waltschwarzkopf
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Hi guys,
I have a small practice amp that I bought back in the year 2000. It has served me well at home, studio and garage practice. I thought about replacing it with something newer and with more tube(s), but since I like the way it sounds and plays I’ll keep it. However, I’m thinking about buying a second amp to have as backup and maybe for a slightly different sound.
I want to buy used and for about 100 bucks (or Swiss Francs). Locally I’ve been able to find a few H&K of the edition blue series in most of its variants, that is 15W and 30W, and also R and DFX. The R stands for Reverb and the amp has spring reverb (just like my Marshall), the DFX stands for Digital FX or Effects and it has built-in flanger, chorus, and phaser on the same knob. I’ll probably won’t use this, so it’s not a plus for me. I think this is a newer model, so it may mean that the amp is younger and/or has less mileage, but I don’t know if this is more prone to failure than the spring reverb.
I have not seen the 60W for sale, but that is too large for home practice anyway. The 15W that I have is enough and this one also has an 8” speaker, so I thought of going for the 30W with a 10 incher. All of these have two channels, which may come useful, as I usually control the gain with the volume knob of the guitar, but a button to go to Clean and then back to where I was may be handy. And only the 30W and 60W have the option for a footswitch to change the channel, which may also be handy.
What do you think? I’ve read many reviews and heard some on youtube and it seems like a great practice amp. It can be had from 70-200 bucks used, so it is within my budget. Any comments on this amp and your experience with them will be greatly appreciated. I’ve almost settled on a 30W R for 100 bucks, but I’d like to know what you think about the other options
Cheers!
Walter
P.S. If you live in Zürich and want to get together and jam, send me a PM!
EDIT 25.Jan.2018:
Due to an unexpected turn of events, I managed to buy an ENGL 315 head with an ENGL 110 cabinet for 150 bucks! I couldn't turn that deal down; therefore, I'm no longer looking at the H&K combos. Nevertheless, any coments on either of the amps are appreciated for discussion.
I have a small practice amp that I bought back in the year 2000. It has served me well at home, studio and garage practice. I thought about replacing it with something newer and with more tube(s), but since I like the way it sounds and plays I’ll keep it. However, I’m thinking about buying a second amp to have as backup and maybe for a slightly different sound.
I want to buy used and for about 100 bucks (or Swiss Francs). Locally I’ve been able to find a few H&K of the edition blue series in most of its variants, that is 15W and 30W, and also R and DFX. The R stands for Reverb and the amp has spring reverb (just like my Marshall), the DFX stands for Digital FX or Effects and it has built-in flanger, chorus, and phaser on the same knob. I’ll probably won’t use this, so it’s not a plus for me. I think this is a newer model, so it may mean that the amp is younger and/or has less mileage, but I don’t know if this is more prone to failure than the spring reverb.
I have not seen the 60W for sale, but that is too large for home practice anyway. The 15W that I have is enough and this one also has an 8” speaker, so I thought of going for the 30W with a 10 incher. All of these have two channels, which may come useful, as I usually control the gain with the volume knob of the guitar, but a button to go to Clean and then back to where I was may be handy. And only the 30W and 60W have the option for a footswitch to change the channel, which may also be handy.
What do you think? I’ve read many reviews and heard some on youtube and it seems like a great practice amp. It can be had from 70-200 bucks used, so it is within my budget. Any comments on this amp and your experience with them will be greatly appreciated. I’ve almost settled on a 30W R for 100 bucks, but I’d like to know what you think about the other options
Cheers!
Walter
P.S. If you live in Zürich and want to get together and jam, send me a PM!
EDIT 25.Jan.2018:
Due to an unexpected turn of events, I managed to buy an ENGL 315 head with an ENGL 110 cabinet for 150 bucks! I couldn't turn that deal down; therefore, I'm no longer looking at the H&K combos. Nevertheless, any coments on either of the amps are appreciated for discussion.
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