I got sick of lugging the big amps round and wanted to downsize.
So I got a 15w Terror thinking it'll cover both bases.
It sounds great, but I'm starting to realise that a 15 watt amp is still probably too powerful for the house, and I'm pushing it too hard at gigs. Nothing wrong with the amp at all, its just the style I play.
So now I'm thinking that maybe I've been looking at it all wrong. Maybe there isn;t an amp thats small enought for home and big enough for gigs. Maybe I'm better off with a home practice amp (maybe something like yamaha THR10) and a bigger amp for gigs.
It'd be great to have an amp that can do both, but I'm wondering if there just isn't one, and I should look at having a home practice amp AND a gigging amp instead.
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Think the Roland Blues Cube drops right down to 0.5 watts.
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I've got a Fuchs Four Aces which is 4 watts, doesn't really work very well at home - too loud - much like a Lonestar/Electradyne or any of the higher wattage amps.
Wattage doesn't really tell you the whole story with volume...One of my bandmates uses a Vox AC15 on gigs and it's almost too loud for gigs even.
Also - Vox Adio works nicely for a little portable amp for home use and maybe even a little more (duo gigs?)
But yes, the middling-power amp can end up being a bit of an albatross around your neck in every setting.
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
The key thing is you need something with a really good Master Volume and/or a really good attenuator.
Otherwise my reco is a Boogie MK V 25 - great gigging amp but has good low volume sound + headphones n cab clone outs for silent running .. ( not particularly cheap though )
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It's also worth looking at modern options like the Yamaha THR100, which will also do bedroom volume and gig volume.
"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
I don't have mine any more though - some medical advice about lifting heavy things made me change my mind as to what was acceptable for a guitar amp. And that was before I broke my arm...
"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