Good amp combo easy on the back

[P I K A]

Well this is the 2nd time I hurt my back and I've been out of work 2 weeks already so I need a good sounding combo thats not heavy to move around. The mesa 4-12 is just brutal on my back and I'm thinking of leaving that at home permanently. I like hi gain sounds I have an engl powerball so you know what I mean. I tried the line 6 spyder but it sounded like cr*p to me and the build quality was terrible. Any ideas?

[raymo]

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Well if you like the botique amps, why not go for a VHT combo?

Or you can go Marshall *ducks* [img]graemlins/evilimages/icons/tongue.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[P I K A]

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I'm looking for light weight so I'm leaning towards ss. I wouldn't call engl boutique

[P I K A]

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I didn't mean that last post to sound the way it sounded to me what I meant is I do like boutique but I'm not considering Engl in that league although it is a mighty kick ass amp. I just need to baby my back as I'm getting older and I need to be lifting less lbs. cause I can't afford to be out of work for extended periods of time.

[Venomboy]

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I have a VHT 2x12 combo and it's not light at all. It has casters which is great for rolling it around but it takes some effort to lift.

[Outlander]

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I was starting to have the same problem and I live in a two story with my music room upstairs.
I went with a small 6 space SKB rack case with a Mesa 20/20 for power. The box isn't that heavy and definately not as unwieldy as a 4X12. I picked up a GenzBenz 2x12G.Lynch cab and will get another later, maybe. The 2x12's are much easier to handle and sound great. [img]graemlins/band.gif[/img]

[raymo]

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Seriously, I dont know how you feel about Marshalls but the MG250DFX and the MG100DFX are pretty good, but hey you might be like most everyone else on this board... a (new) marshall hater, hehe.

[Chameleonfong]

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A MESA Studio+!!! It's said to have the best distortion tone ever. Pete(twisteramp) used to have clips on it. Check with him he might still have it.

My 1.3cents of crap
Fong

[markD]

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I was getting tired of lugging heavy gear as well, so I went and bought a little hybrid combo for practice and jams (still have the huge stuff for gigs). I found this little Hughes and Kettner ATS60 combo and it rocks. Not very loud, but light with great tone. I paid $75 for it, and have been smiling ever since. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

[jgcable]

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Galien Krueger 250ML
Ampeg SS70C or SS140C
Crate DXJ112
Johnson JM60

[1trussell]

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I always thought that the 5150 combo was a nice little amp.

[BigDaddyD]

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I HATED my mesa studio

[Dreamland_Rebel]

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the mesa recto verticle 2x12 is the perfect companion. i can lift it into the back of my truck all by myself no problem and i am a really small guy.

[jgcable]

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Originally posted by BigDaddyD:
I HATED my mesa studio

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I had a Studio 22+ and I hated it too. I expected too much out of it I guess. It was a real let down for me. A real wimp IMHO.

[Chameleonfong]

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Originally posted by jgcable:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by BigDaddyD:
I HATED my mesa studio

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I had a Studio 22+ and I hated it too. I expected too much out of it I guess. It was a real let down for me. A real wimp IMHO. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">My understanding is that the Mesa studio+ ain't very verstile but the distortion tone is really cruncy.

Fong