TalismanRich
Well-known member
Don't worry about being a tone snob. A real tone snob would pay more for a set of NOS tubes as you wanted to pay for your amp!
Thank you, that is the specific reason that I tried to end this thread around a week ago!This thread is starting to reek of internet jabber.
How hard is it to find an amp you like in this information age? Talk to some friends, look at some YouTube videos, look in the Sweetwater catalog. Hell, almost any major city has a guitar center where uou can test drive one.
That being said I’ll play along for a little while
Blues junior. That’s my recommendation.
Jam, record, gig, etc. lots of people both pro and not so pro use them.
Loud enough to be heard with a drummer, takes pedals well and has that fender chime, as well as that break up when pushed. No reason to get rid of it when you ‘start gigging’
Direct out..... a useless requirement in my opinion . You’re gonna have to use all kind of digital stuff to approximate the cab in a room. If you can make noise, sticking a mic or two in front is gonna sound better.
My opinions on modeling amps..... they sound like shit. A kemper is good but pricey.
The other guitar player in my project brought a Boss Katana amp to rehearsal last weekend. It’s highly acclaimed. But in real life???? It was loud enough, and did it all. But badly. Sounded very artificial and digital.
Anyway, I’m bored with this thread. Go try shit out and buy something. No sense in talking about it for the next six months
Good luck and I hope you find what you’re looking for. : thumbs up:
Ps. Remember this. One amp that does it all is like a unicorn...... they may exist, but good luck finding one.
Edit:? I will add this..... I have a Blug Amp One that I’m quite impressed with. Its an 100 watt analog (no modeling) amp with one of these small ‘nano tubes in it. Its the size of a large pedal and goes from fender to Marshall to Boogie/Soldano sounds. It fits in my gig bag and has a headphone output, recording output and can run a 4x12 cabinet. I still prefer my tube amps, but you can’t beat it for versatility, convenience, and portability. And it sounds like a real amp (s)
There’s lots of videos out on it.
Ok, peace out!