Low powered EL84 for amazing cleans

[thinline01]

Hi,

Well, I would greatly appreciate some input/advices/recommendations.

What I need/want:

A/ EL84 power tubes and blend

B/ Amazing clean sound

C/ Amazing reverb

D/ Perfect for jazz, blues, … ... clean and crunch!

E/ Versatile for both single coils and humbuckers: Strat type, Tele type and ES EE5 type of guitars.

F/ … and – last but not least – delivers perfect sound quality at bedroom level (95% of my playtime) > most important criteria!


I've heard the Bruno UG30 - this is what I am looking for in terms of sound and approach but:
- too expensive
- to powerful

What would be a small Bruno UG30?

Any idea?

Thanks in advance

T

[DS88]

How about the Koch Studiotone? Seems right up your alley!

I really liked the cleans with my Strat and 335. The OD can get REAL heavy, but sounded great at lower gain settings.

http://www.koch-amps.com/main.asp?id=18&L=2

I'd recommend you try one before you buy it though :-)

3 channels (clean, overdrive & overdrive boost) foot switchable, 20 watts
One set of passive bass-mid-treble tone controls
Two front-panel voicing switches (mid-shift 2 way, bright 3 way) for all channels
Newly designed VG12-60 Koch 12” speaker (combo only)
4, 8 & 16 ohm speaker outputs plus speaker on/off switch
Serial effects loop (10 dBV signal level)
Recording output with speaker simulation and 2 voicing filters
Direct outputs (non-filtered, clean channel & headphone)
Reverb: Three spring short model
2 way footswitch included

[empty71]

This has no reverb but I think the Nolatone Chimey Limey would be a serious contender

http://www.thegearpage.net/board/sho...d.php?t=503288

[Nolatone Ampworks]

Originally Posted by empty71

This has no reverb but I think the Nolatone Chimey Limey would be a serious contender

http://www.thegearpage.net/board/sho...d.php?t=503288

Yep. I can put a serial effects loop in the Limey so you can run an external verb through the back.

[deeval]

Matchless Lightning is killer cleans and with Master volume can be brought down to bedroom level!
Reverbs are good also.

[ryhlick]

Sewell Texaverb 15 with el 84's. This little guy has it all, and I think there is one in the emporium.

[Nolatone Ampworks]

Originally Posted by deeval

Matchless Lightning is killer cleans and with Master volume can be brought down to bedroom level!
Reverbs are good also.

+1 on the Matchless Lightning.

One key component of great clean performance in a low wattage amp is headroom, and the Lightning has some of the best headroom of any EL84 amp in that wattage range.

Another to consider is the Dr. Z Maz Jr. Exceptional amp.

[sicktone]

65 Amps Soho. Amazing cleans and very versatile.

[djw]

...Might be late on this, but I'll toss my hat in for the Lone Star Special. It meets all of your criteria, plus considering the quality and features it's a steal compared to most of the boutiqueys.

The cleans are near unbeatable: silky, smooth, utterly controllable and driveable. It's what a Fender wishes it could be.

The reverb is simply gorgeous. And the drive channel is hugely underrated. It's like buttah.

I'm certainly biased since I have the Classic and love it, but given what you could spend on something with fewer features and arguably equivalent tone quality... the LSS meets the requirements without breaking a sweat.

[dankayaker]

The best clean tone of any EL84 based amp with verb: Divided by 13 ERT33.

[JB Eckl]

Plus one for the Lonestar Special. The 5 watt setting is just awesome, and you can crank it up to 15 or 30 if you ever do need some headroom.

And the reverb is killer... with a warm/bright switch!

[mignano]

A few others have already mentioned it, but I just thought I would chime in and say that the amp you are describing, to a T, is a Dr. Z Maz.

[thinline01]

Thanks - what amp would be the closest to a Bruno UG 30 - minus the price tag and power?

Suhr Badger 18? ...

[picnic]

Lightning
Bogner Metropolis 15
Egnater Rebel
Suhr Badger

[thinline01]

... suhr badger is great - I am sorry there is no reverb on it ;-/