Members Templeton Posted August 18, 2014 Members Share Posted August 18, 2014 Hi, I'm returning to electric after playing acoustic for a while and I'm looking for an amp for practicing at home with.I only live in a flat and won't be gigging any time soon, is there any I should be looking out for? My budget is around the £100 mark Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted August 18, 2014 Members Share Posted August 18, 2014 I'd just look around for a small, used Peavey. They're decent amps and they generally go cheap used. At least that's the case in the US. £100 is US$167.25, which will get you a fairly nice amp. Bear in mind though with a Peavey you're probably going to be looking at a solid state amp. I'm assuming you're in the UK so I don't know for sure what's available to you beyond Marshall and Vox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AlamoJoe Posted August 19, 2014 Members Share Posted August 19, 2014 Roland makes some nice low wattage amps. I've got a Roland Cube 15 with a really nice clean tone, 3 different stages of distortion built in and a built in power soak to get max gain at low volumes. Also has a recording compensated out if you want to do some recording with it. It's a really light amp and louder than you would think 15 watts would be. I paid $70.00 US for it brand new in the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted August 19, 2014 Members Share Posted August 19, 2014 Roland makes some nice low wattage amps. . . . True. I just bought an old 25 Watt Roland and it's a nice amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AJ6stringsting Posted August 21, 2014 Members Share Posted August 21, 2014 I need to get a little practice amp, so I can go teaching at other peoples homes. My guitar room is now my 4 month old Daughters soon to be room Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BowerR65 Posted August 21, 2014 Members Share Posted August 21, 2014 Those little cubes are good sounding amps, i like the ones with the modeling and FX its just the right amount of everything to keep you from getting bored. Ide recomend one of those for anyone, even new guitar players. Basic amps get stale quick but with some fun sounds to mess around with you tend to play around with it longer. They only have the usable effects also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Templeton Posted August 21, 2014 Author Members Share Posted August 21, 2014 Cheers, ended up getting a Peavey Vypr since it was a bargain price 2nd hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted August 21, 2014 Members Share Posted August 21, 2014 Not sure if you have pawn shops around where you live but that's where you may want to start. EBay is another good option. I rarely buy new myself. You can get much better bang for the buck buying used. I picked up a 65W Peavey Studio for $20 about 6 months ago. The combo needed a speaker so I picked up a Jenson Mod 70w speaker for $39 on sale. This gave me a small 65W combo for $60. The amp is good for practice or will easily keep up with a drummer for small rehearsals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted August 21, 2014 Members Share Posted August 21, 2014 Cheers, ended up getting a Peavey Vypr since it was a bargain price 2nd hand. Congratulations and Happy New Amp Day. Which Vypyr did you get? The series includes amps from 15 to 120 Watts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Templeton Posted August 23, 2014 Author Members Share Posted August 23, 2014 It was the 15W one, think it will be good for a year to get back into electric playing.Once I find my tone I'll go for a all valve and pedal combo I think. Thanks for the advice guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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