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My HTRDLX has done me fine for five years now , and I love it. It is a bit hot for small clubs .You might think about looking at the Peavey classic 30 combo. 30 watt . good amp for the money and strong.


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The Blues Deville will be too loud for practice at home. But it would be great, merely speaking of volume, mind you, for playing with a band. Not to say that there's anything wrong with the sound of the amp, but you should try it yourself at a music store. Best of luck.


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senggedorje wrote:
The Blues Deville will be too loud for practice at home. But it would be great, merely speaking of volume, mind you, for playing with a band. Not to say that there's anything wrong with the sound of the amp, but you should try it yourself at a music store. Best of luck.


Thanks but probably wouldnt have much of a chance since we have a small music store.

But my eyes are now set on a Fender Twin. Because it has a 1/4 switch so u can change it from 100 watt to 25 watt.

Is a Fender Twin a really good amp???

Im more of a classic Rock type of person and love my cleans.


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senggedorje wrote:
The Blues Deville will be too loud for practice at home. But it would be great, merely speaking of volume, mind you, for playing with a band. Not to say that there's anything wrong with the sound of the amp, but you should try it yourself at a music store. Best of luck.


Thanks but probably wouldnt have much of a chance since we have a small music store.

But my eyes are now set on a Fender Twin. Because it has a 1/4 switch so u can change it from 100 watt to 25 watt.

Is a Fender Twin a really good amp???

Im more of a classic Rock type of person and love my cleans.


With all Fender amps you seem to get good cleans (please don't make me qualify that as I haven't played every single one). Dirt is the problem. Everyone has a different preference for dirty signal, if that's the right expression. Some like overdrive, others prefer distortion. You've got to just try the amp to know for sure. The Twin Amp that Fender currently makes has a pretty good price tag on it and is marketed as a professional quality amp, so one would think that it would be reliable. Reliable is what I've come to call a good amp. It's sound and whether that is good is totally subjective. Any amp that you buy sight unseen, without hearing it first, represents a big gamble on your part. You might want to check out MusiciansFriend, which has a 45 day money back guarantee on all of their sales. You can buy it, try it, and if you don't like it send it back. I'm not sure whether or not you have to pay return shipping fees.

Anyways, good luck to you. I hope you find my comments useful.


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The Blues Deville will be too loud for practice at home. But it would be great, merely speaking of volume, mind you, for playing with a band. Not to say that there's anything wrong with the sound of the amp, but you should try it yourself at a music store. Best of luck.


Thanks but probably wouldnt have much of a chance since we have a small music store.

But my eyes are now set on a Fender Twin. Because it has a 1/4 switch so u can change it from 100 watt to 25 watt.

Is a Fender Twin a really good amp???

Im more of a classic Rock type of person and love my cleans.


With all Fender amps you seem to get good cleans (please don't make me qualify that as I haven't played every single one). Dirt is the problem. Everyone has a different preference for dirty signal, if that's the right expression. Some like overdrive, others prefer distortion. You've got to just try the amp to know for sure. The Twin Amp that Fender currently makes has a pretty good price tag on it and is marketed as a professional quality amp, so one would think that it would be reliable. Reliable is what I've come to call a good amp. It's sound and whether that is good is totally subjective. Any amp that you buy sight unseen, without hearing it first, represents a big gamble on your part. You might want to check out MusiciansFriend, which has a 45 day money back guarantee on all of their sales. You can buy it, try it, and if you don't like it send it back. I'm not sure whether or not you have to pay return shipping fees.

Anyways, good luck to you. I hope you find my comments useful.


Very useful. thanks


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If you're looking for a good tube amp that can fit most applications, you should follow 62Supro's advice. Amplifiers between 15 and 20 watts should more than serve your purposes: you can play them at reasonable volume at home, and crank them up (with a mic in front of them) for gigging. I've played heaps of gigs with a 15-watt Fender Pro Junior, and it worked just fine.

The only disadvantage of the PJ -- and most other low-wattage amps -- is that they won't give you enough sound to play with a band when unmic'd. That's why I bought a 40-watt amp.

Oh, 63: is the Egnator loud enough to cut through a band in a jam situation without mics, or would you typically cart along something else with a bit more oomph?


Well is possible to get any low wattage valve amps with 10 inch or 12 inch speakers?


Yes!

The Blues Junior has a 12", and the Pro Junior -- which is the ultimate small amp -- has a 10". I actually think the PJ, which is cheaper and has virtually no "features" as such, sounds better than the BJ.


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I use a 30-watt Peavey Classic 30. It can get very loud, but it also sounds very good at lower volumes as well. I can set it very low for bedroom practicing, and it sounds just fine, and it sounds great in a band setting.

Other peoples' advice here have also been great. Enjoy the amp hunting!


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Vulkan wrote:
I actually think the PJ, which is cheaper and has virtually no "features" as such, sounds better than the BJ.


By far. Because they're both 15 watt tube amps in a similar box, there's a general impression that the PJr. and the BJr. are the same amp with some feature changes on the Pro. Not so: they are very different circuits, and the Pro Jr. is actually a usable amp, while the Blues Jr. is a hunk-o-junk cleverly designed to look like a decent amp.

I spent a year and a half shopping for a low wattage tube amp at a reasonable price for use in my studio. I finally bought an Egnater Rebel 20, and I don't think anything on the market can touch it.


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check out the marshall class5. only five watts. class a all tube amp.

they look really cool, joe bonamasa launched it, check it out on youtube.
apparently really really gd quality, built in uk. joe bnmssa has dubbed it a mini bluesbreaker. and its styled that way to. really wanna hear strat through it.

im really keen to try one out. after i get rid of my hunk of junk hrdlx!


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SlapChop wrote:
Vulkan wrote:
I actually think the PJ, which is cheaper and has virtually no "features" as such, sounds better than the BJ.


By far. Because they're both 15 watt tube amps in a similar box, there's a general impression that the PJr. and the BJr. are the same amp with some feature changes on the Pro. Not so: they are very different circuits, and the Pro Jr. is actually a usable amp, while the Blues Jr. is a hunk-o-junk cleverly designed to look like a decent amp.

I spent a year and a half shopping for a low wattage tube amp at a reasonable price for use in my studio. I finally bought an Egnater Rebel 20, and I don't think anything on the market can touch it.

+1 :D


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SlapChop wrote:
Vulkan wrote:
I actually think the PJ, which is cheaper and has virtually no "features" as such, sounds better than the BJ.


By far. Because they're both 15 watt tube amps in a similar box, there's a general impression that the PJr. and the BJr. are the same amp with some feature changes on the Pro. Not so: they are very different circuits, and the Pro Jr. is actually a usable amp, while the Blues Jr. is a hunk-o-junk cleverly designed to look like a decent amp.

I spent a year and a half shopping for a low wattage tube amp at a reasonable price for use in my studio. I finally bought an Egnater Rebel 20, and I don't think anything on the market can touch it.
Actually the blues jr is from the same hotrod line as the pro jr.Biggest differences are the cabinet size , speaker size and the blues jr has reverb, an eq , a fat switch and a master control.Obviously the circuits are different , with an eq,reverb and a master control the circuits are different.Even if they were the samr, because of the difference in cabinet size and speaker size they would sound quite different.Not much headroom at all in the pro jr.


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I've had my Egnater a week and I'm still floored by it and finding so many different tones it's mind boggling.


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