tube amp?

ferdi

http://www.thomann.de/thoiw6_kustom_tube_12_prodinfo.html

anyone ever used one of these?

i'm not too worried about the low wattage cause i'm guessing it'll probably sound pretty sweet for the price?

Karl Hungus

No, can't say I've ever used one, but the thoughts of a tube practice amp are encouraging. Probably a good bit off from a mini-mesa, but one can hope?

Eoin Madsen

Try not to be completely taken in by hearing the word "tube" (for a start... they're valves, damn it). Email Thomann and ask them for specs.

feylya

http://www.harmony-central.com/Guitar/Data/Kustom/Tube_12_Combo-01.html

http://www.kustom.com/products/guitar_amps/tube12.asp

Gotta love google.

ferdi

Output Power 12-Watts
Speaker Size 8" Celestion
Number of Channels 1 :mad:
EQ Type Low & High
Effects N/A :rolleyes:
CD/Tape Input No :rolleyes:
Headphone Jack Yes
External Speaker Output Yes
External Effects Loop No
Notes Tone switch switches between USA and UK tones :eek:

now that we have the spec, can any of you guys in the know give a more informed opinion about it? i dont like the way it seems to have no overdrive channel as i tend to use the overdive on the amps rather than external effects but i could probably get over it fot 105euro!

Ancient1

That's a lot of mixed emotions you're showing

If i were you i would save up a little bit more and get myself a nice Fender Blues Junior - a small monster of an amp.

ferdi

Ancient1 wrote:

If i were you i would save up a little bit more and get myself a nice Fender Blues Junior - a small monster of an amp.

its actually more than 5 times the price.... http://www.thomann.de/thoiw6_fender_blues_junior_prodinfo.html

obviously i'd love to get an amp like that, fact is though, i'm piss poor.

Ancient1

Dont pay more than 350 or 400 for it!

There were a couple of second hand ones going on buy and sell (and on the boards, from fitz - but i was too late )

400 is very reasonable for an amp like that.

ferdi

reasonable or not, its still too much for me right now, thanks for the heads up though

Ancient1

What about one of those Microcube yokes? The guys here swear by them.

But it's tubes you're after yeah?

ferdi

ah yeah, never owned a valve amp....i'm staating from the bottom end

feylya

If you read the link to the Kustom website that I posted, you'd notice that there is a distortion on it.

ferdi

is that just an analog effect or true overdrive?

jcoote

think it comes through the tube... supposed to be good for hevier rock to metal...but really nice clean

feylya

ferdi wrote:

is that just an analog effect or true overdrive?

I'd say it's true overdrive. Could be worth investigating. Anyone want to buy something for €130?

jcoote

it is true overdrive ..what you sellin??? (i think i might regret sayin this)

feylya

I don't know.... yet. Might try and get rid of the bass amp I just bought last week :eek:

jcoote

why??? is that all your floggin

feylya

I dunno yet. I'm just thinking out loud. Have to wait and read some reviews about that amp... Could be fun.

jcoote

good man ... not interested in buyin the amp but hey your thinkin and we like that

ferdi

stealing my idea eh fey?

feylya

Yes.

Wait, what idea?

ferdi

i got the impression you were thinking of buying the kustom12....

feylya

Aye

Actually, I was going to post a thread about this amp but the Kustom looks more promising.

david

I wouldnt say that kuston 12 is any better than a marshall valvestate because they both have just the one preamp tube.

jcoote

yeah i'd say the valvestate might be a little bit crunchier on the o/d channel..i'd actually love to hear the o/d on that kustom

Eoin Madsen

That's a description, not a spec! Tbh, it doesn't look great. A single 12AX7 isn't much of an achievement, and it just barely qualifies the amp as being a tube amp at all. I would guess that there's at least another preamp gainstage that is solidstate and the entire amp stage is obviously solidstate as well.

For small and cheap practice amps, I'd get a Vox Pathfinder 10 or 15 if you can find one. I have a bad feeling they may have been discontinued though.

david

Laney LC-15R is under 300 and all valve... yum... Im gonna try and sell my MG and get one.