Re: Small...Cheap amps.

Pt wrote:
> Sometimes I rehearse in my condo.
> In this case we play either without the drummer or use a drum machine.
> I hate drum machines.. :-).
>
> I play both plugged in acoustic and electric and need an amp that will
> sound clean when I want it or distorted when I want.
>
> We play fairly loud but no ways near stage volume.
>
> When playing on stage tone is very important to me and my Marshall
> half stack provides me with the tone and tone variations that I like.
> But when rehearsing tone is not that important.
> What is important is simply being able to play clean or distorted at
> rehearsal volumes.
> Once per month we rehearse at a studio with stage volume and big amps.
>
> About a year ago I decided to buy a small amp just for condo
> rehearsals.
> At first I wanted a nice 5-15 watt tube amp and bought an expensive
> Kendrick 15 watter.
> Very nice amp but way too loud and way too big and heavy.
> Next move was to buy a solid state, small amp off ebay.
> I got a Berhinger V-Tone GM108 for less than $50.
> They don't come much cheaper.
> It was exactly what I needed and I have been using it twice per week
> for over a year.
> It is by no means a giggable amp and the tone is pretty much limited
> but it does what I need it to do.
> I feel almost guilty using such a cheap amp.
>
> Pt

My bedroom setup is :

Darius 500 4 watt SS amp I paid $15 for, my Ibanez EX1500, a DOD Stereo
Reverb pedal and a Tubeworks Tubedriver pedal.

Chris

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