Which amp for playing at home?

loktide · 06-21-2007, 10:49 AM

hi guys!

i currently have only a roland microcube for practicing and playing at home. It's nice for playing at REALLY low volumes, but when i hit it with my 7's, it just can't take it... (no wonder with just a 5" speaker)

So i'm planning to sell it and get a new practice amp for @home. As its just for practicing, i don't intend to spend too much money on this. I'm currently looking at the following amps: cube 30, a spider II 1x12, a behringer GMX112 /v-ampire, and a Flextone II.

I'm leaning towards the Flextone II, as I already own Flextone II head, which is decent.

What else would you recommend?

urklvt · 06-21-2007, 10:55 AM

POD XT (or GuitarPort XT for that matter) straight into your computer and use a decent speaker setup for your PC. Plus, if you've heard any of bulb's stuff, you can get some great tones recorded that way.

I wouldn't know what else to recommend since I've used the XT and GuitarPort for YEARS. I'm in Heidelberg so I understand the need to play quietly at home in Germany, but I use my Mark IV no matter what. All I need now is the right attenuator at the right price and I won't feel so bad about playing on Sundays and weekdays after 20:00!

loktide · 06-21-2007, 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by urklvt

POD XT (or GuitarPort XT for that matter) straight into your computer and use a decent speaker setup for your PC. Plus, if you've heard any of bulb's stuff, you can get some great tones recorded that way.

I wouldn't know what else to recommend since I've used the XT and GuitarPort for YEARS. I'm in Heidelberg so I understand the need to play quietly at home in Germany, but I use my Mark IV no matter what. All I need now is the right attenuator at the right price and I won't feel so bad about playing on Sundays and weekdays after 20:00!

i just moved from Heidelberg to Stuttgart a few months ago

i own a podXT, but i still haven't got the money for a decent P.A. system. My computer speakers are pretty crappy FTL. Investing in good speakers, or a good P.A. is also something i plan to do, but that will cost me A LOT and will take a while.

Hellbound · 06-21-2007, 11:05 AM

I may be getting me a spider III 75 watt combo myself strictly for practicing in my room. I played on the 150 watt head and was very impressed even though I prefer tubes alot more.....but being just a practice amp I don't see how anyone could really go wrong with this combo.....unless your just totally not a solid state fan.

playstopause · 06-21-2007, 11:10 AM

I'd say go with the Cube 30x or Vox or even a Behringer.
My opinion, but i'd say

to the Spider. It doesn't sound warm at all... very digital.
I think it's the general consensus about this amp (on this forum anyway).

loktide · 06-21-2007, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hellbound

I may be getting me a spider III 75 watt combo myself strictly for practicing in my room. I played on the 150 watt head and was very impressed even though I prefer tubes alot more.....but being just a practice amp I don't see how anyone could really go wrong with this combo.....unless your just totally not a solid state fan.

I'm pretty open minded, so I'm not biased towards SS or valves. I played a spider II 15W (or 30W, don't remeber), and it was just plain horrible! Even with the mids maxxed, it was thin and scooped. I'm actually pretty sceptical about the spider's, but i think the 75W 1x12 may sound fuller than the smaller ones.

Quote:

Originally Posted by playstopause

I'd say go with the Cube 30x or Vox or even a Behringer.
My opinion, but i'd say

to the Spider. It doesn't sound warm at all... very digital.
I think it's the general consensus about this amp (on this forum anyway).

haha, you were faster than me. And it fits just perfectly

InTheRavensName · 06-21-2007, 11:44 AM

what about a 2x12 to run mono with the flextone HD, I think it's only 100 watts in mono, which a Marshall 1922 or 1936 could easily take?

SevenDeadly · 06-21-2007, 11:51 AM

I run my mesa DR100 into a peavey sheffield 2 x 12 for home practice

loktide · 06-21-2007, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by InTheRavensName

what about a 2x12 to run mono with the flextone HD, I think it's only 100 watts in mono, which a Marshall 1922 or 1936 could easily take?

isn't a 2x12 a bit oversized for home-practice? i mean, running the flextone thru my orange 412 at practice volumes sounds like balls...

i could get a cheap 2x12 with V30s for the price of the aforementioned amps, though. So in principle -yeah, i could.

InTheRavensName · 06-21-2007, 12:26 PM

I've been using a Laney TT50H through a Laney 2x12 to practice...could sound better I guess but the Flextone, being solid state, shouldn't suffer that problem as much

I suppose with the Orange it has more to "move" than it would through a 2x12?

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