new amp help

retrospect

Hi all,
im looking to get a new practice amp, i already have a "fender princeton 112 plus",
i dont really need a new one but i want one in anyway, you know how it is

i have a budget of about 280 euro and i will more than likely be ordering from www.thomann.de
i already have all the effects i will ever need and i have a boss me-50 pedal board, so built in effects are not needed and since its only a practice amp it doesnt need to be able to deafen the neighbors.
i play all types of music but i really enjoy classic rock .

what do you think of the amps with amp modeling built in ?
any recommendations from that site would be really helpful .
thanks

Karl Hungus

For a practice amp, I think something like the Roland Microcube or Vox DA5.

I use a Microcube myself, and think it's fantastic. I brought to a practice session the other week and it easily kept up with a 120w Behringer amp, and the cube wasn't even turned up very high at all. Small but mighty.

retrospect

Thanks Karl,
The roland micro cube looks very interesting and very promising, i'll keep my eye out for one on ebay .So now it looks like im getting 2 amps
i'll get the cube and another amp for 280.
so if you had 280 to send on thomann, what would it be and why ?

Karl Hungus

retrospect wrote:

so if you had 280 to send on thomann, what would it be and why ?

I'd probably save the 280 untill I had enough for a decent tube amp. But it all really depends on what you want another amp for.

retrospect

Just out of curiosity how much does a "decent" tube amp cost ?
i was looking at the following amp http://www.thomann.de/gb/fender_champion_600.htm

or should i keep my money and wait to get something like this
http://www.thomann.de/gb/fender_blues_junior.htm

By the way thanks for your help Karl.

Karl Hungus

retrospect wrote:

Just out of curiosity how much does a "decent" tube amp cost ?
i was looking at the following amp http://www.thomann.de/gb/fender_champion_600.htm

or should i keep my money and wait to get something like this
http://www.thomann.de/gb/fender_blues_junior.htm

By the way thanks for your help Karl.

I think a lot of those little low wattage tube amps are a gimmick, so I wouldn't really bother with them.

"Decent" really depends on a lot of things. Mainly your style, or what you need from an amp in reguards to channels and such. So you'd really need to help me out here before I could make any recommendations.

retrospect

well my style would be classic rock songs. no shredding or heavy metal .
i have a lot of effects for example my boss ME-50, and a few other pedals.
so i would be looking for a nice clean channel, although i dont want to deafen anyone. i do want the amp to make its presence felt.
do you think i should get more money together ? i think 400 is the most i would spend on an amp .

this is the guitar i have by the way http://waltons.ie/waltonsshop/product_info.php?cPath=60_65&products_id=10231

Karl Hungus

retrospect wrote:

well my style would be classic rock songs. no shredding or heavy metal .
i have a lot of effects for example my boss ME-50, and a few other pedals.
so i would be looking for a nice clean channel, although i dont want to deafen anyone. i do want the amp to make its presence felt.
do you think i should get more money together ? i think 400 is the most i would spend on an amp .

this is the guitar i have by the way http://waltons.ie/waltonsshop/product_info.php?cPath=60_65&products_id=10231

Alrighty so, I'd say the Fender Blues Junior should be ok, but the biggest piece of advice I could give is to try one before you buy it. Make 100% sure it's capable of doing what you want, and that it sounds good to your ears.

Golden rule; trust your ears.