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Post subject: Help needed choosing a versatile small/tiny amp for my son
Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 11:57 pm
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My19 year old son has had my Am Deluxe for a long while and he's never been able to afford an amp for it. It's his birthday soon and I thought I'd treat him to an amp. Trouble is I have no idea what's out there. He'll need something small and versatile as he lives in a flat, it'll need to have onboard effects too as he has no pedals as well as a heaphones option. Does anyone have any ideas of where I should start looking? My price point is up to about £150-£200.


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Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 3:50 am
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hi from aus brian. the amp your son needs is the GDec 15 watts and packing 17 amp types. and 29 effects plus drum loops to play along to in a small amp dount know how much they are in the mother land but your son well love you for it PS if you play it frist you well haveto buy two :D Cheers. Cliff.


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Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 4:02 am
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Hi Cliff - many thanks for the recommendation, certainly look like an ideal amp. I'll check them out.
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Right - just checked these little beasties out and while they are amazing in what they do, the prices are very prohibitive and out of my range sadly :(


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Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 8:48 am
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Also take a look at the Fender Super Champ XD. I5 watts, hybrid tube amp, good tone, good number of amp models and effects, very versatile, good amp for a beginner, decent price - less than $300 USD new, less used, don't know how that translates into pounds, sorry.

Update : Just checked my currency converter, $300 USD converts to about
157.14 in GBP.
Oh yes, just re-read your post, and the SCXD has no headphone jack. If you are concerned about it being too loud for the flat, I wouldn't worry, you can get terrific sound out of it at a low enough volume. I live in a (rather small) flat (apartment we call it in the US), and have had no problems with it being too loud. There are devices you can get so you can hookup headphines, but I don't know how expensive they are, and if it would fit in your budget. Something to check out. The SCXD is worth the effort ,in my opinion. A good little amp that will do your son well for a good while, even when he gets to the point of jamming with others.


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Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 3:49 pm
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Take a look at Vox, Line 6 and Peavey modelling amps. They all feature several amp types as well as plenty of on-board effects and come in various sizes starting at 15watts. Most of them will have headphone outputs as well (great for night time practise!). As they are solidstate they won't cost an arm and a leg.

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roland cube, small to large, simple but quite good.


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Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 5:06 pm
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johnny stecchino wrote:
roland cube, small to large, simple but quite good.


+1. I started with a Roland cube 20 about three years ago, now I have a Blues Junior. No modeling but a HUGE tone improvement. The fact is that it is a neverending search for an always elusive tone.

Take a look at this poor guy. Joe Bonamassa with some of his gear. You have to start somewhere and it is OK.

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Any 5 to 20 Watt modeling amp will do just fine for a start. Good luck. :)
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Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 8:44 am
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Hiya mate. Get him a Vox AC4 or a Fender VibroChamp XD.

The Vox has a power attenuator built in so you can take it from 4 watts to 1/4 of a watt. That may seem unneccesary on such a small amp but 4 watts from a valve amp is plenty enough to piss the neighbours off. £179

I favour the fender Vibrochamp XD. Its valve, has built in effects and amp models. Sounds great and has a line out so you can gig it with a decent PA to plug it into. I'm taking mine to a gig for a bikers club in about 1 hour. £189

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I responded to your other post about this.

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