Best 30 ish watt 1x12 combo ??

riffpowers

I reckon 30 watts is the sweet spot , and I'm thinking of downsizing . What's a good 1x12 valve combo for rock / punk ?! I only need one channel .

vasselmeyer

What's your price point? There are loads of decent combos around that price point from mass-produced to boutique.

StageStruck

If you're looking for wallet friendly, a Laney LC30 or VC30 might be worth a shout.

Richardj

If you are looking used as well as new you could do worse than a Cornford Roadhouse 30. It is a big beast but it definitely rocks.

mark_jwedge

+1 for the cornford roadhouse 30

Moe_Zambeek

Budda SuperDrive 18, maybe?

Bellycaster

Orange TH30, Buggered if you want built in reverb though, but you get 2 channels.

ICBM

Orange Rocker 30

ecc83

Artisan A30 and blank off one speaker!

Heh!

Dave.

ICBM

ecc83 said:

Artisan A30 and blank off one speakeyr!Heh!

Product suggestion: make an A30 1x12" with a Celestion Gold. Or possibly a G12H-75 Creamback if the Gold is cost-prohibitive.

There hasn't been an AC30-type 1x12" since Vox dropped the short-lived AC30CC1, which was quite a nice amp.

The 15-watters don't have the sound, and the 2x12" is too heavy for most people.

RaymondLin

I'd get this

http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/30970/fs-ft-bogner-mojado-18-watt-1x12-combo-will-trade-for-us-strat-or-fender-amp#latest

Nerine

Dr Z Maz 38
Suhr Badger 35
Marshall 1962x
Soldano 44
Bogner Duende 12/24
Friedman Dirty Shirley

I mean, there are dozens and dozen of them that could fit the bill.

A good position to be in!

riffpowers

Thanks for the suggestions guys . As for budget , as long ad it's good quality and not silly money that'll be fine . I had previously wondered about the artisan 30 or rocker 30 but I've tried neither .

Joesa

I had an Orange Rocker 30 and for Rock /Punk it'd be great. The clean channel wasn't much to write home about and you really need a line driver to sparkle it up a bit but the OD channel is great. Got rid of mine for a Mesa Boogie F-30 which is a much better all round amp but for what you play the Rocker would be a good fit. Plus you can pick them up used for £350 which is a bit of a steal for the quality

Beexter

I'd echo the Rocker 30 recommendation. I've just picked up the head version and it's very well suited to the rock/ punk thing. There are a couple of combos on Ebay and Gumtree at the moment and I'm sure one of them is only about £350....

chrisj1602

+1 for the Rocker 30.  I sold mine after several years of gigging and it was great. I'm just not doing much at the moment or I would have kept it.

riffpowers

Sounds good, at present I am playing a tiny terror hardwired which is a bit underpowered for some things and a marshall jmp 2104 2x12 combo, which is a bit overpowered and heavy to lug about., 

ICBM

I think the Rocker 30 is heading rapidly for the list of great products which were inexplicably discontinued and are set to become future classics. I think it's the best modern amp Orange have made, and could well go up in value.

There again I think the Trem-o-verb is the best modern amp Mesa have made, and those haven't exactly shot up in value despite several celebrity users.

57Deluxe

+2 Cornford Roadhouse...

TonyR

ICBM said:

There hasn't been an AC30-type 1x12" since Vox dropped the short-lived AC30CC1, which was quite a nice amp.

I've got one of these available for trade in the Classifieds section if you're interested:

http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/32048/ft-vox-ac30-cc1-custom-classic-1-x-12-why#latest

ICBM

TonyR said:

ICBM said:

There hasn't been an AC30-type 1x12" since Vox dropped the short-lived AC30CC1, which was a very nice amp.

I've got one if these available for trade in the Classifieds section if you're interested

Edited for accuracy .

A friend of mine briefly had one. Actually I did like it, I just wasn't convinced by the stock Neodog speaker, and the Celestion Gold was either not available at that point or prohibitively expensive for him, I can't remember which.

The Neo (along with the smaller cabinet) does at least make it not that heavy for an AC30 though, and it doesn't sound at all bad, I think I'm just biased because I know what one with Blues sounds like.

It puzzles me slightly that they haven't continued with the concept since there are now quite a few good-sounding speakers in the power range that will handle an AC30 easily. I think it would be a great amp - and even a Gold is cheaper than two Blues, so it wouldn't be any more expensive than a 2x12" AC30.