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Guitarists , what amp are you using ?
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I play slide guitar 3 string and 6 , presently I’m using a micro cube plus have a cube EX street which I can pre amp through a Yamaha 400 PAS . It’s a decent rig and I have no immediate neighbours so I can crank it up a bit , not sure I’m getting the right sound though 
Been looking at a Marshall Valvestate 8080 ( quite cheap second hand ) also a VOX AC30 ( not so cheap second hand )
Any suggestions?
What are you pushing air with , and how loud can you go ?
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What sound are you looking for?
Blackstar are generally good. Dirty, fat, loud and satisfying
Be careful with the synth stuff, the sound never seems to lose it's fakeness |
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"I pass a shop on my works travels that’s sells nothing but second hand guitars and old valve amps. They are quite happy for you to pop in for a plug and play. My ex used to spend hours in there "
That sounds like a great place “ not “ to drive past |
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"What sound are you looking for?
Blackstar are generally good. Dirty, fat, loud and satisfying
Be careful with the synth stuff, the sound never seems to lose it's fakeness"
And there’s the rub ,” what sound am I looking for .. I ll know it when I get it I suppose |
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If you have been looking at an AC30, i'd highly recommend you have a good look look at and a long demo of the Orange OR50. Depending on what you like playing, it has the ability to bring out the best of a practice or performance. It's easily on par with the AC30, in my opinion it's better. |
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"If you have been looking at an AC30, i'd highly recommend you have a good look look at and a long demo of the Orange OR50. Depending on what you like playing, it has the ability to bring out the best of a practice or performance. It's easily on par with the AC30, in my opinion it's better."
Thanks I will have a look at that |
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"Boss katana.
But mostly my little blackstar fly. "
I’ve got a little Blackstar Fly on the shelf that I started out with . Spent loads of time in the back of the van , just plugging away . Great little amp , love it . I’m gonna give it a whirl tomorrow now you’ve reminded me |
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Orange Thunderverb 50h with a Jim Root 2x12 loaded with sound of the world speakers. Guitar wise I switch between a couple of Les Pauls depending on turnings and my favourite, my baby is my PRS C6R SE Corvette |
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I just play in the house these days so don't need big or loud, and a Vox AC4TV is more than enough. Quarter-watt setting is ideal for the valve-driven filth and the full power setting for keeping it clean (and loud).
I was sceptical that a modern repro could sound convincingly Voxy but it really does, it has all that chiming mid and top you want, and pushed into breakup sounds exactly like you'd expect an EL84 driven amp to sound. |
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When I plug in, I am going through an AC 15 modelling amp. But I have often thought that just a most simple and basic 2 channel amp would better serve me. Any effects would go straight into the signal line on channel 2. |
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Depends on what I'm playing.
I like small tube amps for recording and my Bugera T5 fits my needs for blues and classic rock perfectly. It's super simple and takes pedals beautifully. The fact it has a built in attenuator is just icing on the cake and I can drive the power amp even at 0.5w.
For live stuff I'm mostly using modellers. Either the Kemper or Axe FX 3 are my backbones.
I also build my own guitars so they play exactly how I want them to. |
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