Members midnightmadness Posted January 8, 2009 Members Share Posted January 8, 2009 Instead of the Ibanez or the Crate, I decided to enter to the Marshall family. I saw some good deals on the AVT150H on ebay, should I buy it?... any sudgestion is well appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knucklefux Posted January 8, 2009 Members Share Posted January 8, 2009 NO. terrible amps. actually, chances are that amps you've looked at from the other brands you've named so far suck enormous quantities of ass. what kind of music do you want to play, and what's your budget? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NaptownChris Posted January 8, 2009 Members Share Posted January 8, 2009 Yeah, I can't comfortably suggest anyone buy a Valvestate. Any other options striking your fancy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mhr74 Posted January 8, 2009 Members Share Posted January 8, 2009 NO. terrible amps. actually, chances are that amps you've looked at from the other brands you've named so far suck enormous quantities of ass. this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Unstrung Posted January 8, 2009 Members Share Posted January 8, 2009 I know a guy who has the AVT 100 combo, and I always thought it sounded exceptional. Thick warm distortion, more than enough gain, something about the mids that sounded great with a strat neck pickup... Why the hate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members midnightmadness Posted January 8, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 8, 2009 NO. terrible amps. actually, chances are that amps you've looked at from the other brands you've named so far suck enormous quantities of ass.what kind of music do you want to play, and what's your budget? Hard rock, punk rock, something slash like. The budget is $450 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members matterday Posted January 8, 2009 Members Share Posted January 8, 2009 I really like the AVT series but I seem to be one of very few. They can get the job done if used right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knucklefux Posted January 8, 2009 Members Share Posted January 8, 2009 hmm...you want slash tone for $450? i don't see that happening. you could boost a peavey classic 50 and get close though...that's about the best thing you can get with that money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members matterday Posted January 8, 2009 Members Share Posted January 8, 2009 Metal Zone and cocked wah. Instant Slash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members White_Van Posted January 8, 2009 Members Share Posted January 8, 2009 Metal Zone and cocked wah. Instant Slash. Don't forget the top hat. Essential to good Slash tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NITROHOLIC Posted January 8, 2009 Members Share Posted January 8, 2009 Don't forget the top hat. Essential to good Slash tone. and the nonstop buring cig :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Unstrung Posted January 8, 2009 Members Share Posted January 8, 2009 Hard rock, punk rock, something slash like. The budget is $450 Once again about the AVT100 I tried... the OD1 mode was fine, it seems like it can do something like Slash. Not exactly like him of course but the same general thing. I think the AVT gets a lot of hate from people who havn't actually played them. One person bad mouths them and everyone else agrees because it isn't all tube. Fact is, I really liked the tones I heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members matterday Posted January 8, 2009 Members Share Posted January 8, 2009 I loved the AVT20 and 50. Both channels were usable. The AVT150 I had was kind of crap because OD2 sucked and so did the acoustic simulation channel. Utter crap. The effects were so so and I never used them. The OD1 and clean sounded like the AVT50 though. They are also plenty loud and the AVT50 head I had cranked through a Marshall 1960A kept up with my friend's Single Rectifier just fine. Cut through the mix just as well as the Mesa. Boost the OD channel with something cheap like a Bad Monkey and you got a super sweet rig for around $500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thinkpad20 Posted January 8, 2009 Members Share Posted January 8, 2009 Ampeg VH140C or Peavey Bandit. FTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members midnightmadness Posted January 8, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 8, 2009 I mean I know slash uses REAL Marshall amps, but that's my budget... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knucklefux Posted January 8, 2009 Members Share Posted January 8, 2009 don't worry so much about the name that's on the amp. think more about what you can get with the money that you have that will get you as close to the sound you want as you can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members midnightmadness Posted January 8, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 8, 2009 so peavey huh?.. really?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knucklefux Posted January 8, 2009 Members Share Posted January 8, 2009 i mean, i'm no fan of peavey...but the fact is that the classic series are pretty damn good sounding amps on their own, and they take pedals VERY well. they've got two channels and footswitchable reverb. with a clean boost or EQ pedal, you basically get a 4 channel amp AND free access to reverb, all for your budget or less for a combo. that's pretty hard to beat, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thinkpad20 Posted January 8, 2009 Members Share Posted January 8, 2009 so peavey huh?.. really?? Look, stop worrying about the name and start worrying about the amp itself. Most all amp manufacturers have better and worse amps... peavey has some {censored} stuff but some great stuff too. A red stripe bandit combo will cost you $200ish, sound great and get as loud and nasty as you want it to. I'd also recommend the Fender Roc-Pro or Marshall Valvestate 8100. Another good options is a Rock Master preamp (also Peavey) through some sort of a power amp, but seeing as you're a bit uninitiated in amps, I think you'd be better off without a separate pre and power amp. And yes from what I hear the classic series is a great sounding amp and a great deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burn Posted January 8, 2009 Members Share Posted January 8, 2009 I haven't personally played it but the Blackstar gets great reviews. It's supposed to cost 300$, right? That on top of a 1x12 cab. Problem solved. All tube, killer tone. [YOUTUBE]_2DWIAYPuEs[/YOUTUBE] 3:45 onwards it sounds as good as anything I've heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thinkpad20 Posted January 8, 2009 Members Share Posted January 8, 2009 Wow, that thing does sound hella good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarbilly74 Posted January 8, 2009 Members Share Posted January 8, 2009 Here's a clip of the Classic 50 head.. no boost.. just turn the gain and channel volume way up and use the master for overall loudness: http://www.bill-lima.com/peaveyclassicdemo.mp3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dropsix Posted January 8, 2009 Members Share Posted January 8, 2009 Wow, that thing does sound hella good... WHy rely upon measley youtube videos, when you can has this http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2204046 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wanky Posted January 8, 2009 Members Share Posted January 8, 2009 never buy any AVT or solid state marshall, horrible horrible amps. my avt50 was my first "real" amp and it was a nightmare. i couldn't get any tone. its was loose, and when cranked sounded really mushy and extremely unplesant. the sad part was it cost me more than my 5150II:facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm:i regretted getting it and u will i recomend any cheap tube amp over a solid state. valveking, blue voodoo, b52 ST/AT, bugera, peavey classic etc are all much better options than solid state IMO. if u can't get the tone u want from them, u can always boost/eq it to get what u want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MilkWasABadChoice Posted January 8, 2009 Members Share Posted January 8, 2009 Budget? High gain? This thread {censored}in screams what Bugera was made for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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