Members AidanHomer Posted February 27, 2016 Members Share Posted February 27, 2016 I am the proud owner of a Peavey Valveking 100 watt head. It can grab those sweet 80's and 90's metal tones pretty dang well, along with nice cleans and a great blues tone, but it is missing the tightness at higher gains to get Disturbed, Dorje, Iced Earth, etc. type tones. Are there any good sub $1,000 tube amp heads (I already have a nice cab with Vintage 30's) that can get those tones as well as be versatile enough to get a half decent blues tone and a good clean? I have been looking at the Mesa Boogie Single Rectifier, the Peavey 5150, Marshall DSL100h, and the Panama Shaman, but are there any others? And what do you think is the best one out there in this price range (I know its not a lot)? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted February 28, 2016 Members Share Posted February 28, 2016 Various Blackstars under $1000; some others not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikeo Posted February 28, 2016 Members Share Posted February 28, 2016 I'be own a single rectro combo, it was good. Cleans were not as nice as my Mesa T verb, you could nail a Zep sound off it and then move into some real nice higher gain. Mine was a combo. I sold most of the Mesa amps I owned cause it was like a work out moving them around. In the used market it didn't take me more than a minute to find one in really killer shape. Mesa Rectro cabs are amazing too Here's a head and cab for under a grand. This looks like the Single Rectro version I I have. https://reverb.com/item/1768641-mesa-boogie-single-rectifier-rect-o-verb-50-watt-and-rectifier-2x12-cabinet-1990s-black 8 bills and 60 bucks to ship. Not bad https://reverb.com/item/1750940-mesa-boogie-single-rectifier-rectoverb-50-tube-guitar-amp-head and another, I see a small dent in the cab https://reverb.com/item/1431056-mesa-boogie-single-rectifier-solo-50-guitar-amp-head Make sure they don't forget to toss in the foot switch, that came with the amp A triple rectifier might be just what the dr ordered, but will be a bit more. https://reverb.com/item/1472557-mesa-boogie-triple-rectifier-solo-150-tube-amp-head-near-mint-cond Match it up with a Mesa Recto ext cab, you will not got wrong. These Marshalls are still under a grand [video=youtube;2TTq2w4-JeA] look for a Mesa [video=youtube;kebaRe2AOOA] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kbeaumont Posted February 29, 2016 Members Share Posted February 29, 2016 Carvins are real nice amps I have 3 of them. Steve Vai, Frank Zappa among others used them. http://www.carvinaudio.com/pages/guitar-amplifiers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tmdguitar Posted April 28, 2016 Members Share Posted April 28, 2016 You can get a used peavey triple x for around 300 if you look around. They're based on dual rectos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Blick Fang Posted April 29, 2016 Members Share Posted April 29, 2016 How about a Bugera 333XL? They had some issues a while back but fixed them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dead Again Posted April 30, 2016 Members Share Posted April 30, 2016 I would look out for a used dual rectifier. They are hard to beat for modern hi-gain tones, plus they are built like tanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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