mini-amp

[zildjohn01]

i've heard that the best guitar tones come out of a (decent) amp cranked to 10. i've also heard that smaller amps can achieve this at lower volume. i've heard complains that there are not enough low-wattage amps for home studio guys to record without disturbing the neighborhood. how about some of these?

Dean Markley GT1000 Micro Amp
Fender® Mini Tone-Master Amp
Fender® Mini Deluxe Amp
Marshall MS-2 Mini Amp
Fender® '57 Mini Twin Amp
Marshall MS-4 Micro Stack

if i got one, could i get the tone i want at a civil volume? or are they called "mini amps" for a reason?

 

[TelePaul]

IMO, most people are comparing a 100 JCM 800 head with a 4 X 12 cab to say, a fender blues Junior. Some of those look too small, others are kinda gimmicky.

 

[Sloan]

hahaha.

best. post. ever.

 

[rayc]

Mini Pignose - beuuuuuuuuuwwwdiful.

 

[JCH]

lmao... I've got pedals bigger than that marshall

 

[punkin]

You forget the THD Univalve

 

[Micter]

Too funny. If the source isn't good the recording will be worse. That's just the nature of the game.

 

[Anfontan]

You must note that none of these tell the size of the speaker, it will most likely be tiny with no bass response, so you will get a buzzy upper midrange sound. It might be usable for mixing into a good guitar tone, but hardly what you want for the only guitar tone.

 

[kojdogg]

I have to agree with Anfontan said. I recently purchased an Epiphone Valve Jr. combo amp for recordingn and I really like it. It's still too loud, but I'm using a Weber MicroMASS attenuator to tame the volume a bit. It gets great tones for recording, but in retrospect, I wish I had spent a little more to get just the head and then a decent 1x12" or 2x12" cab. The stock 8" speaker is good, but I can see it being a real limitation for some styles of music. The speakers in the models you listed are tiny! If you're set on something like though, I've read some good reviews of the Vox AC1, which isn't made anymore, but which I've seen pop up on ebay.

 

[zazz]

i like my roland micro on 11(as do the neighbours).... jimmy page used some small cranked amp for zep1.