
kojdogg
bollocks redux!
I'm pretty sick of using pods, though I've gotten surprisingly good sounds out of my guitar and bass pods by tweaking the presets running them through decent preamps/eq before my interface. I've been trying to figure out the best alternative for a while given that I record in an apartment and would like to keep the volume to the lowest volume possible while still getting good results.
So far I've been looking at an Epiphone Valve Jr. Combo (though I've read in a bunch of places that 5 watts of all-tube amplification can be as loud as a trumpet), the Valve Jr. Head through a Weber Minimass into a good 1x12 or 2x12, a Z Vex Nano 1/2 watt Amp into a decent 1x12 or 2x12, or a Songworks 1/4 watt Little Lanelei into a decent 1x12 or 2x12.
I know a lot of people have experience with the Valve Jr. in combo and head incarnations-- does anyone here have any impressions about the Nano Amp or the Little Lanelei, or know of any other ultra-low watt amp alternatives?
Also has anyone used the new Sansamp PSA-1.1 (or the 1?) I had a GT-2 a while back that I used to like, but got rid of. Do any full-time guitarists (I split time with keys, bass, engineering, singing (poorly), feel that these newer generation Sansamps offer acceptable performance in terms of playing response and tone?
Thanks in Advance for any impressions, advice, haterating, etc.

So far I've been looking at an Epiphone Valve Jr. Combo (though I've read in a bunch of places that 5 watts of all-tube amplification can be as loud as a trumpet), the Valve Jr. Head through a Weber Minimass into a good 1x12 or 2x12, a Z Vex Nano 1/2 watt Amp into a decent 1x12 or 2x12, or a Songworks 1/4 watt Little Lanelei into a decent 1x12 or 2x12.
I know a lot of people have experience with the Valve Jr. in combo and head incarnations-- does anyone here have any impressions about the Nano Amp or the Little Lanelei, or know of any other ultra-low watt amp alternatives?
Also has anyone used the new Sansamp PSA-1.1 (or the 1?) I had a GT-2 a while back that I used to like, but got rid of. Do any full-time guitarists (I split time with keys, bass, engineering, singing (poorly), feel that these newer generation Sansamps offer acceptable performance in terms of playing response and tone?
Thanks in Advance for any impressions, advice, haterating, etc.
