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[Razorback]

Hi guys, just a question, for those of you guys who use pedals, do you guys just use a practice amp, or do you have a stack in your house?

 

[dudelove]

define practice amp.

someone's practice amp could be a 100w mesa

 

[Razorback]

Practice amps as in 15 or 30 watter? all i have is a winny 15watter.

 

[mus]

I have a Vox Pathfinder 15R.

I can't afford heads & cabs. If I could, my parents will kick me out of the house.

 

[Razorback]

Same here, even the MG15MSII wouldnt convince her that its just a 15 watter. she thinks more speaker = louder.

 

[hatecrew]

My practice amp is my main amp. It's a Laney LC15R. Tube amps can get really really loud when pushed. Although I'm planning to get a small halfstack sometime this year...about 15-20w

 

[EugeneSmasher]

Practice amplifiers are usually:
- 10-30W Solid-state / 3-5W valve-state,
- Combo.

So generally they are very affordable, especially for those on a budget, beginners, and those who want to practise at low volumes (like most of us HDB dwellers. Haha!). Some low-wattage valve-state amplifiers (like around 3 or 5 watts) are also practice amplifiers. I think the definition is based more on what it is used for - low volume practise or loud volume performing.

Mine is a 10W solid-state, made in Korea. Brand is Sound Drive. Not very well-known, but very good cleans. It can go quite loud for a 10-watter, but most of all, I can get likable tone at low volume levels. That's it's purpose as a practice amplifier, after all!

 

[Zenzo]

Using a soundrive sg-15w.Planning to change to a microstack,most probably the marshall mg15ms once I play better

 

[hatecrew]

Using a soundrive sg-15w.Planning to change to a microstack,most probably the marshall mg15ms once I play better

i'd usually advice against the solid state marshall amplifiers. they have quite stale, horrible (IMO) sounds. for better tones, my advice would be to look at them solidstate vox and orange amps.

 

[dudelove]

agree with u hatecrew. sorry, i wasnt really impressed by beez's mod to the microstack either.. didnt dig the drive tone. no wher marshally imo.

 

[tyzjames]

I use a Kustom 30w at home, but I cant even turn the volume up by even 1 notch cause it'll be too loud!

 

[subversion]

on days, when i use pedals, my Killer Ant would be put to use...

 

[Razorback]

anything that comes/needs a cabinet to go with, its not allowed in my house.
so all i have is a 15 watt solid state.

 

[bigblackbear]

even the vox actv4? the head and cab version looks pretty small

 

[Razorback]

how small is the cab? my mum didnt allowed me to buy an MG15MSII because of the 2 mini cabs.

 

[syuk90]

yeahh... i only use comp speakers... more conveniece.. hehex

 

[superpotato_30]

Im using the Marshall Mg15msII with the beez mod in it.

To me it works well enough as a practice amp thus i dont find it a necessity to have a high end amp at home.

Of course if you can afford it and willing to get a more decent amp by all means go for it. But you have to understand whether getting the amp or anything for that matter ( Guitars/pedals ) etc will be necessary or not.

If not, get an amp that sounds decent enough for you, stick to that and go invest on other stuff.

 

[LadyInTears]

haha lucky you, now i dont have an amp, let alone pedals, but a line 6 GX just does it for me, tone quest is achieved for now..

 

[theunknown]

using a simple vox pathfinder 15r. i dont turn the volume beyond 9oclock.

 

[mus]

^ Same here. More than 9 o'clock, it gets too loud!