Studio Amp

[BurnBarfield]

I want to have an amp for my studio, I wanted an all tube combo. The max. budget is about 800. I was looking at Marshall DSLs, Carvin amps, Traynor, and Fenders. I want a really nice clean, to a nice overdrive, to a nice heavy distortion, similar to Incubus style stuff. I was thinking of getting a Fender of some sort, and a few distortion/overdrive pedals to get it heavier. What are your reccomendations?

 

[Farview]

I want to have an amp for my studio, I wanted an all tube combo. The max. budget is about 800. I was looking at Marshall DSLs, Carvin amps, Traynor, and Fenders. I want a really nice clean, to a nice overdrive, to a nice heavy distortion, similar to Incubus style stuff. I was thinking of getting a Fender of some sort, and a few distortion/overdrive pedals to get it heavier. What are your reccomendations?

You will find that you will need more than one amp to cover that much ground. The Fenders are great for clean and some types of distortion, but will never be confused with a Marshall. Marshalls have great distortion, but will never be confused with a Boogie.

 

[BurnBarfield]

Oh, I don't think I need as much distortion as a Boogie would give. Would a Fender Blues Junior, and a Marshall DSL201 cover the ground?

 

[Farview]

A Boogie doesn't have any more distortion than a Marshall DSL, it just has different distortion. You will just have to try them all out and see for yourself. Or get a pod.

 

[Charva]

Get an amp that sounds great clean. Then buy a top of the line effects pedal and go nuts.

When I first started computer recording, I went line out from DigiTech rp200 into line in on soundcard.

Find a few great settings and start layering guitar tracks.

Man, maybe I should start a new project.

Dave

 

[Farview]

I just talked a guy into getting rid of his rp-200. I had him a/b it with a marshall. Then I had him a/b a pod with the marshall. He got the pod pro the next week.

 

[AdrianFly]

I sure wouldn't want to get "LOCKED" into that Mesa Boogie sound. They are nice for a song or two but after awhile.. it's like... eeeccchhhhhhh. That Nu Metal sound kinda... you know.. sucks.

 

[dirtythermos]

Mesa makes a lot of great amps that cover a lot of range. You're missing out if you assume they're all for nu metal.

I have a Mesa/Boogie 1x12 combo that will crank out sounds from gritty "alt.country" to saucy blues overdrive. Metal is one thing it will not do.

 

[Farview]

Those amps have been around a lot longer than the nu-metal sound has. Turn the midrange up and it's a whole different animal. Flip the switch to change the rectifier, there are all kinds of things built into those amps that completely change the circuit, and that is just on the dual rectifier. They must make at least another 7 or 8 completely different amps. You are only stuck with the one sound if you don't know how to turn a knob or flip a switch.

 

[tubedude]

CHeck into the Badcat minicat, perfect for studio work, and the head is only like $650. All tube class-A. Does "Matchless" sound like a good comparative?