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Old 08-30-2006, 04:39 PM   #1
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Buyin a new amp
Ya ive been playin on a small 15 watt crate for like 3 years and im ready to get somthing bigger for shows. Im not really looking for anything with effects on it because i wanna stick with my pedals. So a good amp that will make my effects sound good through its clean is pretty much all i need and want. I want something loud enough by itself, but still have a good sound. 200-300 is my price range. Whats good?

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how much "loud" do you need?

For your price range, I'd be looking used at the Fender Blues Jr. or the Peavey Classic 30...

Though if you could find a couple sweet deals, there's always an Acoustic 150 into a 4x12 cabinet.
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Well 200-300 isnt going to get you much as far as quality or wattage goes (brand new and being better than your crate at least).

My preference in that range would be the Vox AD30VT.
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Well 200-300 isnt going to get you much as far as quality or wattage goes (brand new and being better than your crate at least).
that's why you don't buy new...get higher quality at a lower price.
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I got my Peavey Classic 30 for 325 on ebay... go look on ebay... alot better than buying new
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Old 08-30-2006, 05:15 PM   #6
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how much "loud" do you need?
as far as loudness goes i just want something loud enough to play in a show with drums, and for jam sessions with drums..
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Old 08-30-2006, 06:09 PM   #7
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idk for that price range... and most people on here are gonna tell you that an amp OD especially if it's tube is for the most part more desirable than pedal OD...
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Drums are a hard thing to compete with...I find my AD50VT gets it done pretty well with good tone, but I seriously doubt anything less than 40 could do it [well]. Tube amps can give you more volume at a lower wattage so that may be your best option...but they are more expensive. Tube amps are teh L337.
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Drums aren't hard to compete with... drummers are. If it's too loud, blame the guy hitting it.

If you're totally fine with your pedal tones (and I mean totally) solid state may do you fine.
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how much "loud" do you need?

For your price range, I'd be looking used at the Fender Blues Jr. or the Peavey Classic 30...

Though if you could find a couple sweet deals, there's always an Acoustic 150 into a 4x12 cabinet.
i second the fender blues jr, i own one, and i love it.
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My preference in that range would be the Vox AD30VT.
Vox makes of the most flavored amps I've ever heard. He seems to be looking for a good palette for the rest of his rig, which means that the Vox would just take it, and make it sound voxy. Good thing? Bad thing? Neither, just not the best option to work with here.
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Vox makes of the most flavored amps I've ever heard. He seems to be looking for a good palette for the rest of his rig, which means that the Vox would just take it, and make it sound voxy. Good thing? Bad thing? Neither, just not the best option to work with here.
Indeed...even without the flavoring and such, the ADVT series of amps is really the antithesis of what the post is asking for...
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I use a 5 watt amp with an average (volume) drummer, and for jams he can hear me just fine, plus I can crank it and get a lot of overdrive without killing cats or breaking windows. Just something to think about.

You can get old Silvertone 25 watt combos for around 200-300. You can also buy a valve jr head new, and pick up a used cab for a couple hundred bucks. Just watch craigslist for a while.
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In a real playing setting, you should go through the PA system, which means you're mic'd or a line out to the box. That way, you have better overall control of the band's sound going out to the crowd.
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At our church, the drums, without being mic'ed, often overpower everything else.
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