Practice amp suggestions

buckpie · 06-27-2008, 05:30 PM

Hello, I'm new here, I currently have an Epi Les Paul Standard (vintage sunburst) LOVE IT! I'm trying to get a good tone out of my amp but they both sounds like crap, I have a Fender Champion 110 15 watt and a Marshall MG10CD 10 watt both I'm not happy at all with any suggestions on a great sounding practice amp in around the $250 range I'm looking for a Mike Ness social distortion tone (i've already downtuned a 1/2 on the geetar) and only use the bridge pickup, I just love his tone but can't get it... Please help!!!

Thank you

drewbertca · 06-27-2008, 08:57 PM

4 Words.....Epiphone Valve Jr Head........add any cabs you have and it rocks....

dennistruckdriver · 06-27-2008, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by drewbertca

4 Words.....Epiphone Valve Jr Head........add any cabs you have and it rocks....

You can plug it into the 'power amp in' jack of practically any solid-state amp also. My Fender BX60 and Crate GFX 65 have one, and you can plug it directly into any PA system or keyboard amp also.
Those little things are COOL!

smcgov · 06-27-2008, 09:12 PM

SD uses LP's with P-90's so the single coil sound may be hard to achieve with HB's. I really like my Blackheart combo (about $300). Probably need a distortion pedal to get to SD's sound though.

JW123 · 06-28-2008, 10:42 AM

Take the Fender and dime the controls, then use the volume and tone controls on the guitar to get your tone. I love little amps like that, on recordings it can sound like a stack.

Sportrider24 · 06-29-2008, 07:31 AM

You could go with the Roland Micro Cube. I've started a similar thread a couple of weeks back. I'm actually going down to Sam Ash and picking mine up TODAY !!!!

stryker59 · 06-29-2008, 11:03 AM

i have a fender g-dec that i think is a great practice amp..the backing tracks really do imorove your playing! if you wanna tube amp then the valve jr. or the blackhearts have gotten great reviews!!

06-27-2008, 05:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
buckpie Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Practice amp suggestions Hello, I'm new here, I currently have an Epi Les Paul Standard (vintage sunburst) LOVE IT! I'm trying to get a good tone out of my amp but they both sounds like crap, I have a Fender Champion 110 15 watt and a Marshall MG10CD 10 watt both I'm not happy at all with any suggestions on a great sounding practice amp in around the $250 range I'm looking for a Mike Ness social distortion tone (i've already downtuned a 1/2 on the geetar) and only use the bridge pickup, I just love his tone but can't get it... Please help!!! Thank you

06-27-2008, 08:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
drewbertca V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Timmins, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,980 Thanks: 4 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Practice amp suggestions 4 Words.....Epiphone Valve Jr Head........add any cabs you have and it rocks.... __________________ BFG Defender....The normal ones...Not the over priced "First 52 of Each" ones. THIS THREAD IS DEAD!

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smcgov Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Philly Posts: 116 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Practice amp suggestions SD uses LP's with P-90's so the single coil sound may be hard to achieve with HB's. I really like my Blackheart combo (about $300). Probably need a distortion pedal to get to SD's sound though.

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JW123 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 204 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Practice amp suggestions Take the Fender and dime the controls, then use the volume and tone controls on the guitar to get your tone. I love little amps like that, on recordings it can sound like a stack.

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Sportrider24 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bradenton, FL Posts: 271 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Practice amp suggestions You could go with the Roland Micro Cube. I've started a similar thread a couple of weeks back. I'm actually going down to Sam Ash and picking mine up TODAY !!!! __________________ '08 Greg Bennett LP Copy - Cherry Sunburst '06 Ibanez AEL20ETRS Acoustic - Fireburst '06 Jackson JD-R Dinky Reverse - Blue Roland Micro Cube Epiphone Valve Jr. Tube

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06-29-2008, 11:03 AM	#7 (permalink)
stryker59 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: staunton, va Posts: 2,449 Thanks: 9 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Practice amp suggestions i have a fender g-dec that i think is a great practice amp..the backing tracks really do imorove your playing! if you wanna tube amp then the valve jr. or the blackhearts have gotten great reviews!! __________________ *you've been weighed, measured, and found wanting!*

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