New Guitar/Amp

i cant stand strats .... beautiful guitars, i just cant get on with them ...

i have my Jem 7V, and i will never get rid of it, although i fancy another N4


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OzZie said:
Get get a real nice blues tone though, you'll need to get a nice overdrive pedal such as a tubescreamer. I'll see if i can find the youtube video of someone with a Deville (same as Hot Rod but with another speaker rated at 60W) that compares the clean channel to that of three different overdrive pedals including the tube screamer and blues driver. :)
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was watching that last night :)

A guy with three pedals, Tubes n Blues? Tubescreames and a Blues Driver, I actually preferred the Blues driver to the Tubescreamer but it's hard to say without being in the same room.

If 40w = 120w then I may have to reconsider in a house with 3 young kids.........and more importantly a wife :D
Toryglen-boy said:
i cant stand strats .... beautiful guitars, i just cant get on with them ...

i have my Jem 7V, and i will never get rid of it, although i fancy another N4


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I may end up the same to be honest, i never used to like them much and still don't think that they look particularly exciting, however I only had the Aria pro II which although full size is a tiny bodied and very thin necked guitar so the Strat felt a but too chunky and cumbersome, I haven't played one for a few years now and even then it was for 5 mins, I've since bought a large Hollow body and a chunky SG which are fine so I reckon a strat will seem fine these days.

I'm so excited about walking into a shop, pointing and saying now I want to try that one and actually being able to buy it :D
 
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You could pick up an orange tiny terror head and pick and choose a cab for your budget. Allough ive never tried one out personally so I couldnt comment on the sound, it certainly seems to get great reviews.
 
m3csl2004 said:
You could pick up an orange tiny terror head and pick and choose a cab for your budget. Allough ive never tried one out personally so I couldnt comment on the sound, it certainly seems to get great reviews.
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Had a look at them, they sound great at what they do but are possible a touch too limited.I like the look of them though and have been impressed by my Crush 30, even though I know it's in a different league.
 
I was just thinking that the switchable 7/15 watt mode would be better suited to you if you have a wife and 3 kids in the house as it would begin to break up a lot easier than a 40 watt amp if you wanted a more overdriven sound. plus you get your choice of cabinet/speakers which you can use later on.
 
m3csl2004 said:
I was just thinking that the switchable 7/15 watt mode would be better suited to you if you have a wife and 3 kids in the house as it would begin to break up a lot easier than a 40 watt amp if you wanted a more overdriven sound. plus you get your choice of cabinet/speakers which you can use later on.
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Ok, let's say you're onto something there, which cab would you recommend, wouldn't it be lost in this:

http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/ppc112-1x12/67504

If not then it may be my only option, I love Orange stuff :)
 
It's possibly more than what you're wanting to spend on an amp but I'd recommend this: http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/harlequin-mk-1/3167

Cornford make completely hand-wired amps and are very versatile, they have their own tone and I'd definately consider one other than the usual Fender/Marshall options. That Harlequin in particular will definately do hot crunchy blues tones with bucket loads of drool worthy tone-ness :D
 
Andelusion said:
It's possibly more than what you're wanting to spend on an amp but I'd recommend this: http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/harlequin-mk-1/3167

Cornford make completely hand-wired amps and are very versatile, they have their own tone and I'd definately consider one other than the usual Fender/Marshall options. That Harlequin in particular will definately do hot crunchy blues tones with bucket loads of drool worthy tone-ness :D
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It's pushing the price too far tbh, you've gotta have a limit, I still have a guitar to buy :D


I'm going to try a Hot Rod Deluxe against a Blues Junior on Monday at my local shop, overpriced there but their guitars are generally only £20-30 more than online prices, I'm hoping for a sunburst of some description and want to see the wood/play it rather than just accepting what turns up on my doorstep.

Secretly I think I'm still in love with this:

http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/fender-ash-strat/66515

I'm starting to think that this may do the job nicely:

http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/fender-blues-junior/341

Bizarre, first youtube hit for Blues Junior:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7WOO75Egboc

That's pretty accurate Cream sound as far as you can tell on the tube:)

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Va8AQXld4Jk&mode=related&search=

He has my stuff :cool:
 
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Sweetloaf said:
Secretly I think I'm still in love with this:

http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/fender-ash-strat/66515
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Similar to my 79 Strat but it has been heavily customised -

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The BJ is good, and as it is low wattage, should break up quite soon and give you a nice level of overdrive. However, if you want it too stay clean as you turn the volume up, then get the Hot Rod instead.

Either way you won't be dissapointed. Another option is the Peavey Classic 30. Although i wasn't keen on the clean tones, the overdriven sounds were superior to the Hot Rod imo and much more suited to classic rock. However, with a good clean tone you can create your own sound by adding various effects etc.

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I'll be able to check the volume when I play them in store, I rarely get past 3 on my Crush 30 so staying clean shouldn't be an issue. If a 15watt valve matches the Crush 30R for volume then it's a winner.

This has me stumped though:

http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/fender-blues-junior/341

http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/fender-pro-junior/340

same tubes same output, the Blues junior is footswitchable for Fat on/off anyone have a clue about this? surely it can be worth the extra £100 by the time you've bought a footswitch?

Oh and aren't all footswitches the same? Would i really need the Fender one? By the time you've added £55 for a footswitch you'd be starting to feel like you should have bought the Hot Rod IMO. Unless my £5 carlsboro one would do the trick.
 
No, most footswitches are made for specific models unfortunatly. I tried to use one from an old Fender Twin but it didn't work regardless of the same functions on the amp.

Both of those amps are single channel, so tone wise you will be limited. In other words, to get overdrive you have to crack it up. This is the best way to get it of course, but if you want it at lower voumes you'll have to get a pedal. Apart from that, the Blues Junior has a slightly sweeter clean sound from the reviews but that is all subjective.

There are some Fender Tweeds to look at as well. Can't remember the one i tried but it was quite nice and was very similar to my Hot Rod, but had a nicer overdrive at lower volumes than mine. This has two channels as well, but was slightly cheaper (between the B.J and Hot Rod irrc)
 
OzZie said:
No, most footswitches are made for specific models unfortunatly. I tried to use one from an old Fender Twin but it didn't work regardless of the same functions on the amp.
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Bum

So I go full circle :D

http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/fender-hot-rod-deluxe/9794

http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/fender-blues-deluxe/67799

On a slightly different note, has anyone else noticed that when you start looking at new gear your playing takes off a bit? I'm sounding better than aI did a couple of days ago (not hard) just at the though of all this stuff :)
 
Yup, that the Tweed Re-issued model i played. If you can try them both out i'm sure your find one you like. Sound Control have a few so if you can't try any then take a look there. Prices are a big high though. :o
 
I've been talking to two guys who play guitars in SRV tribute bands and both agree that this is the amp you need to nail that sound and of course they both have one -

http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/fender-65-reverb/335

One of them suggested you could buy a Squire strat, have it setup professionally and have these pickups for it and that would really nail the sound - http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/fender-texas-strat/12230

The other guy already uses a £30 Squire even though he has two SRV Strats on stage.

Another important factor is that the guitar will need 10 (or higher) gauge strings and a high setup.
 
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