best budget small valve amp?

marktheharp

Apologies ,this has been asked by numerous peeps !
As above, could be in the market for small valve amp? I am hopefully getting my old Tokai China s.g. Back of a mate ! And could be up for trade.
Obviously will put ad on classified when certain..... :-)
Thanks in advance .
Cheers Mark .

Phil_aka_Pip

Epi Valve jr or Harley-Benton GA5 (same cct, less name value)

Jez6345789

Think the little Blacksstar amps 1 and 5 watt are popular, 

marktheharp

Thanks guys, will put dirty blues harp thru it and guitar when required !

EdGrip

Think Son Of Dave uses a little Vox Pathfinder for that purpose... he rocks it.

Fretwired

Fender Pro Junior ... excellent for blues harp and guitar.

Coda have a second-hand one for £250 ....

http://www.coda-music.com/fender-junior-secondhand-p-17969.html

57Deluxe

Thomann don't do the Harley Benton GA amps any more but just as well cost they weren't as rocking as these £69 jobbies from Dawsons

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaxesJLSI3k

crunchman

VHT Special 6 is the best budget 5W I have tried.

I say this having owned and sold a Valve Junior and a Blackstar HT5

kelvinburn

Fender Excelsior?

ICBM

57Deluxe said:

Thomann don't do the Harley Benton GA amps any more but just as well cost they weren't as rocking as these £69 jobbies from Dawsons

The only thing that proves is that if you really try, you can make a JCM900 sound as awful as a very cheap crap 5W amp.

marktheharp

Great comments and ICBM never fails to impress ! keep em coming!

cheers Mark.

blueskunk

Laney vc15, lc15r, Marshall DSL 201, fender super champ xd and the epi valve special with the upgrades.

martinw

ICBM said:

57Deluxe said:

Thomann don't do the Harley Benton GA amps any more but just as well cost they weren't as rocking as these £69 jobbies from Dawsons

The only thing that proves is that if you really try, you can make a JCM900 sound as awful as a very cheap crap 5W amp.

Couldn't agree more.

EricTheWeary

marktheharp said:

Thanks guys, will put dirty blues harp thru it and guitar when required !

despite having just been rude about it in another discussion I know a harp player who is very happy using a Blackstar ID 30. The built in effects work better for him than having pedals on the floor as well..

marktheharp

Thanks guys ;-)

bertie

the best value small valve amp,  isnt one.

chrisj1602

Laney Cub? they do  5w, 10w, 15w and 15w with reverb, start at £139, up to £249.

jonnyburgo

Fender Superchamp XD, I'm more than happy with mine, has some great sounds on the modelling channel too.

Grumpyrocker

chrisj1602 said:

Laney Cub? they do  5w, 10w, 15w and 15w with reverb, start at £139, up to £249.

Laney Cubs are great. Be aware thought the circuits are different - the 10W and the 15W sound quite different to each other - with the 15W having a Marshall vibe as it's essentially the 2203 JCM800 circuit. (Oddly the 15W is called the 12 or 12R)

bazxkr

Can only go with what I've had & that would be Laney VC15 or Superchamp XD.

Super amps for little money & can run thro bigger cab to boost

Cheers

Baz