Small tube amps for room practise/metal?

[Twisteramps]

Re: Small tube amps for room practise/metal?

Usually an 'all in one' modelling amp like a Spider II combo or the Vox are going to kick ass on your pod 2.0 setup. Go to a store and try one, I think you'll be surprised. Are you wanting a tube amp for low volume playing for the actual sound or to be trendy?

Pete

[pott]

Re: Small tube amps for room practise/metal?

For the sound. I took care of the trend with my POD already :P
I have a 40 watts solid state Peavey. I won't need anything else much better SS wise. I want to try something new.

[Twisteramps]

Re: Small tube amps for room practise/metal?

Well, I can't really think of anything that's going to touch the Mesa .22+ then for tube and low wattage, but it's still amazingly loud. Just buy whatever tube amp you want and don't crank it would be my advice.

Pete

[slfreak1979]

Re: Small tube amps for room practise/metal?

Do you guys get Tech 21 products in Europe? I'd recommend the Trademark 10, it's not tube, but sounds great.

[83SanDimas]

Re: Small tube amps for room practise/metal?

I second the trademark 10 and Chuck has spoken highly about the Roland...

[pott]

Re: Small tube amps for room practise/metal?

I've never seen any of the trademark stuff but I think I may be able to find one.
I think I'll get the Laney. With good tubes put in it won't be bad hopefully, and well for that price... Some pedals and the trick should be there.

[achren_git]

Re: Small tube amps for room practise/metal?

quite a good price for that laney here i think http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/options.php?id=9545

looks like not a bad amp, wouldn't mind getting one myself!
cheers

[jgcable]

Re: Small tube amps for room practise/metal?

If you want a cheap tube amp for home practice for metal you should look at getting a Crate VC508 and a Boss Metal Zone.
If you have more money to spend you certainly need to look at the Mesa Boogie Studio .22

[horns666]

Re: Small tube amps for room practise/metal?

That's right Pete..

I was just going to post about the 30wt Line 6 Spider...but you already did it for me.. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Dude , I play a Uberschall and a kick ass Marshall rig...I play NOTHING but metal...

If you want Zakk Wylde crunch and squeals and COB - like stuff ..like I do...

and you can't do it with this $200 Spider and kick ass about it...then you just ....well ...suck [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

This little fucker kicks ass..most bang for the buck there is...and killer built in effects too...phaser'chorus/flange/delay/reverb/tremelo , and all easily tweakable.

and you can get the first VH lp / "Eruption" so nailed ...it's pretty sick!

it has pretty clean and crunch channels too...but who cares! [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[jgcable]

Re: Small tube amps for room practise/metal?

+1

[FusionFarmer]

Re: Small tube amps for room practise/metal?

I use a Peavey Bravo, 25w. currently loaded with JJs (2) EL84s and (3) ECC83Ss, stock Eminence 12" speaker. these are tone machines, most people don't even know about em. still pretty cheap 220-300, getting harder to find

[pagemalicious]

Re: Small tube amps for room practise/metal?

why not try and look out for a second hand Marshall TSL combo, i played through one a few weeks ago and it seemed to do the job at low volume levels.

[Dreamland_Rebel]

Re: Small tube amps for room practise/metal?

the roland micro cube is a great small bedroom amp. i know it doesn't have any tubes. but tubes and low vol don't mix.

[pott]

Re: Small tube amps for room practise/metal?

Yeah guys, I came to this conclusion too. I decided to do a little sacrifice.



Good bye the neighbours' tranquility [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
I think it'll probably be Laney LC15 (non reverb version) with a clean boost and maybe a good distorsion pedal that won't rape my sound. Cheers for the tips [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[MBreinin]

Re: Small tube amps for room practise/metal?

I don't know if you would consider it, but back in the day I had a Marshall JCM900 1x12. That thing screamed and could pump out pure liquid distortion at very low levels. It was also plenty loud when you needed it to be. I don't know what they are going for these days.

Mike