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VIRII

VIRII

VIRII

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My wife decided to buy herself a new electric guitar and to get back into playing now that she is on maternity leave.
I'd like to get her a small amp possibly with a few built in effects, nothing desperately large or loud.
I haven't got a clue what to look for or what sort of cash it should come to.

Anyone got any suggestions? Is up to £100 reasonable?
 
I got myself an Orange Crush 30R it sounds sweet :)

Can be had for around £115 Think Classic Rock rather than Nu metal or whatever it's called these days.

There is a 15R as well sub £100 I haven't heard a better amp in this price range, what it lacks in DSP effects it make up for in tone. Bluesy rock all the way :cool: add a cheap Zoom multi effect box off an auction site and you've got all you need.

If in doubt. look here:

http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar+Amp#manufacturer

and here ;)

http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar+Amp/product/Orange/Crush+30R+Combo/10/1
 
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Sweetloaf said:
I got myself an Orange Crush 30R it sounds sweet :)

Can be had for around £115 Think Classic Rock rather than Nu metal or whatever it's called these days.

There is a 15R as well sub £100 I haven't heard a better amp in this price range, what it lacks in DSP effects it make up for in tone. Bluesy rock all the way :cool: add a cheap Zoom multi effect box off an auction site and you've got all you need.
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I too have a crush 30r - really nice sounding amp, excellent sound for a cheap solid state, i just love it
 
Thankyou for all the replies, they are a bit heavier than I was expecting.
Is there a large performance hit / jump in price if I go for smaller and lighter?
 
VIRII said:
Thankyou for all the replies, they are a bit heavier than I was expecting.
Is there a large performance hit / jump in price if I go for smaller and lighter?
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10 Watts is probably loud enough in most small rooms, the real problem that I have found is that all cheaper amps lose a bit of clarity of sound when cranked up above the half 3/4 mark. To avoid this it's always better to get a higher wattage than you need. I only use mine for practice and recording so 15 watts would have done the trick in theory but It would sound a little muddy at it's higher volumes. You get the idea I'm sure :)

There is an Orange Crush 10watt which is small but doesn't have the reverb of the larger amps (the reverb is particularly nice on the R amps) but as I said before a second hand effects box for 20-30 quid should suffice :) .
 
Andr3w said:
roland cube amp...end of thread
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Roland Cube amps are pretty nifty little things, I think they do a 15 watter. The problem is, in the same way everyone likes different music, everyone likes a different sounding amp. For me the smaller Marshalls and most modern DSP effect type amps sound a bit too clinically clean if you see what I mean, some have good effects but I don't play with effects all the time and like a nice warm tone on my clean channel. Everyone likes a different sound so unless it's a suprise let her choose her own.

*edit-Just found something that should suit you

Google for "Laney LX-20D"

It's 15 watts has DSP effects and can be had for £90 Laney make brilliant amps, I've owned a couple in the past and they were superb.
 
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VIRII said:
Thankyou for all the replies, they are a bit heavier than I was expecting.
Is there a large performance hit / jump in price if I go for smaller and lighter?
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Pignose is popular. You could also go with the Line6 POD, although that would require headphones...
 
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