Ok I think I need a backup amp in case my main baby dies on me. Playing rock covers in a fairly loud band cos of the drummer. Got a 50w Engl combo and a 2 x 12 extension cab. Either LP or Strat. To get to the £200 I'd have to sell my Boss GT-8 (which won't be that much of a hardship).
any recommendations? Because of the budget restrictions (I don't want to spend too much money coz it is going to sit in the understairs cupboard most of the time) I was thinking of either
Vox valvetronix thingy 50w
marshall AVT/valvestate 100w
or stretch to a laney 212 valve combo (is it the AC30 212??)
clearly the laney is going to be the better buy but will probably be above budget at more like 250.
any other suggestions please
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Roland Cube 60 (even better if used with an extension cab - 8ohm). You can get these for £100-130 used. They have decent in-built fx with a good clean sound (Blackface model) and the Tweed, Marshall and Metal models offer good overdrive sounds (keep the gain between 12-2 o'clock).
Light, portable and loud
The vc 50 is more modern voiced for lead and ac voiced ish for crunch and has... Er... 3 channels I think? Paul Gilbert used one on his spaceship live gig thing, if you want ballpark tones.
The lc50 is 70s-80s gain levels, 2 channels, bright switch... I had the lh50, which is the head version (also cheap - and fairly small). It was awesome for cleans, funk, rock and 80s metal with a boost in front. Loved it.
Listen to some YouTube demos and you'll work it out.
Marshall 8080 and VS100R Valvestates are OK (although can need a little work to make them really reliable), but avoid the AVTs and MG100DFX.
The MOSFET 100 is good but isn't that light (because it's built like a brick outhouse!), and you need the version with the Pull EQ switch if you're going to make full use of the dirty channel.
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I think the pull eq is on the head version called lead 100. Not sure if there are 2 versions of that. The one I tried did have it, and was pure jcm800 tones, but with cleans.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
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