speaking of amps....

[Adam Meachem]

Originally Posted by Steve DeRosa

Not so - there are a number of tube combos below $500 from many of the major makers, ranging from 1W practice/recording amps, through the expected crop of 1x12" 15-watters, to Bugera's dual-6L6-powered V55 houserocker. I've got a V22 that's my go-to play-out amp; with a full set of NOS Soviet-era mil-spec tubes and an Eminence Swamp Thang speaker it still came in just over the $500 mark, it'll handle any house up to around 700 people with no problem, and sounds like a vintage Ampeg doing it. Modeling rigs are great if you're in a Top 40 bar band or need "that sound" in a hurry in a recording situation - a couple years ago I worked with a studio guy who swore by his first-generation Line 6 rack rig - but quite frankly I've yet to see one in the backline of any act above the local level, and IMO that speaks volumes...

Good to know, thanks for the info.