Guitar pedal that sounds like a valve amp? Does it exist?

Branshen

Can anything emulate the chime of a good CLEAN valve amp? Either direct to PA or into a house amp.

I'm asking because bringing my personal valve amplifier + cab to an open mic for two songs will make me look like a pretentious prat.

kennedydream1980

Blackstar HT Dual pedal on the clean setting will do this, it's never going to sound as good as a valve amp but it's close enough.

Fishboy7

http://www.effectrode.com/blackbird-vacuum-tube-preamp/

interstellar

this will  http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/133070/effectrode-blackbird-v2-latest-and-bestest-version-320ppg-delivered

Branshen

Ah the blackbird did cross my mind. It is very pricey though. I was hoping for something around/under £200 new, 

@kennedydream1980 the HT dual did not occur to me. I will have a listen to some demos. 

stickyfiddle

If you want chime then seek out an Anarchy Audio Gold Class. It’s more a preamp than straight OD pedal and does a brilliant Blackface-type clean/chime thing. It’s probsbly my favourite single pedal

Winny_Pooh

Tech 21 character pedals 

Fishboy7

John McLoughlin uses the Seymour Duncan twin tube I think,   Not sure about the cleans on that though, …

Branshen

Winny_Pooh said:

Tech 21 character pedals 

Had the blonde. It works decent direct but didn't give me the valve chime. Was it user error perhaps?

robinbowes

Worrying about the "chime of a good CLEAN valve amp" at an open mic night sort of does make you " look like a pretentious prat."

Take your guitar, plug in, and concentrate on the songs.

munckee

For £34 you can get a Joyo American Sound which emulates fender sounds from blackface to tweed and goes straight into a PA as well I believe.  Its a clone of something (maybe the Tech 21) but a bargain pedal that sounds absolutely fine, I use it as a standalone pedal in front of a valve amp when I can't be faffed to get the pedal board out, acts as a light drive and eq as well.

Branshen

@robinbowes No doubt good advice, but, if you sound better you'll play better! 

interstellar

obviously because I am selling one on here, buy my Effectrode Blackbird and be done with it, amazing clean channel and if you sound this good....well who knows what could happen!

robinbowes

Branshen said:

@robinbowes No doubt good advice, but, if you sound better LOUDER you'll play better! 

Fixed that for you

ICBM

Mesa V-Twin on the clean channel.

Not available new now, but you should be able to find one second hand fairly easily.

peteri

Matchless Hotbox - again not cheap, and they're huge but sound lovely.

(Clean I never liked the dirt).

Wampler Black 65 wasn't bad either to be honest

meltedbuzzbox

All the Tech 21 one stuff gives a good reproduction of a recorded valve amp to me. 
All the openess, chime etc is very open to interpretation. Factor in which type of PA you are going into, the speakers etc etc and you are further removed

If you want a valve amp sound you probably want to play through a valve amp

cbellanga

Two Notes LeClean maybe?

flying_pie

I was once at an open mic night and someone played a song through a solid state amp. It sounded shite. 

abw1989

Mooer Micro Preamp range. Range of 10+ famous amps housed in tiny pedal sizes. Never tried one personally but internet consensus is 'generally good'.

They can be used as a pedal in front of an amp, a preamp run into the FX return of a tube amp, or DI as they have a cab sim option too. All are two channel and can be had for less than £100 new.

JonHosker

Revival Drive!