as you al probly know i just got my first strat its a billy corgan sig. right now i have a line 6 15 watt spyder 3 which i dont like cause they toneisnt pore ant it just sucks with an guitar. so what amp would u suggest for playing grunge, hard rock and hevay metal? i want it to be maybe small gig worthy but suggest anything. and maybe if u gave me reason that u like the amp would be great too. thanks so much

i dont think i want another line 6 modeling type amp again

As far as modeling amps go,the vox ad blue grille series are great,such as the ad30,60 or 120.They pretty well nail the tone of many vintage and late model amps such as Fender,Marshall,Vox,Mesa Boogie and even Dumble.They also come with dozens of factory presets of tones used in many popular songs to save you the trouble of tweaking.Their onboard effects are great and their modulation effects:Leslie,Univibe,phaser, tremelo etc. are phenominal.You can pick up used ad 60s etc. pretty cheap these days.Some people say Voxes aren't reliable but I have had no problems with my 2 and my buddy has a '66 Berkley that's still going strong.

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'65 Strat,65 Mustang,65 Jaguar,4 more Strats,3 vintage Vox guitars,5 Vox amps,'69 Bassman with a '68 2-15 Bassman cab,36 guitars total-15asst'd amps total,2 vintage '60s Hammond organs & a myriad of effects-with a few rare vintage ones.

You may want to check a Fender Super Champ XD. Its a very versatile amp for many styles of music. I use mine for rock and metal as well.

You also might want to post this question in the amp fourms. You might get a better idea of what your looking for.

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1998 Gibson Explorer
1985 Ibanez DT350FR
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Randall. Inexpensive. Loud. Crappy clean tone but TONS of gain for playing dirty. Perfect for the metal head on a budget.

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Just think of how awesome a guitar player you could have been by now if you had only spent the last 10 years practicing instead of obsessing over pickups and roasted maple necks.

I'd give Egnater a look. I have the Rebel and it's got great cleans, great classic rock sounds and more gain than you could imagine. It's a good gain too. I actually changed the preamp tube in V1 to drop it a little and it still has great gain if I want it. It's a really versatile amp.

Some good advice.What is your budget?There is quite a bit to choose from .The Egnater is one versitile amp.Depends if you want to go tube or solid state, but you cant beat the cleans of a nice tube amp.SCXD is decent and pretty reasonable.Never been a big fan of modelling amps, too much a compromise in tone.

Yeah, what kind of money do you have?

I would recommend Hughes and Kettner or Mesa Boogie, but those are really high dollar.

Want to buy my Carvin V3 head and cab? I'm going to trade it in anyway.

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"Payin' dues."

hmm maybe 400$

but isnt the rebel a head?

im kinda setting my mind on a marshall but which one? it can be combo or whatever just suggest away and is there a place to get good marshall deals

Corgan uses the Marshall JCM800. A amp I fully recommend. Their so good, i use two.

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how much are they?

i just found on for 400$and what head would i get?

JCM 800 head and 1969A cab would be my choice. Its probably just the speaker cab you've seen for $400. Which incidentaly is a tremendous price if its a G-75 equipped 4x12 marshall cab.

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