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I'd like to improve my sound, looking at spending up to about $1500.
My current rig is a Jem or Soloist to Pod XT Live to Marshall Valvestate 8008 stereo power amp to Marshall 1960A 4x12. It sounds good to me, but actually, the Pod sounds better through my $150 Klipsch computer speakers than it does through the 4x12. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]
I'd like a huge, 3 dimensional, dynamically alive, hot-rodded Marshall, open, hard rock/metal sound, conducive to harmonics, ranging from early Van Halen to Zakk Wylde. A nice Fenderesque clean tone or SRVish bluesy-clean tone would be nice, too, but is not nearly as important as the hard rock/metal tone. I'm a lone basement jammer right now, but may join a band if the situation is right.
Here's what I'm thinking about:
Plan A: Get a tube amp to run with the 4x12, and use the XT for effects, e.g.:
Soldano HR50 ($1360)
Mesa Stiletto Deuce ($1600)
Mesa Single Rectifier ($1200?)
Plan B: Get a tube power amp to use with the XT, e.g.:
Carvin TS100 ($500)
Mesa 20/20 ($450 used?)
Plan C: Get full-range powered speakers for the XT, e.g.:
Carvin PM15A ($700 pair)
Mackie SRM450 ($1400 pair)
Behringer B300 ($600 pair)
JBL Eon G2 ($1400 pair)
Bose PAS ($1700 + $300 for subwoofer in the future)
I know I should listen to these myself, but living in the great north woods, none of our stores have any of this stuff. Oddly, in my many years of playing, I've never had a tube amp. However, I've read lots of rave reviews about their benefits - some of which seem to address some of my wishes above. On the other hand, the P.A. speaker route would give me stereo separation and let the Pod XT Live do its thing.
Your opinions are appreciated! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
My current rig is a Jem or Soloist to Pod XT Live to Marshall Valvestate 8008 stereo power amp to Marshall 1960A 4x12. It sounds good to me, but actually, the Pod sounds better through my $150 Klipsch computer speakers than it does through the 4x12. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]
I'd like a huge, 3 dimensional, dynamically alive, hot-rodded Marshall, open, hard rock/metal sound, conducive to harmonics, ranging from early Van Halen to Zakk Wylde. A nice Fenderesque clean tone or SRVish bluesy-clean tone would be nice, too, but is not nearly as important as the hard rock/metal tone. I'm a lone basement jammer right now, but may join a band if the situation is right.
Here's what I'm thinking about:
Plan A: Get a tube amp to run with the 4x12, and use the XT for effects, e.g.:
Soldano HR50 ($1360)
Mesa Stiletto Deuce ($1600)
Mesa Single Rectifier ($1200?)
Plan B: Get a tube power amp to use with the XT, e.g.:
Carvin TS100 ($500)
Mesa 20/20 ($450 used?)
Plan C: Get full-range powered speakers for the XT, e.g.:
Carvin PM15A ($700 pair)
Mackie SRM450 ($1400 pair)
Behringer B300 ($600 pair)
JBL Eon G2 ($1400 pair)
Bose PAS ($1700 + $300 for subwoofer in the future)
I know I should listen to these myself, but living in the great north woods, none of our stores have any of this stuff. Oddly, in my many years of playing, I've never had a tube amp. However, I've read lots of rave reviews about their benefits - some of which seem to address some of my wishes above. On the other hand, the P.A. speaker route would give me stereo separation and let the Pod XT Live do its thing.
Your opinions are appreciated! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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