Members bohemoth Posted December 8, 2007 Members Share Posted December 8, 2007 do these actually sound good? I am moving into an apartment wednesday and can't have my amps, so I need something to practice with. living in the dorms at school last year basically killed my playing because i never practiced other than with my band once a week. this summer i've gotten a lot of it back, but i dont want it to happen again. I just want something I can run through headphones. Which ones are the best? best value? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Herald of Light Posted December 8, 2007 Members Share Posted December 8, 2007 Do they sound good? I'd give that a hell no. Can they sound acceptable? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Voltaire Posted December 8, 2007 Members Share Posted December 8, 2007 pod? digitech modelers? they're all fine, honestly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rushtallica Posted December 8, 2007 Members Share Posted December 8, 2007 Do they sound good? I'd give that a hell no. Can they sound acceptable? Yes. + 1 to the acceptable part, though I haven't tried the Spider Valve out in person yet. Any other modeler I've played can work fine and even sound pretty good after some tweaking, but then as soon as I've plugged back into a decent tube amp it becomes very evident again how generally halfway decent tube amps >>>>>>> modelers. At least, IMO, anyway. But they can be really easy to record with as well as work great for practice. My V-Ampire head has xlr outs as well as other line outs that I've used to record direct, and with the cab modeling, etc., it's kind of fun but won't = boutique amp tones, etc... I've also discovered that some modeling amps like the V-Amp actually accept the tube screamer as a boost pretty well with the modeler's own gain down a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bohemoth Posted December 8, 2007 Author Members Share Posted December 8, 2007 Do they sound good? I'd give that a hell no. Can they sound acceptable? Yes. this is kind of what I expected. im sure it will be fine to practice on, but I certainly dont expect it to replace anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bohemoth Posted December 8, 2007 Author Members Share Posted December 8, 2007 so is the behringer kinda what most people get? Thats about how much i'm looking to spend, can I at least get a DECENT tone out of it? anyone wanna sell me one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shask Posted December 8, 2007 Members Share Posted December 8, 2007 I think they can sound pretty decent, as long as you expect realistic things... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shask Posted December 8, 2007 Members Share Posted December 8, 2007 so is the behringer kinda what most people get? Thats about how much i'm looking to spend, can I at least get a DECENT tone out of it? anyone wanna sell me one? PODxt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rushtallica Posted December 8, 2007 Members Share Posted December 8, 2007 so is the behringer kinda what most people get? Thats about how much i'm looking to spend, can I at least get a DECENT tone out of it? anyone wanna sell me one? For the $150 I spent on the head, I can't complain. Here's just a video I ran into when looking up jagmaster info w/ someone using a V-Amp Pro (almost same thing as V-Amp 2 and pretty much is the V-Ampire head but in a preamp rack form; I'm pretty sure they're using the V-Amp, anyway since another of his recent clips states he uses it). Not bad, IMO. And there's some pretty sl:oppy $hite on my myspace page w/ the V-Amp recorded direct: www.myspace.com/rushtallica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sandman31774 Posted December 8, 2007 Members Share Posted December 8, 2007 I sold my behringer vamp pro ahile back to Lapepi...i'm just a tube snob and didn't need it anymore anyway....BUT....i much prefered the behringer vamp over the Line 6 pod stuff...just my opinion...and i liked the price much better .all you need is headphones and you'll be fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rushtallica Posted December 8, 2007 Members Share Posted December 8, 2007 Oh, yeah; here's a nice modeler comparison thread that still has some cool clips on it from a number of different modelers and players. http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1427904 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rushtallica Posted December 8, 2007 Members Share Posted December 8, 2007 I sold my behringer vamp pro ahile back to Lapepi...i'm just a tube snob and didn't need it anymore anyway....BUT....i much prefered the behringer vamp over the Line 6 pod stuff...just my opinion...and i liked the price much better .all you need is headphones and you'll be fine I agree on the modeling of the V-Amp vs. POD. I'm thinking for some specific very heavy tones the PODs are really good, though, and their fx are probably better, as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JesperX Posted December 8, 2007 Members Share Posted December 8, 2007 They're fine for dicking around with and practicing on. Some people use them for more, but I wouldn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretless Posted December 8, 2007 Members Share Posted December 8, 2007 What about that Vox ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members noizemakr73 Posted December 9, 2007 Members Share Posted December 9, 2007 I can coax some pretty killer bedroom level tones out of my Digitech genesis 3 table top unit, tons of effects and eq options, a tweakers dream. I paid around $300.00 now u can get them for next to nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HKSblade1 Posted December 9, 2007 Members Share Posted December 9, 2007 J-Station **** Vamp-2 RP150-250 Desktop Tonelab only ones below $200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mparsons Posted December 9, 2007 Members Share Posted December 9, 2007 The Line 6 Pod xt stuff is great. I was using an HD147 head and getting excellent tone. It's all in how you set the amp/effect unit up to sound. They can sound REALLY REALLY bad, and they can sound fantastic. I'd get a Line 6 Pocket Pod. Those are about in your price range and are a great deal for exactly what you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 496dart Posted December 9, 2007 Members Share Posted December 9, 2007 i got a Behringer Vampire 112 for $130 off ebay. It sounds WAY better than the spider 2/ 3 . I also just picked up a Peavey Transformer 112 (analog modeler) for $90. I havent put the new power tranny in it yet , but i hear great reviews of this amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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