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I draw your attention to the word 'successfully' in the thread title.
(formerly miserneil)
Got told to turn it down . Admittedly in a piano-bar blues band with the drummer using brushes…
That's only with an 8" speaker of no more than 95dB sensitivity. With a good 12", I think 1W would be usable in the same sort of situation. I did once try my ZVex Nano (0.5W fully overdriven, but only about 0.1W clean) at a quiet band practice, but it was almost inaudible so I never tried to gig it. It would probably have been fine mic'ed, but I like to hear the amp on stage.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Played a wedding gig - big room, over hundred people, loud drummer - with a Line6 Spider III 75W.
My head said brake, but my heart cried never.
I can hear it absolutely fine on stage and it has enough clean headroom. I'm typically running the volume on both channels up around 3 quarters. Mic'd up It's been more than enough in my situation.
My amp amp before this was a Blackstar series one 45 2x12 combo. I got fed up with lugging it around, the HT5 and the victory cab weigh far less combined, they are a breeze to lift into venues.
"Aye - and you try telling that to the kids of today - and they won't believe you".
Amp on lowest power - R&R SOLO (50W normally, but run in 15W mode).
Blackheart Handsome Devil
What a great little amp!
EDIT: Damn, I've missed a trick:
It was my tiny little Marshall JVM 410 100W head. I have it for sale at a really nice price (and probably nicer if you PM me). It just about struggled through each gig... *cough*
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I've used a Laney VC15 in the past for a functions band gig quite sucessfully
I'm currently gigging a pair of Jet City Custom 22s, I can get away with just one if it's pointed straight at my head, but only just.
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.