: Amen, bruddah!Originally Posted by Spudman
You can get a very decent guitar for a couple of hundred or so; put the extra $$ toward a better amp. That's "sound" advice!
i've got 2 ibanez guitars...an ibanez artcore afs75t series hollowbody that i think is incredible...and an ibanez gax30tr model solid body doublecut with dual humbuckers...the artcore is almost perfect and the gax is a nice guitar but suffers from fret sprout but i haven't had time to file them down.....i also have a peavy (1980's strat knockoff) that is excellent too....stays in tune even when using the tremelo....both brands put out good quality inexpensive guitars
what amp did you decide to get?
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: Amen, bruddah!Originally Posted by Spudman
You can get a very decent guitar for a couple of hundred or so; put the extra $$ toward a better amp. That's "sound" advice!
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alright according to my parents, if I can wait until next month to order, I'll get more money to spend on my amp because of adding birthday money I will probably get.
Total spending will probably be around $650-800
depending on the money I get
so probably spend $200-300 on a guitar, rest on Amp?
If that Ibanez is still in stock by then... which I'm kinda doubting right now... I'll be set.
I could always go with a Xaviere or Agile though, they look amazing, and based on some reviews I've been reading they sound pretty nice too.
Has anyone used Crate Amps/Stacks successfully?
And I think with my price range, I might be able to get a good 60-75W Tube...
If you can round up $800.00, you'll have plenty for a great guitar and amp setup.
The Vox Valvetronix line is great, and there are several amps in the range that are suitable for gigging.
Remember 40 tube watts is a lot louder than 40 solid state watts. A 40 watt tube amp should be plenty loud for gigging and would fit your needs well, IMO.
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Might get slammed for this but if you get a chance check out the Peavey bandit I think for the money it is a great amp its solid state, its rock solid ,sounds awesome and takes pedals good!!!!!!!!!
+1 :Originally Posted by F_BSurfer
The Peavey Bandit, especially if you find a Bandit II made in USA (2001-2005), is a versatile, loud, tone filled amp. They sound great. I used to have one and sold it to get a Fender Deluxe which I no longer have. I regret selling the Bandit every day.
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Alright, if the Peavey Bandit is the "Transtube Technology" one I have played on one and it was amazing, but I tried looking for those last week and I can't find them anywhere.
I might get a Valvetronix, that's what my friend uses and he sounds incredible through it....they are really pricey though.
Has anyone played the Peavey Valveking or Pignose tubes?
They seem like great deals but I could be missing something...
Also is there like a Tube Watt to Solid State Watt ratio or anything?
Thanks.
You can find some great deals on Bandits on the auction site. Definitely a good amph. Neil Zaza used one for quite a while and he doesn't suck.
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Deevo, what do you plan on spending on the amp? I wouldn't consider the Valvetronix line pricey. The 50w sells for $379 and the 100w for $579. I'm not sure if the Valvetronix is what you want for you plan on using it for, I'll let the more knowledgeable make recommendations on that, but I wouldn't rule it out based on price.Originally Posted by deevo117
You have time to decide and you keep reading this thread and you will have at least a dozen options - it's never easy, but it's fun.
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I was looking at the XL Models, my bad.....
Alright the 50W Valvetronix is in my price range and it seems like it could probably survive the gig as well, but I'm not even worried about that anymore, I don't really care about a school club gigs we have like 3 guitarists in each band anyway.
Does it matter if I get the 1x12 or 2x12 model? Is there a big difference?
I do want something powerful and great sounding though. Valvetronix is pretty promising. My friend/teacher uses the 100W and There's no surprise he lights the floor up when he uses it.
I might even be able to put more into guitar money if the Ibanez is sold out by then. I asked Music123 to lower their price on the Ibanez in case MF runs out of stock. They have a guarantee that they lower prices even though it might take long. I have enough time though.
After watching more videos, I still think the Agile AL-3000 models and higher are the best bang for the buck.
Thanks guys, for all your great advice.
Anyone else planning on buying something now? HOLIDAY SEASON!!
Deevo have you looked at line 6 amps? thir vettas got some really sweet tones and they now got a spider tube amp for a reasonably price
Oh, and thanks for the GAS - those thinlines look increadible!Originally Posted by Ro3b
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Originally Posted by sunvalleylaw
Given your circumstances I would probably lighten up on the AMP or,
buy a used amp and spend some more $$$ on a guitar.
You couldn't go wrong with a Agile AL3000 from Rondomusic.net. It's a beautiful Les Paul Clone w/ ebony fretboard, real Abalone inlay and Alinco 5 Humbuckers at $379.
You can get a really decent amp (i.e. Line6 75w Spider lll) for just under $300
or somthing similar that would gig decently.
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