Beginner amps

[JackS30]

Well I'm not exactly a beginner, but I'm having trouble deciding on a new amp. I need one with a foot switch and preferably with a FX loop, but not for much cash. And I'm in Australia, so any of you aussies know anywhere? I've had a look at Peavy, Marshall, Line 6, Roland (already got a 15X cube), and I'm trying to get to play a Blackstar HT-5 Combo, but haven't yet. Please help me!!!!

Oh and I have a crybaby and a phaser so It would be nice with a FX loop.

And a Jackson JS30DKT

THANKYOU

[Hellbat]

Actually a crybaby and phaser both work well in front of an amp. (Although the phaser works well in the loop too.)

[JackS30]

it doesnt work well with my distortion though, but on clean its bloody awesome. but its having a weird moment, so ive left it for a bit

[DonP]

Go get yourself a Gorilla TC-35 and suffer like we did 25 years ago

People got it made these days. So many great choices.

[Cygnus X1]

Damn straight, Don!

Including hooking up to home stereo consoles.
Yuck!

[lerxstcat]

My first amp was a Silverface Fender Princeton. Somehow with a Fender Mustang I managed to blow the speaker in it, but didn't realize it was just the speaker so i thought my amp was done. I used a mono cassette player as an OD preamp, that's what did it in. Then I figured out that there was an amp in my mom's upright Wurlitzer electric piano so I spliced a 1/4" jack into it! Better drive than the Fender and a 12" speaker to boot! Mom wasn't too happy though...

[Grandturk]

Cheap amps are so much better today than they were 20 and 30 (and longer) years ago. My first amp was a Marshall Valvestate 20 watt with a 10" speaker. It still sounds like crap. I think it cost about $250 when I bought it. For that same $250 today there are some badass amps out there.

Personally, I'd grab one of those Line-6 SPider Jam combos. The number one thing that would have made me a better player as a kid would have been to have constantly been playing with a click track or a drummer, and that Spider Jam has some righteous drum grooves built right in.

[DonP]

Fender has their G-Dec stuff too which is good for practice.

[horns666]

I'd go with an Uberschall..

You'll never need another amp, and your balls increase in size with each use.....I now require a wheelbarrel.

Actually my kid beats the shit out of his 30 wt Line 6 Spider everyday since it was new without a hiccup, and it's a blast to play.

[Spivonious]

Do you want tube? Check out Peavey Valveking, B-52 AT-100, Mesa Single Rectifier, etc.

[Robert Burns]

IMO...since you probably need good meter training, that new GDec 30 is going to be awesome as an all around practice amp. Or at least go with a clean
2 year old Fender GDec 30 watt. But the new one looks incredible..hopefully it will be priced around $369.00? But i doubt it..

[Riffmeister]

Do you want tube? Check out Peavey Valveking, B-52 AT-100, Mesa Single Rectifier, etc.

I'll second the valve king. Great tone for under 400.00.