€1000 - what would u go for?

jamie_jj69

If you had approx €1000 (give or take €100 to €200) - what guitar amp would you buy.... and why?

bombidol

For what style?

jamie_jj69

for any style u want.... if u had the cash and u had to buy an amp what would it be?

Don1

Either the sweetest Fender amp I could afford or go down the Mesa route. Torn between so many styles though so I just use modelling effects :rolleyes: through my trusty Marshall!

fish-head

A Swart Space Tone Tweed.

They're just the D's Bs.

bombidol

Second hand Peavey 5150 or 6505

It wasn't me!

Probably an ENGL Fireball, or possibly a Powerball

Voodu Child

A Splawn Hot Rod, or a VHT Pitbull, or maybe a Bogner of some description. Mesa/Boogie Stiletto Ace would go down nicely too.

I'd need a lot more than a grand for any of those though

Karl Hungus

I've already got what I want in that price-range.

Voodu Child

Karl Hungus wrote:

I've already got what I want in that price-range.

Yeah, can't beat those microcubes

Dord

how many microcubes can i get with that?

Don1

Just get that and blow the rest on one of the guitars form the GAS thread!

bombidol

To be fair I already have the only amp ill ever buy!

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bombidol wrote:

To be fair I already have the only amp ill ever buy!

what amp do you have?

i wouls be temped to buy a vox ac 30

jamie_jj69

i got a line 6 spider II at the min. has 2 12" celestion speakers. hate the amp. i know it has all the simulation amps on it.. but its just far too digital for me.

dont want a stack or anythin, have seriously been think bout a vox ac30 myself, checkin out reviews, but there seems to be a lot of issues regarding tubes being sh1t and reliability problems. It's gonna be my 1st all tube amp so i'm not even too sure about what tubes are best to buy as replacements. Is the replacement hard to carry out? and how many tubes are even in there, also how much do they cost each?

its all new to me. but i'm basically lookin at either the vox ac30 or maybe a fender hot rod delux 112 or fender hot rod deville 212.

If anyone has any other recommendations, feel free to list the pros and cons.

judas101

go fender tube amp all the way.

Kenny_D

Vox ac30 is overkill unless you're gigging. That sweet AC30 tone is achieved by cranking the amp

Dord

For guitar I'd probably try find an old Fender Vibro Champ.

Fingers Mcginty

ah no ...go on and get yourself a smokin 50 Watt Engl screamer combo

fortuneg

GStormcrow wrote:

Vox ac30 is overkill unless you're gigging. That sweet AC30 tone is achieved by cranking the amp

Stick a power attenuator on it & you're good to go!

Personally I'd keep saving and buy a Diezel VH4

demanufactured

boogie mark IV

Voodu Child

demanufactured wrote:

boogie mark IV

Great amps

Karl Hungus

demanufactured wrote:

boogie mark IV

Good luck trying to get one for €1000.

If you do happen to find one for that price, let me know, and I'll buy it.

Voodu Child

Actually, speaking of Boogies, i've just been reading the reviews section of the website, and if I had to spend a grand on an amp, it would be one of their new Express 5:25 combos.

Tiny (cute) little 10" combos with more features & tone than your average 'big' amp - 2 channels, multiple voices, switchable countour & reverb on each channel, low power (5 watt) mode. Brill

Obviously, it's way over e1000 if you were to buy here, but I think i might just be able to keep under the budget with some eagle-eyed ebay-ing.