Members sphynxy Posted January 16, 2014 Members Share Posted January 16, 2014 Hey guys & gals, isn't trying out amps to buy shoud be fun and joyfull? Well i'm kinda going mad Here's something funny: my current set-up that i actually like is Ibanez rg270 (with 80' S.Duncan JB and DiMarzio ToneZone) plugged straight into a BROKEN 1 channel Fender Frontman 25! I've owned this combo since the beggining and got really far using just that and some cool guitars incl. a hand-made Valley Arts. Rehearsed, gigged, recorded with it, sat on and dropped it and it never disappointed. Call me crazy-i'd agree Last year something went wrong with the clean channel..while at the same time the OD channel got deeper somehow. Then while messing with a friend's cheap RG (which never took sereously)- combined the two together and couldn't believe my ears! I play mostly sessions and prog:Rage, Victor Smolski...and this combination just a killer for straight not over distorted metal sound-without any pedals!! But of course i just grew attached to that mysterious cheap gear- because it makes me work harder on my execution..i've been a pro musician for 6 year now and need a reliable versitile Hi Gain amp for gigs, sessions and home recording of demo's. The reason i wrote this is that i've checked a bunch of tubers: Mesa's Rectifiers and Mark V, 5150III, El Diablo 60, JVM4oo, Bugeras(china quality), Fireball and Powerball, Valveking100(china quality), Carvin V3 and V3m. Q1: Most of them lack clear midrange to my taste, they sound HOLLOW, could it be something to do with the v30's? Is it me? 'Cause i know most of them are great amps! The Engl's i heard with v60 were a different story. Q2: Only Powerball and Mark V pleased my ears, while Engl's (v60's) have the best high-gain "to Your face" with deadly sterile clean, and Mark V (v30's) is the most versitile but less cool gain. They both cost here at least 700$ more. Is there anything in between them to check? Q3: Considering that You'd have additional 350$ and wanted to start learning bass and keys, would You buy a less desirable but pretty versitile (say GB El Diablo60+4x12 V30 Framus) amp for 1.3K$+compensating stompboxes, and invest more in the bass and lessons? or go for a cheap but cool Ibanez bass an put the max on pure guitar sound straight from the amp? It's impossible to A/B compare any cabs or close priced amps here- if any store has anything worthy it's normaly just one brand...So confused and overwhelmed,I JUST WANNA MAKE MUSIC-not travel around for 1 amp at a time that sounds "meh"- just need another perspective. Sorry abot too much info on myself, THANK YOU! Tom A. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "DO THE BEST AND F+++k THE REST!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members isitnormal? Posted January 16, 2014 Members Share Posted January 16, 2014 Sphincty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SteinbergerHack Posted January 26, 2014 Members Share Posted January 26, 2014 For that money, I'd get a used Bogner XTC and a cheap closed-back cabinet with Celestion V30s.Alternatively, XXX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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