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Old 09-25-2006, 10:31 PM   #1
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need a good amp
can sum one help me find a good amp

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Old 09-25-2006, 10:33 PM   #2
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How much $ do you have?
Where do you play?
What kind of music do you play?
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Old 09-26-2006, 08:44 AM   #3
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"How much $ do you have?" not a dollar

"Where do you play?" at home

"What kind of music do you play?" all types (switchfoot-bethany dillon-superchick-relient k-barlowgirl-and more)
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Old 09-26-2006, 09:15 AM   #4
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"How much $ do you have?" not a dollar
Well, i hate to say this but you're screwed...

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"Where do you play?" at home
no gigging? no plans to gig?

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"What kind of music do you play?" all types (switchfoot-bethany dillon-superchick-relient k-barlowgirl-and more)
So, pop-rock and pop-punk... umm... wow...

Classic 30's are really cheap...

i guess if all you want is a practice amp then you might find some crates under 100...
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Old 09-26-2006, 04:24 PM   #6
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I have a practice amp

and i hope i can play a gig soon

and i play like a lot of alt/rock to
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Old 09-26-2006, 09:42 PM   #7
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I'd say come back when you have at least $400.
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Old 09-26-2006, 10:10 PM   #8
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yeah.. at the very least... 600 would be better...
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Old 09-27-2006, 10:26 PM   #9
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I have a B-Day soon and I just need sum advise on a good amp

i don't care if the amp is used
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A good starting point will be, how much $ will you get/parents spend for your birthday.

Without that one factor, any advice would be useless.

BTW...you can snag a peavey Classic 30 off ebay for 250-350. Id go that route
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Old 09-28-2006, 12:04 PM   #11
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umm... I don't really know how much We normally get for B-Days.
maybe like $100-150. but like i was saying I don't really know
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yeah.. at the very least... 600 would be better...
i think that that's a little too much, especially for someone who's, as of now, just playing at home. if you're only gonna be picking up 100-150 from your birthday, i'd say save taht up until you have around 250-400 or so. i think anywhere between 250-400 should be able to satisfy your needs. with that you can pick up a fender blues jr (250-400), fender pro jr (150-300), fender hot rod deluxe (around 400 used i think), peavey classic 20 (125-300) or classic 30 (250-600), or a crate palomino or v series (i dont know about either of these). i think all of those (maybe minus the pro jr) have perfect volume levels for playing at home and even at gigs, and fit your genre of music.

i personally own the blues junior, and i've used it to practice in my tiny dorm room (the size of a walk-in closet), and to play in front of 50-250 people, both indoor rooms and outdoor stages. of course, i did have my amp mic'ed.
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Looking for a practice amp? Roland MicroCube

Looking for a decent amp for cheap (250-350)? Vox AD30VT or AD50VT
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Old 09-28-2006, 06:29 PM   #14
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All you're gonna get for $100-150 is perhaps a practice amp. If all you need is a new practice amp at home, then, cool, get a Roland MicroCube.

But if you want to play anywhere which has an audience, and actually upgrade to a louder amp, try saving up some $.
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Vox Pathfinder. 8" speaker, 15 watts. $119 on-line.

+1 Roland Microcube as practice amp
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