An_Hetfield
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P.S : ty guys for helping..the info really helps me in the future when im buyn rofl..
P.S : ty guys for helping..the info really helps me in the future when im buyn rofl..
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suspend_thought
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You can't get 100 watts reasonably within 300 bucks.. and do you really need 100 watts? That's damn bloody loud, even on a solid state
MadWerewolfBoy
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i double the vox pathfinder... its quite loud for a 15watt amp...
if u wanna go for valve amps, maybe u could try the Vox AD seris or u may wanna go for Laney too
100 watts amp for $300 is quite impossible unless u find a eally kind person who wanna sell his amp for a big loss
if u wanna go for valve amps, maybe u could try the Vox AD seris or u may wanna go for Laney too
100 watts amp for $300 is quite impossible unless u find a eally kind person who wanna sell his amp for a big loss
hifi_killer
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i think a second hand marshall mg15 ministack should be within your budget
suspend_thought
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Funk said:
I don't get what you mean :?:
Crawldaddy
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Hmm.
GENERAL rule of thumb with amps is that the lower the wattage an amp has, the more lacking in tone the amp would be.
Generally speaking, that is.
So GENERAL opinion is that maybe starting guitarists could make do with a cheap amp first, save up for a better amp (and improve your chops along the way) before throwing down the $$ for that "rig of your dreams".
Once again, generally speaking.
IMO the best amps to get around with versatile tone modelling etc would be the Roland Cube 30 and Vox AD 30VT.
The Vox Pathfinder 15R is loud, but only drawback is the lack of a midrange control in the EQ section. I can find a great sound with my pathfinder 15R + telecaster.
However, the question is what you could do with the $300? Once again to many people who have come to SOFT searching for answers to such debatable questions... my answer is:
go around and try the amps with your guitar. Try until you shiok. Then you see which amp suits your playing style and see whether it's 2nd value is good enough for you to sell it off (should you ever out-grow it) for a decent price.
just my 2 c.
GENERAL rule of thumb with amps is that the lower the wattage an amp has, the more lacking in tone the amp would be.
Generally speaking, that is.
So GENERAL opinion is that maybe starting guitarists could make do with a cheap amp first, save up for a better amp (and improve your chops along the way) before throwing down the $$ for that "rig of your dreams".
Once again, generally speaking.
IMO the best amps to get around with versatile tone modelling etc would be the Roland Cube 30 and Vox AD 30VT.
The Vox Pathfinder 15R is loud, but only drawback is the lack of a midrange control in the EQ section. I can find a great sound with my pathfinder 15R + telecaster.
However, the question is what you could do with the $300? Once again to many people who have come to SOFT searching for answers to such debatable questions... my answer is:
go around and try the amps with your guitar. Try until you shiok. Then you see which amp suits your playing style and see whether it's 2nd value is good enough for you to sell it off (should you ever out-grow it) for a decent price.
just my 2 c.
Crawldaddy
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Hmm.
Of course. If a low-wattage amp has a tube PREAMP it will yield a pretty decent sound too. I cheat by having a bass EQ into my Marshall MG15-CDR to give me a low end bloom.
Of course. If a low-wattage amp has a tube PREAMP it will yield a pretty decent sound too. I cheat by having a bass EQ into my Marshall MG15-CDR to give me a low end bloom.
Crawldaddy
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Hmm.
No. If I have the EQ going into the gain channel it produces this unwanted hissing sound (yes I have changed it to a 3-pin plug) which is irritating.
Instead I use my OD pedal for gain (I'm into old-school rock so about 55%gain level) and another OD acts as a booster.
No. If I have the EQ going into the gain channel it produces this unwanted hissing sound (yes I have changed it to a 3-pin plug) which is irritating.
Instead I use my OD pedal for gain (I'm into old-school rock so about 55%gain level) and another OD acts as a booster.
Crawldaddy said:
That is false IMO. I do not know where you got that 'rule of thumb', I guess it's a matter of opinion.
Well here's my opinion based on experience. A lower wattage amp does not "lack in tone". How can it be true when tone itself is subjective? It's personal preference mate. For me, there is no guideline to tone. That's my 2 cents
suspend_thought said:
Why not a 100 watt? Why not 150 watt? Same like guitars. Why can't a person get $5000? Why can't he get a $50 guitar? Why does it matter? If you want to find your 'tone' you gotta experiment with different amps with different tonal capabilities. There are so many great amps out there that are 100 watt and over. Do a search on it.
I'm not saying that amps below 100 watt suck. There are indeed so many great amps that's below 100 watt. My point is, if you restrict yourself from getting/trying amps 100 watts & above (e.g), how far would you go in your quest to find your 'tone'? Think about this dude 8)
six-string
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dude he only has $300, its not enough for a 100w amp, hence why he asked if he really needed a 100w amp
Crawldaddy
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Hmm.
Yeah I agree with you on the subjectability of what 'good tone' is. I have struggled long and hard to get 'decent' tone myself.
That said, of course one guy's good tone may be 'crap tone' to another.
But of course if we listen around to professional recordings we can certainly draw the line between what is good and what is bad. THAT'S my guideline for good tone: professional quality sounds.
Yeah I agree with you on the subjectability of what 'good tone' is. I have struggled long and hard to get 'decent' tone myself.
That said, of course one guy's good tone may be 'crap tone' to another.
But of course if we listen around to professional recordings we can certainly draw the line between what is good and what is bad. THAT'S my guideline for good tone: professional quality sounds.
suspend_thought
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ohh that's so much clearer now!
I obviously wouldn't have asked if he really needed the 100 watts if his budget was like, ten times what he posted.
But in context; a $300 dollar amp is probably a practice one limited to the bedroom and maybe drag it out for performances in smaller areas every know and then.
And in a HDB bedroom, you can't really turn it up. My 15 watt solid state never goes past twelve o clock.. otherwise my family starts complaining. also because I play at odd times like three am in the morning, but that's another issue in itself..
and I never said that amps over a hundred watts sound bad; it's just that for both feasibility and affordability issues, do you REALLY NEED over a 100 watts?
let's not forget that more watts = more dollar, and that dollar can be used to spend on stuff like pedals.. effects... other guitars, pickups that can help one to find his 'tone' without disturbing the neighbours.
and let's not forget that tube amp power attenuators are being used for a reason, too. of course this is only for tube amps, but still.
I obviously wouldn't have asked if he really needed the 100 watts if his budget was like, ten times what he posted.
But in context; a $300 dollar amp is probably a practice one limited to the bedroom and maybe drag it out for performances in smaller areas every know and then.
And in a HDB bedroom, you can't really turn it up. My 15 watt solid state never goes past twelve o clock.. otherwise my family starts complaining. also because I play at odd times like three am in the morning, but that's another issue in itself..
and I never said that amps over a hundred watts sound bad; it's just that for both feasibility and affordability issues, do you REALLY NEED over a 100 watts?
let's not forget that more watts = more dollar, and that dollar can be used to spend on stuff like pedals.. effects... other guitars, pickups that can help one to find his 'tone' without disturbing the neighbours.
and let's not forget that tube amp power attenuators are being used for a reason, too. of course this is only for tube amps, but still.
suspend_thought
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Crawldaddy, how's your Marshall MG15CDR? Mine has degraded to the point where I can play Muse songs on it's overdrive channel due to it's nice thick fuzz 
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