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Beginner amp
Topic Started: Jan 19 2009, 06:39 PM (303 Views)
kurei	Jan 19 2009, 06:39 PM Post #1
Bestest member ever!!!!! Posts: 58 Group: Members Member #9,140 Joined: January 16, 2009	can anyone suggest a first time amp for under £100???
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Leif	Jan 21 2009, 09:37 PM Post #2
Alex Posts: 213 Group: Members Member #9,065 Joined: December 14, 2008	http://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/amplification_detail.asp?stock=07073016293028 or for a little over 100. http://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/amplification_detail.asp?stock=07013115150529
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mynameisDavid	Jan 21 2009, 10:07 PM Post #3
Member Posts: 1,102 Group: Moderator Member #294 Joined: March 2, 2007	What's your style? Vox's are more Classic rock (usually) and Peavey is more heavy metal and whatnot
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Leif	Jan 21 2009, 10:18 PM Post #4
Alex Posts: 213 Group: Members Member #9,065 Joined: December 14, 2008	But both amps are capable of many more styles than just those. No amp is limited to one specific style especially if using pedals.
	Gear: Guitar - Ibanez GRG170DX Black Night Strings - Daddario 8.38 EXL Leads - Planet Waves 10ft Circuit Breaker, Pw Classic 10 channel stereo Lead Pedals/FX - Zoom 505, Marshall Drive Master Amp - Vox AD15VT-XL 15 Watt Recording - Line 6 POD Studio GX, Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 5.25 bay Software - GR3, Fl Studio, AFT Pro, Pod Farm
monwobobbo	Jan 21 2009, 10:22 PM Post #5
Posts: 1,032 Group: Moderator Member #8,625 Joined: June 23, 2008	the Vox is good. i like the peavey that was mentioned but it may not be a really good beginner amp it ment more as a tube practice amp and it won't be good for a metal sound at all by itself. put a disprtion pedal in front and i bet it screams though. very limited tone controls though. i would also recomend a Peavey Vypyr as they are decent for a beginner amp.
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Metallon	Apr 6 2009, 12:32 PM Post #6
Member Posts: 56 Group: Members Member #8,784 Joined: August 30, 2008	No idea what kind of music you play. The Ibanez TBX-15R is fairly cheap and can work with a few different styles. I'm not personally a fan of the gain but the cleans are alright. I returned a Peavey Rage 258 for this, which I regret because the Rage had better cleans, and with the right distortion pedal, I could've gotten much closer to the sound I was looking for, which is basically a hot, powerful marshall-distortion. Like the one you get if you put an OD-pedal in front of a JCM 800 or if you use a JCM 2000.
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shoot2thrill	Jun 4 2009, 04:44 AM Post #7
Newbie Posts: 18 Group: Members Member #9,166 Joined: January 24, 2009	Im not familiar with your currency but great begginers amps are the Vox Valvetronix series. Good modeling, tube in the preamp, and very sexy looking.
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