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Posted on 4/9/15 at 7:58 pm
Posted on 4/9/15 at 7:58 pm
I am looking into buying an amp for my Strat. I am looking to spend around $300 and want something around 35 watts so I can play in my apartment as well as jam sessions.
Posted on 4/9/15 at 8:44 pm to cincoocho
Fender Super Champ
Small enough for apartment practice....loud enough for small club gigs. Also a fan of the Roland Cube XL series.
Small enough for apartment practice....loud enough for small club gigs. Also a fan of the Roland Cube XL series.
Posted on 4/9/15 at 8:47 pm to 54BogTiger
Posted on 4/9/15 at 10:09 pm to monsterballads
I'm not a big fan of the silver face Fenders, but that.s a pretty good deal and a better amp than you're going to find anywhere today for that money.
Match that with a strat and you'll have a nice small rig.
Match that with a strat and you'll have a nice small rig.
Posted on 4/10/15 at 12:44 am to adono
I really do want a tube amp, but don't you have to crank those to get good tones out of them?
Posted on 4/10/15 at 6:38 am to cincoocho
I love my Super Champ. It's 2 channels: 1 channel that is just straight tube and the second has 16 classic fender models. Plus, it has built in reverb, trem, vibratone, delay, chorus and a few mixtures of the effects. It's gotta be the best amp in that price range.
This post was edited on 4/10/15 at 6:41 am
Posted on 4/10/15 at 10:00 am to cincoocho
Just FYI, 35 watts is LOUD in an apartment. You need like a watt. Maybe less.
Posted on 4/10/15 at 10:28 am to cincoocho
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I really do want a tube amp, but don't you have to crank those to get good tones out of them?
Not if you stay relatively clean, like with classic Fender tone. The crunchier you go, the more likely you're going to have to go louder, anyway, for it to sound right (IMHO).
(ETA: And I think you need to budget $800 to a grand for a decent, new tube amp. Plus, they aren't maintenance free and you have to be more careful to move them around to gig.)
This post was edited on 4/10/15 at 10:30 am
Posted on 4/10/15 at 11:44 am to cincoocho
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I really do want a tube amp, but don't you have to crank those to get good tones out of them?
You have to crank them to get "certain" tones out of them, not necessarily only good tones. You crank them to get some power tube distortion going. It gives the amp a nice and creamy chunk sound like on most classic rock records. You dont have to crank an amp to get a great sound though.
You can go one of two ways -
Option 1 - A clean lower wattage one channel amp like a Fender Blues Junior with a few high quality pedals to boost the preamp and for modulation. ebay - $300 Since you didnt list what kind of music youre playing, I would assume some variation of rock/blues. For the money, it's tough to beat the tone of these little Fenders and 15 watts is plenty loud enough for jam sessions. Great budget boost/OD pedal would be a WAY HUGE Green Rhino. They can be found for less than $70 used. If you learn how to use your guitar volume knob and have the amp set on about a mid dirt setting (master volume - 4-5, preamp volume - 5-6), you can go from SRV glassy cleans to Voodoo Child to Free's "All Night Long" with only one channel.
Option 2 - A two channel combo amp that has a dedicated clean and dirty channel. It's hard to get into this market at your price range and would prlly have to bump it to $400 or so, but a used Marshall DSL15C 12" is in that ballpark. Peavey Valveking 20C is in that price range. A used Orange Tiny Terror is in that price range used as well as a few older Boogie amps like the DC-30's and Subway series amps.
Option 1 seems like a better fit and would give you some great tones on a budget.
Posted on 4/10/15 at 12:05 pm to dnm3305
Maybe a VHT Special 6 or 6 Ultra. 6watts of all tube power. Simple controls and its easy to swap tube in and out for a different sound. Most reviews have been positive in nature. Thinking about getting one myself
Posted on 4/10/15 at 12:15 pm to COONASS SUSHI
If you have a cab, or can get one, I'm about to clean out my "junk box" and build something with the parts. It's gonna be Fender 5F4-ish, I think. I'm mainly doing it to clear space, so the intention is to sell it as soon as it's done. I won't want much more out of it than what I have to put in to it, money wise, so if you're interested we might be able to work something out. It will probably be in the 300 dollar range or so.
Point to point, handwired, turret board, etc. Something to consider.
Point to point, handwired, turret board, etc. Something to consider.
This post was edited on 4/10/15 at 12:16 pm
Posted on 4/10/15 at 12:30 pm to COONASS SUSHI
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Maybe a VHT Special 6 or 6 Ultra. 6watts of all tube power. Simple controls and its easy to swap tube in and out for a different sound. Most reviews have been positive in nature. Thinking about getting one myself
Ive played one of those before and it is a smoking little amp, especially with a boost. I dont think it would be serviceable for a jam amp or small gig amp. 6 watts would get swallowed up unless you are micing it and running through a nice P.A. and have a good monitor mix/in-ears. I think a minimum would be 15 watts and it would have to be a 12" speaker as well to fill in the sound.
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