Members Blues101 Posted March 21, 2009 Members Share Posted March 21, 2009 Metal and Blues? Id say buy a Kick Ass Blues amp and forget about Metal:idea::poke:Or just get a Great Blues amp and buy a good Dist pdl:)Sorry couldnt resist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Musicscotty Posted March 22, 2009 Members Share Posted March 22, 2009 I use a Peavey Classic 50 212 in my house.I can get a very useable crunch tone on the OD channel, with the master volume down really low. When I crank the C50 it does sound better - like all tube amps do - but what I'm saying is that the low volume crunch on that amp is pretty good.On a side note.... The C50 made the Vox AD30VT, that I used to own, sound like a toy amp in a straight side by side comparison. I'm not knocking the Vox. It's just an observation in case the OP thinks of going down that route. It also takes pedals very well.Add a Peavey C50 212 to the list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cerebrix Posted March 22, 2009 Members Share Posted March 22, 2009 vypyr combo. i love mine, havent had a single problem either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DFB Posted March 22, 2009 Members Share Posted March 22, 2009 Zinky Blue Velvet 25W is always the right answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stanfield Posted March 22, 2009 Members Share Posted March 22, 2009 Fender Super Champ XD - soundbytes have a droped D sample.http://www.fender.com/products/amplifiers/superchampxd/ Peavey Mini Colossalhttp://www.peavey.com/products/browse.cfm/action/detail/item/116592/JSX®%20Mini%20Colossal.cfmhttp://www.peavey.com/assets/media/audio/00590670_5.mp3 Orange Tiny Terror (more straight ahead tube combo or head)http://www.orangeamps.com/products.asp?Action=View&ID=103 Roland Tube Logic 405http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_3W9bwBsPs&feature=channel_page Ancient Mariner makes a good suggestion - but the Laney 15watt is loud.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyA8yMsBH_o&feature=channel_page Surprise Sound Lab's, Rock Blockhttp://surprisesoundlab.com/ssl-9_006.htm Z.Vex Nano headhttp://zvexamps.com/amp_view.html You're looking for a low-watt amplifier, so that you can turn it up to achieve good tones, without being too loud. There is also.. Crate's Blackheart Killer Ant, and Little GiantEpiphone Valve JuniorCrate's Vintage Club 508, and V8 PalaminoKrank's Rev Jr. Standard, Rev Jr. Pro (both 20watts)Peavey Classic 20 (won't get you metal, 20watts) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve_man Posted March 22, 2009 Members Share Posted March 22, 2009 vypyr combo. i love mine, havent had a single problem either. also a nice choice...but get the 30 watt model at least... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bdhn Posted March 22, 2009 Members Share Posted March 22, 2009 since you mentioned the kustom 36 coupe i will say that it would be a good choice....very versatile tones. there is even a youtube video of some one playing metal with the amp gain alone....great amp.i would also recommend a used hughes & kettner switchblade. i got mine for around 800 used and it works VERY well for me for ALL sounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members treedroppings Posted March 22, 2009 Members Share Posted March 22, 2009 I hear ya... and I agree with ya... But my point is that within a certain price range, a lot of times, a more powerful tube amp can EASILY sound radically better than a lower powered tube amp.There isn't really a plethora of versatile, 5W tube amps with independent gain control that can do clean, blues OD and metal distortion without a pedal at the price point of below $900. There are literally TONS of great-sounding 20W, 30W, 40W, 60W tube amps that sound great at relatively low volume levels and can take a pretty good whack at that role available for under $900. Esp used. I saw a Peavey Triple XXX head (100 watts) at starvingmusician.com santa clara today! 600 bucks http://starvingmusician.net/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1268_1304&products_id=101042 or a nice traynor here's a nice one! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=270357350057&Category=10171&_trksid=p3907.m29&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26its%3DI%26otn%3D2 triple xxx's are supposed to be high gain, but i put 12at7 pre-amp tubes in mine and it is good enough the starving also has a 30 watt marshall combo that is pretty nice but no footswitch, damn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted March 22, 2009 Members Share Posted March 22, 2009 I saw a Peavey Triple XXX head (100 watts) at starvingmusician.com santa clara today! 600 bucks http://starvingmusician.net/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1268_1304&products_id=101042 I saw an XXX at my local GC for $250 about a month ago. I'm not into the high gain stuff, so I had to ask the guy if it was a tube amp, or if it was some version that was solid state. He said it was all tube. I plugged in and played for about 2 minutes. Not something I needed, but thought I'd pass it along to someone else who might. Mentioned it to a couple people and it was gone 2 days later. Actually, the last time I was in that GC, I bet they had 50 used half stacks. That's like three times what they usually have. I actually thought they had closed the other store down and moved all the inventory to this store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Poltergeist Posted March 22, 2009 Members Share Posted March 22, 2009 a Laney GH50, imo, would be perfect.... Laney heads have some of the best clean tones you'll ever hear, and they also have bone-crushing distortion when the gain is up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members metal0822 Posted March 22, 2009 Members Share Posted March 22, 2009 maybe its because i have never really turned one up, but i always thought the xxx sounded like complete crap? and im not a peavey hater, i love 5150s and miss my modded vtm60 to death, but didnt have room for it. also think the jsx sounds like crap. maybe i gotta get one to a higher volume, but they all sounded real fizzy to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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