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jjmoreno
09-10-2011, 02:32 AM
I'm looking for something I can play inside, I do like loud twangy cleans and maybe a hint of grit then let my od, fuzz, dirt pedals handle the rest as I like to use delay and modulation sometimes.

Normally I use High headroom loud amplifiers outside of home, but for at home when the place is empty and at certain times of day I wanna play kinda loud too. Again I prefer something with some clean headroom wasn't looking for a 2 channel clean/distortion amp.

I've tried a Vox Pathfinder 15 that didn't cut it for me in the past. I have a J-station modeler, that isn't bad but is a pain to setup(plug into computer speakers).

Some modelers sound interesting sometimes but don't know how they will sound w/ pedals so maybe wanna stick to a basic mostly loud clean amp.

I'm looking into:
-ZT Lunchbox(do I need the 6" speaker.. prolly not)
-Electro Harmonix 44 magnum pedal(like the compactness but I'm reading different stories on how good)
-Crate Power Block(I forgot I walked into a Guitar center one day and heard someone playing one and liked the tone?

So far I'm thinking power block maybe. But are there any other choices out there in the great cleans/high headroom compact category? I know this is a misnomer for an at home amp and I don't want another tube amp.

MBT74
09-10-2011, 02:59 AM
I use a 1w lil Mo amp from Red Iron and run it into a SE-5 from Surprise sound Labs. No cab neded. Just add some Eq and reverb to taste. Sounds fantastic and has plenty of headroom.