Members guitarbilly74 Posted September 28, 2008 Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 I'm thinking about buying a cheap single channel head and I'm having trouble decing between these two.. or feel free to suggest another amp but I don't want to spend more then 350.. I already spent too much money on amps this year!! So which one is the best and why?? (oh and please don't say peavey windsor, that amp sucks donkey balls) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members VTM Mike Posted September 28, 2008 Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 I don't have any 'spirience with the Laney, but lots of playing time on the VTM, so that's my vote. What are you looking for, tone wise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members luckett Posted September 28, 2008 Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 If you look hard enough you may be able to buy both for $350. In the past I've seen both amps go pretty cheap at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ConcreteVamphyr Posted September 28, 2008 Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 You know I'll Vote laney and screw up your..... uhm... small poll... Dunno Bro, had the Ultra + for many years and won't go Peavey again cause of that mid notch thang... But on the other hand any AOR is straight up 800 flava... so if that's what you want.... didn't go to the show, did ya? (I'm broke so...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FrontEndLoader Posted September 28, 2008 Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 In the past I've seen both amps go pretty cheap at times. same here I saw a VTM halfstack with celestions on sale once for like ~350 bucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sixtonoize Posted September 28, 2008 Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 I've not played an AOR, but you can't go wrong with the VTM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sixtonoize Posted September 28, 2008 Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 wat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members paintkilz Posted September 28, 2008 Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 hell i got my VTM60 in a pawn shop for $49.99...sold it to GC for $200.haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ArrMatey Posted September 28, 2008 Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 the aor has some sweet 80's metal thick tones. Depends what you wanna use it for but it's a great amp, especially the series 2 which has 2 footswitchable channels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hapless Posted September 28, 2008 Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 VTM may refer to Vampire: The Masquerade, a popular role-playing game Video Training Module, a video produced by 3D Buzz for the purpose of education in a variety of different computer-related media including CG software such as Maya, 3ds Max, and programming languages such as C++ danica__________________Bodoglife Sportsbook texas hard money come here often? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BillM Posted September 28, 2008 Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 VTM may refer to Vampire: The Masquerade, a popular role-playing game Video Training Module, a video produced by 3D Buzz for the purpose of education in a variety of different computer-related media including CG software such as Maya, 3ds Max, and programming languages such as C++ danica __________________ Bodoglife Sportsbook texas hard money i doubt it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knope Posted September 28, 2008 Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 Im not a fan of Peavey so you should buy the VTM and leave the cheap AOR for me:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarbilly74 Posted September 28, 2008 Author Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 the aor has some sweet 80's metal thick tones. Depends what you wanna use it for but it's a great amp, especially the series 2 which has 2 footswitchable channels. yeah basically I'm looking for a JCM800 tone since I already have a Marshall 900 and DSL... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarbilly74 Posted September 28, 2008 Author Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 You know I'll Vote laney and screw up your..... uhm... small poll... Dunno Bro, had the Ultra + for many years and won't go Peavey again cause of that mid notch thang... But on the other hand any AOR is straight up 800 flava... so if that's what you want.... didn't go to the show, did ya? (I'm broke so...) yeah it did but it was dead, so I left and went to the Rainbow Bar since my bass player was there.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members King Loudness Posted September 28, 2008 Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 I voted VTM but I really couldn't choose one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarbilly74 Posted September 28, 2008 Author Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 I voted VTM but I really couldn't choose one. I know ... it's kinda like the presidential election... feel free to suggest something else, it's just that my budget is kind of low for this one since I've been spending too much $ on gear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mudder1310 Posted September 28, 2008 Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 I would buy either one, I consider them equals. Love my VTM that I bought after missing out on an AOR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ryan_F Posted September 28, 2008 Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 I've been rockin a VTM120 for two years. Love it. They can take an extreme beating before they stop working. Sound a bit better after being modded, but are fairly kickass stock. You can actually get a very wide range of tones out of a vtm. Definitely get some sort of a boost for it, in the tubescreamer/sd-1 flavor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rushtallica Posted September 28, 2008 Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 ... (oh and please don't say peavey windsor, that amp sucks donkey balls) Amen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members orangekick Posted September 28, 2008 Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 I've had both and I would be hard pressed to pick one out of the two. They're both killer amps that tend to go for super cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CorpseTumor Posted September 28, 2008 Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 AOR ugly, but has tons of low end...perhaps too much at times lol. The push pull pots are pretty sweet at low volumes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members newholland Posted September 28, 2008 Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 yeah.. i gotta disagree with the statement that aor's are even remotely related to jcm800's... absolutely not. i bought one BECAUSE they sounded nothing like 800's.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zeegler Posted September 28, 2008 Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 If you can find one, add the Randall RGT100 to the list. I'm not talking about the solid state RGs, but rather the all tube version. They're hard to find, but definitely a solid amp for little money. More versatile than the AOR or VTM IMO, with plenty of gain on tap, and HUGE volume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cap'n'crunch Posted September 28, 2008 Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 Peavey Windsor.... Nah, just kidding. I agree with NewHolland. My AOR 50 sounds nothing like my 2204....It's a little less growly and a bit thinner. It's low input slays the 2204's low input though. Nice thick velvety clean tone. I've had my eyes on those crate V33 heads. About the same price as a used VTM or AOR plus you get a 5 year warranty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted September 28, 2008 Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 If you can find one, add the Randall RGT100 to the list. I'm not talking about the solid state RGs, but rather the all tube version. They're hard to find, but definitely a solid amp for little money. More versatile than the AOR or VTM IMO, with plenty of gain on tap, and HUGE volume. Good luck.....I'm the only person I know with one......I think I read on a different forum about a guy with a snakeskin one. That's two......ever It is a sweet amp.....I would compare it to my Jubilee more then anything (even though, the randall doesn't have the midrange in your face crunch). It's got a decent clean channel with the mid-boost off.......the gain channel can go from AC/DC light crunch to completely and overly saturated liquid leads. Oh...and it's ungodly loud.....I mean.....painfully loud on "3":eek: I also have a Laney AOR Pro Tube 30w 1x12 combo.....it's a pretty sweet amp too. I have it set up with lower gain tubes for more of a clean tone with the option of lighter crunch tones. I prefer the cleans on this amp.....very nice....the dirt channel is good too.....kind of marshally, but a lot grainier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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