My spending limit is about $750. I don't mind used but would prefer to get a new amp.
I pretty much play at home by myself 95% of the time. About the only time I'll take the amp out is to play with my BIL who drums. So I'm certainly thinking 20watts or less.
Here is what I am really looking for in my amp:
1) I really need something that is relatively quite (this is important). I'm getting ready to sell off my Fender Blues Deluxe because obviously it's too damn big and it also has a lot of static/hiss and that gets even worse with pedals.
2) It must take pedals well. I'm going to be using a looper quite a bit and I also like to have a mild OD in my chain as well as tremolo and a wah and will possibly add other stuff in the future.
3) A nice clean sound. FYI - I play thru a MIA Strat with 3 single coils. Also, I tend to play blues and classic rock type stuff.
Now, since I seem to like using a looper, should I be looking for an amp with an FX loop (my looper and Blues Deluxe did not get along at all)? Would it be best to keep down the extra noise by putting my looper in an FX loop? Looking for help on this one.
Marshally? Fenderish? Voxlike? I'm not extremely concerned about this. I guess i would tend to go in the Fender direction but I just want something that takes pedals well and doesn't make a ton of extra noise and doesn't sound like I'm ice picking when clean.
I guess the three amps I've thought about so far are the Marshall Class 5, Fender Blues Jr (seems like a lot of people want to mod them though), and the Hughes & Kettner Statesman Dual EL84 (20watts but has some nice features).
The one problem I've seen is that the lower the wattage on the amp, typically the quality (build and sound) goes down hill too. But I've only done some basic searching. I've rambled enough and have hopefully given enough info as to what I'm looking for. Thanks for any recommendations or advice. Cheers
BTW, my opportunities to get out and try amps suck so I'm looking for help identifying good options and to narrow down the field.
Oh man I just saw the Laney Lionheart L5T-112. That seems to have everything I'm looking for. All the features, excellent quality build. A little up in the price range but I'm digging it.
I pretty much play at home by myself 95% of the time. About the only time I'll take the amp out is to play with my BIL who drums. So I'm certainly thinking 20watts or less.
Here is what I am really looking for in my amp:
1) I really need something that is relatively quite (this is important). I'm getting ready to sell off my Fender Blues Deluxe because obviously it's too damn big and it also has a lot of static/hiss and that gets even worse with pedals.
2) It must take pedals well. I'm going to be using a looper quite a bit and I also like to have a mild OD in my chain as well as tremolo and a wah and will possibly add other stuff in the future.
3) A nice clean sound. FYI - I play thru a MIA Strat with 3 single coils. Also, I tend to play blues and classic rock type stuff.
Now, since I seem to like using a looper, should I be looking for an amp with an FX loop (my looper and Blues Deluxe did not get along at all)? Would it be best to keep down the extra noise by putting my looper in an FX loop? Looking for help on this one.
Marshally? Fenderish? Voxlike? I'm not extremely concerned about this. I guess i would tend to go in the Fender direction but I just want something that takes pedals well and doesn't make a ton of extra noise and doesn't sound like I'm ice picking when clean.
I guess the three amps I've thought about so far are the Marshall Class 5, Fender Blues Jr (seems like a lot of people want to mod them though), and the Hughes & Kettner Statesman Dual EL84 (20watts but has some nice features).
The one problem I've seen is that the lower the wattage on the amp, typically the quality (build and sound) goes down hill too. But I've only done some basic searching. I've rambled enough and have hopefully given enough info as to what I'm looking for. Thanks for any recommendations or advice. Cheers
BTW, my opportunities to get out and try amps suck so I'm looking for help identifying good options and to narrow down the field.
Oh man I just saw the Laney Lionheart L5T-112. That seems to have everything I'm looking for. All the features, excellent quality build. A little up in the price range but I'm digging it.
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