Recommendation on amp
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kenbellston
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hi, im a migrating, not coming back. i can take anything below 10 kg, those are too small.
in fact i still have interest on the marshalls and cubes. but they seem to be sold very easily on soft. until now i still didnt manage to grab a guy selling those and we can settle on the price.
in fact i still have interest on the marshalls and cubes. but they seem to be sold very easily on soft. until now i still didnt manage to grab a guy selling those and we can settle on the price.
kenbellston
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I think cube 15 is quite a practical and budget amp.
Any opinions on it?
Any opinions on it?
keithC
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not really sure on that... i really like that pignose one! hhaha
was lookin at marshall mini amps, they have a small stack too, pretty cool. the webbie says marshall's tone is preserved in those small ones. available at davis at 70bucks for one of them i think.. the last time i saw.
http://marshallamps.com/product_range.asp?productRangeId=19
was lookin at marshall mini amps, they have a small stack too, pretty cool. the webbie says marshall's tone is preserved in those small ones. available at davis at 70bucks for one of them i think.. the last time i saw.
http://marshallamps.com/product_range.asp?productRangeId=19
kenbellston
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MG15 or Cube 15, provided the same price.
kenbellston
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because i wouldnt know to buy there. and the ppl there and i dont share common language.
MARSHALL is reviewed to be very classic and standard
Cube is a rojak box, everything in but not good in anything also
Vox is clean and warm, but when comes to pedals and distortion, it doesnt performance extraordinarily well.
True? and which?
MARSHALL is reviewed to be very classic and standard
Cube is a rojak box, everything in but not good in anything also
Vox is clean and warm, but when comes to pedals and distortion, it doesnt performance extraordinarily well.
True? and which?
markedymark
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i beg to differ on that statement about vox. the cheaper ones eg. the pathfinder 15, accepts pedals well and also has nice cleans!
PatheinRaindropMoe
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imho
MARSHALL is reviewed to be very classic and standard: Only the tube series
Cube is a rojak box, everything in but not good in anything also: It does what it promised, workhorse
Vox is clean and warm, but when comes to pedals and distortion, it doesnt performance extraordinarily well: Depend on users and usage.
MARSHALL is reviewed to be very classic and standard: Only the tube series
Cube is a rojak box, everything in but not good in anything also: It does what it promised, workhorse
Vox is clean and warm, but when comes to pedals and distortion, it doesnt performance extraordinarily well: Depend on users and usage.
kenbellston
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It does what it promised, workhorse = roland? what does it mean exactly? i am looking a the cube 15.
i dont play metal/rock, the hardest i will go is pop or maybe the edge of rock, things like wake me up when sep ends or lips of an angle. thats the furthest and noisiest i will go.
is MG15CDR a tube?
i dont play metal/rock, the hardest i will go is pop or maybe the edge of rock, things like wake me up when sep ends or lips of an angle. thats the furthest and noisiest i will go.
is MG15CDR a tube?
markedymark
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let me answer systematically.
workhose = it gets the job done, no gimmicks. nothing more nothing less.
and no the MG15CDR is a solid state, though it looks like a tube it isnt. its got a certain crunchyness to it though.
workhose = it gets the job done, no gimmicks. nothing more nothing less.
and no the MG15CDR is a solid state, though it looks like a tube it isnt. its got a certain crunchyness to it though.
xklusivly4u
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It is very good in clean.
kenbellston
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thanks for the explanation.
so the cube15 wins the MG15CDR in that sense?
what about the vox?
so the cube15 wins the MG15CDR in that sense?
what about the vox?
MadWerewolfBoy
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The vox pathfinder 15R gives the best cleans imo... but u'll have to play with 2 knobs, the drive and the volume...
The volume is the post amp while the drive is the preamp. For the cleanest cleans, u'd have to max the volume and turn the drive just a lil bit to ur desired volume... for a lil dirt/drive, u can increase the drive and decrease the volume, while the boost button is depressed.
The maximum drive settings isn't that nice though. i think mixing a lil drive on the amp and using my efx pedals to do the rest of the job gives the best tone out of it. other fetures like reverb is standard, while there's an extra in-built tremolo effect which can come in handy...
The volume is the post amp while the drive is the preamp. For the cleanest cleans, u'd have to max the volume and turn the drive just a lil bit to ur desired volume... for a lil dirt/drive, u can increase the drive and decrease the volume, while the boost button is depressed.
The maximum drive settings isn't that nice though. i think mixing a lil drive on the amp and using my efx pedals to do the rest of the job gives the best tone out of it. other fetures like reverb is standard, while there's an extra in-built tremolo effect which can come in handy...
markedymark
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gotta agree with that!
kenbellston
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thanks,
so line 6 is out
and the other 3, if to compared, which is better?
so line 6 is out
and the other 3, if to compared, which is better?
markedymark
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if youre all about cleans, get the vox. it accepts pedals reasonably well too.
if you want a no nonsense straightforward amp get the cube.
if you like something driven and chunky sounding get the marshall.
thats my 2 cents.
if you want a no nonsense straightforward amp get the cube.
if you like something driven and chunky sounding get the marshall.
thats my 2 cents.
everyone forgot about the Toneblaster X that sub mentioned!
It's clean channel is pretty dynamic and clear, breaks up when you turn the gain high. the X channel is really all you need, it has a mid-sweepable function that goes everywhere in the distortion world, more than enough for an amp the size and price. one of the members in my club has one, we played it in the school hall and it was definitely projectiing and articulate for a mere 15 watts in an open area.
Also, don't forget to give yourself more gain than pop-rock gain, you'd need it. Many beginners end up having to get something different when they move on from the kind of music they started out with, myself being that.
get an amp that won't limit your creativity, the roland cube is great, the toneblaster X is even more versatile and "plug-and-play" imo. But if you need the built in effects of the Cube30, go for it.
And also, tubes don't like to migrate that much, get a reliable solid-state piece.
(p.s you might want to get a Peavey Blazer, great amp for rock gain uses and very reliable, though others would say otherwise...THE CHOICE IS YOURS!)
It's clean channel is pretty dynamic and clear, breaks up when you turn the gain high. the X channel is really all you need, it has a mid-sweepable function that goes everywhere in the distortion world, more than enough for an amp the size and price. one of the members in my club has one, we played it in the school hall and it was definitely projectiing and articulate for a mere 15 watts in an open area.
Also, don't forget to give yourself more gain than pop-rock gain, you'd need it. Many beginners end up having to get something different when they move on from the kind of music they started out with, myself being that.
get an amp that won't limit your creativity, the roland cube is great, the toneblaster X is even more versatile and "plug-and-play" imo. But if you need the built in effects of the Cube30, go for it.
And also, tubes don't like to migrate that much, get a reliable solid-state piece.
(p.s you might want to get a Peavey Blazer, great amp for rock gain uses and very reliable, though others would say otherwise...THE CHOICE IS YOURS!)