[Mortified]

Okay, I've decided to get an amp, but I've had no experience at all with them.

Price range: 100-200
Size: at least bigger than a 26 watt 10"x8" amp.
Brand: that's what you guys will be telling me.

Ty,
Kervum

[PianoMan]

This should be in amps...

*whooooooooooooooosh*

[thesteve]

what exactly do you have right now? if your current amps input is 26W, then I'm guessing your output is closer to 10-15W.

[Mortified]

Sorry. I didn't see the amp forum till I had put it there.

It's a silvertone smart II. It's "energy consumption" is 26 watts.

[thesteve]

I'm guessing this is similar to the Silvertone Smart IIIs, which is 10W (20W peak) through a 6.5" speaker.

I'm just providing info for anyone who has an answer to your question. My gut reaction is Epiphone Valve Jr., or a used Peavey Bandit

[jmjlai]

if you can find a beckemer their jems. though they are solid state they have a beautiful tightness to them. i bought mine for 200 bucks and it's 25 watts through a single 12" speaker. it has spring reverb and overdrive with a couple other dohickeys. fx loop as well. now this is not beringher it's beckemer. I think the company is out of buisness but whatever i like it and you'll be lucky if you can find one. if you want a tube amp the best i know of new in that price range is a epiphone valve junior. to tell you the truth dont worry about an amp's power ratio too too much. most likely if your in a gig you can mic it. but 30 watts is a good boundry. you can also try a fender frontman 25 R (solid state), line 6 spider II,

my all time recomendation however would have to be the crate power block. you do need a cabinet however. it's solid state but resembles a tube amp imo.

[Ryan Freeland]

If you can spend $250-$300 you can snag a Line 6 Spider II 1x12 on ebay. In my opinion, it has awesome tone for a solid state amp. Incredible amp.

[BillSPrestonEsq]

Id go with an epi valve Junior the 06 model. Run you about 140, its a kick butt little amp. Its a 5 watter, but it is LOUD!
I would go with a tube amp. Later, you will want one, and the little epis are a lot of bang for the buck, and its a good tone.

[Ryan Freeland]

Originally Posted by BillSPrestonEsq

Id go with an epi valve Junior the 06 model. Run you about 140, its a kick butt little amp. Its a 5 watter, but it is LOUD!
I would go with a tube amp. Later, you will want one, and the little epis are a lot of bang for the buck, and its a good tone.

Question about the valve jr: Since there is only one control (volume), does the gain increase as the volume is turned up? And since I've never played one.. Is it a clean or distortion channel?

[BillSPrestonEsq]

Originally Posted by Building429_Boy

Question about the valve jr: Since there is only one control (volume), does the gain increase as the volume is turned up? And since I've never played one.. Is it a clean or distortion channel?

depends on which way you turn the knob!

[jmjlai]

i dont know but i would guess that the harder you drive the tubes the more crunch you get

[Ryan Freeland]

Originally Posted by BillSPrestonEsq

depends on which way you turn the knob!

Clockwise of course.

[BillSPrestonEsq]

clockwise is the dirty channel, counterclockwise is the clean.

[thomaspg70]

You can find a used Peavey Triumph on Ebay for 200. Those are 60 watts.

[Rainer.]

There's the good ol' Marshall Valvestate series. Snag an old one, they're cheap and have tone!


But what situations do you play in?