Green Goblin
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I use an AD30VT at the moment, which is a great amp, but in some ways is starting to feel more like something I'd have as a backup.
I'm pretty interested in the Tiny Terror. I like how it has it's own unique tone, unlike the Blackstar amp around that size which just sounds like a generic Marshall. I was thinking of getting one, getting an FX loop modded into it, and having all round great fun with one. But given how many cheap tube amp heads/combos seem to be around these days, it might be a bad idea.
The Egnater Rebel 20 looks nice, haven't heard soundclips though and it's impossible to find one here. I'll be buying second hand, so not much hope for that.
I reckon I could probably get a TT head for 300 euro or less. However, I don't have a cab to hook it up to. I was wondering if I could just get a small maybe 1x8 Cab to sit it on top of, for home jamming/recording, and hook it up to something bigger when gigging? Where would I get such a cab?
I may end up getting a combo altogether though personally I don't like the look of the Orange cabs, though I do hear they're pretty good which would make the extra €100 or so seem well worth it. The cabs are full size though, which defeats the point of the portable amp for me.
Oranges themselves are getting a little overexposed though, and they are fairly dark voiced amps, so while they'd be great for taking my Fuzz pedals, I also like brighter, clangier kind of sound that the Orange won't deliver. So I'm open to other options here.
I have yet to hear the Egnater properly, and the HT-5 may sound better with single coils, the JCM800 does so it might too(to my ears anyway).
Keep in mind I'm not so interested in just flat out rawkin tube tone, I kind of want something special, not just some honky mid heavy lark that everyone on Harmony Central seems to cream themselves over. I do have a soft spot for Vox amps, Fender Twins and JCM800s, but my AD30VT does a decent job at those. I'd like something with a unique overdriven voice, good cleans, capable of both bright and fat(a lot of heads nowadays have a switch for this) and with an effects loop. Full EQ would be nice but not necessary if cranking the tone gets me into Trebley territory.
I'm pretty interested in the Tiny Terror. I like how it has it's own unique tone, unlike the Blackstar amp around that size which just sounds like a generic Marshall. I was thinking of getting one, getting an FX loop modded into it, and having all round great fun with one. But given how many cheap tube amp heads/combos seem to be around these days, it might be a bad idea.
The Egnater Rebel 20 looks nice, haven't heard soundclips though and it's impossible to find one here. I'll be buying second hand, so not much hope for that.
I reckon I could probably get a TT head for 300 euro or less. However, I don't have a cab to hook it up to. I was wondering if I could just get a small maybe 1x8 Cab to sit it on top of, for home jamming/recording, and hook it up to something bigger when gigging? Where would I get such a cab?
I may end up getting a combo altogether though personally I don't like the look of the Orange cabs, though I do hear they're pretty good which would make the extra €100 or so seem well worth it. The cabs are full size though, which defeats the point of the portable amp for me.
Oranges themselves are getting a little overexposed though, and they are fairly dark voiced amps, so while they'd be great for taking my Fuzz pedals, I also like brighter, clangier kind of sound that the Orange won't deliver. So I'm open to other options here.
I have yet to hear the Egnater properly, and the HT-5 may sound better with single coils, the JCM800 does so it might too(to my ears anyway).
Keep in mind I'm not so interested in just flat out rawkin tube tone, I kind of want something special, not just some honky mid heavy lark that everyone on Harmony Central seems to cream themselves over. I do have a soft spot for Vox amps, Fender Twins and JCM800s, but my AD30VT does a decent job at those. I'd like something with a unique overdriven voice, good cleans, capable of both bright and fat(a lot of heads nowadays have a switch for this) and with an effects loop. Full EQ would be nice but not necessary if cranking the tone gets me into Trebley territory.
