Members SnorkelMonkey Posted December 9, 2011 Members Share Posted December 9, 2011 Those P12r's sound real good and loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members misterstomach Posted December 9, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 9, 2011 Cheap peavey bandit type of things are right up my alley for what i need. Modeling amps make me want to vomit. Even if they sound good, the idea sickens me and i don't think i could have one in the room where i sleep and have sex. It would defile my sanctuary. Thanks for all the suggestions so far though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members starmansam Posted December 9, 2011 Members Share Posted December 9, 2011 Cheap peavey bandit type of things are right up my alley for what i need. Modeling amps make me want to vomit. Even if they sound good, the idea sickens me and i don't think i could have one in the room where i sleep and have sex. It would defile my sanctuary. Thanks for all the suggestions so far though. Haha awesome. I feel the same way about that {censored}. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wayne2 Posted December 9, 2011 Members Share Posted December 9, 2011 Fender Frontman 25R w/speaker upgrade if feeling frisky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mlabbee Posted December 9, 2011 Members Share Posted December 9, 2011 Cheap peavey bandit type of things are right up my alley for what i need. Modeling amps make me want to vomit. Even if they sound good, the idea sickens me and i don't think i could have one in the room where i sleep and have sex. It would defile my sanctuary. Thanks for all the suggestions so far though. LOL - well, we wouldn't want to defile your sanctuary :-) Try the Vox Pathfinder - I haven't played one, but have played other of their SS amps and have really liked them (the old Cambridge ones are awesome if you fix the tremolo problem). They also seem to get a lot of good reviews here and on other boards. The little 5 watt tube amps can be pretty good at low volumes, but they tend to sing at a volume that's quite a bit above bedroom level. The Champ 600 is pretty nice/warm at low volume and takes pedals well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dparr Posted December 9, 2011 Members Share Posted December 9, 2011 LOL - well, we wouldn't want to defile your sanctuary :-) Try the Vox Pathfinder - I haven't played one, but have played other of their SS amps and have really liked them (the old Cambridge ones are awesome if you fix the tremolo problem). They also seem to get a lot of good reviews here and on other boards. The little 5 watt tube amps can be pretty good at low volumes, but they tend to sing at a volume that's quite a bit above bedroom level. The Champ 600 is pretty nice/warm at low volume and takes pedals well. I have a few friends that have Vox Pathfinder R amps. They are kick ass little amps for their size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members six acre lake Posted December 9, 2011 Members Share Posted December 9, 2011 If I was you I would track down a used ZT Amps Lunchbox or Club. I had a chance to play both a while ago and they are fabulous amps... And as far as taking pedals goes, Nels Cline used a lunchbox the last two times I saw him at the Village Vanguard and it sounded great with fuzz and the like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members magnum pi Posted December 9, 2011 Members Share Posted December 9, 2011 Picked up a old orange roland cube 40 the other day, little thing punches well above its weight and takes fuzz pretty darn well for a ss. The spring reverb aint to bad for shallow sounds and best of all its tiny. Presuming all the older roland cubes sound the same I would say its worth looking for one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Snorkels Posted December 9, 2011 Members Share Posted December 9, 2011 If I was you I would track down a used ZT Amps Lunchbox or Club. I had a chance to play both a while ago and they are fabulous amps... And as far as taking pedals goes, Nels Cline used a lunchbox the last two times I saw him at the Village Vanguard and it sounded great with fuzz and the like. oh hai! http://www.hellomusic.com/ec/DealMain.aspx?did=12236 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thom Posted December 9, 2011 Members Share Posted December 9, 2011 I have a Pro Jr that sounds stellar clean, but impo it's not at all great for use with dirt pedals. Maybe it sounds as good as any 10" speaker can allows, I wouldn't know. The tubes, or bias might be the problem too, but since nothing sounds "bad", especially not clean...I suspect it's just not that pedal friendly. Got to admit though, I mainly use my fuzz peds in a 'contemporary' way, and all my other od/dist tones are more to the high gian side as well. Which obviously is something that typicaly sounds good with big loud amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members