Members L6Sguy Posted December 14, 2006 Members Share Posted December 14, 2006 with stuff like this going for $115 on the 'bay, i know what i'd be looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members minorseventh Posted December 15, 2006 Author Members Share Posted December 15, 2006 in my new and improved price range at GC is the 65 deluxe reverb, and the hot rod deluxe. the reviews on HC lean heavily towards the '65... anything else I should be looking at? my salesguy is having lunch, Im going down there in an hour with a credit card, kicking asses and taking names..er..an amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members minorseventh Posted December 15, 2006 Author Members Share Posted December 15, 2006 Originally posted by L6Sguy with stuff like this going for $115 on the 'bay, i know what i'd be looking for. ive had a couple vintage small tube combos similar to that (never an alamo) and the ONLY issue with purchasing one for myself is reliability. ive had a string of lemons bought off ebay recently, so Im leaning towards brand spankin new.id hit an old supro in that range though in a heartbeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Noise... Posted December 15, 2006 Members Share Posted December 15, 2006 The ONLY way you'll get what YOU want is to try everything in your price range with YOUR SETUP. Your guitar, your pedals, your cables. Sure, some amps get great reviews, but they aren't for everyone. I personally found the Hot Rod Deluxe very lacking for $600. It really just didn't wow me. It was better than a Spider II 15w combo I tried right before it, but I still preferred my solid state Marshall halfstack over the Hot Rod Deluxe. I actually bought the Marshall over the Hot Rod. As well as other amps like the Vox Valvetronix series. Take your guitar, your pedalboard and your cables to GC and try every amp you can afford. If none really "click," don't buy any and keep looking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Forbidden Posted December 15, 2006 Members Share Posted December 15, 2006 Fender Blues Junior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aeon Posted December 15, 2006 Members Share Posted December 15, 2006 Originally posted by shipatsea If you buy cheap you'll buy twice. And the corollary:Better to buy used pro gear than new prosumer gear. cheers,Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Noise... Posted December 15, 2006 Members Share Posted December 15, 2006 Or, buy what you like once and be done with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members minorseventh Posted December 15, 2006 Author Members Share Posted December 15, 2006 im real proud of myself tonight. i went to GC and played about 20 amps, and went home to THINK about it. rather than grabbing whatever i can afford. so back to square one, but without losing any money or gaining another POS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members minorseventh Posted December 15, 2006 Author Members Share Posted December 15, 2006 incidentally, the fender super-sonic combo beat the crap out of most everything. apparently the princeton recording amp doesnt ship out til january 10th... i dont know if i can wait that long though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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