Members MickTaylorFan Posted January 14, 2009 Members Share Posted January 14, 2009 So I went on the cheap and decided to give the Crate V-50 a try....I chose poorly, it died in unspectacular fashion at practice two weeks ago. (Side note, returned it and got myself a nice little knock around telecaster). So, I have a guitar that I'm looking to trade/sell and I hope to get around 400-425 for it or trade it for an amp. My needs are, I have to be able to gig with it, it has to take pedals well, tube would be nice.I play in two bands with two different sounds, one is sort of alt-country the other is a bit heavier sounding. What can you recommend for me? Thanks:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members petejt Posted January 14, 2009 Members Share Posted January 14, 2009 What is your budget? Valve or solid state? New or second-hand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MickTaylorFan Posted January 14, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 14, 2009 400-425, tube if possible. New might be an issue so, I'm open to either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TomCTC Posted January 14, 2009 Members Share Posted January 14, 2009 I'd look into an older Peavey tube combo with a half-decent distortion pedal. Not too much you can get that's tube and giggable for that price.Something old and {censored}ty like this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members echodeluxe Posted January 14, 2009 Members Share Posted January 14, 2009 +1 on the peavey. my first tube amp was a peavey classic 50 4x10, and i absolutely loved it. used it for 4 years on tour, gigging, rehearsal, even recording. it was a champ. onboard reverb (pretty nice reverb too) normal and lead channels, and an effects loop. really nice sound, and really loud. i really liked combining some sort of clean or slightly dirty boost with the lead channel for a great crunch, and the normal channel was great for cleans, and if you cranked it up to about 6, started to break up really nicely. it took 4 el84's so it had a great breakup and it was very reliable. you can get them in 4x10 and 2x12 combos. i have had both, and preferred the 4x10, because i just prefer 10 inch speakers anyway, but i felt it had better projection in that format. good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MickTaylorFan Posted January 14, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 14, 2009 +1 on the peavey.my first tube amp was a peavey classic 50 4x10, and i absolutely loved it. used it for 4 years on tour, gigging, rehearsal, even recording. it was a champ.onboard reverb (pretty nice reverb too) normal and lead channels, and an effects loop. really nice sound, and really loud. i really liked combining some sort of clean or slightly dirty boost with the lead channel for a great crunch, and the normal channel was great for cleans, and if you cranked it up to about 6, started to break up really nicely. it took 4 el84's so it had a great breakup and it was very reliable.you can get them in 4x10 and 2x12 combos. i have had both, and preferred the 4x10, because i just prefer 10 inch speakers anyway, but i felt it had better projection in that format.good luck! I've played a classic 30 and that was pretty nice. I'll keep my eyes open for a 50. Thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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