Members Mr gum Posted November 25, 2015 Members Share Posted November 25, 2015 Ok, so I'm looking for a new guitar amp; I mainly play heavy rock and modern pop songs: AC DC, Black Sabbath, Kings of Leon etc.. and whatever is in the charts for pop. My current amp is a crappy 2w Roland micro cube so I'm looking for an upgrade! I would like a modelling amp, as I would like to be able to have a variety of different sounds to choose from but I would be open to valve/solid state suggestions if you can convince me . My guitar is epiphone dot 335 so if you know any amp that perticularly sounds great with that please share! Also I will not need these amp for gigs, mainly just bedroom noodling and the odd school performance. I am grade 3 rockschool but slightly higher standard, so not an absolute noob. My budget is around the £200 mark however I can rise this slightly. I have been looking at line 6's 'amplifi 75' for it's epic features, opinions? Also have looked at Blackstar TVP ID15 however amplifi might be better for endless amount of tones? Thanks for reading, please comment below and thoughts/ideas.smiley-winksmiley-wink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thatsbunk Posted November 25, 2015 Members Share Posted November 25, 2015 Welcome to the forum! Looking at your budget, the fact that you primarily want to play at bedroom volumes (but want the capability to occasionally play out), & want modeling, a Fender Mustang III looks like it would fit your needs. http://www.gak.co.uk/en/fender-mustang-iii-v2/79263 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Have you looked at the Fender Super Champ X2? That would be one that I'd consider if I was in your shoes. As far as my thoughts on the Line 6 AMPLIFi 75, you might want to check out my review of the similar but more powerful AMPLIFi 150, which you can find here: http://www.harmonycentral.com/expert-reviews/line-6-amplifi-150 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members badpenguin Posted November 25, 2015 Members Share Posted November 25, 2015 Roland Cube 60 would be my suggestion. Perfect for bedroom playing, and robust enough for the live gig, and you can plug it into a PA if needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted November 25, 2015 Members Share Posted November 25, 2015 The Yamaha THR10 gets a fair amount of love. You might also consider the Vox VT20+. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted November 25, 2015 Members Share Posted November 25, 2015 Since you are in the UK and if you are at all handy, consider building an Amp Maker kit http://www.ampmaker.com/store/home.php I recently built the "Double Six" - 1/6/12 watt and I really like it - its warm and clean but has the options of being overdriven. They do have several other kits that you might want to look into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted November 26, 2015 Members Share Posted November 26, 2015 Orange Micro Terror20 watts can use any cab. 4/8 ohm Sold my Fender Mustang amp after I got mine. I have a 1x12 speaker cab. I love this little amp. Can play nice cleans or rattle the house with ac/dc grind. Awesome This guy dose a nice demo of the clean dirty sounds.[video=youtube;DVhkchAMni8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVhkchAMni8&index=1&list=RDDVhkchAMni8 [video=youtube;xDG1h7IR54g]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDG1h7IR54g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted November 26, 2015 Moderators Share Posted November 26, 2015 Vox Valvetronix VT40X http://www.andertons.co.uk/combo-amps/pid41867/cid691/vox-valvetronix-vt40x-10-40w-combo-amplifier.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted November 26, 2015 Members Share Posted November 26, 2015 When and if you chime back in Mr Gum, I'll give you your answer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted November 26, 2015 Members Share Posted November 26, 2015 Vox Valvetronix VT40X http://www.andertons.co.uk/combo-amps/pid41867/cid691/vox-valvetronix-vt40x-10-40w-combo-amplifier.asp I thought of that one but since the OP is primarily interested in bedroom noodling I figured the VT20+ would be adequate: http://www.thomann.de/gb/vox_vt20.htm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Minning Around Posted December 1, 2015 Members Share Posted December 1, 2015 I just bought a Vox AC10 after reading about it in Premier Guitar. It's a EL84 amp, 10 watts, one 10-inch, with master volume. At $460 bucks or so it rocks. Love the tone, expeciallly the crunch. It maintains that chimy character when distorted. Very happy with it. I'm selling my Mesa Lonestar...but not my Bedrock 1200. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted December 1, 2015 Members Share Posted December 1, 2015 I just bought a Vox AC10 after reading about it in Premier Guitar. It's a EL84 amp' date=' 10 watts, one 10-inch, with master volume. At $460 bucks or so it rocks. . . .[/quote'] Sorry, you missed the part where the OP said: . . . My budget is around the £200 mark . . . £200 is about US$300, well shy of $460, although used might be an option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members papaschtroumpf Posted December 1, 2015 Members Share Posted December 1, 2015 Another vote for the Mustang III, it lets you play with headphones, has an mp3 input and you can use it to record into a computer, so great for bedroom use. It's big/powerful enough to play with a band, has a number of amps emulated, so it's very close to having a Fender, a Marshall, etc.. I also has effects like distortion, phase, flanger, reverb, etc... built in. It will also plug into a club PA if you ever need it. I takes external pedals well and has an effect loop. You can even buy extra foot switches and an expression pedal to get Wah, Swells, Whammy, etc... style effects.You can download lots of "presets" for the internet into it, which is a good way to play around with how other people achieved the sound you want (usually looking up a song by name gets you several examples) Look up in "Mustang Monday" on youtube, Shane does demos and does A/B comparisons with several amp models to show that it sounds pretty decent. I use mine to play blues and classic rock, my kid uses it to play metal and "techno". definitely a great value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted December 1, 2015 Members Share Posted December 1, 2015 Another vote for the Mustang III' date=' . . .[/quote'] The Mustang III is a lot of amp for bedroom noodling. Maybe a Mustang II. 40 Watts is plenty for home use. That said, most modelling amps are far too complicated for my taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Minning Around Posted December 2, 2015 Members Share Posted December 2, 2015 Sorry, you missed the part where the OP said: £200 is about US$300, well shy of $460, although used might be an option. In that case I'd opt for a Metropoulos 45/100. LOL http://plexireplicas.com/metropoulos-amplifiers/ Cheap bastards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Randellscott Posted December 3, 2015 Members Share Posted December 3, 2015 I own a Johnson JT-50 Mirage. Used to be 800 dollars. Now they are under 250 dollars. Mine was free to me. It costed the person 170 dollars. It is a modeling amplifier. It sound like a Vox, Fender and other. Scott Groves uses them too. Built in effects.The presets suck but I make my own. If you see one try it out you may like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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