Members scratchie Posted October 22, 2012 Members Share Posted October 22, 2012 Originally Posted by guitarbilly74 Again, I will reemphasize my previous suggestion: Fender Mustang III. I can't think of a better amp for this type of situation. You take your guitar the amp and a cable to the gig and you're ready to go. The amp is also super light and sounds great at low volumes. I couldn't agree more. It is a perfect amp for a beginner. 1. Lightweight 2. Headphone jack ( very important to anyone within ear reach) 3. interface is very intuitive 4. affordable 5. sounds great anywhere under half volume. I keep a Mustang III in my office at home and play through it almost every day. I can get just about any tone I want from it just by turning a few knobs ( No {censored}ing around scrolling through 5 layers of menus) and at a level that will not have the neighbors calling the police. The amp also doesn't have the maintenance issues Valve amps have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grayson73 Posted October 22, 2012 Author Members Share Posted October 22, 2012 Originally Posted by Kardula I'm curious as to why the budget is so high for something like this? What's your current rig? Without knowing more, I'd suggest a mustang from fender since it's probably the best sounding modelling amp i've heard and is good for low volumes. What amp are you currently using that's too loud for a church with 80 people? I'm willing to spend up to $1000, but of course if the difference in tone between a $300 and $1000 amp is minimal, then I'd go for the $300 amp. I currently have a Mesa Express 5:25. I tried the 5W setting, but I think the 25W setting with master volume barely turned on sounds better. However, I'm guessing that I'm not getting the best tone out of this amp because the master volume is so low. I'm wondering if something with a built in attenuator like a Vox AC4TV, Bugera V5, or VHT Special 6 Ultra would work better. Guess I need to try all of these, Peavey Classic 30, and Fender Mustang III Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members carvinlegacy99 Posted October 22, 2012 Members Share Posted October 22, 2012 80 ppl? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted October 24, 2012 Members Share Posted October 24, 2012 Originally Posted by chrispsullivan Oh God, not this {censored} again. Just because an amp doesn't have separate EQs for the channels doesn't mean it's not a two channel amp. It has separate volumes for each channel, a gain control for the drive channel, and a footswitch that switches between the two channels. and "shared" EQ section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted October 24, 2012 Members Share Posted October 24, 2012 Originally Posted by Grayson73 I'm willing to spend up to $1000, but of course if the difference in tone between a $300 and $1000 amp is minimal, then I'd go for the $300 amp. I currently have a Mesa Express 5:25. I tried the 5W setting, but I think the 25W setting with master volume barely turned on sounds better. However, I'm guessing that I'm not getting the best tone out of this amp because the master volume is so low. I'm wondering if something with a built in attenuator like a Vox AC4TV, Bugera V5, or VHT Special 6 Ultra would work better. Guess I need to try all of these, Peavey Classic 30, and Fender Mustang III doesn't matter really what you are guessing. Do you like the tone at low settings? That's what I would go by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HKSblade1 Posted October 24, 2012 Members Share Posted October 24, 2012 Fender Mustang amp. I see them at small gigs, schools, churches, etc.Has everything you are looking for. You can try them at most music stores too. If you don't like it, take it back.IIRC they have like a 5yr warranty as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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