Hi All!
I've had a fender blues junior for a couple of years now and I've never really loved it for some reason. I changed the speaker to a cannabis rex and this definitely improved the tone - which was a bit ice-picky with the original speaker. However, I just don't love the amp and the tone. It doesn't excite me when i play with single coil or humbuckers.
So, I'm thinking of changing it to a more british sounding amp of a similar size and price range, but I can't seem to find anything that fits the description which is reviewed highly.
Does anyone have any thoughts or recommendations on this? I'd even consider changing the speaker out again but no idea what what to look for.
Many thanks,
Stavs
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don't discount a 90's crate vintage Club as they are cheap. Effectively has a fender clean preamp, Marshall dirt preamp and almost an AC30 power amp.
Be worth getting a shop with good new and s/h stock and giving some amps a try
Similar power, size and quality, but half the price.
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Both excellent and somehow bafflingly cheap
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How do they compare to the JetCity range as they seem to be liked around here?
Both models were marketed simultaneously as the VC range being the Vox-y twist on the characteristic Laney brit rock tone & the LC range being the Marshall twist on the Laney sound.
So dependent on what you intend to do with it, that may be worth factoring into your thinking re the small to medium Laneys.
Both varieties are distinctly Laneys in their own right, so if you really want a Vox or Marshall that is what you need (these are not clones), but if you like the classic dark & gritty brit rock Laney vibe (Laney's are my fav amps) these are Laney's nods towards both the Vox & Marshall voicing without selling out that essential Laney character.
anyway, here's one like mine Laney LC30II with a Reverend that really makes it shine.
& here's a head to head LC & VC so you can decide if either are for you. happy hunting.
The VC15, Cub 12, LC30 - or any of the other models in fact - are much better than the LC15.
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i've always held onto a general rule of thumb that (for guitars) valve 20w is bare minimum to keep up & 30w advisable in order to win every argument. & maybe bass up to 50w in same context.