Amp reccomendation!

[Eugene94]

hi, basically i wanted to ask around for amp recommendations within the price range of $200-$250. what options do i have besides the roland cubes? Thanks!

 

[diastole]

uhh... line 6 and vox? i think its in the budget you have LOL.
you're 15?

 

[Eugene94]

yeah! just started out not long ago

 

[theunknown]

do you plan to use pedals or the amp itself for any overdrive or distortion?

if you rely on the amp overdrive, then i'll recommend the roland cube, ibanez toneblasterX and randall mike ammot.

if otherwise, i'd recommend the vox pathfinder. i own one and it kicks ass.

however, if you can go up to $300, try the vox ad4tv. a small tube amp with built in attuenator.

how much? where to buy? im sure you can find those out yourself. =))

 

[mus]

if you rely on the amp overdrive, then i'll recommend the roland cube, ibanez toneblasterX and randall mike ammot.

I tried one, it kicks ass!.

if otherwise, i'd recommend the vox pathfinder. i own one and it kicks ass.

I own one too. And yes, it kicks ass!

 

[LadyInTears]

vox valvetronix

 

[Eugene94]

whats a attuenator? hahah sorry noob here and yeah i wanna experiment with pedals in the future

 

[eieio]

it is used to avoid the cats and dogs run away, your family runs away, the neighbors call the cops on you...
http://www.thetubecube.com/content/view/1/1/

Unlike transistors, Vacuum Tubes exhibit a warm bluesy type of sound when driven hard into the region of distortion.

This is a highly desirable sound and one that is easily achieved by turning the volume control on the Tube amplifier to maximum..... Simple.

The problem is while you get this nice bluesy crunchy type of sound, it is WAY too loud. The cats and dogs run away, your family runs away, the neighbors call the cops on you...


I don't know if you noticed, but 40 watts of tube power is just a huge amount of SOUND. To me, it compares more closely to at least 100-200 watts of transistor power. My 40x12 watt Fender Blues Deluxe puts out more "sound" than some 120 watt big name tranny heads feeding a 4x12 cabinet. If you don't believe this, then you probably don't have a tube amp yet!

Enter the "Attenuator", its only purpose is to allow your tube amp to play loud and crunchy, but dispose of some of that volume/power before the speaker gets to blow your eardrums with it.....

http://www.kbapps.com/tubeamptips.html

Beware the dangers of using a power attenuator with your Marshall as most power attenuators do not match impedance closely enough for these amps.

Using a power attenuator might let your Marshall distort at lower levels, but at the expense of much more rapid output tube wear -- premature failure of the output tubes is common in Marshalls used with power attenuators.

Fender amps are not as sensitive to power attenuators as Marshalls, because of differences in design in the output section.

However, since the tubes are putting out full power into the attenuator, they will wear out quicker than if they were just coasting at a moderate output level.

If you like the sound you get with the attenuator, be prepared to spend a little more on power tubes.

some may say it sux, but not many of us here have the pleasure of a studio
either resort to pedal to get that crunch but defeat the purpose of having tube in the first place right?
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