Going guitar amp shopping soon, which 30-50 watt rock amps shall I try ?!!

riffpowers

gonna try loads of Amps around the shops and hopefully see what works for me.

im looking for something with a good marshally style sound that is versatile enough to do nwobhm /crossover style stuff as well as less gainy crunchy garage rock stuff .
I'd like something simple to use , reliable and not too expensive or boutique . Practical size and wattage as I'm downsizing from a 2203 and 4x12 and I need a solo boost or lead channel .
I'll likely be testing in guitar guitar and pmt.
So far , from feedback on here I've started a list .

evh5150iii 50 watt 
orange dual terror 
Marshall mini jubilee 


What else shall I try out ?!!

Dopesick

Buy my Fryette Deliverance. It's 60w, single channel and very loud and girthy.

Failing that, go for a second hand Laney GH50L or the Victory Sheriff 44. EDIT: The Sheriff is actually quite expensive so probably not.

Plectrum

JTM45.

Moltisanti

when you try the EVH remember it has a LOT of gain compared to a JCM800, especially the Red channel so don't be afraid to run the gain low - it still sounds good.

I have an 800 and a 50w EVH and I have to say these days I always take the EVH out with the band

shaunm

Budda SuperDrive 

Legionreturns

You're on the north east right? 

With checking out Steven James in Boro. If Pete is in he's a top guy and really knows his onions. Go talk to him and he'll give you honest advice and let you play what you want with no pressure. 

https://www.northeastguitar.co.uk

riffpowers

Legionreturns said:

You're on the north east right? 

With checking out Steven James in Boro. If Pete is in he's a top guy and really knows his onions. Go talk to him and he'll give you honest advice and let you play what you want with no pressure. 

https://www.northeastguitar.co.uk

I bought a 335 from there once . It's a good shop !! Might go through and see .

rico

Wait for the new Marshalls and look at a 40w combo. 

nikolas7333

You might want to consider the 5150 3 EL34 model. Apparently it has independent gain and volume controls for each channel, and has a more Marshall-esque voicing than the standard 6L6 based version.

Phil_aka_Pip

Those lunchbox sized Voxes with the tiddly valve and the class D o/p stage. They do one that's voiced like a Plexi but it may be worth checking out the one that's voiced like an AC30 - apparently it can do good Brian May impersonations if you like that sort of thing

riffpowers

rico said:

Wait for the new Marshalls and look at a 40w combo. 

New marshalls?

Plectrum

riffpowers said:

rico said:

Wait for the new Marshalls and look at a 40w combo. 

New marshalls?

Yes. Officially announced at NAMM at the end of this week.

Twinfan

New DSLs I think?

guitarfishbay

EL34 EVH 5150 III 50 watt sounds up your street. 

Moltisanti

the EL34 is voiced more around the Red channel (I think) so it's a much higher gain blue channel - like the 100w stealth

guitarfishbay

Moltisanti said:

the EL34 is voiced more around the Red channel (I think) so it's a much higher gain blue channel - like the 100w stealth

I thought the 100 watt stealth blue channel was based around the regular 50 watt blue channel, which had more gain than the standard 100 watt.  I'm not 100% sure about the differences in red channels but I do remember the Stealth is supposed to have more gain.

nikolas7333

Here's someone describing their impressions of the 5153 50W el34

http://www.guitarampboard.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=40641

Evildurka

Dopesick said:

Buy my Fryette Deliverance. It's 60w, single channel and very loud and girthy.

Failing that, go for a second hand Laney GH50L or the Victory Sheriff 44. EDIT: The Sheriff is actually quite expensive so probably not.

The sheriff 44 is about £200 more expensive than an evh which is less of a jump when spending £900+. The evh is the standout amp from the 3 listed though in my opinion.

The victory v30 and vx kraken may also be worth a look or a friedman runt.

Ogami-Z

If you’re more into the tone of the original evh 50watt over the el34 version, you might want to wait until the updated version comes out that has the same separate green/blue channel volume & gain. Fender is also supposed to be offering an upgrade for the older amps at some stage too. 

rockmonster

I got Dan Gower to mod my 6L6 EVH 50 so it has volume and gain on all 3 channels now. Great little amp. I quite fancy an EL34 50 though!