Buying a new amp...

[cme2n]

Try an Egnater Rebel 20 or 30...plenty of used rebel 20's out there for around $450...loud enough for a gig if needed, but you can crank the gain, kill the master, and switch it down to 1 watt for some decent overdrive sounds at really low volumes...

 

[Alekseriator]

so you think i should get like a 15-20W amp and if i cant get enough distortion at bedroom levels, i should get a pedal, right?

 

[st.bede]

If you wanna do all you said you wanted to you, you'll have to compromise. You'll have to use pedals or a hot plate or some other device. That's just how it is.

+1

too true...and when it comes to gear the list gets pretty long if you want to get many different sounds.....of course, if you get one good sound you can get many miles from that one thing and, I think that is a good way to start out...trying to get the most out of what you have...so many great records are all about that...

 

[st.bede]

so you think i should get like a 15-20W amp and if i cant get enough distortion at bedroom levels, i should get a pedal, right?

depending on what type of gigging you do but, overall that sounds about right...

however, I would humbly suggest you play mostly clean for practicing...to be able to hear how well you are getting the notes and what type of tamber (spelling?) your fingers are producing...dist, tends to hide some nuances that have to be really built from the ground..

 

[Alekseriator]

thanks for the advise but i just found peavey windsor with power sponge function do you think thats a good option?

 

[mono]

Are you even reading the posts that people are taking time to write?
It sounds like you just want us to tell you what you want to hear.

I think, as it has already been said, that your major concern is an amp to play at gig volumes (with a drummer). You could play this at home when you practice, but it won't sound as good as it does during the higher volumes of the gig. It might be worth getting a small solid-state/modelling amp for use at home.

I hope that helps.

 

[Alekseriator]

thanks i understannd what your saying... just one thing now is Vox AC15 going to be loud and good enough to play a small gig and with a band?

 

[st.bede]

thanks i understannd what your saying... just one thing now is Vox AC15 going to be loud and good enough to play a small gig and with a band?

my expience with my ac 15 is that it does not have enough headroom for clean playing if you are playing with a drummer...unless the drummer can/will play soft...great amp, though

 

[TeleDog]

The answer is maybe. This makes me think.. This is your first band? Have you ever played with a band at all?

Some drummers are way louder than others, you know, drunk kits and drummers are not created equal! lol

It depends on a lot of things, again. Where is your drummer, where is your amp? Are you going to mic your amp? Will you be using monitors? You know, this entire thing depends on YOU, YOU have the answers, but you don't wanna do the work.