CHEAP-O Solid state recording amp recommendations?

Justine_X · Post by **Justine_X** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 4:24 pm

Yeah, crucify me, I have a weird thing for small-to-medium-size solid state amps... zero-depth presence & silicon transistors, YUM YUM!! (Hope I'm not stepping on the toes of another related post here...!!)

My Fender combos never seem to like the series of distortion pedals I run my signal through, and I'm finally swapping out the Pignose from my amp chain in favor of something bigger.

I've got a few options gleaned from other posts on the subject... Park, Vox Pathfinder, Randall??... some Yamaha... any other suggestions? I'm talking $0-$100 (top ramen) range. Bonus points for "obscure early 80's metal demo"-style amps... but no Peavey!!

;ivlunsdystf · Post by **;ivlunsdystf** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 5:25 pm

Maybe you need this Crate head:

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/ ... sku=487829

curtiswyant · Post by **curtiswyant** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 5:29 pm

I've heard good things about the 'lil Vox Pathfinder combos.

r0ck1r0ck2 · Post by **r0ck1r0ck2** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 6:14 pm

really i think you need to rethink that peavey idea...

ummm just picked up a yamaha thirty 112..
i'll let you know how it flys next week...

Justine_X · Post by **Justine_X** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 7:46 pm

r0ck1r0ck2 wrote:ummm just picked up a yamaha thirty 112..
i'll let you know how it flys next week...

No shit!! That's the exact amp I blew up, putting me in this predicament. I was so in love with it... including the smell. My roofer had found it in an alley and gifted it to me.

Let me know if like the reverb -- maxed out it made playing each note feel like slingshotting a ball bearing into an empty brewery vat.

Ummm... can I retract the 80's metal thing? I'm kind of leery about Crate, and I don't want to know what lies beyond.....

;ivlunsdystf · Post by **;ivlunsdystf** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 8:02 pm

About that Crate link. Sorry. That was cruel. I admit that I was spurred along by your 80s metal quip.

Justine_X · Post by **Justine_X** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 8:20 pm

Tatertot wrote:About that Crate link. Sorry. That was cruel. I admit that I was spurred along by your 80s metal quip.

*Phew* Thank god. I was seeing puffy poodle hairdos and starting to feel gravely misunderstood...

segaface · Post by **segaface** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:12 pm

Easy.

Vox Pathfinder. Cheap, easy to find, sounds decent.

r0ck1r0ck2 · Post by **r0ck1r0ck2** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:29 pm

i had this CRAZY yamah solid state...
i couldn't find ANY info about it...
really sounded good..
2 speakers...
well they weren't round..
more like 4 sided
$75...
that thing was crazy..

tell me bout your thirty 112

bowling-name · Post by **bowling-name** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 11:15 pm

Do not discount Peavy! I thought most of them were crap too, but my friend had a little solid state combo that KILLED...wish I could remember the model number. Good cutting metal tone on it's own, and tremendous synergy with a big muff.

I have not heard any of the following in person, but you might also look into the Vox Escort, the Park (Marshall made) G10R, Marshall MD15DFX, Vox Brian May Special, and Roland Cube 15...

r0ck1r0ck2 · Post by **r0ck1r0ck2** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 11:32 pm

Peavey Bandit?
they kick for casio

;ivlunsdystf · Post by **;ivlunsdystf** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 6:44 am

Peavey is the new Steely Dan

joel hamilton · Post by **joel hamilton** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 7:46 am

I had a little beige dean markley practice amp that kicked ass.

Totally cool. About the size of a tweed champ. Everything I did with it seemed to wind up sounding like The Cars....

r0ck1r0ck2 · Post by **r0ck1r0ck2** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 8:46 am

that is a gooood thing...

Dubious · Post by **Dubious** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 9:16 am

i've got a peavey bandit and a peavy rage.. both are great for certain tasks.

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