edit i should've said combo! ugh / oof / whatever
cheapest and/or smallest tube amp out there
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cheapest and/or smallest tube amp out there
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edit i should've said combo! ugh / oof / whatever
edit i should've said combo! ugh / oof / whatever
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Re: cheapest and/or smallest tube amp out there
Are you suddenly Canadian?
Also, are you looking for something with sub-miniature or normal sized tubes?
Also, are you looking for something with sub-miniature or normal sized tubes?
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Re: cheapest and/or smallest tube amp out there
One of the cheapest and best I know of is the Fender Greta.
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Re: cheapest and/or smallest tube amp out there
I see those little fender champion 600 combos used for 100 bucks. Same with valve juniors.
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Re: cheapest and/or smallest tube amp out there
I was thinking of getting a Orange micro terror.
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Re: cheapest and/or smallest tube amp out there
gnomethrone wrote:I see those little fender champion 600 combos used for 100 bucks. Same with valve juniors.
I think the champ 600 I have is the piece of gear that I've hung on to the longest. Awesome amp.
Theres a brand of amps that were made back in the 60s under CMI named Kalamazoo, you can usually find the little ones for really cheap still. Really nice sounding little amps.
I bought a Reverb 12 for 40 bucks a couple years ago.
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Re: cheapest and/or smallest tube amp out there
Had one, but ultimately didn't like the overall sound that much and got rid of it. Didn't take my pedals well, so you kind of have to like what it does alone, IME.WayToHip wrote:I was thinking of getting a Orange micro terror.
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Re: cheapest and/or smallest tube amp out there
The Harley Benton GA5 was about £60, I think, but it seems to have been discontinued.
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Re: cheapest and/or smallest tube amp out there
Wang Biyang 1W head -$170
Kustom Defender 5H, $110; 15W $220
Laney Cub 10, what I'd go for if I was looking for compact on short money and not C600, $250
Monoprice 5W combo w/ Celestion, $113; 15W w Celestion speaker & spring verb, $227....
Kustom Defender 5H, $110; 15W $220
Laney Cub 10, what I'd go for if I was looking for compact on short money and not C600, $250
Monoprice 5W combo w/ Celestion, $113; 15W w Celestion speaker & spring verb, $227....
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Re: cheapest and/or smallest tube amp out there
Those jet city amps are cheap. No idea how good/bad though. And in my opinion they're quite ugly, but I've heard you can save up and give em a really sweet makeover
Also these are both small and cheap. And the company name makes me giggle, which I guess is a good thing http://www.hotoneaudio.com/products/nanolegacy/
EDIT: fuck they weren't tube at all. Nevermind
Also these are both small and cheap. And the company name makes me giggle, which I guess is a good thing http://www.hotoneaudio.com/products/nanolegacy/
EDIT: fuck they weren't tube at all. Nevermind
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Re: cheapest and/or smallest tube amp out there
There is very little headroom, that's for sure. My wife's Micro Terror sounds great on its own, though. She hits it with her Twosome and it's outstanding!Jero wrote:Had one, but ultimately didn't like the overall sound that much and got rid of it. Didn't take my pedals well, so you kind of have to like what it does alone, IME.WayToHip wrote:I was thinking of getting a Orange micro terror.
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Re: cheapest and/or smallest tube amp out there
CRATE VC5 or Palomino V8. They're fuckin' tiny and sound sweet.
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Re: cheapest and/or smallest tube amp out there
Well, first I was sad but now I'm intrigued. I like smacking small amps with dirt pedals, you can push them into over saturated crap quickly though, but at conversation levels.blakestree wrote:There is very little headroom, that's for sure. My wife's Micro Terror sounds great on its own, though. She hits it with her Twosome and it's outstanding!Jero wrote:Had one, but ultimately didn't like the overall sound that much and got rid of it. Didn't take my pedals well, so you kind of have to like what it does alone, IME.WayToHip wrote:I was thinking of getting a Orange micro terror.
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Re: cheapest and/or smallest tube amp out there
I love my Blackstar HT-1RH. $250 new. Small, but solidly built. Gets fucking loud. Take pedals well. Part of my stereo rig.
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