Recommend me a nice tube amp

[jumpingtam]

Hi Amp people,

I'm in the market for a new amp. I would really like the amp to have the following features:

Any range from 15 to 40W head or combo
Is more British than American sound
Effects loop
Two channels (clean + dirty)
Has built-in Reverb
Channel select via footswitch
Has cab simulation output
Can lower wattage for late night playing
Has a matching 2x12 cab
0 to low failure rate

Max budget is $2,900 for head and cab. I can't go beyond this as I also need to buy a Bass amp.

I already own the Line 6 DT25 so that's out of the picture

[godgrinder]

Budget?

[GrantB]

Hi Amp people,

I'm in the market for a new amp. I would really like the amp to have the following features:

Any range from 15 to 40W head or combo
Is more British than American sound
Effects loop
Two channels (clean + dirty)
Channel select via footswitch
Has cab simulation output
Can lower wattage for late night playing
Has a matching 2x12 cab
0 to low failure rate

I already own the Line 6 DT25 so that's out of the picture

I'm only guessing, but on a lower budget the Laney 15 Head, or the 12R Cub are good options.

[jeremyb]

Yeah Laney make great options for what you are after, or just buy a katana

[jumpingtam]

Budget?

Forgot to mention that. Cheers.
Updated my original post.

[Conway]

Bad Cat 15R. Ticks most of the boxes. It's a 1x12 combo but sounds as big as a 2x12.

[godgrinder]

If you absolutely need to have reverb and cab sim then it narrows the choice quite a bit.

[olegmcnoleg]

I have this for sale...Fender Supersonic head + 2x12 cab. Let me know if it floats your boat.

Full details and a pic or two here... http://www.nzguitars.com/forum/viewtopi ... 49&t=33504

I've got a glut of less expensive tube amps at present too (Carvin Belair 2x12, Fender Deluxe VM, DJW 18w plexi clone). If anyone is interested, get in touch.

[olegmcnoleg]

LOLZ, I just checked the back panel on my Carvin Belair and it has a cabinet-voiced line out, and reverb, it is a 2x12, has 2 channels, sounds good quiet and sounds more British (el84s). Mine's the older model, with the real spring reverb and additional pre-amp tube. You can have it for less than 1/4 of your budget

[werdna]

I'd check out the AC15 head and cab for sale on the forum. It looks like it has Brit voiced clean and dirty. Loud enough to hang with a drummer in full volume.

[StrummersOfThunder]

Ac15. Done.

[codedog]

Hi Amp people,

I'm in the market for a new amp. I would really like the amp to have the following features:

Any range from 15 to 40W head or combo
Is more British than American sound
Effects loop
Two channels (clean + dirty)
Channel select via footswitch
Has cab simulation output
Can lower wattage for late night playing
Has a matching 2x12 cab
0 to low failure rate

I already own the Line 6 DT25 so that's out of the picture

I'm only guessing, but on a lower budget the Laney 15 Head, or the 12R Cub are good options.

I second that Laney head and cab idea. The IRT-Studio is fantastic. Even with the IRT cab it sounds great and will come way under your budget. The Cub 12R? Not so much... I've had one and intensely disliked the overdriven tone. That's just me though... it sounded horribly fizzy to my ears.

[GrantB]

2900 - ok, that changes a lot. Forget the Laney idea.

[TmcB]

Hi Amp people,

I'm in the market for a new amp. I would really like the amp to have the following features:

Any range from 15 to 40W head or combo
Is more British than American sound
Effects loop
Two channels (clean + dirty)
Has built-in Reverb
Channel select via footswitch
Has cab simulation output
Can lower wattage for late night playing
Has a matching 2x12 cab
0 to low failure rate

Max budget is $2,900 for head and cab. I can't go beyond this as I also need to buy a Bass amp.

I already own the Line 6 DT25 so that's out of the picture

Well...my AC15 head and cab is -
15w
British sounding
No effects loop
Two channels (clean + dirty - depends where you put the tone controls on the Top Boost for clean)
No reverb
You could channel select with external footswitch
No cab emulation
Can lower the wattage on the whole amp plus lower it on each individual channel
Has a matching 1x12 cab
Handwired so failure rate is low plus repair is easy

Is $1550 here but y'know if someone wanted to talk turkey I could make something happen

[jumpingtam]

I'm reading and considering each replies, keep them coming!
Browsed the web and saw these:

Peavey Classic 20 Mini Head 20W
Head https://goo.gl/mBm87A
Cab https://goo.gl/kFk4my

Vox Night Train G2 15W
Head https://goo.gl/RRp84f
Cab https://goo.gl/wGaoCX

Egnater Rebel 30 Mark II (doesn't appear to be available in NZ though)
Head https://goo.gl/RSKLkp
Cab https://goo.gl/PHPqSp

HUGHES & KETTNER TUBEMEISTER DELUXE 20
Head https://goo.gl/HbPVpj
Cab https://goo.gl/reXobM

Throwing in a combos because they look fun
Vox AV30 https://goo.gl/Hkistk
Boss Katana 100 https://goo.gl/HdM1qZ

Unfortunately, I may not have the time to test and play them all so I seek advice from people who might have had experience with them. Reliability is important to me as I want to spend my time playing rather than troubleshooting and fixing a broken amp.