Recommend a guitar amp under $400?

[thor666]

ok... i've thought long and i feel it's time for my Trace Elliot Brat amp to go. It's got a nice generic distortion but it takes anything and everything and makes the distortion generic.

anyone can recommend me a guitar amp under $400? I'm looking for the following features:

- Preferably Marshall glass-like tones.
- Able to bring out the sounds of individual pickups.
- Not too loud. Playing at home.
- Line in - effects return would be a bonus

Thanks in advance!

 

[spikes]

marshall MG-30

 

[ChanMin]

honestly you should consider a smarvo.

 

[WiZaRd]

Hmm..How bout the Ibanez Tone Blaster 25 or 50??? Preety Decent to me.

 

[popeye]

under $400?

With your requirement, I would suggest to get a second hand Marshall AVT-20 (of course if somebody else is selling. But then, you can always put an advertisement).

 

[ShredCow]

Try to up your budget to $495.

Tech21 Trademark 10.

Its got all you need, fender/marshall/mesa tone, tube like response, efx loops, real spring reverb and lots more.

Check sinamex.

 

[thor666]

chanmin - hmm which model for smarvo?

popeye - yeah was considering avt20. any idea how it matches up to avt50? (since i want to get as close to a marshall they provide in gigs)

ShredCow - the T21 Trademark 10 looks really good. hmm.

 

[ChanMin]

well main thing you wanna have is a decent clean channel.... so you can use your pedals..etc... the smarvo i think is REALLY the cheapest and best value for money. i havent tried one.. but based on the price and specs..you cant argue.

 

[popeye]

popeye - yeah was considering avt20. any idea how it matches up to avt50?

Dunno. never really tried AVT50. AVT20 is more than enough for me at home.
Anyway, I believe in gig, AVT50 is still too small.

 

[Praetorian]

Anybody knows my reccomendation?

 

[mitth]

ROLAND CUBE 30!!!!! :lol: :smt029

 

[BlackMoo]

Samick 15w practice amp $90

 

[Lifehouse]

Roland Cube 30 or Valvetronix 30.

PS: Praetorian.. The girl is cute. Heh.

 

[sandking78]

If you're in a tight budget, go second-hand.

Roland Cube is quite fun though..

 

[Praetorian]

PS: Praetorian.. The girl is cute. Heh.

:smt077

 

[Praetorian]

Roland Cube is quite fun though..

Quite fun? No.

VERY fun.

 

[thor666]

yeah... i've noticed the rave roland cube reviews over here... however, i'm looking more for an amp that's close in terms of sound to a 50W/100W amp that one might be using for gigs...

 

[Praetorian]

a 50-100 watter for 400? kinda tight, dont you think?

 

[imcorn]

a 50-100 watter for 400? kinda tight, dont you think?

actually.. the smarvo 40 watt w/chorus costs abt 290 i tink.. shld be within ur price range.. or if u want tube.. i tink the smarvo 100w all tube head costs abt 570-590

 

[thor666]

Prae - i mean something that's close in terms of sound to a 50/100W. just so that i can set my pedals and pickups and not go through a big hassle of changes when i gig. not viewing 50/100W (would be too loud for HDB, yeah? :wink: )