Members Dr.Love Posted October 22, 2005 Members Share Posted October 22, 2005 Hi! Is there any low wattage rack tube amplifier outthere? I know marshall and mesa EL84 based amps. But I want something not as loud. I'd like, for example, the power section of my vibro champs in a light rack unit. I'm sure two of them would fit one rack space. It would be great if I had that in my rack. I don't like to use the 100watts power amp at home. Any input? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nico de Roode Posted October 22, 2005 Members Share Posted October 22, 2005 powerload! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 667 Posted October 22, 2005 Members Share Posted October 22, 2005 Lexicon made a rackmounted amplifier for studio recording a few years back....'discontinued, however, but maybe find one used. If i remember, they were all tube classA with something like 5 watts in stereo...actually, it might have been two individual amps in one operating in stereo with separate volume and tone controls....hmmm..now i want to look into that.......i remember one sounding pretty good, but not really loud enough for stage or jamming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members camerashake Posted October 22, 2005 Members Share Posted October 22, 2005 It seems that there's lots of amp builders out there. I'm sure one of them could build you a rackable vibrochamp, or mod one for that purpose. I'm also willing to bet that Matamp could build you a rackable MiniMat... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thelonius Posted October 22, 2005 Members Share Posted October 22, 2005 What exactly are you looking to do?I mean, it's hard to beat a mesa 2020 in that range. Tube amps are loud, it's just their nature. The volume shouldn't mean a whole lot because you're most likely not going to be breaking the powertube section up when you're talking about a seperate tube amp. You'd use tube or diode clipping from your seperate preamp. So like Weezer says..if it's too loud, turn it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr.Love Posted October 31, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 31, 2005 Originally posted by Nico de Roode powerload! Well, the idea is to have a low power amp. I don't specially like powerloads. I'd love just a 6V6 per channel. It's light and powerfull enough. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr.Love Posted October 31, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 31, 2005 Originally posted by 667 Lexicon made a rackmounted amplifier for studio recording a few years back....'discontinued, however, but maybe find one used. If i remember, they were all tube classA with something like 5 watts in stereo...actually, it might have been two individual amps in one operating in stereo with separate volume and tone controls....hmmm..now i want to look into that.......i remember one sounding pretty good, but not really loud enough for stage or jamming... Oh yes... I didn't remember I saw it in a magazine... I'll try to find info about it. That could be the right one. Thank you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr.Love Posted October 31, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 31, 2005 Originally posted by camerashake It seems that there's lots of amp builders out there. I'm sure one of them could build you a rackable vibrochamp, or mod one for that purpose.I'm also willing to bet that Matamp could build you a rackable MiniMat... Yes, One of the amp builders could make one for me, but that would be very expensive... I wonder why there isn't any in production. I know they would be expensive, but not as expensive as a custom made amp. You know? I have two vibrochamps and I'm ok with them. If i could have that in the rack would be great, but if it's going to be very expensive... I prefer the champs. The idea of modding the champs seems to be a good idea... I'll think about it, The first impresion is that i don't want to break them... They are my little firends... But if I could get another couple of them in a good price... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr.Love Posted October 31, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 31, 2005 Originally posted by Thelonius What exactly are you looking to do? I mean, it's hard to beat a mesa 2020 in that range. Tube amps are loud, it's just their nature. The volume shouldn't mean a whole lot because you're most likely not going to be breaking the powertube section up when you're talking about a seperate tube amp. You'd use tube or diode clipping from your seperate preamp. So like Weezer says..if it's too loud, turn it down. I'm exactly looking for a very light tube rack power amp. 20/20 are ok, but they are too loud and too heavy for this purpose. So I think an amp built around just one 6V6 will be very light. And would give me enough power for playing at home. So the rack wouldn't get much heavier and the big power amp would stay off.I would use it with a JMP1 and yes, I don't need to push the power amp to the limits.It's basically a matter of weight, more than a matter of volume.If it's too loud, turn it down. That's very Weezeresque Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chrisjnyc Posted October 31, 2005 Members Share Posted October 31, 2005 If there was a real demand for a Low wattage rack tube amplifier... someone would build one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jaymeister Posted October 31, 2005 Members Share Posted October 31, 2005 Lexicon Signature 284 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members danbomb Posted October 31, 2005 Members Share Posted October 31, 2005 These are badass but you have to build it yourself.www.guytronix.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Echotraveler Posted October 31, 2005 Members Share Posted October 31, 2005 my bad...didnt read...have no {censored}ing clue... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chrisjnyc Posted November 1, 2005 Members Share Posted November 1, 2005 Here are 2 low wattage tube amps:Galaxie 10 andValve Jr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phoenix_76 Posted November 1, 2005 Members Share Posted November 1, 2005 I used to have a Hughes & Kettner Cream Machine. It's a half-rack-sized tube amplifier. It's very low wattage but very loud for it's rating. I sold it a few months back as I have so many amps but it's definitely worth checking out if that's the thing you're after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jaymeister Posted November 1, 2005 Members Share Posted November 1, 2005 Originally posted by chrisjnyc Here are 2 low wattage tube amps: Galaxie 10 and Valve Jr Maybe these could be rehoused int a rack config. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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