Members Grayson73 Posted March 29, 2008 Members Share Posted March 29, 2008 I currently have an electric guitar amp that has various knobs (gain, volume, presence, rate, depth), but doesn't have any presets. It makes it difficult to switch between sounds for different songs. Also, I'm a beginner and have trouble dialing in sounds, I'm looking for a guitar amp that has good preset sounds that will remove the need to dial in various knobs. If an amp has good presets, I can try the different presets for each song to see which one sounds best. When performing, I would like to be able to turn a knob or push a button to switch between these factory presets for different songs. I want something simple (guitar straight to amp) and between 30w-60w. Any recommendations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Herald of Light Posted March 29, 2008 Members Share Posted March 29, 2008 I guess you're talking about basic channel switching, but if you want lots of presets you can save digitally and switch between, you want a digital modeling amp like a Vox Valvetronix or Line6 Spider III. Those are fine for starting off when you don't know what you want, and they don't cost an arm and a leg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brick Posted March 29, 2008 Members Share Posted March 29, 2008 what he said, but you basically NEED to learn how to dial in an amp so you wont be a n00b forever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Herald of Light Posted March 29, 2008 Members Share Posted March 29, 2008 what he said, but you basically NEED to learn how to dial in an amp so you wont be a n00b forever Quite true, but it's hard to learn much of anything from some cheaper amps, since they're literally so crappy they border on being totally useless. I haven't used Valvetronix amps much, but I know that the EQ works decently on at least the Spider III, and for once, it actually has a channel with a decent amount of distortion that doesn't have the fizzy bees, which they separated to other channels. The $200 one is actually very easy to setup sounding better than a Pod XT. Playing one of those, I wish they'd had them when I started. Beats the crap out of my first amp, which was more expensive and I actually preferred over lots of others that were available at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members openedskittles Posted March 29, 2008 Members Share Posted March 29, 2008 bear in mind that even if you go with a modeler amp, the presets off the shelf are totally crap. youre going to want to make stuff that YOU think sounds good and then save it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Herald of Light Posted March 29, 2008 Members Share Posted March 29, 2008 That's why I like the Spider IIIs. They just have a simple 4 channel setup and basic controls that function as you'd assume they would. No going through 100 presets that probably almost all sound the same and trying to figure out how one of them can be tweaked to what you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted March 29, 2008 Members Share Posted March 29, 2008 Once you pick a model, the Valvetronix are just like a regular amp as far as dialling them in. The controls work basically like the amp model that you chose. They are very simple and sensible that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grayson73 Posted March 31, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 31, 2008 Thanks. I'll look into the VOX Valvetronix and Line6 Spider III. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grayson73 Posted April 17, 2008 Author Members Share Posted April 17, 2008 Thanks. I'll look into the VOX Valvetronix and Line6 Spider III. Is there a reason the Fender Super Champ XD was not mentioned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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