saz___69 Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 (edited) Hi, all. I've been playing for about a year and a half and whilst I have already upgraded my gutar (From a fender squier strat to a burny LP custom) I'm still using my crappy fender 10/15W amp. I'm looking for a new setup for not too much maybe £300. I was wondering whether i could just get an all tube preamp and then a cheaper solid state amp?Or possibly even a Decent all tube effects like the damage control womanizer or liquid blues? Links: http://www.soundcontrol.co.uk/mod_1/pages/....1.1.4.1-192-15 http://www.soundcontrol.co.uk/mod_1/pages/...1.4.1-192-14277 Any suggestions welcome, thanks. Sam Edited January 4, 2007 by saz___69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 You're going to need to describe what you're planning to do with the amp. Is it just for playing at home? With a band? What kind of music are you making? All this is necessary info. If you have a favorite guitarist whose tone you like a lot, have a look at his gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The royal consort Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 (edited) well my advice runs like this... Most people (Especially the more Rock based guys) use far too large amps... (I include myself in this).... I have a 75watt combo (a fender 75) and for gigging I've never had it turned up to more than 4 on the master. Most gigs you will be running through the house PA so you have to keep it turned quite low (this can make large amps sound kinda muddy). Even in jams and venues with only a vocal PA I've never had to crank it. A good 60Watt amp will do most people fine. I tend to recomend 2nd hand gear if your on a budget... A couple of scuffs on the tolex doesnt make it sound any worse... on a personal note I dont recomend the modeling amps.... (alot of people will dissagree with me in this one) But I think its better to have an amp that has two or three really good sounds than 50 kinda average ones. And while I'm being oppinionated Valve/tube gear DOES sound better (that'd include the power section).... Especially if you want to use distorted sounds.... Edited January 7, 2007 by The royal consort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The royal consort Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 PS even the greatest preamp/distortion pedal in the world is still going to sound damned rough through a crap amp (like the one you are using....) if for no other reason than the quality of the speakers. Any rig is only as good as its weakist link (to an extent...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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