A good sounding starter amp?

[Dreamland_Rebel]

+ 5 on the Roland Micro Cube - mine gets more use than my half stack.

[horns666]

Line 6 Spider II and IIIs and Roland Micro Cubes seem to be the pick of the litter in all JCF practice/bedroom amp threads!!

Ya can't go wrong with either..

[sgray]

Roland Micro Cube +3

+2

I picked one up at GC for $99.00 before Xmas for my daughter to use with her mini strat Santa brought. It sounds really good for it's size and runs on 6 aa battery's or the included ac adapter. The really nice part is that with battery power it can be moved around without having to keep unplugging it. I did try a 15w spider3 and found the sounds from the cube to be much better IMO.

I bought a 15w Spider III also and the Micro Cube I use at home for just playing around works incredibly well. Also, running effects, pod xt etc into the cube sounds incredible too!

[jgcable]

Roland Cube 30. Its even good enough to jam with a drummer with providing the drummer isn't too loud.

[ezbprimerib]

Go with a Line 6 Spider amp. I bought my son one, a series II spider with 75 watts of power. Works pretty good for practicing at home, so much so, I want one for my office! I don't think it'll hold up in the mix of a band, but a good, loud amp for starters.

[deflep]

Vox Valvetronix or Line6 Spider.

I agree...Roland cubes have a confusing knob layout...go with the Vox or the Line 6.

[Sinistas]

I don't see what's confusing about this:

http://www.roland.com/products/en/Micro-CUBE/images/image_04_L.jpg

It's like 6 knobs, they're labeled clearly, and it sounds good. If you prefer Line 6 or Vox, great, but we're talking about a starter amp. Knob layout shouldn't be at the top of the reasons not to buy an amp...Especially when it's not even an issue.

[demeyes]

Good recommendations with the spider and roland. I've played both and think they would suit a starter well. The line 6 might be more versatile for someone who is not too experienced with other pedals and effects processors.

[Axewielder]

The VOX DA5 is cheap, sounds great, and optionally runs on batteries

[Learn Guitars]

Fender G-Dec

[Axewielder]

Fender G-Dec

Hellz yeah I was going to say that as well. Greatest practice amp evah! Beware though, the G-DEC's do seem to have quality control issues. Do NOT buy a used one, get the warranty (you'll need it).

[Bengal65]

+1

+7 Micro Cube. You can tote it around with the shoulder strap.