Well I need a good amp that is afordable.
Right now, i have a Line 6 Spider IV 15 amp that my dad got for about $100. Its okay, but i kinda dont like the sound it has. My guitar is a Fender Stratocaster and i wanna know what amp would be good for that guitar that is afordable. I'm sorry if you don't understand, i don't know a lot about guitars.
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Re: In Need for an Amp
It really matters what kind of music do you want to play. And how much you want/can spend.
If it must be cheap, try to find some used ones, for example an used Fender FM212. It's a good amp, for little money, and loud enough to play in a band, too.
And stay away from built-in DSP effects...
If it must be cheap, try to find some used ones, for example an used Fender FM212. It's a good amp, for little money, and loud enough to play in a band, too.
And stay away from built-in DSP effects...
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Well i think the max i would spend will be about $500Nic wrote:First off, what budget do you have?
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Re: In Need for an Amp
I kinda want a new one. I wanna play rock songs, like sum 41, zebrahead, green day, blink 182, etcGonoszMano wrote:It really matters what kind of music do you want to play. And how much you want/can spend.
If it must be cheap, try to find some used ones, for example an used Fender FM212. It's a good amp, for little money, and loud enough to play in a band, too.
And stay away from built-in DSP effects...
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An ok NEW amp > Hella good used amp.UltraKolby wrote:I kinda want a new one. I wanna play rock songs, like sum 41, zebrahead, green day, blink 182, etcGonoszMano wrote:It really matters what kind of music do you want to play. And how much you want/can spend.
If it must be cheap, try to find some used ones, for example an used Fender FM212. It's a good amp, for little money, and loud enough to play in a band, too.
And stay away from built-in DSP effects...
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Well, you can buy a Vox AC30!UltraKolby wrote:Well i think the max i would spend will be about $500Nic wrote:First off, what budget do you have?
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Re: In Need for an Amp
The Marshall MG101FX isn't a bad choice either..
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Re: In Need for an Amp
LINE 6 LINE 6 LINE 6, Or Marshall
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i'm not sure about the marshall MG series, i've only heard bad things about them, but there may be other marshalls around that price but i haven't looked into marshall too much, i prefer Vox mostly. unless i had like 5k then it'd be mesa or marshall all the wayUltraKolby wrote:Well i think the max i would spend will be about $500Nic wrote:First off, what budget do you have?
$500 isn't much of a budget but you aren't playing gigs or anything right? so i guess it's not too bad. i haven't had to buy an amp around that price range.
you could always just get a valve powered distortion pedal which will cost less than $500 and you get a proper valve amp sound. that'd be really nice. you can tune it in to get the right sound as well
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Re: In Need for an Amp
something i've learned is that the way things are priced these days, you have to spend more money to get something of better quality. if i could live in the 60's with the amount of money i have now, fuck i'd be happy. also, i'd rip off nickelback before nickelback could.
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hvae you seen hot tub time machine? lol rips off the ramones ( i think it was can't remember ) but i'd so do something like that
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Re: In Need for an Amp
Yeah, I've heard the Marshall MG series are shit. I can't remember the name, I think it's a Marshall Haze, but it's a tube combo amp, either 30 or 50 watts and it was about $500. I wanted to get it, but I wasn't sure how good it was, I just read about it in MusiciansFriend.comTyler. wrote:i'm not sure about the marshall MG series, i've only heard bad things about them, but there may be other marshalls around that price but i haven't looked into marshall too much, i prefer Vox mostly. unless i had like 5k then it'd be mesa or marshall all the wayUltraKolby wrote:Well i think the max i would spend will be about $500Nic wrote:First off, what budget do you have?
$500 isn't much of a budget but you aren't playing gigs or anything right? so i guess it's not too bad. i haven't had to buy an amp around that price range.
you could always just get a valve powered distortion pedal which will cost less than $500 and you get a proper valve amp sound. that'd be really nice. you can tune it in to get the right sound as well