Recommend me a useable head for $300CAD

budda · 03-21-2008, 02:51 PM

Hey guys, this is just in the "hm, that'd be cool" phase right now, but:

so my brother is using my strat at home right now through my kustom. i dunno how much he's playing.

i'm going to give him this offer: i will buy him either his own (SX) strat, or I will buy a head so he can let the strat wail through a halfstack - the kustom is great for vintage tones, not much else.

i have a stock peavey triple X straight cab just sitting around - 16ohms mono i believe.

can someone recommend me a head in this price range? it really does not need to be fancy or tube or any of that, its just to let my bro rock out. i am thinking line 6 spider II used or something.

he may very well take the guitar, which is fine by me. hopefully i can talk my parents into chipping in..

D-EJ915 · 03-21-2008, 02:57 PM

you could get an RH200 for that much, dunno if you really want that balls-to-the-walls metal tone for him though lol

budda · 03-21-2008, 03:36 PM

im sure he wouldnt mind hehe. he's 13, and sometimes i'll hear something i'd put on.

and my sister likes a johnny truant song and a few as i lay dying tunes.. go me!

Benzesp · 03-21-2008, 04:09 PM

Marshall VS100 fucking rules.

You can get a used Line6 flextone II for arounf the 300 range as well

eleven59 · 03-21-2008, 04:42 PM

I'll sell you/him my Flextone II combo for $300

It can't plug into a speaker cabinet, but it sounds great for home practice, and is plenty loud enough for jamming/small gigs should the situation come up. The only issues I ever had were with the headphone jack (it mutes the speaker, and it's a little sticky so sometimes the speaker doesn't come back on first try) and it shuts off if it overheats, which was only ever an issue on stage when I forgot to bring my small fan to cool it down (when I remembered the fan, I had 0 issues).

budda · 03-21-2008, 05:36 PM

no speaker out?

the combo is an idea aaron, but

a) i'll be 7 hours away :P
b) there's a random 412 in my house, that'll probably get shipped to my buddy's all summer for when we jam hehe. and it'll dominate the little line 6 spider II halfstack that's there now

I don't mind the tone of those MG's - what do AVT's go for, does anyone know?

darren · 03-21-2008, 09:25 PM

Why not get him an Epiphone Valve Jr. head?

budda · 03-21-2008, 10:35 PM

if you grew up in a house with metal for the last 4 years, would YOU want just a VJ?

might as well not replace the Kustom - does the same thing

Spinedriver · 03-22-2008, 04:09 AM

I'd personally recommend one of several Peavey heads that regularly pop up on ebay or local used shops for around $300.

-XXL
-Supreme (XL,Transtube or 160)
-Valveking (tube)

I know the XXL and Supreme XL are quite versatile. The XXL has 3 channels and 3 separate voicings for each one. Not to mention the swiches on the back for 'loose/med/tight' output and a couple of others. The XL has only 2 channels but still has 3 voicings each, as well as a few switches on the back for even more options. I used to own the XL and to some extent I still wish I had it, but now I use a Pod XTL and even though it can push 100 watts, it'd barely be loud enough for our jam space.

budda · 03-22-2008, 04:37 PM

i love the XXL. sure i could find one for $300 though?

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budda Guiterrorizer Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London ontario Posts: 6,387 Real Name: Justin Main Seven: Carvin DC727 OFR Rig: JSX->XXX w/ CL80's Thanked: 36 $budda is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $budda is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $budda is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $budda is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $budda is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $budda is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $budda is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$	im sure he wouldnt mind hehe. he's 13, and sometimes i'll hear something i'd put on. and my sister likes a johnny truant song and a few as i lay dying tunes.. go me!

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budda Guiterrorizer Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London ontario Posts: 6,387 Real Name: Justin Main Seven: Carvin DC727 OFR Rig: JSX->XXX w/ CL80's Thanked: 36 $budda is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $budda is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $budda is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $budda is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $budda is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $budda is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $budda is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$	no speaker out? the combo is an idea aaron, but a) i'll be 7 hours away :P b) there's a random 412 in my house, that'll probably get shipped to my buddy's all summer for when we jam hehe. and it'll dominate the little line 6 spider II halfstack that's there now I don't mind the tone of those MG's - what do AVT's go for, does anyone know?

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budda Guiterrorizer Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London ontario Posts: 6,387 Real Name: Justin Main Seven: Carvin DC727 OFR Rig: JSX->XXX w/ CL80's Thanked: 36 $budda is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $budda is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $budda is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $budda is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $budda is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $budda is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $budda is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$	if you grew up in a house with metal for the last 4 years, would YOU want just a VJ? might as well not replace the Kustom - does the same thing

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Spinedriver Prof. Brainsqeeze Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Moncton,Canada Posts: 185 Real Name: Cory Rig: XTL+ MosValve MV-962 Thanked: 2	I'd personally recommend one of several Peavey heads that regularly pop up on ebay or local used shops for around $300. -XXL -Supreme (XL,Transtube or 160) -Valveking (tube) I know the XXL and Supreme XL are quite versatile. The XXL has 3 channels and 3 separate voicings for each one. Not to mention the swiches on the back for 'loose/med/tight' output and a couple of others. The XL has only 2 channels but still has 3 voicings each, as well as a few switches on the back for even more options. I used to own the XL and to some extent I still wish I had it, but now I use a Pod XTL and even though it can push 100 watts, it'd barely be loud enough for our jam space. http://www.myspace.com/b4thefallen http://www.beforethefallen.com/

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budda Guiterrorizer Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London ontario Posts: 6,387 Real Name: Justin Main Seven: Carvin DC727 OFR Rig: JSX->XXX w/ CL80's Thanked: 36 $budda is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $budda is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $budda is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $budda is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $budda is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $budda is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $budda is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$	i love the XXL. sure i could find one for $300 though?

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