New Amp/Combo early next year...
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New Amp/Combo early next year...
Trying to get a bit of a shortlist together; as long as it has a great clean channel I'm probably gonna be fairly happy, I prefer to get overdrive/effects from pedals. Will be more as a 'use every day' but would nice to have some headroom in case I get called out for that once in a lifetime gig
• Wanting a combo
• $1k - $1,500 range
• Valve or SS
• Nice to have a few basic effects on the amp but not a dealbreaker if not
• Attenuation is a nice bonus
Foreruners at the moment (assuming buying new)
• Supro Blues King 15w 1x12
• Vox AC15
• Marshall Origin 50w 1x12
• Blackstar Silverline 50w 1x12
• Boss Katana Artist 100 1x12
• Boss Nextone 80 1x12
Keen for anyone's thoughts or suggestions
• Wanting a combo
• $1k - $1,500 range
• Valve or SS
• Nice to have a few basic effects on the amp but not a dealbreaker if not
• Attenuation is a nice bonus
Foreruners at the moment (assuming buying new)
• Supro Blues King 15w 1x12
• Vox AC15
• Marshall Origin 50w 1x12
• Blackstar Silverline 50w 1x12
• Boss Katana Artist 100 1x12
• Boss Nextone 80 1x12
Keen for anyone's thoughts or suggestions
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Re: New Amp/Combo early next year...
You should really be looking at the Roland Blues Cube over the katana I reckon
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Re: New Amp/Combo early next year...
Tried one a few weeks back. Wasn't a bad amp, just found it lacked a bit of warmth TBH hence the Supro Blues King has taken its placejeremyb wrote:You should really be looking at the Roland Blues Cube over the katana I reckon
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Re: New Amp/Combo early next year...
I really like the hand wired box range, no FX though
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Re: New Amp/Combo early next year...
I'd look for a Mesa Maverick 1x12 personally. One of the best clean tones ever produced.
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I may sell my Mesa 5:50 Express 1x12 Combo in the new year, it has excellent Fender style cleans and some great drive options.
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Re: New Amp/Combo early next year...
Just checking but from memory you have previously owned a few of the listed ones right?
AC15, Katana and Marshall Origin?
So you will be familiar with what your getting with those.
That Supro looks cool, had to look it up.
The Bognor Alchimist has effects built in and comes in a combo.
You would have to wait for a S/H one though but often they go for under 1k.
AC15, Katana and Marshall Origin?
So you will be familiar with what your getting with those.
That Supro looks cool, had to look it up.
The Bognor Alchimist has effects built in and comes in a combo.
You would have to wait for a S/H one though but often they go for under 1k.
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Re: New Amp/Combo early next year...
What about the Blackstar HT series?
Maybe a Blackstar HT-5 or HT-20?
Maybe a Blackstar HT-5 or HT-20?
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Can't remember, I may have? But not 100% on that as it's mainly been the AC30's that I've had the interest inReg18 wrote:Just checking but from memory you have previously owned a few of the listed ones right?
AC15
Yep, had the 100w 2x12 combo. First impressions were good, but any channel other than the clean were not really usable and mine had what sounded like a 'digital hiss' that annoyed the hell out of meReg18 wrote:Katana
Had the 50w head, sold it to Molly. Great amp that I should have just held onto, love the look of the comboReg18 wrote:Marshall Origin
Yeah, quite different huh. Seems like this amp would be right up my alley, and a sensible wattage tooReg18 wrote:That Supro looks cool, had to look it up.
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That's a very irrelevant question Ed - don't waste our time with posts like that!!!! The only time you should ask yourself that is when you've bought an expensive amp, and realise it's totally wrong for youslash-ed wrote:I'm sure this has been mentioned in another thread but what kind of tones are you after?
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Re: New Amp/Combo early next year...
Judging from the times I’ve heard Jim play I’d say a Fender Super Six turned up with a TS808 in front would probably be the tone he’s looking for!
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Tone wise, anything through from Rothery/Knopfler style cleans to low-medium gain drive (think Matt Schofield, BB King, Kossoff etc)
I have a Snouse BlackBox that has been my go-to drive pedal for some time now, then I have another drive pedal that I hit if I want a touch more girth
I have a Snouse BlackBox that has been my go-to drive pedal for some time now, then I have another drive pedal that I hit if I want a touch more girth