Quiet(ish) modelling amp required.

Sweetloaf

Sweetloaf

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I'm looking to get a small modelling amp for late night practice, 3 kids in bed and an AC30 don't mix all that well.

Anyone tried the G-DEC or Vibro Champ?

Looking for about 15watts solid state or 5watts tube.

Ta.:)

Anyone with either of these amps got any clips to show off?
 
Not really, I'm already using Amplitube and Guitar Rig 2 for that sort of thing, I want to be able to take it to my mate's house as well if need be.

I really just want an amp. :)
 
The 15 watt G Dec is probably in the lead at the minute, I'm playing mainly blues and floydy stuff so it seems to fit the bill, I'm going to try a few in the next few days, just wondered what other people had experience with.

I don't think I'll go for a Line 6 or Cube in all honesty.
 
Jimbo said:
No dont buy the Fender super champ XD, if you want a quiet amp. I have one and while its superb it is far from quiet.. in fact its bloody loud and i never have it above 2 and it does not have a headphone socket..
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It's solid state though isn't it so it shouldn't lose as much tone at lower volumes than a valve, Have you tried the Vibro Champ? That seems like a 5watt tube version of the Super Champ.

I don't really think the Cube is for me, it all sounds a bit harsh shreddy metal or 80s rock ballad clean for my taste.

The Spider is surely out classed by the G DEC as far as functionality goes?

Sounds OK when Eric plays it:

http://www.fender.com/products//search.php?partno=2350000000

As much as I love the Vox AC30 I'm considering selling it simply because I don't/can't use anything that loud...I got carried away in the shop :D
 
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Another quick question, although the Super Champ is louder, do you get the same sounds at low volume due to it being solid state overdrive etc or does it still need to cranked?

Ta :)
 
Jimbo said:
No in my experience it does not need to be cranked at all, I play it on barely above 2 and it sounds great. Very sweet amp, but they might be hard to find though, I got lucky when my local store had one in. Theres a severe shortage of them and im not surprised.
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They've got the Vibro for £180 and the Champ for £220 at my local Rimmers, I'm heading out there when my missus gets home :)

I think the Vibro is the one I want.
 
Woody__ said:
The Champ i £199 on GAK. They appear to have em too...
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Yep so it's more or less the same price by the time you've added delivery and if anything goes wrong with it I would have to ship it back to them.

They will price match with GAK at Rimmers but I'm trading in a guitar that doesn't get played and I can't be bothered ebaying, it's trade in OR price match, they won't do both apparently :) The Vibro is cheaper here anyway.
 
Jimbo said:
Pssst, sweetloaf, dont know if you know or care but theres a good page on the Fender web site that shows you some cool settings to try. Check in the soundbites bit.
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Yeah I've had a look and a quick play, cheers :)

This amp is incredible for the size/price, not so long ago I was looking at a Tweed Blues Junior for £300+ and in all honesty it didn't sound as good as this, well ok maybe it did but this just sounds cleaner, the Blues Junior was a much hissier amp this thing is nice and quiet, I tend to give it a little more reverb than I usually would, that makes it sound like there's a Blackface cranked up at the end of my garden :)

As a bit of a bonus my Boss ME-50 has an acoustic setting, when this is selected and I use setting 16 on the amp it give a really nice strumming acoustic sound, not something I was looking for but it's a damn nice sound.

Anyone want to buy an AC30? :D

Oh and before I forget, although I'll probably mic it for recording, it has a line out that can be plugged into a PC/Multitrack :)

Out of interest, what happens if you plug a 5watt amp into a cab? does it sound lost or will it just be louder?
 
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Here it is :)

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I really can't recommend this amp enough, it is exactly what I was after.

Thank you one and all:cool:
 
Jimbo said:
It dont have a headphone socket for silent practice does it? thats the only thing I dislike about my Super champ XD. If I want to play late at night U have to use my cube 30x, and I wish the fender had one.
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It has a line out, not sure if that can be used, it can be used for recording apparently but not sure if it mutes the speaker...1 min, I'll find out.


Fubsy said:
Whey, a fellow ME-50 owner.
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Bloomin' marvellous thing it is too :)
 
Jimbo said:
The Line out is used for hooking up to say a computers sound card, in line in or mic, i sometimes use it with my pc for recording. You may also have a speaker out, its for external cabs. dont try using headphones on it as it may damage the amp, i did stupidly and only got mono through my phones, but luckily i did no damage. Still a fantastic bit of kit, no?
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Yeah I know what it's for but apparently the same connection is used for speaker out and recording which lead me to believe it would carry a proper audio signal, nowt happening on headphones though.

And yes, it's fantastic :)

If I want headphones on I'll just use Guitar Rig or Amplitube.

Sweetloaf said:
Out of interest, what happens if you plug a 5watt amp into a cab? does it sound lost or will it just be louder?
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Anyone know?
 
:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Somebody please break the internet and stop me!!!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-59-Re-...kparms=72:638|39:1|65:12&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

I don't need it, I can't use it, I don't need it, I can't use it, I don't need it, I can't use it:(

.....but Buddy Guy was playing through one last week when I went to see him and I want to be like him when I grow up............an old black man with a hat on:) I'm working on the black thing.
 
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