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Old 10-19-2003, 02:35 PM
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For a strictly rythm player, I am thinking a hot rod deluxe. I thought about the line 6 spider too. Any suggestions?
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Much of it depends on what kind of sound you want, but both are good choices. You'll want to get them into an iso room and use your ears.

If you want lots of flexibility to hop between various sounds, and want really high-gain, up to date sounds, but aren't worried as much about authenticity in each sound, go with the Spyder. Be sure to get a footswitch or floorboard so you can switch between sound. By the time you add the footswitch or floorboard, however, you are approaching the price of the next choice:

If you want a really flexible, authentic tube amp for a classic sound, get the Hot Rod Deluxe. It has a wonderful clean sound and also allows you to switch between three levels of gain.

If I were to be limited to one amp, and I was looking for a classic sound, my choice would be the HRD. I consider a tube amp to be foundational to an electric guitar sound. Buying the Spyder after than would allow you to add other sounds "a la carte."

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Thanks Bob, I agree on the HRD. I had a blues deluxe and after several warranty trips it turned out to be a very cool amp. The 3 way switching with the hot rod makes it quite a versatile amp even through my lowly humbuckers.
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.....I consider a tube amp to be foundational to an electric guitar sound. Buying the Spyder after than would allow you to add other sounds "a la carte."
Well Put.
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I have a Pro Junior, WICKED little amp. I would also like to get a '59 Bassman RI. I would go tube.
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Old 10-19-2003, 09:44 PM
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Agree on the Fender Pro Jr., great amp but the reverb can be a little noisy. 15W tube amp, it gets loud!
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I have a Peavey Classic 30 and really like it.
You can find them used for around 300.00.
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Agree on the Fender Pro Jr., great amp but the reverb can be a little noisy. 15W tube amp, it gets loud!
Pro Junior doesn't have reverb, that's the Blue's Junior, also a great amp if your looking for a master vol. and reverb in a small tube amp.
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Old 10-19-2003, 10:24 PM
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How about the Princeton? I know its not a tube amp but hey, it's a lot lighter!
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Before you buy, give the Vox Valvetronix a shot. They blow the Line6 stuff out of the water.....in fact, I am very close to selling off my POD2 and Floorboard, bag and all because of the last few weeks I spent with the little 60w Valvetronix. It is as close to a real tube experience I have had out of solid state. It is inspiring to play. Very reactive. Has lots of cool features. Sounds GREAT.

Check out http://www.valvetronix.com/ to see the amp. Don't totally trust the clips....it sounds better in real life.
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I like the Hot Rod Deville a lot. Very very cool amp.
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I can absolutely vouch for the Vox Valvetronix as well. It's the best sounding (tube sounding) non-tube amp I've ever played. If you just want one (or a few) tone than yeah, an all tube amp is the way to go but if you want an amp that can cover every cover you'd ever want to play, than the Valvetronix is your amp and it can hit many of amps it models really, really close. It's the ultimate amp for gigging if you play a variety of music. Puts the Cybertwin to shame as well as line 6.

That being said, I wouldn't mind a Bad Cat combo for those boutique cravings!
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Tube-wise, I'm a big Rivera fan. I currently use a TBR1-SL. I really like EL34's.
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Old 10-20-2003, 05:22 AM
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carvins vintage series is really good too...i have the vintage 50 head(all tube) and it is awesome...they dont make just the head anymore, but you can probably find one somewhere...the combo versions they make now are awesome too...i dont think you can mess up with carvin...good quality stuff....
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Old 10-20-2003, 07:03 AM
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For a strictly rythm player, I am thinking a hot rod deluxe. I thought about the line 6 spider too. Any suggestions?
If you could cut the extra $$$:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=10171

Not necessarily *that* particular amp (I don't know the guy at all), but that brand/model. The amp, a patch cord, and maybe (don't actually need it) an analog delay - a bit of slap-back echo. Pretty much all you'd ever need...
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