Which Studio Amp has great blues / reverb tone?

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Guys,

This is a great amp, but its more of a stage amp due to its power.
Fender '65 Super Reverb - Black | Sweetwater.com

I need something like this, but don't want to pay $1500 for it.

Does fender make something that if you closed your eyes you couldn't tell the difference in the studio but would be underpowered on stage? Sort of a baby brother to this one?

I'm looking for a bluesy reverb type tone for my VERY small studio. I own NI Guitar Rig, but somehow that just doesn't cut the cheese. ;)

BTW, I'm not married to the idea of a fender just like the tone these put out.

thanks.
 
Check out the Swart amps.

I have the SST....which won't fit your budget, but they do make smaller amps that might, if you buy used....check eBay.

Of course...."Blues Amp" really can mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people...so I think most any amp can be a blues amp, depending on your playing style and the guitars you use.
 
I recently purchased the Bugera 22 which is a 22 watt tube amp. This little beast has a 12" speaker, pentode or triode power and kicks ass. The amp cost me about $350 and really impressed me with its' versatility. It's worth checking out.
 
miroslav said:
Check out the Swart amps.

I have the SST....which won't fit your budget, but they do make smaller amps that might, if you buy used....check eBay.

Of course...."Blues Amp" really can mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people...so I think most any amp can be a blues amp, depending on your playing style and the guitars you use.
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I guess what I meant was not a Heavy Metal over amped sound.

thanks.
 
I just read an article on there is a trend towards micing small (1 watt or so) amps that recreate the specific sounds of larger amps. I cant find it ... :(
 
They used to make a Princeton Recording. It's pretty awesome, but they were still 1K+. I personally like both Princetons and the Deluxe, but I still consider them both pretty friggin' loud. As was already mentioned, a 'blues' sound is pretty subjective. I don't really consider any of the Fenders mentioned a 'blues' amp. I've got a '65 Vibro Champ that is absolutely a blues amp, imo. You can't have it, though. :p Someone mentioned Bugera. I've got a couple of Bugera V5s that are pretty surprising. Slectable between 5 watts, 1 watt, or 0.1 watt. Even has a headphone out. I plug mine into 2 Randall Iso-cabs, one with a Celestion V30 (stock for that cab) and one with a JBL E120.
 
OK, a Blues Jr I consider a blues amp. Don't know why I didn't think of it, I've got one. Mine's the first version, though, unmodded. Not a huge fan. The IIIs are supposed to be much better, basically like the original but with all of the popular aftermarket mods already done.
 
Oh, and the reverb in the Bugeras (mine, anyway) sucks donkey balls.
 
i think some of the original blues amps were junky small crap that poor players would use and they were muddy and distorted....but I dont think it was by choice.

or if you're talking the british Clapton type blues era I dont know, bluesbreakers stuff...

shouldnt be hard to find what amps were used, Ive got a feeling it'll be mostly tube though.
 
CoolCat said:
i think some of the original blues amps were junky small crap that poor players would use and they were muddy and distorted....but I dont think it was by choice.

or if you're talking the british Clapton type blues era I dont know, bluesbreakers stuff...

shouldnt be hard to find what amps were used, Ive got a feeling it'll be mostly tube though.
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That's why I said the JTM45. The Clapton amp. It's like the original modern blues era sound. They're expensive as hell though and don't have reverb. I think some of them have tremolo.

Or you can simply use whatever SRV used.
 
IMO it's all in the player. I can take any piece of shit amp that there is and dial in a tone that will sound good. So can any other guitar player that's been playing for a while. Though I prefer Marshalls and Fenders, I don't have to have them to get a good tone that translates well to recording. Don't take this as braggadocio because there's thousands of guys that I think play better than I do, but they'll all tell you the same thing I'm telling you. It's not like it's a big secret. LOL! Just because you have the money to buy expensive golf clubs doesn't mean you'll play like Tiger woods! LOL!:guitar:
 
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