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[mastershake]

ok well I need a new combo. tubes are a must. i cant spend much, 400-600. it doesnt have to be really loud 50 watts is perfect. i have read good things about the valveking but i havent playd one. Ive also been looking at the classic 30 and the vypyr 60w tube, i like what the vypyr... can anyone help me?

[Spivonious]

I played a valveking at GC and found it to be a good general purpose amp sound. I hear they aren't very reliable though (due to being made in China).

If I only had $400-$600 to spend, I'd check out the B-52 AT-212 combo. Lots of sounds, all tube, and after the initial batch a few years ago, very reliable.

[Slik_Karl]

Look into the Vox Valvetronix series. It has a tube preamp so you still get that warm fuzzy feeling. It is a modeling amp but I can get just about any amp sound, even at low volume.

[shobet]

I have no idea if you can get Blackstar amps over that side of the pond?

http://www.blackstaramps.co.uk/products/ht-5/index.html

[jgcable]

ok well I need a new combo. tubes are a must. i cant spend much, 400-600. it doesnt have to be really loud 50 watts is perfect. i have read good things about the valveking but i havent playd one. Ive also been looking at the classic 30 and the vypyr 60w tube, i like what the vypyr... can anyone help me?

Carvin MTS3200

[mastershake]

the carvin looks nice but its abit out of my price range.

[DonP]

Laney AOR 50 1x12. Comes with a sealed cab as well.

[mastershake]

Laney AOR 50 1x12. Comes with a sealed cab as well.

dude, i cant find these anywhere???

[toejam]

ok well I need a new combo. tubes are a must. i cant spend much, 400-600. it doesnt have to be really loud 50 watts is perfect.

100 watts isn't twice as loud as 50. 50 watts will also be pretty damn loud. Hell, a 1-watt tube amp is loud.

[DonP]

100 watts isn't twice as loud as 50. 50 watts will also be pretty damn loud. Hell, a 1-watt tube amp is loud.

+1.

I found my AOR 50 combo a few years ago. I really wish it was the AOR 30, because

a) it's still way too load (I already have an AOR 50 head)

b) it weighs a ton. The 30 version would have been much lighter. I personally think they are lying because you can't get 30 watts from a pair of 6V6's. Just 15 watts.

[Rupe]

I personally think they are lying because you can't get 30 watts from a pair of 6V6's. Just 15 watts.

Didn't the AOR 30 have a quartet of 6V6's? Also, Fender gets 20 watts out of a pair of 6V6's in their Deluxe Reverb.