what amp do you play through at home?

racefaceec90 · May 2014

will be interested in what you play through at home.

i cannot imagine everyone else here living in a big house miles from anyone else ;-) so will be interested in what you play through at home,that still doesn't call out the noise police. :-)

i have a vox valvetronix VT 40+ myself.

skay · May 2014

I use my Fender tweed Deluxe amp, but set it for clean and get my overdrive with pedals. The solid pine cabinet makes it such a resonant amp, plus coupled with using the Mic channel with its generous helpings of bass, helps to fill-out the sound and has the effect of it sounding much bigger than you'd expect without having to be all that loud. I have a policeman living next door, so that's a real objective way to test if i'm 'too loud", and he hasn't called so far :-D

Tweed amps are not usually known for their clean sounds, but this amp knocks me out with its thick yet clear bell-like tones when I play through it with my Nocaster, but once I plug in my Goldtop and add either a BF Honey Bee, Timmy or Zvex Distortron pedal and i'm in rock heaven!

digitalscream · May 2014

I just use my Eleven Rack. Fantastic tones, no more flexible than I need it to be and easy to fire up. From there, it's also trivial to record stuff too.

ICBM · May 2014

Mesa Trem-o-verb, 100W 2x12" combo.

It has a knob on it which controls the overall volume level, which you turn down if you want it quiet.

axisus · May 2014

Blackstar ID60 head and cab. Absolutely love it and it sounds great at low volumes as well.

DrJazzTap · May 2014

Vox Lil Nighttrain or the blues deluxe

monquixote · May 2014

I either shake the house with the Puretone, or I play unplugged.

No point pissing about with half measures.

Kebabkid · May 2014

All of them - H&K Tubemeister 36, Roland Cube 60, a Roland Micro Cube and a Roland 120XL Bass Cube. However, of late, I've enjoyed using the VoxAmp headphones (Twin Version) with an iPod plugged in for silent/late-night rehearsing.

citizen68 · May 2014

Ceriatone HRM Bluesmaster OTS 100watt into a Zilla mini modern with EV12L - it has seperate master volume controls for clean & o/d and does home volume just as nice as gig volume B-)

guitargeek62 · May 2014

Mesa Express 5:25 combo (1x12) on the 5-watt mode. It's okay at tv volumes, but absolutely fantastic just beyond them.

I'm about to move to a new flat though so I'm hoping the walls are thick enough to not piss off the neighbours, otherwise I'll have to start the dreaded attenuator quest.

bazxkr · May 2014

Wherever the mood takes me.... between
Engl E650 Blackmore & Engl 2x12 (you'd be surprised how useable at low volumes this 100w beast is)
Blackheart BH5 & 1x12
Laney VC15 combo
Marshall Class 5 combo
Yamaha THR10
Fender G Dec30 combo
Marshall AS50 combo for acoustic

1nten5e · May 2014

Silver Jubilee 1x12 combo

bazxkr · May 2014

guitargeek62 said:

Mesa Express 5:25 combo (1x12) on the 5-watt mode. It's okay at tv volumes, but absolutely fantastic just beyond them.

I'm about to move to a new flat though so I'm hoping the walls are thick enough to not piss off the neighbours, otherwise I'll have to start the dreaded attenuator quest.

I like the look of these little beasts......might pick one up..... you have the normal or the plus ?

Cheers Baz

Roland · May 2014

Axe FX and Matrix FRFR with the volume turned down a little bit.

viz · May 2014

Couple of 100w heads and cabs and a long lead.

randomhandclaps · May 2014

Mostly a Fender HRD, Peavey Classic 50 or Laney LC50 - all have been modded or rebuilt in some grand way but all still run at original output wattage. I have just not managed to find a smaller amp I like too much.

p90fool · May 2014

'68 Custom Princeton Reverb.

I like a bit of reverb at home, plus it sounds great with every dirt pedal I own. I usually just play it clean though, it sounds glorious at low volume and is easily the most expensive practice amp I've ever owned!

guitargeek62 · May 2014

bazxkr said: I like the look of these little beasts......might pick one up..... you have the normal or the plus ?

Cheers Baz

Just the normal one - although I really want to try the plus. considering how happy I've been with this one, an "improved" version has to be worth a try?! I was kicking myself for missing one on here for a very cheap price last year, but I got a good deal on mine too (£550) so it's not all bad.

It's the second one I've owned btw, I previously had the 5:25 head running into a Framus 1x12. I regretted selling it for a long time, and finally got around to making up for it. I doubt this one will be going anywhere unless an unexpected bill turns up, or I do eventually try the plus model & prefer that one.

ICBM · May 2014

guitargeek62 said:

Mesa Express 5:25 combo (1x12) on the 5-watt mode. It's okay at tv volumes, but absolutely fantastic just beyond them.

I'm about to move to a new flat though so I'm hoping the walls are thick enough to not piss off the neighbours, otherwise I'll have to start the dreaded attenuator quest.

You could try a simple parallel dummy load - at 5W it won't need to be big or expensive.

guitarcookie1 · May 2014

Ampmaker Double Six head into a Zilla 1x12.

The amp doesn't do 'dirty' unless you switch out the EQ section so it works wonderfully with pedals.

Phil_aka_Pip · May 2014

These days, Harley-Benton GA5 combo, if I ever bother playing electric at home. Before I moved and took the studio apart, I had a 50W plexi into an SE100 and thence to the desk & monitoring. Most of the timer I use a cheap parlour acoustic.

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