six acre lake Posted December 9, 2011 Members Share Posted December 9, 2011 oh hai! http://www.hellomusic.com/ec/DealMain.aspx?did=12236 What am I to get out of this post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jhamnett Posted December 9, 2011 Members Share Posted December 9, 2011 What am I to get out of this post? 200W Lunchbox for $230 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr.Picklebottom Posted December 9, 2011 Members Share Posted December 9, 2011 Another for the Tweaker. Love it, just know if you're playing live you gotta have the Master up at about 50% at least or else you'll sound like poo. But the low volume sounds are good enough for practice and such. eh, once you get a cab or get the combo instead he'll be way out of his price range. id suggest the jet city combo but i hate the way the jet city 20 watt sounds with pedals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jhamnett Posted December 9, 2011 Members Share Posted December 9, 2011 eh, once you get a cab or get the combo instead he'll be way out of his price range. id suggest the jet city combo but i hate the way the jet city 20 watt sounds with pedals. Didn't see the $200 in the OP since there were a ton of replies for Tweaker already. Got mine used for $250 so if he has a cab (possible having 2 - 100W Marshalls) he might be set. If not, probably have to go SS... Pathfinder, Mustang, or Cube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members six acre lake Posted December 9, 2011 Members Share Posted December 9, 2011 200W Lunchbox for $230 Notice in my op I said used... A used ZT Lunchbox commonly goes around $150.00. Reading Is Fundamental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members magnum pi Posted December 9, 2011 Members Share Posted December 9, 2011 So whats the score with these lunch box amps, 200w? Its so small. Could you just plug it in to another cab for a bigger sound at a gig? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Harry_Manback1 Posted December 9, 2011 Members Share Posted December 9, 2011 Another vote for an old Peavey Bandit. I just picked up a used Crate V5 - 5 watt tube combo, for $75. Surprisng how loud it is still... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Snorkels Posted December 9, 2011 Members Share Posted December 9, 2011 Notice in my op I said used... A used ZT Lunchbox commonly goes around $150.00.Reading Is Fundamental. Ha, some dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr.Picklebottom Posted December 9, 2011 Members Share Posted December 9, 2011 even thinking about playing a peavey bandit makes me want to not play guitar. when i was starting out in the late 80s, early nineties about 75% of beginners used them. theyre terrible. they define the stigma of bad sounding ss amps. dont mean to poo poo suggestions, just looking out for misterstomach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members misterstomach Posted December 9, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 9, 2011 i really wish i could afford this one right now. looks awesome. http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/msg/2724952710.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HeartfeltDawn Posted December 9, 2011 Members Share Posted December 9, 2011 even thinking about playing a peavey bandit makes me want to not play guitar. when i was starting out in the late 80s, early nineties about 75% of beginners used them. theyre terrible. they define the stigma of bad sounding ss amps. dont mean to poo poo suggestions, just looking out for misterstomach. 75& of beginners use utterly {censored} EQ settings and overdo the gain. If you have decent OD pedals and use the gain from them rather than amp gain, they're totally fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Operator Posted December 9, 2011 Members Share Posted December 9, 2011 i really wish i could afford this one right now. looks awesome.http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/msg/2724952710.html SELL BLOOD GET SUPRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Poltergeist Posted December 9, 2011 Members Share Posted December 9, 2011 i really wish i could afford this one right now. looks awesome.http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/msg/2724952710.html that would be sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RadioSilence Posted December 9, 2011 Members Share Posted December 9, 2011 Pathfinder brah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members arthurdent'd Posted December 9, 2011 Members Share Posted December 9, 2011 Pathfinder brah. yep. I was pretty impressed with the Vox VT-30 modeling amp too, tons of very usable amp models (I loved the Hiwatt model) and the effects are pretty good, especially the reverb and analog delay. YMMV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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