Since re-taking up playing about year ago I've been playing straight into a little Blackstar ID:Core practice amp, no pedals or anything like that. It's served me well, but I'm looking to move on.
I'm wanting to branch out a bit, and after debating between pedals and multi-FX I have decided to go multi-FX for their sheer versatility and built in looper option. I'm now starting to jam with others so need something that can make a decent amount of volume, and potentially play in small pub gigs at some point down the line if all goes well.
When searching here and elsewhere for best solid state/digital amps for me to upgrade to, the words Bandit and Katana seem to crop up over and over again. From what I gather, the Katana is obviously the
en vogue new kid on the block, and seems to be the dog's danglies from everything I've read about it. The Bandit is the wily old veteran that can still potentially show the young uns a few tricks. I'm sure both are great amps in their own right.
My question is, which would serve me best as a decent volume clean amp to help me make the most of a multi-FX pedal, and potentially a more traditional pedal board set up in the future? Anyone got real-world experience of both? Thanks in advance for your advice/opinions!
(BTW I know the new price of the Bandit is WAY higher than the Katana, but I'll be looking at the 2nd hand market)
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Personally I'd ditch the multi and just use the Katana and built in fx.
OK, one vote for the Bandit.
I see your point on the Katana, but I'm wanting something with a built in drum machine and looper, plus an expression pedal.
I should have also said in the first post, if anyone wants to suggest anything else other than the Bandit and Katana, I'm all ears.
The Katana might well save you a fortune and heartache if you go down the pedal rabbit hole.
FYI re drums, I use a trio+ with my katana and that's great too.
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Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after youI have still to try a Katana also I can't really comment, but they're getting almost universally great reviews.
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