Small Valve Amp for pennies , opinions

Deadman

Interesting, and one that’s been on the list pretty much forever. My nephew loves his X2. If I could find one (or an XD) local I’d most likely buy it. They go for £200 +- £40 I think. They certainly have the looks too.

wrinkleygit

Deadman said:

Interesting, and one that’s been on the list pretty much forever. My nephew loves his X2. If I could find one (or an XD) local I’d most likely buy it. They go for £200 +- £40 I think. They certainly have the looks too.

Check out facebook marketplace 
oopps link didn’t copy, some on there for just over £100 mark

Deadman

Thanks @wrinkleygit (love the username btw  ) I’ve been playing Them crooked vultures stuff quite badly this afternoon so not so sure now. At this rate I’ll end up getting a new Katana 

Apologies for hijacking your thread OP.

OilCityPickups

spev11 said:

impmann said:

I don't think anyone has mentioned it but the Blackstar Studio 10s are nice - I actually have a boxed, as new Artisan 10AE complete with a cover that I will be looking to sell for less than half your budget. The cleans are tasty and it'll do the vintage Brit amp crunch too...

thats tempting but most of my angst with amps is the bloody knobs on the top. I've sold great amps because it annoyed me sooooooo much

Knobs on the top bugs me too ... and I thought it was just me! 
I adore my Peavey Classic 30 for it's sound which is all I could want ... but craning my neck to try and see the settings when said Peavey is on a chair - which is, let's face it, how most small amps are used - is bloody annoying.  

impmann

OilCityPickups said:

spev11 said:

impmann said:

I don't think anyone has mentioned it but the Blackstar Studio 10s are nice - I actually have a boxed, as new Artisan 10AE complete with a cover that I will be looking to sell for less than half your budget. The cleans are tasty and it'll do the vintage Brit amp crunch too...

thats tempting but most of my angst with amps is the bloody knobs on the top. I've sold great amps because it annoyed me sooooooo much

Knobs on the top bugs me too ... and I thought it was just me! 
I adore my Peavey Classic 30 for it's sound which is all I could want ... but craning my neck to try and see the settings when said Peavey is on a chair - which is, let's face it, how most small amps are used - is bloody annoying.  

I totally agree - it’s a throwback to when amps were front of stage rather than behind the player. 

I keep being told that “the market” wants top loaders and “all the research” shows it’s the most popular… but I’m not keen, at all.

spev11

Knobs on top should be a jailable offence 
Purely because of my hatred of knob on top fenders I've ordered a Princeton Reverb kit from Modulus because 
1. The original had the knobs in the right place
2. I can build it into a head with the knobs in the right place (Boss I'm looking at you here mostly)
3. I'm going to buy a cheap Solid State Princeton for fun and stereo setup without banruptcy
4. I've wanted a Princeton Reverb since I restarted playing seriously (in that I took the learning seriously, its still for fun)
5. COS THE KNOBS SHOULDN'T BE ON THE TOP

that pretty much covers it, lets hope I can build it so it bloody works next

gpw5150

spev11 said:

Knobs on top should be a jailable offence 
Purely because of my hatred of knob on top fenders I've ordered a Princeton Reverb kit from Modulus because 
1. The original had the knobs in the right place
2. I can build it into a head with the knobs in the right place (Boss I'm looking at you here mostly)
3. I'm going to buy a cheap Solid State Princeton for fun and stereo setup without banruptcy
4. I've wanted a Princeton Reverb since I restarted playing seriously (in that I took the learning seriously, its still for fun)
5. COS THE KNOBS SHOULDN'T BE ON THE TOP

that pretty much covers it, lets hope I can build it so it bloody works next

Must admit that I like the 'knob on top' amps;  The look of a narrow panel tweed or the big Supro Thunderbolt is very cool on stage, looking straight on at it.  Kinda has purpose without any 'fluff'.