Guitar amps

[aberdeen27]

Can someone help me with picking out a new guitar amp? I am looking to spend about $400 to $500 dollars, and not on one that starts sounding like crap after about a year! Thanks!

Jake Brukhman
jbrukh@home.com

[skweeks]

a good guitar amp should last you more than a year, and you can get some decent amps in that range.. what kind of amp are you looking for? tube vs. solid-state, combo, half-stack, stack, etc..

[aberdeen27]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by skweeks:
a good guitar amp should last you more than a year, and you can get some decent amps in that range.. what kind of amp are you looking for? tube vs. solid-state, combo, half-stack, stack, etc..<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Probably a solid state one. The reason I brought this other thing up: my first amp was a 15 watt Fender, and it suited me fine for about a year to a year and a half. After that, it started distorting the sound when I played the low strings clean. I couldn't turn it past about 2.5 (in volume) without hearing this distortion. I heard most (lower range) Crate amps do this also, so I'm trying to find out more about some quality amps! Thanks!

Jake Brukhman
jbrukh@home.com

[ametth]

what will you use this amp for? recording, gigging, just playing to yourself..what?? I could make a choise with that info..

ametth

[Emeric]

Check out the Trace-Elliot Velocette.. wicked amp.. don't let the 15W rating fool ya though.. this amp rips.

Around $900 Canadian, so that's what $600 USD?

[aberdeen27]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by ametth:
what will you use this amp for? recording, gigging, just playing to yourself..what?? I could make a choise with that info..

ametth<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Well, yeah, for playing to myself and doing my home recording. =)

[Buck62]

If you want "quality"... don't buy a low-end Crate amp. The last time I visited the electronics repaiman, there was an entire wall of Crate amps waiting for repair.
A Peavey Bandit is a good choice for the money.

[Heat]

This is my opinion: go with a tube amp..if your buying a smaller amp for home recording, and jamming, a nice tube amp will sound very nice for both......Go with a Mesa/Boogie single rectifier 1 X 12 combo....it might cost you a little more, but you will be happier.......and no it will not start sounding like crap after a year, and yes I am very biased towards Boogie amps even though they use Nazi sales tactics....

[DALtune]

Clean your volume pot, the distortion should go away...and it will be less than a new amp...
But buy another amp anyway.