The official don't buy this amp if you play at home list...

[PowerTube]

I'm not sure this counts as a rebuttal, but I have a 50w 1987x plexi reissue that was modified by Dave Friedman and that thing fucking smokes at low volumes, even whisper quiet. After being a total slave to my ADA MP1 for years and years, I've used my rack maybe 4 times in the 6 months I've had the Marshall.

OMG!!!!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!?!?!?! YOU CAN'T RUN THAT AT HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





But seriously, I hear you. I also think there's a certain "magic" to some 4x12 cabs that you just can't get from a combo.

[PowerTube]

It's all personal opinions. There are no "right" or "wrong" answers. Not black and white, only many shades of gray.

Absolutely. I would never tell someone that they're "wrong" because they have a different taste in something than me.

[Chad]

I guess I don't really agree with this premise. My evaluation of an amp includes its versatility and that includes sounding good at low, medium, or high volumes. In that criteria, I have owned and enjoyed a Dual Rectifier, Randall RM50, Marshall JMP-1/power amp combo, Allen Old Flame (boutique blackface style amp), etc.

I gig and play fairly loud from time to time, but I also practice through the same amps. I have tried small "practice" amps , but I'm never happy with them. I'd rather just play through a full blown tube amp at lower volume. YMMV.

[shreddermon]

How many shades??? 50?
J/K

Hopefully you're not doing THAT with your amp! LOL

[neilli]

I'm not sure this counts as a rebuttal, but I have a 50w 1987x plexi reissue that was modified by Dave Friedman and that thing fucking smokes at low volumes, even whisper quiet. After being a total slave to my ADA MP1 for years and years, I've used my rack maybe 4 times in the 6 months I've had the Marshall.

[rjohnstone]

It's all personal opinions. There are no "right" or "wrong" answers. Not black and white, only many shades of gray.

How many shades??? 50?
J/K

I used to use an attenuator on a JCM800 2x12 combo for at home practice before switching to Carvin solid state amps.
It was nice to have the same/similar tone to what you're playing live.

[shreddermon]

It's all personal opinions. There are no "right" or "wrong" answers. Not black and white, only many shades of gray.

[PowerTube]

I won't reiterate my entire spiel here, but I still disagree. I've gotten some phenomenal sounds on high-powered amps at home, playing at low volume and using pedals.

So what's wrong with getting great sounds both at low and high volumes?

[xenophobe]

I'd say any full sized tube head that would normally sell with a 4x12 is probably too loud to play at home unless you have a studio or a large-ish parcel of land...

[jgcable]

I know that searching for the ultimate amp tone is fun but a lot of my fellow JCF brothers waste a ton of time and money making poor choices when it comes to amps. For example.. the entire Splawn Quickrod thread.
Anyway... we need to come up with a list of HIGH GAIN HIGH POWER amps that were designed for LIVE use that you should STAY AWAY from if you only play at home.

I will start...

Just about anything from Soldano. Especially the SLO100
Just about anything from Engl. Especially the Fireball and the Pitball 100
ANY MARSHALL PLEXI.
ANY MARSHALL JCM800 2201, 2203
Just about anything from Splawn.
Carvin Legacy
Carvin X100B
Rivera Duo 212
Mesa Dual or Triple Rectifier