Looking for suggestions on my new rig!

SeanLaurent

I'm getting back into electric guitar after a number of years.
I've £1600 to spend, I only play at home in my bedroom so I don't need a big amp.

I'm currently looking at:
Suhr Modern Satin HSH, Boss Katana 50w and a couple pedals (but I'm not sure what!).
I've been looking at a Strat and maybe a Blues Junior but I think the Jnr could be too loud and the last time I had an electric it was a strat.

What do you think?
Would the 50w Katana be too loud? I've found a used 100w for roughly the same price as a new 50w, but that might be a little too much.
I would like the looper though.
Any suggestions on pedals? Something(s) reasonable >£300-400ish (I'm selling another amp so I should have around that left over)

Simon_M

The 100w model has a power soak so it can be ran at 5W or 50W if needed. I have the 100w in my living room at the moment and it works okay for me.

Pedals you need a tuner and a decent boost or overdrive. The Katana does everything else.

SeanLaurent

Simon_M said:

The 100w model has a power soak so it can be ran at 5W or 50W if needed. I have the 100w in my living room at the moment and it works okay for me.

Pedals you need a tuner and a decent boost or overdrive. The Katana does everything else.

I just realised that a couple of minutes ago and I made an offer on the 100W version!
Any recommendations on the boost and/or overdrive?

Simon_M

My favourite overdrive is the Fulltone OCD. Simple and nice, organic sound and at a low drive it can be a boost pedal too. You will probably get some good suggestions in the pedals/fx section of the forum on different overdrives. The Katana has some great overdrive sounds built in and you can access lots of other sounds using the software and a usb cable so you may find you don’t need much else.

Schnozz

Hmm - That's quite a lot of guitar for the Katana, but I suppose if you were going to upgrade the amp at a later date, it wouldn't matter.

57Deluxe

If I had a Suhr, I think i would be looking at a better amp than a Katana?

meltedbuzzbox

I'd echo the better amp comment.
An used fender hot rod possibly?

skullfunkerry

The Katana 50 has a 0.5W mode which you can run very quietly indeed. There are indeed better amps around, but for what I need (playing at home, recording, and possibly an occasional gig now and again) there isn't anything I'd rather have. Guitar wise, I'd highly recommend Charvel - and if you go Mexican made (Pro Mod San Dimas or SoCal), then you'll have a bit of money left over too