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Bowing before the Oracles...

  • 15-05-2007 9:30pm
    #1
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭


    Hey guys, I don't normally venture in here as I know nothing about any of this, but I need to ask a recommendation of you.

    I'm looking to replace a busted amp as a 21st birthday present. It needs to be small and portable (public bus for transport), but enough to make some noise with :D The one that I am looking to replace is a Fender Squier SP10.

    Should I try to find the same make and model, or is there anything along the same lines size wise that you might be able to recommend instead?

    Thanks in advance.


Comments

  • #2
    Beecher
    Closed Accounts Posts: 936 ✭✭✭Beecher


    Microcube.


  • #3
    It wasn't me!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,034 ✭✭✭✭It wasn't me!


    Seconded. A purchase I shall have to make for myself at some point.


  • #4
    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,363 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    Microcube


  • #5
    Voodu Child
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,706 ✭✭✭Voodu Child


    Microcube.

    If only all choices in life were so easy...:(


  • #6
    John
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,135 ✭✭✭✭John


    Microcube. You can pick them up in most instrument stores here for about €100-110. Battery and mains powered. Brilliant piece of kit, surprised no one's mentioned it yet :D


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  • #7
    Karl Hungus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,130 ✭✭✭✭Karl Hungus


    Is anyone going to suggest something other than the Microcube? No? Nah. ;)

    Microcube.


  • #8
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    So no chance of any kind of agreement from you then... Even a slim majority vote will do.


  • #9
    bombidol
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,638 ✭✭✭bombidol


    Microcube OR Orange Crush 15. A sweet little amp too.


  • #10
    Sofaspud
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,625 ✭✭✭Sofaspud


    I'm going to have to go against all previous reccomendations and suggest a Microcube.


  • #11
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    Heh.

    Thanks guys, I've just put down an order for the Microcube.


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  • #12
    punchdrunk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,355 ✭✭✭punchdrunk


    roland moles all of ye!!


  • #13
    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,363 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    We prefer the term "shill"


  • #14
    John
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,135 ✭✭✭✭John


    aidan_walsh wrote:
    Heh.

    Thanks guys, I've just put down an order for the Microcube.

    He fell for it! The Microcube is the worst amp any of us have ever played! mwahahahahaha!


  • #15
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    John wrote:
    He fell for it! The Microcube is the worst amp any of us have ever played! mwahahahahaha!
    NOOOOooooOOOOooooooooooooo!


  • #16
    Grolschevik
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,472 ✭✭✭Grolschevik


    I'll go against the grain! Depends what you want it for: home jamming on your own, go with the microcube (though I have a soft spot for the classic Pignose: perfect for old style Hubert Sumlin).

    However, if you're interested in a valve combo that is dead light and is in the gig-volume ballpark, for the cash, I couldn't recommend the Laney VC15 1x10" combo highly enough. It's a bit noisy on the high-gain settings (but that's what guitar volume controls were invented for), and the effects loop is worse than useless (for me, anyway), but you can get some great tones from it. My favourite is to keep gain to max, with master fairly high, and use the separate volume controls on my LP to switch between mild overdrive and all-out wail.

    Also, push gain to max and put master to max and you get that musical, controllable harmonic borderline feedback, like Ted Nugent used to use back in the day. I love it.


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