suggestion for small blues valve amp

fguihen

Im looking for recommendations for a decent blues practice amp. recently got a fender strat deluxe and im sick of playing it through a rubbish 10w marshall practice amp.

I was looking at the fender blues deluxe:

http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/fender-blues-deluxe/67799

The only problem is in this economic climate 560 quid is a bit out of the question.

so, i need some recommendations for something that will give a good bluesy tone, is valve, but wont suck my credit card dry.

Ive had a look at some of the peavey's ( classic 30) and although not bad, they just dont do it for me. duno why.

so, if you have used anything that you might recommend for a good bluesy tone, is small enough for use in a bedroom and is not too expensive id appreciate it.

Thanks.

68 lost souls

How about a fender blues junior?

vox

68 lost souls wrote: »

How about a fender blues junior?

That would be my suggestion also..

Fingers Mcginty

dammit ...yiz got in before me ...


I've played these and they're pretty good too

http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/75540

punchdrunk

there's a dublin based american guy called ben prevo who builds amps,does a pretty killer tweed combo so i hear...

davylee

i was like you when it came to peavey but the brother bought one recently and i have to say there's an excellent sound of it.the valveking

freshcream

punchdrunk wrote: »

there's a dublin based american guy called ben prevo who builds amps,does a pretty killer tweed combo so i hear...

Does he have a number or website?

punchdrunk

http://www.benprevo.net/

one of the lads in work used to play bass for him,he's legit!

Frankiestylee

I'd be a +1 on the Blues Jnr

CianRyan

davylee wrote: »

i was like you when it came to peavey but the brother bought one recently and i have to say there's an excellent sound of it.the valveking

You wont realise how far behind the quality of the valve king is untill you play even slightly higher end peavey amps.

freshcream

punchdrunk wrote: »

http://www.benprevo.net/

one of the lads in work used to play bass for him,he's legit!

Thanks I check it out:)

BostonB

CianRyan wrote: »

You wont realise how far behind the quality of the valve king is untill you play even slightly higher end peavey amps.

Are higher end maps in the budget and suitable for bedroom use though?

BostonB

fguihen wrote: »

....so, if you have used anything that you might recommend for a good bluesy tone, is small enough for use in a bedroom and is not too expensive id appreciate it.

Thanks.

If you want valve amp almost all of them don't have a headphone jack, and thus will be loud in a bedroom even the smallest ones. Also theres a difference between something like a clean, fender sound and a more overdriven bluesbreakers type of sound.

Epiphone Valve junior
Orange Tiny Terror
Fender Champ 600

YouTube is great for checking out amps/tone etc.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_LPLFgcHo4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBU7YYS0yHE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY-sRQlHCzI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeSLMoN_sRA

CianRyan

BostonB wrote: »

Are higher end maps in the budget and suitable for bedroom use though?

I got my triple xxx with upgraded tubes, for €525 and it is great for bedroom use.
Unlike a lot of other tube amps i've played, it sounds great at low levels as well as high.

AFAIK the valveking goes for about €444?
Much better deal going for the slightly dearer one.

Buying second hand is always great.

Asiaprod

vox wrote: »

That would be my suggestion also..

+1 here too. I bought one of the very first ones. I would never part with this amp. It is also way louder than you would think for an amp this size. I use it both for home playing and gigging. I play predominately Blues using a 64 Strat with Kinmans AVn Blues PUs and this amp is killer in this department.
I picked up a small box that lets me select either amp or headphones that fits neatly between the amp output and speaker jack. Over the years I have changed the speaker for a webber Jensen 12N and ordered a set of custom tubes for JJ which so help reduce the amps only flaw I have in that the reverb was a little noisy. I cannot recommend this amp enough. It is reliable and just gets sweeter with age. I see quite a few of these on ebay secondhand, asking price from as low as 250$ to $400. If you go this route try to get a first generation as the 2nd versions used a different PCB and wiring layout which IMO does not sound as good.

fguihen

went to xmusic today to try a few amps. played:

fender vibroverb.
fender reverb deluxe.
fender blues jr pro.
Peavey Classic 30
Peavey 5watt valveking.
Laney LC 15.

Maby its just me, and i was disoriented by listening to a lot of amps, but i couldnt find one that i could get the required tone. Unfortunately i dont know what tone im looking for, but i didnt like anything i heard except the Laney LC 15.

Do you have to turn these amps up a decent amount to get the best out of them? I was playing at 1-2 as they were pretty loud even at that.

the fender deluxe reverb and peavey classic 30 were not bad also, but i couldnt easily find a tone that i liked.

hours spent researching, and im no nearer to knowing what i want!

anyone got any advice?

BostonB

I think you need to crank them. Use a attentator.

Its a black art getting a tone you like.

fguihen

an attenuator, how would you attach that to an amp? wouldnt it have to be built in?

davylee

+1 on that

BostonB

fguihen wrote: »

an attenuator, how would you attach that to an amp? wouldnt it have to be built in?

It usually a seperate unit. Though some amps have them built in.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK5dzFwbfS8&feature=related

Loads of examples on YouTube

TheBa

Can someone please tell me the difference between:

Fender Blues Junior
Fender Pro Junior

I've heard good things about both, particularly the Blues, but is it worth the €90 more than the Pro, which I would have to pay with GAK.co.uk?

Blackhorse Slim

I think the main differences are that the Pro Jr has a 10" speaker and the Blues Jr has a 12" speaker. Also the Blues Jr has built-in reverb, and bass/mid/treb tone controls, and separate volume/master controls so you can get a distorted tone at low volume, the Pro Jr does not.


Id recommend paying the extra for the Blues Jr

TheBa

But then I can get an orange Tiny Terror for another 30 quid.
And I've heard terrific reviews on that amp!

I'm so confused!!!

Kenny_D

For blues I'd go for the Blues Junior. The hint is in the name