Amplifier for the beginner,intermediate and the advanced

[isuxs]

Hey there fellow Softies!!!See,many guitarist like me tend to get all excited/pay too much attention on guitars;les pauls and a variety of guitars available in the market and not amplifiers to a certain extent that the sound came out from the amplifier is not doing justice to our guitar.So i think its time to cut down on upgrading/modding my guitar and spent a sum not too many on amplifiers.



there are reviews and recommendations on amps in the forum but im not sure about stuff.

What Are
1)tube amps
2)bedroom amps
3)cabinet
4)1x12,1x16
5)modelling amps
6)speaker


Please add on if i missed any.
thanks

 

[jskadiang]

...what was your question again?

 

[EugeneSmasher]

What Are
1)tube amps
Amplifiers that run on electron tubes. They sound warmer and have better tone than solid-state amplifiers (which have no tubes). They also sound better when at high volume levels, and tend to distort when the volume is raised, unlike solid-state amplifiers which sound the same at all volume levels.

2)bedroom amps
There's no formal term. 'Bedroom' amplifiers are just how people refer to amplifiers used in a bedroom or a room of the same rough size. They're smaller sized and have a smaller wattage, so that they do not have too much volume and thus can be used comfortably in a bedroom or small-sized room like that.

3)cabinet
Literally a box containing speakers. Combo amplifiers have speakers in-built, but amplifier heads don't. So, amplifier heads are connected to two or more cabinets.

4)1x12,1x16
The size of the speaker and how many speakers there are in a combo amplifier or cabinet. A cabinet with four 12 inch speakers would be called a 4x12".

5)modelling amps
Amplifiers that contain digital circuitry, allowing an amplifier to have many tones and effects in one. However, many people don't like the 'digital' sound modelling amplifiers have. Modelling amplifiers are good for guitarists who want amplifiers that contain everything in one (more convenient, more budget friendly), and do not mind the tone so much.

6)speaker
Speaker cones, found in cabinets or combo amplifiers. These produce the sound. A combo amplifier contains a pre-amplifier and a speaker. The pre-amplifier processes the sound and the speaker produces it.

I'm not known to be intelligent so if I'm wrong, let the experts correct me.

 

[jskadiang]

^

(1) Better tone? SUBJECTIVE.

(3) Amp heads run into one cabinet often.

(6) Combo amps contain a power amplifier too.

 

[EugeneSmasher]

Yeah I agree tone is subjective... just that the vast majority prefer the tone of tube amplifiers. I personally prefer solid-states, though.

 

[jskadiang]

Like Dimebag?

 

[EugeneSmasher]

Yep. His Randall RG100 head and combo. Full solid-state. The demo by nextlevelguitar on youtube made it sound horrible, though. But there were other demos on youtube that sounded awesome.

George Lynch also used the Randall RG100 head I think...

 

[van_halen]

i thought dimebag used randall warheads?

 

[EugeneSmasher]

i thought dimebag used randall warheads?

Maybe he used both, or used the RG100 before he switched to Warheads. But they're both solid-state. The Warhead has 300 watts of power, I wonder just how loud it must be!

 

[Mirrorboy]

Wow must take one with uncommon sense to come up with these questions.. -.-

What Are
1)tube amps - amps with tubes
2)bedroom amps - amps used for bedroom practise
3)cabinet - something used to house speakers
4)1x12,1x16 - 1 X 12". 1 X 16"
5)modelling amps - amps with different models/simulation of other amps with built in effects
6)speaker - need i say more? -___-

 

[theGroovyMusic]

i thought dimebag used randall warheads?

Revolution Is My Name

 

[EugeneSmasher]

Ah-hah! (Let's hope Wikipedia is correct)

Randall RG100ES / RG100HT heads and cabinets - 1981-1996.
Randall Century-200 heads and cabinets - 1992-2000.
Randall Warhead X2 heads and cabinets - 2004.
Krank Revolution (modified) heads and cabinets - late 2004.

 

[isuxs]

wow!

thanks to those who have helped!now i understand more abt amplifiers.Thumbs down to he who criticises...BOOOOOoooooo!!!!!:twisted: