Small Combo amp

[Colma]

What is a nice (small) tube-amp combo for playing @ bedroom levels ? i was looking at getting a VOX valvetronix AD15 ( seen here: http://www.voxamps.co.uk/products/valvetronix/ad15vtad30vt.htm )

but id like to check a few things out before i take the plunge i just dont want something big, but i dont want it solid state, well thanks in advance !

*edit*

also if someone could point out some nice headphoes too ? im just trying to get together a late night practice rig goin on, i work graveyard, and i dont wana have to make a bunch of noise around midnight before i head off to work, well thanks again

 

[jeremy]

Re: Small Combo amp

those vox amps arent tube amps. there is a tube in there but its not a tube amp. its a hybrid, part tube and part solid state. they are cool practice amps, but not tube amps.

 

[aleclee]

Re: Small Combo amp

+1 on the Vox not being a real tube amp (SS power amp).

That said, tube amp + bedroom volume = waste of time

 

[Colma]

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That said, tube amp + bedroom volume = waste of time

well im sorry you feel that way =)

 

[kmcguitars]

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I love my Champ 12. It's a all tube 1x12 combo 1)6L6 2)12AX7s has reverb
and headphone jack and 2 RCAs in jacks for hooking up a cd player etc.
They can be had used on ebay for around $250.

 

[Mephis]

Re: Small Combo amp

Fender blues Jr 15w.

Might be a wee bit loud for bedroom.... but meh.

 

[Colma]

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thats what volume knobs are for !!!!

 

[bungalowbill]

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Fender blues Jr 15w.

Might be a wee bit loud for bedroom.... but meh.

Fender Pro Junior, even smaller but sounds good.

 

[suislidE03]

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Laney just released their VC-15, if i ever get another amp that will be one of my choices.

 

[James Rock]

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Fender Pro Junior, even smaller but sounds good.

I have one and it gets loud but not without overdriving first so it is pretty quiet (due to only a 10" speaker) and it sounds better then anything i have ever heard from its price range and it is even cheaper then some of those marshall mg 100 (solid state)

 

[D-EJ915]

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I know Crate has a 5W tube amp.

 

[seafoamer]

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http://search.ebay.com/magnatone_W0...tionZcompareQQcopagenumZ1QQcoentrypageZsearch

 

[Rich_S]

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thats what volume knobs are for !!!!

I have a homemade 13 Watter (see link in mt signature, then click on "The Workshop"). Let me assure you - even 13 Watts is WAY to loud for bedroom practice. Tube amps really need to be turned up to start sounding good. Realistically, bedroom amps require a watt or less. I have a Weber MiniMASS attenuator for my amp, but it's kind of silly, cranking the amp then burning off the power as heat (not to mention wearing out tubes.)

Best bet for bedrooms is a modeller, either a small modelling amp, or something like a POD with headphones.

 

[Mephis]

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Uhhh, Im going to have a 50watt peavey all tube with dual 12inchers for bedroom practice.

Heard of earplugs? Its like another volume knob.

 

[royd]

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You didn't say how much you want to spend so I'll be all over the map here...

There are a bunch of small single-ended tube desgns out there from the Fender Champ to expensive boutiques. You can find a silverface champ for $200-300 and they sound great. Or you can spend around $800 for something like the little Dr. Z or $1800 for a Carr Mercury.

And there are some very low powered amps like the emery micro-baby or z-vex nano which have about 1 watt and allow you to really crank things. They aren't cheap but many of them sound great and pushing the right speakers they would be amazing in the bedroom or the recording studio.

 

[callous_frigid_chill]

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The epiphone "vintage juniors" are all tube, and real cheap, and are supposed to sound pretty darn good.