Home/backup amp ideas?

Loobs

ICBM said:

I really can't get a usable tone out of the Harlequin. Horrible middy, muddy, nasal things with no bottom end or top end. The best I can do is to turn the bass, treble and master up full, keep the volume low and use whichever position of the little switch makes it less awful (can't remember). Even then it's only tolerable rather than good. I know some people love them though! Well enough built, but… no.

Totally agreed. One of the worst amps I've ever heard. Owned one for quite a while. 

Deijavoo

Loobs said:

How loud do you play at home? I find a Roland cube more than adequate. 

Unplugged electric at the moment, I'm just fucking sick of Amplitube unless I'm recording ideas for my band. A proper amp tone is what I'm after and I will work around volumes as and when. 

Cacofonix

chillidoggy said:

Cacofonix said:

chillidoggy said:

I'm with Cacofonix about the Hurricane. It's the one I always use, and it's just occurred to me that my backup amp is also a Hurricane.

One of the reasons I bought it was your music on Hard Rock Candy, tbh.  Great sounds even in a pub setting.

Really? Much obliged, can you now tell all the local pub landlords?

Edit: my comment not really that funny.

chillidoggy

It's OK. I'll take whatever I can get.

Deijavoo

sweepy said:

I can heartily recommend one of these little beauties

http://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/SubZero-Tube-20R-20W-Guitar-Amp/S7P

Have you seen this deal?

http://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/SubZero-Tube-H50R-Valve-Stack-with-Free-Electro-Harmonix-Big-Muff/Q5A

There has to be something wrong with them?

sweepy

Not a sausage , my 20w is basically the Fender Blues Jnr with a standby switch . I had them side by side, the PCB is very similar, indeed I imagine that they are off the same assy line and factory . It has EHX valves and my 20w is damn near silent .:)

DrJazzTap

I keep forgetting how tempting Jetcity amps are! Damn you @digitalscream :P