I don't have anything other than a fender frontman, so I've been gigging with my bassists spare Mesa Rectifier something or other but he has been telling me to get my own amp and I don't really like the amp anyway. I want a tube, vintage-sounding, preferably British 50-100 watt, that is great for southern rock, classic/psychedelic rock, and hard rock/metal (our band is kinda like The Sword if you've heard of them). It can't be too much more than $1000 used, and it would have to have a good master volume for home practice. I'm mostly looking at Marshalls and Oranges, but I have literally no idea where to start. I want to buy an expensive tube because won a lot of money playing online baccarat if you want to try casino game visit this page https://canadiancasinos-online.com/online-baccarat, here you will find information about best casinos with baccarat games.
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This is going to be a challenge. For most people, home practice means somewhere between 0.1 watt and 1 watt, depending on how loud you can get in your home.
That's one thousand to one hundred times less power than a 100 watt amp, and I think you will find it very hard to turn down an amp that much and still have any kind of usable guitar tone.
You may end up having to find separate solutions for home use and for your actual stage performances.
-Gnobuddy
Home practice will never get the same sound as a cranked amp. 50W is only 3dB less in loudness (not much difference really) than a 100W amp, half the cost in output tubes, less weight. I would say get a 2203 amp JCM800 (50W, the 2204 is the 100W). The 2205 (50 watt) is a channel switching amp which followed the 2203. These are 80's amps.
In the 90's the JCM900 series came out. The 4500, 2100/2500 Mark III's. Not to send you away but given the knowlage you are looking for, this seems to be the place you should check out. There are a few people there that are semi-knowledgeable but full of it.Take things with a grain of salt and the ones that are straight will let you know who is full of it.
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In the 90's the JCM900 series came out. The 4500, 2100/2500 Mark III's. Not to send you away but given the knowlage you are looking for, this seems to be the place you should check out. There are a few people there that are semi-knowledgeable but full of it.Take things with a grain of salt and the ones that are straight will let you know who is full of it.
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