robintiba Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 Hello everyone! I'm looking for a new amp but I really don't know what to get. And I also don't know what i should get between a tube amp and a solid state amp since I don't know their diffrences. I really want to sound like the old guns n roses but still stretch up to modern music. I really like Joe Satrianis sound and some Metallica and Dire Straits ! My budget is not very very good , at max i could afford something up to the cost of an VOX AD50VT I apreciate all the help I get! Thanks!
m-theory Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 at max i could afford something up to the cost of an VOX AD50VT Assuming that you don't play out live, that's probably far more amp than you need, but you're on the right track. Size it down a bit, and you'll probably be very happy with some sort of modeling amp while you're getting a feel for things.
altair Posted June 5, 2009 Posted June 5, 2009 I would recommend a modelling amp as well. That will give you most versatility while you search for your personal perfect tone :) There are many of those on the market, like the Vox you mentioned. I also hear good things about the Roland Cube series and the Peavey Vypyr amps. I have no personal experience with those, though. You may want to visit your local guitar shop and just try some of them.
m-theory Posted June 5, 2009 Posted June 5, 2009 Dood...pick that guitar up to where you can reach it! That's a poor playing position, and makes it virtually impossible to articulate anything accurately. Unless your goal is to sound sloppy, that is. It worked for punk rockers and Jimmy Page, I guess!
robintiba Posted June 5, 2009 Author Posted June 5, 2009 Dood...pick that guitar up to where you can reach it! That's a poor playing position' date=' and makes it virtually impossible to articulate anything accurately. Unless your goal is to sound sloppy, that is. It worked for punk rockers and Jimmy Page, I guess! [/quote'] I've picked it up a little but not much at all.. and it really works fine for me to play It's comfortable to play the lower notes standing normal and when i reach the high frets i'm stretching my legs out or take up my guitar.. thats just the way im playing :) i really like it.....
RSDx Posted June 5, 2009 Posted June 5, 2009 and when i reach the high frets i'm stretching my legs out........... ??????
robintiba Posted June 5, 2009 Author Posted June 5, 2009 ?????? don't know how to put this since i'm a 15 year old boy from sweden.. i'm trying my best here... lets just say i'm standing like slash..........
sledge57 Posted June 5, 2009 Posted June 5, 2009 I had a VT-30 not the AD model (Ad are older with less features) and I loved the thing and at $269 new a good deal I believe, I'm pretty sure it'd make you happy. I also had a Vypyr 30 and while I liked it I wouldn't get another, the Vox I would FWIW.
Dave Posted June 6, 2009 Posted June 6, 2009 Dood...pick that guitar up to where you can reach it! That's a poor playing position' date=' and makes it virtually impossible to articulate anything accurately. Unless your goal is to sound sloppy, that is. It worked for punk rockers and Jimmy Page, I guess! [/quote'] I just had to laugh when I read that, m-theory! This is one of my pet peaves. During the 90's, guitar players were discouraged from playing solos because they were considered too show-offy and distracted attention from the band as a whole. I think that's a cop-out for "I can't play solos and I don't want anyone else to be able to." Then some chunk rhythm guitar player hangs his guitar around his knees and someone thinks it looks cool when he bends over and jumps around banging it on the floor. Suddenly, every guitar player you see is doing it. Guitars are made to be slung over the belt buckle where you can actually bend the wrist and assume a useable playing position. Unless you have LONG arms, it's impossible to play solos with your guitar down to your knees.... Maybe Slash has longer arms than we think. As you can see, his left arm is bent quite a bit at the elbow and he's reaching under the neck to the top of the fingerboard. Short armed players...do not attempt this!
spaaarky21 Posted June 6, 2009 Posted June 6, 2009 I would recommend a modelling amp as well. That will give you most versatility while you search for your personal perfect tone :DThere are many of those on the market' date=' like the Vox you mentioned. I also hear good things about the Roland Cube series and the Peavey Vypyr amps. I have no personal experience with those, though. You may want to visit your local guitar shop and just try some of them.[/quote'] I once had a 75W Line 6 Spider II with a 12" speaker. Now you can get the Spider III for $270 USD. As much as people seem to put Line 6 down, it was an outstanding amp for the money. The Spider II had more than enough power, plenty of amp models (that seems to be Line 6's specialty,) a reasonable set of basic effects, four presets and a decently clean speaker. I would recommend it anyone looking for a cheap main amp or a solid practice amp.
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