Ronnie Robinson Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Orange Tiny Terror ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsson Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 you can pick up used marshall all vavle amps at very good prices, like the JCM 800's, 900's and 2000's go pretty cheap and have some sweet tone. just brought a JCM 2000 DSL50 myself for £300 and am very pleased Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston004681 Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 VOX any Vox, but marshall will do fine. Ask surfpup about the philosophy on watts. "To Gain 3Db, you have to double the watts. this means that a 100-watt amp is only 6Db. louder than a 25W'er. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede88 Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Here are a few to consider: 1) The Fender Hot Rod deluxe is nice I have one & it's great but my Carvin does it better for less! 2) Marshall valve is very good if not excellant & you can find them cheap! 3)anything of the made by Orange amp or Carvin is also really nice on a budget 4) I love my Roland Jazz chorous 77 for blues & jazz but switch to my Carvin tweed 50watt head & 4x10" tweed cab for heavey stuff but am looking for the right Marshall Depending on your budget I think a Marshall would do it all very nicely for very little $$ if you go with a valve combo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverside Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 VOX any Vox' date=' but marshall will do fine. Ask surfpup about the philosophy on watts. "To Gain 3Db, you have to double the watts. this means that a 100-watt amp is only 6Db. louder than a 25W'er. [/quote'] It's not philosophy, it's physics. And while a 1dB increase in volume constitutes about the least difference detectable by our ears, it takes ten times the power to effect a doubling of perceived "loudness" (all other things like speakers being equal.) Twice as loud is a lot, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeBudfrumHull_SG Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 The OP has not mentioned WHERE he intends to use this amp. And if he intends to use it at home' date=' then most of the amp suggestions listed are absolutely the WRONG way to go... Tube amp? Yes. 40W? Absolutely insane, I say. I've had 50 watter tube amps, and it was a terrible choice for home practice. The point of having a tube amps is that sweet tone and crunch, but that requires you to DRIVE those tubes... so higher volume levels on the volume/gain knobs are required. Typically past "4" out of 12, depending on the brand. With a 40 Watter, those volume levels with have you go deaf in a week LOL. If this is for Jam sessions, small clubs, etc then 40W+ is fine. I finally settled for a 5W tube amp, the smallest wattage they make, and believe me this thing can still get insanely LOUD, but at least I can get into the 'crunchy' gain zone without going totally deaf. [/quote'] I've got a 50 watt tube combo that I use all the time at home. Just make sure that there is a master volume control and you can drive the crap out of the tubes without ear shattering volume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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