Members sam adams Posted September 23, 2010 Members Share Posted September 23, 2010 I'm looking for a good clean/low gain tube amp. Probably something Fendery but I'm open minded. $500 or under. Used of course. No preference on head or combo.40w or more. Single channel is fine, more is okay though.I don't need any on-board effects.Clones are okay. Suggestions? Right now I'm really looking into picking up a used SF Bassman. But I figured I'd try and get some suggestions to see if something else might spark interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members trendkill1168 Posted September 23, 2010 Members Share Posted September 23, 2010 Peavey Classic series. Very affordable and have some great tones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members trendkill1168 Posted September 23, 2010 Members Share Posted September 23, 2010 Oh yeah.....also seeing Fender Hot Rod Deluxe's pretty cheap on the used market. Been seeing them anywhere from $350-$400 on CL. Awesome little amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JRBain Posted September 24, 2010 Members Share Posted September 24, 2010 Peavey Classics are far from bad. I have to say though, much as I've heard of reliability issues with the HRD, both it and the Deville have really great cleans for the price. The dirty channel is less inspiring, but it's a worthy purchase for the clean channel, and probably reasonably cheap used... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thenakedarab Posted September 24, 2010 Members Share Posted September 24, 2010 Peavey Classic Crate VC Ampeg Reverborocket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members groovetube Posted September 24, 2010 Members Share Posted September 24, 2010 you can get some pristine cleans with a Gorilla 20watter by rolling back the volume knob! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Matt Howell Posted September 24, 2010 Members Share Posted September 24, 2010 Dumble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BuckshotJenkins Posted September 24, 2010 Members Share Posted September 24, 2010 My Crate Palomino 2x12 is pretty good for cleans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Puddlegum Posted September 24, 2010 Members Share Posted September 24, 2010 Carvin X100B hands down. The clean on that is great. Very warm and Fenderish. I put mine up against a DR and I like the Carvin better. Best of all, you can snag them for around 300 or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Matt Howell Posted September 24, 2010 Members Share Posted September 24, 2010 Bandmaster Reverb, early non-master volume is amazing for cleans. Right around 40 watts I believe, very similar to the Super Reverb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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