Hey ppl, I'm soon going for an amp upgrade ... Going to do away with my Marshall MG 10 CD ... I have three amps which are falling in my budget and suit my style: Line 6 Spider IV (15W), Fender Mustang I (20W) or the Roland Cube 20X ... I want your advice on which will be the best option out of the three above ??? I'm eagerly waiting for your reply's P.S: Please don't advice me about tube amps, I can't afford them ... They're totally out of my budget
Roland Cube 20x BUT, Many of the IGTians would say I am nuts.. but I like the way the Line 6 Spider sounds. I had the Spider III 15w and I did 4 gigs with it and worked out quite well. Plus, the INSANE channel blows your head. I don't find it too digital...
I would also say Roland Cube 20x. But if you are buying from a shop then give Peavey Vypyr 30W a try too. I don't know if it is above your budget or not but thats a great amplifier too.
Do not dare to get the spider i'l personally take a rod and shove it into your ass if you do so lul get either the peavey vypyr 15w or 30w whatever's in your budget mustang is good too and all roland cube amps below 30w suck i'd get vypyr over all of them and the guy who said he like spider....... you Are tone deaf just google line 6 spider reviews and i wonder where did they allowed you to play with piece of crap
Well i dont mind others being abusive i and bc have posted together in several threads but i never thrashed bc but todqy he gave a wrong advice so i reacted simple as long as i am right,i am right
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i didn't suggest it to the op!!!! Mind it rascala! On what have you spent 100k plus? Can you list the gear?
Peavey 6505+ head-60k laney lv412a Cab-19k ibanez rga32-25k I am saving up for a decent 2x12 with v30's i'l most proably get it made by be3 and also a tc electronics g major 2,i am saving up for it too
Nope.... tried it at a guitar shop the amp barely has enough gain to pull of gnr songs And its not worth the money if you can afford 30k drop it on either a peavey valveking 2x12(All tube amp) or a peavey vypyr 60w tube amp(hybrid) i'l take the vypyr tube if given the choice
But then how much gain does it have? (what sound) Tube amps are known for the mild overdrive - crunch region. So if you get Ac/dc tone, I think they have done their job. Compared to that what is the gain of Peavey? (will it give that EVH sound)
I haven't tried either though...but I think for high gain we need some 30W to hit the territory..Haze series with 15W might not do justice.. It has one 40W model all tube combo which might be good in case you're looking for high gain..
^ Noob this guy is plain noob if you think that wattage is propotionate to gain then balls man balls you make me laugh at your noobness i can show you a 5w high gain amp and a 120 w clean amp the gain is determined by amp's circuit not its wattage and haze is a typical 80's rock amp you wont see any difference in gain b/w the 15w and 40w you can challange me if you like,i am never wrong noob
Yes true man.. I'm a n00b.. and i never mentioned that i'm a pro or the like... btw for your answer as per my understanding tubes sound best when they're pushed, i.e. when they start to saturate. Volume plays a critical role and less wattage in the tubes leads to more saturation at lower volumes. Hence there will definitely be a significant difference between 15 watts and 40 watts Tube amp. Correct me if i'm wrong...i'm ready to correct my understanding. God is here !!! :
I dunno about amps and all. But I have a subscription of this guy on my youtube channel who once reviewed this Line 6 Spider IV 15 . Check it out by clicking here
Yes you are right on the saturation thing but i dont get it why are you relating it with gain i think you are talking about the 50-70's amps with master volume controls only The only difference b/w haze 15 and 40 is its volume no gain difference if you get the saturation on 40 at 4 you can get on 15 at 3.5 there isnt much difference b/w their output levels