need help choosing amp!

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Is the black star ht5 dirt channel good for hard rock?Or do you need to use pedals?

 

[usernameofwin]

its excellent for hard rock, u can even get some metal tones if u dial your settings in right.

 

[AlexiLaiho]

get a mfx with a ht5

 

[templar03]

Ah, perfect then. My neighbours are all old anyways. More or less half deaf. Should be A-okay.. :mrgreen:

 

[feizhouz]

hey need some advice here. i am looking for a versitle tone from clean to rock to hard rock to metal. should i get a line6 or a marshall? tks for your advice in advance

 

[bf0502tr]

hey need some advice here. i am looking for a versitle tone from clean to rock to hard rock to metal. should i get a line6 or a marshall? tks for your advice in advance

depends...some hate the sound of line6 modelling amps while others swear by it for bedroom and studio use. but marshall still gets my vote though. wait...are u going for ss or tube amps??

 

[xklusivly4u]

just order a blackstar HT 20 studio, basically a bigger version of HT5. Delivery is tomorrow, can't wait I will report tone test tomorrow.

 

[sept09]

hey need some advice here. i am looking for a versitle tone from clean to rock to hard rock to metal. should i get a line6 or a marshall? tks for your advice in advance

Hey if you got time, check out Roland Cube 30x also.

 

[xklusivly4u]

I got BlackStar HT 20 today I think they fix the clean tone issue on HT venue series, clean tone is a lot better than HT 5 but still no where near Mesa. But drive channel is very nice. I wanted the 80 Marshall tones in reasonable volume and this one has it. I just need to buy an overdrive pedal to push the tubes further. Sounds great with PRS Custom 22 and Gibson LP but with Ibanez guitars, it sounds pretty average.

 

[bf0502tr]

I got BlackStar HT 20 today I think they fix the clean tone issue on HT venue series, clean tone is a lot better than HT 5 but still no where near Mesa. But drive channel is very nice. I wanted the 80 Marshall tones in reasonable volume and this one has it. I just need to buy an overdrive pedal to push the tubes further. Sounds great with PRS Custom 22 and Gibson LP but with Ibanez guitars, it sounds pretty average.

this one plays well at low volumes?? thats cool!

 

[xklusivly4u]

this one plays well at low volumes?? thats cool!

yes it is but not like bed room level though.

 

[bf0502tr]

meaning at "i can just hear u from next door" levels??

 

[feizhouz]

depends...some hate the sound of line6 modelling amps while others swear by it for bedroom and studio use. but marshall still gets my vote though. wait...are u going for ss or tube amps??

solid state yeh cant afford them tubes.

 

[bf0502tr]

personally i'd go with the marshall. tested both line 6 and marshalls b4 in diff studios. the line 6 sounded very thin and trebbly and abit dull. the marshall sounded fuller. well i tested their 100watt amps but i think their smaller amps should be similar in comparison. =/

btw...vox has a pretty cheap tube amp combo going at ard 3XX. u'll need ur own pedals to drive it though. sounds good. the crunch was nice but anyway u'll still needa test all the amps to find ur preference

 

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the marshall sounded fuller. well i tested their 100watt amps but i think their smaller amps should be similar in comparison. =/

when it comes to Marshall, their tube & solidstate amps shouldn't be compared on par. same goes for the 'bigger' Marshalls- the drivers in use manifest a different voicing (to those of us who can hear this of course) compared to the smaller units.

 

[bf0502tr]

^ hmmm i tested only the solid states...i've never tried tube amps of anything above 30 watts b4 lol. hmmm but i didnt know the higher wattage amps use diff drivers lol