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Originally Posted by wrathfuldeity
tales from the rabbit hole:
imho for small home amp...
kiss...keep it simple...as in git, pedals and amp....less is moar
has not yet been discussed...spkrs and cabs are a huge factor...thus have an assortment of alnico/ceramic spkrs in 4", 6", 8" 10" and 12's. If you want cranked champ with out the volume do a 4 or 6 in...if you want loud clean do a high efficiency 2x12. Side note: a Weber Z-matcher is a wonderful tool. Which reminds me, if you want a wall of sound or depth of field at low volume, use two cabs or 2 amps separated with a bit of distance for a dual mono or stereo in a wet/dry set-up. With 5 watts with a 2x12 will rattle the house and disturb the neighbors.
As for fatness on a single coil...roll down the tone and vol on the git...or get a parametric eq. If you want a chunky clean rhythm...add a compressor. I love the gruntage using a vfe rocket eq and vfe white horse comp.
as for amps...in the stable for home use are a 1950's se6L6, 1960's se el84, late 40-early 50's se6v6 with octal pre and a 1949 pp6v6 monoblock.
pedals most used are a ehx 2ube (used as a tube buffered fx loop for the analog pedals)...aya drivesta od/dist, vfe white horse comp, vfe para eq rocket, tech 21 rvb verb and a custom pultec eq. There are some other pedals but for the most part, the always on are the ehx 2ube, tech 21 rvb and the pultec.
edit: Also have an old modeller in to the board via a loop switcher...its fun for different sounds...but to my ears analog pedals in to an old simple ptp tube is simple and pure enjoyment. But a tele into the se el84 using a low efficiency spkr...is all about the satisfaction...ala keef.
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Whoa, whoa, slow down! What comes after "if you want a wall of sound"? How do I overdrive my 4x15 cab again? Do I have to stack those Marshalls? Or can I just put them side by side? If this is your "simple," your "let's get complicated!" must be some scary [stuff]!
I'm kidding, I bow to your obvious experience/expertise and assume your comprehensive response was mostly intended for others on this thread who are way more advanced and, while I definitely learned some things from your post, I'm no John V, just the little home guy who can barely play trying to figure out low wattage, lower volume amps for use in the home, and why overdrive pedals fit into the mix if you can overdrive a tube amp at lower volume and how isn't that modeling? I think I've got that part nailed, thanks to the helpful info here. I'm leaning toward that Bugera V22, with a pedal or two (including a compressor!), when the timing's right. Thanks to all.