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advice for tube amp

  • 28-02-2009 06:26PM
    #1
    LINKY.V.18
    Closed Accounts Posts: 62 ✭✭


    hi,
    i'll be buying my first tube amp soon and would appreciate some advice.
    i have an epiphone les paul and will be looking for something that can give me a versatile sound, nice clean tones for ambient jangly music (the odd bit of jazz too), and bluesy/funky scratchy stuff to rock and more heavier stuff. just overall good versatility.
    i've been looking at a few such as the LANEY VC30-210, HUGHES&KETTNER EDITION TUBE 25TH ANNIVERSARY, PEAVEY CLASSIC 30 BLACK VINYL, RANDALL RG-50 TC. all are about 20 or 30 watts, something that i can play at home but will also work at samll gigs and practices. im thinking of buying of thomann or going to the x music store.
    anyone any experience with any of these or any other ideas i've not listed. budget is about 600 max.
    thanks for any help.


Comments

  • #2
    mattfender
    Closed Accounts Posts: 602 ✭✭✭mattfender


    I'd go for the peavey classic 30 or you could have a snoop around adverts for a S/H Fender Hot Rod Deluxe they're savage for clean tones and work great with distortion pedals. The onboard distortion isnt any use for heavy rock really but suits blues well


  • #3
    jimmy99
    Closed Accounts Posts: 47 ✭jimmy99


    I agree with previous thread a second hand fender delux would be worth looking at.


  • #4
    -=al=-
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,325 ✭✭✭-=al=-


    a nice smooth fender blues jnr or hot rod, nice n tasty

    ive hit the jackpot with my tone today, its bloody amazing


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