Pick me a guitar amp (1 Viewer)

[bohs punks]

Anyone able to recommend either a combo or a head for a practice room / small gig off thomann.

budget between 500 and 700 max

 

[ann post]

on that budget your going to have a lot of options.

 

[tommytrousers]

If it's gonna be used by random folks and people who potentially don't know how to use an amplifier properly you would be better off with a solid state than a valve combo for maintenance reasons. The relative 'loudness' of each type of amp is different so you have to be careful to get something usable, i.e a 50 watt valve amp will sound just as loud as a 100 watt transistor amp as a rule of thumb.

everyone's familiar with marshall so that's an obvious starting point

 

[ann post]

on your budget, you have the option for buying a stack or a combo. if i was buying now on that money i'd go for a stack most likely, as that way you've got the option of upgrading the head/cabinet as your needs change.

 

[falsemonkey]

Peavy Valve king is a decent amp. Good range of sounds, and its all tube which means its nice and loud. I have one of these and a nice cab I bought 2nd hand. It sounds great and was pretty cheap. Thomann sell them for about €450. And you can get a matching Cab for 280 although you could probably get a cheaper cab by shopping around.

http://www.thomann.de/ie/peavey_valve_king_head.htm
http://www.thomann.de/ie/peavey_valve_king_412_straight.htm

 

[Space]

If you're buying a head and cab you'll get a second hand Marshall 1960 off adverts for around 300, can't go wrong there. Maybe a valvestate head then? I'm with Tommy on the getting a solidstate over a tube if it's for random use.

http://www.thomann.de/ie/marshall_solid_state_guitar_heads.html

 

[tommytrousers]

No debate on valves being the superior product but this is for a communal practice room with random users/kids/drunks whoever and the maintenance and upkeep work on a valve amp just wouldn't be feasible imo. aso head and cab would be in theory better than a combo but again could be scuppered by people not knowing how to treat the gear properly. for €700 is it feasible to get one fairly shite but rugged combo for regular use and a decent one for more refined users?

 

[Space]

Of course.

Here's a pevaey windsor head(tube) for €250:

http://www.adverts.ie/showproduct.php?product=103296&cat=16

Or here's a Marshall valvestate (ss) head and cab for €325:

http://www.adverts.ie/showproduct.php?product=108224&cat=16

 

[tommytrousers]

Of course.

Here's a pevaey windsor head(tube) for €250:

http://www.adverts.ie/showproduct.php?product=103296&cat=16

Or here's a Marshall valvestate (ss) head and cab for €325:

http://www.adverts.ie/showproduct.php?product=108224&cat=16

good prices but I presume BP needs a quote, invoice, VAT number etc... bleedin' bureaucrazy.....

 

[Space]

Try www.dolphinmusic.co.uk and www.guitarampkeyboard.com to compare Brit prices with zee Germans.

 

[Break Neck Speed]

Buy second hand - that is loads of dosh & you'll get a savage rig.
Keep the good rig for yerself & buy a shitty combo for the practice
room haha.

 

[bohs punks]

tis money that comes with requiremenrts for being spent on new equipment and need receipts etc and 400 of the 700 is already in thomann as credit for returned item . funding shite but hey its money for good things.

users will be like tommy said, everythign from experts to chancers and kids.

theres already a spare cab here so a head and a combo for that money would give a lot of options.

 

[tommytrousers]

http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/79561

A marshall

http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/74589

and a fender combo both for £500stg all in?? get delivered to Belfast-Bob's yer uncle.
Couldn't go too wrong.. everyone would be happy

edit: just seen the above. a head an acombo and everyones happy. The fender for 183stg looks crackin' combo value, check if Thomann have it...

 

[tommytrousers]

http://www.thomann.de/ie/fender_fm212r_egitarrencombo.htm

Fender combo is on thomann for €245. That + Marshall head, my latest proposal


http://www.thomann.de/ie/marshall_mg100hdfx_top.htm

Marshall SS 100W head for €300.

 

[tebbles]

Anyone able to recommend either a combo or a head for a practice room / small gig off thomann.

budget between 500 and 700 max

my advise is dont buy new! ive bought so much new shit and only realisin how good and cheap you can get second hand stuff. find a good amp and look for it second hand. gumtree and adverts are good. if you really want to buy new try gak.co.uk 1st as they are usually cheaper than thomann.

 

[Gavin]

i'd get this if i knew i'd never have to play it. it's loud, adaptable and cheap.

http://www.adverts.ie/showproduct.php?product=100868&cat=16