Members Terje Larsson Posted December 24, 2013 Members Share Posted December 24, 2013 My basic problem with my "bigger" amp (a Roland AC33) is that since it's basically a solid state PA it has that sharp treble and sounds sorta cold. Looking for a small tube amp, around 5 watts will probably do for most events. I've tried a few, looked at many more on Youtube... The Bugera V5 seems to be "my" amp. Haven't tried it myself but it sounds fine, does a good clean (the cranked sounds aren't important, won't use them), has a tone knob, a reverb. None of these things are necessary but all make the amp more usable in many more situations. And is dirt cheap. People warn me about the quality of the workmanship, but those who say this don't own one. Thoughts on this?The Fender EC Vibro Champ is good but pricey, has no tone control, no reverb and no headphones out.Palmer FAB5 is somehwere in between the Bugera and the Vibro Champ in price, has a tone knob but no headphones out and no reverb. And is sorta big and a bit heavy.So is the VHT Special 6 but it has a tone knob and is very cheap.Laney Cub 8 sounds too harsh in the clips on Youtube. Can that be fixed? Cute amp otherwise.Any thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members explorercustom Posted December 24, 2013 Members Share Posted December 24, 2013 If you are looking for cleans with reverb you can go with a few amps. on the bugera, the reverb is digital, so it is pretty much the same as running a pedal when you are running clean (if you crank the gain it is better to have verb in the amp.) you just missed the big sale on all the ampeg gvt series, but you might be able to buy one second hand that someone impulse bought and didn't really like. the gvt15 has a half power switch to approx. 7w and is really clean, with a spring reverb. reverb circuit has a lot of noise when engaged tho. gvt 5 is just tone control. the nice thing about the gvt15 is the full 12" speaker, with 7w you can get a full sound. they were selling for 300$ a month ago so someone might let it go for cost if you get lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Terje Larsson Posted December 24, 2013 Author Members Share Posted December 24, 2013 Yeah, I saw those. Sounded fine but I never considered the bigger one. I should explain... I play elelctric balalaika, it's like a violin in range. I don't need much wattage or a big speaker. There are no low notes to be had on the instrument. 12" is probably too big and too heavy for me. I want to be able to carry my amps easily and I get to the few gigs I have on the subway or on my bicycle, no car involved. Which means that anything over 10 kilos (around 20 pounds, right?) is too much. Yes, I'm weak too Anyway, I'll check those out again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Maveric Manic Posted January 1, 2014 Members Share Posted January 1, 2014 I own a Laney Cub 8 and it was harsh because of the stock Tubes. I put Vintage USA made 12AX7 and 6V6GT and it mellowed right out with creamy OT and Sustain. I re-tube all my Amps because the modern Tube amp is usually TAD, Sovtek, or Chinese tubes which are harsh sounding. EVH uses JJ which are OK. Marshall is brand Named and I read they are Russian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members isitnormal? Posted January 1, 2014 Members Share Posted January 1, 2014 There are so many low wattage amps out there today. I prefer a 15 VOX sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Maveric Manic Posted January 8, 2014 Members Share Posted January 8, 2014 I use (2) VOX 4W Amps into a 4x12 Cab and they have Attenuators (3-stage) for Night Playing or no attenuation for 8 Watts of practice Amp. Also I have connected all together via the input jacks a VOX 15W, which is one Loud Amp. I call this my VOX-3 Setup. So I can have Loud. Practice, and Night playing in my VOX-3 Setup. - Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 77BlazerK5 Posted January 16, 2014 Members Share Posted January 16, 2014 I Love My Blackheart Handsome Devil 7/15 watts head, sounds great for anything,i boost it with an OD pedal. i play it at 7 watts cuz 15 watts is too loud!!LOL i must be getting old! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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