Recommend me an Amp!

Phil_aka_Pip

@ICBM will give you better answers than me but:

• Valve amps are always subjectively louder than the equivalently powered transistor amp
• Given similar speaker efficiency, if you want double the spl you need 10x the o/p power so a 100W amp is twice as loud as a 10W amp.

Sassafras

I've got a Zvex Nano amp and that's only about half a watt, the only time I get to crank it up is when my neighbours are out. Valve amps can get seriously louder than solid state, I think, because they distort later and more softly.

xSkarloey

Of course one way around using loud valve amp at home is a good drive pedal.

I have to do that with my 5 watt Orange.

d8m

This is great info

Precisely the reason I'm am glad this place exists!

I am leaning heavily toward the Marshall DSLs now

rlw

There are some bargains to be had buying used - I really would look around rather than buy new.  Its not so convenient but a lot cheaper.........

meltedbuzzbox

BigBearKris said:

Those kind of threads are much easier to answer to when You'll state:

-style of music You play

-amp for home/recording/gigs

-Your current guitar

-budget

Thanks, regards,

Kris.

so can I not play Jazz on a Soldano? Can I not play metal through an AC30 with pedals?

Can I not use a 100w stack at home?

What if I want to go from a Les Paul to a strat, do I need 2 amps?

Princetony

I've just mentioned this amp on another thread but it appears worth mentioning here too.

My next 5w tube amp purchase is gonna be this-

http://juketone.co.uk/product/juketone-royal-blood-10-guitar-amplifier/

Really simple but has all the right characteristics, hand wired for a start, and i'm a sucker for a bit of tweed. Roll on next pay day.

dindude

Princetony said:

I've just mentioned this amp on another thread but it appears worth mentioning here too.

My next 5w tube amp purchase is gonna be this-

http://juketone.co.uk/product/juketone-royal-blood-10-guitar-amplifier/

Really simple but has all the right characteristics, hand wired for a start, and i'm a sucker for a bit of tweed. Roll on next pay day.

Damn that's a good price! 

d8m

Tried one of these in a shop today:

I think we have a winner!

Now to wait for GAS funds to become available!

Teetonetal

Good stuff, it's a fab little amp that one.