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Hi folks:
I'm in the market for an amp and have no clue about what to get. I play at home and need something that will sound good at low volume levels. I tried the modeling stuff (Line 6, etc) and couldn't deal with both the lack of response (lack of tube feel) and the tweaking. I had a Peavey Triple XXX that I sent to Voodoo Amps for modding and it took me a while to get used to it because of the clarity and definition Trace added to it. Unfortunately I had to sell it at the time. I also owned a Peavey JSX and it was good, but there was something lacking (it is hard for me to explain). My last amp was a Splawn Competition and it was a great amp, but unfortunately too much amp for bedroom level playing, plus I missed having a dedicated clean channel.
What should I get? I'm basically looking for a amp that will have at least two channels (one clean channel and a gain channel) that will have nice clean sounds and 80's hair metal and shred type gain (ala Vai, MacAlpine, Gilbert, etc). It must also have an effects loop.
I thought about getting a rack system with a Mesa 20/20 and a Peavey Rockmaster or a Marshall JMP-1 or and ADA MP-1 but don't know if this will be good. Another option is to get another JSX and maybe use a boost, but I'm also uncertain as to being this the best alternative. I have no way of trying gear before buying something, so I need to rely on internet research to purchase the amp. By the way, my budget is 800.
I'm in the market for an amp and have no clue about what to get. I play at home and need something that will sound good at low volume levels. I tried the modeling stuff (Line 6, etc) and couldn't deal with both the lack of response (lack of tube feel) and the tweaking. I had a Peavey Triple XXX that I sent to Voodoo Amps for modding and it took me a while to get used to it because of the clarity and definition Trace added to it. Unfortunately I had to sell it at the time. I also owned a Peavey JSX and it was good, but there was something lacking (it is hard for me to explain). My last amp was a Splawn Competition and it was a great amp, but unfortunately too much amp for bedroom level playing, plus I missed having a dedicated clean channel.
What should I get? I'm basically looking for a amp that will have at least two channels (one clean channel and a gain channel) that will have nice clean sounds and 80's hair metal and shred type gain (ala Vai, MacAlpine, Gilbert, etc). It must also have an effects loop.
I thought about getting a rack system with a Mesa 20/20 and a Peavey Rockmaster or a Marshall JMP-1 or and ADA MP-1 but don't know if this will be good. Another option is to get another JSX and maybe use a boost, but I'm also uncertain as to being this the best alternative. I have no way of trying gear before buying something, so I need to rely on internet research to purchase the amp. By the way, my budget is 800.
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