Small Valve Amp for pennies , opinions

Deadman · April 27

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 · April 27

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 · April 27

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 · April 28

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 · April 29

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 · April 29

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 · May 2

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'.

Choivert · May 13

Curious to hear how you get on with your modulus kit Spev. Hope it all goes well!

spev11 · May 13

me too, am refreshing the orders page on the modulus page every hour for it to be shipped, 10 working days or so but I ordered before the May Bank Holiday so I've thrown a spanner in the shipping works, it arrives when it arrives. I'll make a start on building the headshell for it this week (once my recent hospital visit recovery is sorted)
Terrified and excited at the same time. I will start a build thread and try and remember to take photos as I go, if nothing else you can see where i've gone wrong when I blow myself up

snowblind · May 14

Recently picked up a Laney LC15 cos so many places seem to have a problem with 2x12 combos. 10" Celestion and proper spring reverb. Big sounds from a small box. Not really my thing but needs must.

longshins · May 16

I’ve got an AC4 if interested? It’s the blonde coloured one

spev11 · May 16

longshins said:

I’ve got an AC4 if interested? It’s the blonde coloured one

ta for the offer but, in true forum dithering fashion I've blown my budget and ordered a Modulus Princeton Amp kit, getting it working is another thing altogether but thats half the fun.

TimmyO · May 16

Re the red knob Champ 12:
the overdrive setting is horrid - it simply activates the other half of the preamp valve at max chat.

Clean or dirty the volume knob is hilariously twitchy - for home use you have to make like a safe-cracker to find the point on the dial that’s louder than your strings but quieter than a foghorn.

I was not a fan.

snowblind · May 17

Sounds like almost anything Fender. Seen more than a few that were zero, nothing, nothing, +1 micrometer and my ears are bleeding.

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