Low wattage tube amp for cleans?

[jclogston]

Hi all -
I want to pick up a small tube amp for my apartment as i grow weary of my vox ad15. I need it for cleans; i'll use a pedal for any of the heavier stuff.
So i'm looking at the following in terms of new/available amps:
Epiphone Valve Special
Peavey Royal 8
On the used market, looking at
Epiphone Electar 10 / Galaxie 10
Peavey Classic 20
Which of these do you recommend?
Thanks in advance,
jeff

[åron]

Hard to beat the Classic 20, IMO.

[Cygnus X1]

Hard to beat the Classic 20, IMO.

Yes, a good choice.
Also have heard good things about the Roland Cubes, but I haven't played one of them yet.
I'm freakishly partial to Fender Princetons, or Deluxe Reverbs. But, that's me.
They take pedals very well (they are easy to overdrive without sounding buzzy) and the clean of a Fender is the best there is.

[markD]

the classic 20 is awesome. so is a silver face fender princeton or champ.

[Cygnus X1]

the classic 20 is awesome. so is a silver face fender princeton or champ.

Or a blackface.

Or a silver/drip edged blackface.

[jtr]

Fender Pro Jr. 15 watts. A good Princeton Reverb will cost big $.

[Cygnus X1]

Yeah, I love this old amp.

[jtr]

Also there a new peavey Windser Studio amp class A 15-20 watts it comes with a EL34 but will except 6L6,6550,KT77 power tubes.

[Cygnus X1]

Also there a new peavey Windser Studio amp class A 15-20 watts it comes with a EL34 but will except 6L6,6550,KT77 power tubes.

That's a lot of choices for a low wattage amp.
Interesting. I can understand the EL34, but the rest?

I'm kind of partial to the 6V6. Warm, at low volume.
And sings, at higher gain.

[mjtripper]

Another vote for the classic 20

[thetroy]

A 20-watt tube amp is still too loud for an apartment. I would try the Epi Valve Jr or the Blackheart

[jwoods986]

Has anyone tried the Crate V8 - 5 watt w/ 1x10 speaker? I've been thinking of getting a low-watt clean amp also, and these are a good deal this month at GC.

[Spivonious]

Any tube amp is too loud for an apartment, unless you have understanding neighbors. However, for a small tube amp recommendation, I'll say the Crate Palomino. Takes pedals well, and sounds okay at lower volumes.

[toejam]

Also there a new peavey Windser Studio amp class A 15-20 watts it comes with a EL34 but will except 6L6,6550,KT77 power tubes.

The THD Univalve is 15 watts and will accept any one of those power tubes as well as a lot more.

[jtr]

I think the Windsor Studio amp list for $499 so you can probably get it for $350 + tax new.