marshall micro stacks

[nicktele5150]

has anyone used them do they sound good?
now that im starting to get a little more serious in playing i wanna buy something cheap and good something i could play in a band with. and is it possible to make a wall of micro stacks

[Rumble]

I think you should get yourself a small tube amp like a Crate V118 or a Blues Junior and a distortion pedal. Both of those are small enough to play at home, loud enough for a drummer, and can be found for $350 or less. The Crate will get you some Marshall tones.

Solid state amps aren't very loud and you'll quickly find that there are better options as far as tone is concerned.

[RodeoTex]

I had a mini stack for a short while. Nothing special in sound, no Marshall tone that I could really hear. While they are cool to look at and I agree that a wall of them would be really neat I think they were more of a gimmick than a serious amp.

[nicktele5150]

Originally Posted by Rumble

I think you should get yourself a small tube amp like a Crate V118 or a Blues Junior and a distortion pedal.

ive thought about the blues junior or if i can get the money a fender blues deluxe and the 112 extension cab i want to be able to have a good clean channel to run my tele or kramer into for brighter tone and then be able to switch to dirty channel and kick on a little distortion and use my ibanez 7 string to get metal tones

[Rumble]

Originally Posted by nicktele5150

ive thought about the blues junior or if i can get the money a fender hot rod deluxe 112 and the 112 extension cab i want to be able to have a good clean channel to run my tele or kramer into for brighter tone and then be able to switch to dirty channel and kick on a little distortion and use my ibanez 7 string to get metal tones

Check the Atlanta Craigslist. They always have Blues Juniors. However, if you want anything close to metal you'll need a pedal with those amps. The distortion is very tame (some say lame) on the dirty channel.

[nicktele5150]

Originally Posted by Rumble

Check the Atlanta Craigslist. They always have Blues Juniors. However, if you want anything close to metal you'll need a pedal with those amps. The distortion is very tame (some say lame) on the dirty channel.

i havent even thought about checking craigslist i planed on gettin a distortion pedal either a electroharmonix metal muff or a boss metal master but i know the first pedal im going to get it a byoc delay

[FirstBassman]

I dunno ... those little stacks just always kinda remind me of . . .





I agree with what Rumble said.

[OaklandA]

IMO they're not very good amps....look cool though. Too bad they couldn't have took the concept and used a little tube head like a Blackheart or something.

[nicktele5150]

Originally Posted by FirstBassman

I dunno ... those little stacks just always kinda remind me of . . .





I agree with what Rumble said.

but the micro stacks dont go to 11.
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[nicktele5150]

i just found a 600 watt crate on youtube thats what i need lol

[Yoni]

Peavey Valvking 50. that should solve your problem.

[Rumble]

Originally Posted by nicktele5150

i havent even thought about checking craigslist i planed on gettin a distortion pedal either a electroharmonix metal muff or a boss metal master but i know the first pedal im going to get it a byoc delay

Check this out: A Hot Rod Deluxe in the Atl Craigslist for $350. That's a good deal on a powerful first tube amp, and you'd have enough money left over for a pedal and new tubes.

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/msg/755871171.html

[nicktele5150]

Originally Posted by Rumble

Check this out: A Hot Rod Deluxe in the Atl Craigslist for $350. That's a good deal on a powerful first tube amp, and you'd have enough money left over for a pedal and new tubes.

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/msg/755871171.html

thats another question ive been meaning to put on this site. how hard is it to replace tubes i can replace speakers that i know cause i helped put speakers in my brothers car.

[Rumble]

Originally Posted by nicktele5150

thats another question ive been meaning to put on this site. how hard is it to replace tubes i can replace speakers that i know cause i helped put speakers in my brothers car.

On most amps, including the HRD, it's not much harder than changing a light bulb. Just pull the old ones out gently and plug the new ones in. The only thing you have to do is make sure the pins are aligned properly (and you don't want the amp powered up )

[milocj]

The Peavey Classic 30 would be another good tube amp to look at for low dollars. They sound good clean, have a decent drive channel, and are easy to tote around but loud enough for most situations.

[Yoni]

check the thread about the epiphone valve senior.