state (as opposed to digital) amp.

 

[HKZSquared]

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I have a Blackstar HT studio 20 and it's just amazing for what I use it for (metal and hardpunk)

 

[everdrone]

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axefxII and kemper are the best but are out of your range

I would go with peavey 5150 and computer modeling such as free lepoulin plugins. that way you can also record your music and make demos as well as practice at home.

plugins: http://lepouplugins.blogspot.com/

I use reaper to play my plugins: http://www.reaper.fm/

 

[Blackwinter86]

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OK thanks for all the input... Does anyone know how the Blackstar ID series perform

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[dominus]

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The Blackstar ID series will perform quite well, but a used 5150/6505 will do metal better.

 

[Blackwinter86]

Re: Need some new amp suggestions

One more question.... I do have a line 6 pod hd300....can I just get a good set of monitors and run everything through that or will it not be on par with a decent amp?

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[everdrone]

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One more question.... I do have a line 6 pod hd300....can I just get a good set of monitors and run everything through that or will it not be on par with a decent amp?

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that is easy to do and would be good enough for practice, but lepoulin and IR impulses would sound better and are cheaper and you can record...

 

[Top-L]

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Laney Ironheart 60. Has a wattage control so it sounds good at low volume. Buy the Ironheart60h (650) and a used cab for under 1K.

Ola has a demo of this amp on his youtube channel.

 

[Blackwinter86]

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I'm not sure where I can find a Laney Iron heart nearby to try but I will see what I can find....

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[Top-L]

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I'm not sure where I can find a Laney Iron heart nearby to try but I will see what I can find....

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You can order from zzounds for $649, but if you return you are responsible for shipping both ways. Better to buy from MF and have them match the price. In case you don't like, they will cover shipping. I think you will like it.

The matching Laney 2x12 is about $300 new. There you go, a rig that sounds good at reasonable volume and loud enough to play with a band. Or buy a used 412 from somewhere.