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If all I was doing was playing at home at low volume (say, conversational level) I'd get the cheapest 10-15 watt solid state practice amp I could find and put a used Boss OD from Craigslist in front of it (doesn't really matter which one IMO) and wail away. That gives you a clean and dirty channel, and it'll be indistinguishable at those volumes from options costing several times more. |
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A good tube amp on the other hand simply feels different. Like the air being pushed by the speaker is denser. I can't really describe it, but my body feels the difference. My recommendation would be a 25 or 30 watt SS with a master volume. Not a 10 watt. Most of the good SS amps will have variable wattage. My Blues cube hot has 0.5 watt, 5 watt, 15 watt, and 30 watt settings. It literally can go from Headphones, to 0.5 watts in the bedroom, to the full 30 watts in a club. And it's a loud 30 watts. You won't outgrow it! Some SS amps are not as loud as the watt rating would suggest. It's weird. The opposite is true, in my experience, with the Fender Blues Junior. Those can be brutally loud for their size!
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I have a Fender Champion 20 and I can get a clean tone I like at (what I think is) a reasonable volume for an apartment. If I crank the gain up all the way I get a great crunch sound, but much louder. Turning down the volume loses some of the distortion effect. So I'm on the fence between getting a lower powered amp or trying a pedal in front of my existing Fender.
It sounds like trying a pedal might be the way to go. What I really need to do is find a place where I can try some amps in person, but inventory every where is low so it's a bit tough.
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Yeah, around 15 lbs! Since I dont haul my amps out of the house, Ive leaned towards the vintage tube amps that weigh between a boat anchor and bank safe! That is one downside of tube amps most can agree on. To the OP: The rest is up to your ears. FYI, with my home playing, iVe not had to retube hardly at all, and the few I have were old vintage models. ITS really a matter of preference
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https://www.bugera-amps.com/product....odelCode=P0B02
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My Vox is the Valvenergy Mystic Edge. It is said to emulate the AC30. I just figured that it should have about the right amount of gain and dynamics for me.
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Nice! Yeah the copperhead drive is part of their valve energy drive. I have the cutting edge on my sights since it emulates a “certain American high gain amp”. Might even get it this weekend since my local store has it who knows. ⛽️ |
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Tonewise, I don't think you can go wrong with either solid state or valve. Just know what you want. Lots of nice solid states out there nowadays, but if you're a purist, then go valve. As far as maintenance, can't really say yet. The only thing I'm mindful about now is the turning on/off process with the standby switch. As far as pedals go, it depends. What matters is what kind of pedals are you using. Many amp manufacturers have an effects loop so it's isolated, meaning whatever you connect there doesn't affect the amp's overdrive. You usually put time based pedals such as delays and revervbs in the effects loop so even if you overdrive your amp, it still sounds good. Both SS and valves can have a built in effects loop, that just depends on the manufacturer. Really, using the effects loop is preference. No right or wrong way. I personally like my delays and reverbs there vs straight into the amps input. So to answer your question of what type of amp I prefer....It depends on my situation: 1. Right now I live in an isolated house so I prefer tube. I don't have to worry annoying my neighbors. 2. If I was going to move in an apartment again, then I would prefer solid state or even a DAW setup. I like both for different reasons. |
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I've had tube amps and ss amps for many years. When I first started playing, SS amps were just coming out and pretty exotic. For the past 18 years I've had a Roland BC-60 Blues Cube - solid state that can hold it's own against any tube amp of the same size. Love it - no tube issues, always sounds great, I've gotten lots of compliments on my sound. I may get flamed for this, but I really think the whole tube thing is a bit of an 'emperors new clothes' phenomena.
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I have spent 39 years as a electronic technician so I know a little about both.
I hear no difference. I got rid of any tube anything years ago. I once installed a solid state amp inside a 65 fender deluxe box. I was playing in a pit band with my ES175. I got many compliments on that "great old tube sound". From a distance it "looked" like a tube amp. Play through whatever makes you happy. It's all about making music right?
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If you want to take it even further, an Eminence Patriot speaker replacement & a couple of upgraded tubes take the little V5 to a whole new level. Still, total cash outlay under $300. Yes, this comes from personal experience. :-) Frank |
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Exactly what I did with mine - Eminence 820H and Preferred Series tubes from thetubestore.com...
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What speaker did you put in your V22?
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See my response to Frank above...
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