15W Home Amp/recording amp

[veryzer]

Originally Posted by terrapin

I'm late to this "party", but why mess with success. The Blackface Princeton Reverb is unbeatable. The most useable 12 watts in amplifier history!

That's what I was going to say. I absolutely love my reissue, but here's hoping the op is smitten with his choice.

[terrapin]

Originally Posted by veryzer

That's what I was going to say. I absolutely love my reissue, but here's hoping the op is smitten with his choice.

Nothing wrong with a good AC15. That is my main amp, but for versatility and just plain "mojo".................Blackface Princeton Reverb!

[RockerDuck]

Most recorded amps in studio history are the Fender Champ and Princeton Reverb. With honorable mention for the Supro.

[pete12string]

Originally Posted by dmbfan32

So for the attenuator fans, any particar brand/model you are fans of?

Weber I have the MiniMASS and I use it all the time. Love it.

[The Old Gaffer]

My favorite 15 watt tube amps are the Fender Princeton Reverb and the Ampeg Reverberocket II. I'd pick the Ampeg if I had to choose, but luckily I don't.

[aknow]

Hi Dmbfan:
There are a lot of choices out there.
I've had a lot of amps over the years. If price isn't a problem, find a Blackface Fender Deluxe Reverb, the most versatile and best sounding amp ever, (IMO)
Tiny Terror can switch from 7 to 15 watts, and it's good for home or a large room.
I just got a real fun amp, 13 watts Fender Vaporizer..........nice clean or dirty sounds and very loud.........maybe not the best for home.
Dr. Z Mini Z has an attenuator, you'll need a cab, maybe 12" speaker, but it really covers a lot of bases for quiet or loud.
Enjoy your search.

[aknow]

Yesterday, Tom Demeter showed me his latest invention.
It's called the Mini Martha, or something like that. It's about 1/3 the size of a shoe box and puts out 150 amps. Bring your ear plugs.

[Jeff Scott]

Originally Posted by aknow

Yesterday, Tom Demeter showed me his latest invention.
It's called the Mini Martha, or something like that. It's about 1/3 the size of a shoe box and puts out 150 amps. Bring your ear plugs.

Is he related to James Demeter of Demeter Amplification?

Puts out 150 amps, eh?

[good_hillbilly]

Originally Posted by dmbfan32

Hey everyone:

I am mainly an acoustic guitarist but got the electric bug about 2 years ago and have been loving it. I am looking to upgrade my amp. I currently use a Vox Valvetronix 40+ (modeling amp). It has worked well but now I want to move into a tube amp. I want to keep it at 15W or so as I mainly just play at the house, the occasional jam with friends, and some recording. I am playing a Les Paul with 57 Humbuckers and also have a Strat (60's re-issue). The style I typically play is mostly 90's grunge/rock (Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Weezer, Social Distortion) but also need a little variability so I can have a good clean channel. I do have a few pedals to go along (TS9, blues driver, etc).

Just wondering what everyone here would recommend. I also want to make sure I do not drive the neighbors or my wife crazy. I have it narrowed down to a few 15W amps. Its difficult with my job to get out to a store and demo them so was hoping to get an opinion vs just trusting YouTube video reviews. Here are the ones I am looking at:

1. Marshall DSL15C: heard there could be an issue getting a clean channel sound. I do like the ability to switch though between 15W and 7.5W.

2. Fender Blues Jr III: heard it has great cleans but just not sure how well it will do getting the grunge punch I will need using my pedals.

3. Vox AC15: I know this is probably the best in the group but worried that it will be much too loud for my use/purposes.

Any help or opinions would be great.

Thanks!

An awfully good solution for a small amp might be a de Lisle. See http://www.delisleguitar.com/index.php/amps. Very very high quality, and highly customizable. Not the cheapest but not too bad if you keep the option list un-crazy.