Best used home amp under $200?

[kmac]

Downsizing my amps. In need of a little amp for my house. Looking to keep it under $200. Any suggestions??? Would love tube, def not into amps loaded with digital effects etc. I prefer simple, one channel amps that take my equally simple pedals.

[JohnS]

I am in love with my used Fender Super Champ XD. $185 in like new condition. It is a DSP / tube hybrid. It has a bunch of on board models and effects and also works well as a single channel blackface Fender with reverb.

[aunchaki]

What volume are you looking for. I know it's a home amp, but that can range from "bleeding ears in the man cave" to "shhhh! don't wake the kids!"

I hear your desire for a tube amp. I'd look for a used Peavey. There are Bandits everywhere. I just saw a Special 130 for $175 on CL. I need a new amp like a hole in the head and I was tempted. With a decent-sized Peavey, you could take it out to gigs, if you ever need to. Plus it'll last for ages.

[kmac]

If its tube, 5w would be perfect. SS I'd go up to 30w or so. I prefer a combo but I do have a couple of cabs I could use. O had a peavey royal 8, awesome amp. Just don't seem to be many around.

[mrothe]

Originally Posted by JohnS

I am in love with my used Fender Super Champ XD. $185 in like new condition. It is a DSP / tube hybrid. It has a bunch of on board models and effects and also works well as a single channel blackface Fender with reverb.

I like it, too. It's a 2 channel amp...so forget the 2nd channel & digital effects if you like...(I did). Channel 1 is a beautiful Fender clean at even the lowest volume and the onboard reverb is nice (digital, but very very nice). I ran all kinds of pedals into mine & it worked well.

[kmac]

There are a couple of them on my local Cl. Might have to check them out.

[tweeddeluxe]

Pro jr

[kmac]

I'd love a pro Jr, but there aren't any near me that are below $275. $200 is my limit. That would be an ideal amp. They don't get much simpler than that!

[tweeddeluxe]

Originally Posted by kmac

I'd love a pro Jr, but there aren't any near me that are below $275. $200 is my limit. That would be an ideal amp. They don't get much simpler than that!

Close. Patience.

[t-luxe]

SCXD. The MV is great for home use. You also get channel switching, some decent models and effects, and its got toobz! (Well, a couple of 'em, anyway)

[Stubee]

I got a few really nice tube amps & I suppose a couple would work for ya (PJ, SFPR, Silvertone 1481, little PV thing that they sold about three of, etc.) & owned several of the bigger/legendary Fenders. I also have a Vox Pathfinder R & I ain't no Vox fanatic, only one I've ever really owned.

Go to the nearest shop or order a new PF-R and don't look back. I love tube amps but in yer case, try a PF-R.

Trust me.

[Jim Dep]

I'm a fan of the Marshall AVT amps. They are a discontinued hybrid amp, using a 12ax7 tube. Their clean channels are great and take pedals really well. I'd get the AVT with the most watts that fits your budget.

I like the VOX AD__VT series of amps too. They are a modeling hybrid, but I don't think they take pedals as well as the Marshall AVT's, IMO.

Although not a tube amp, the Peavey transtube amps are a good choice and take pedals well on the clean channel.

[Warren Pederson]

Bet you'd have a blast with a microcube (Roland). If you're talking about around the house it's plenty loud. I've had one since they first came out. I used it with the AC adaptor. One day I read on this forum stories of guys getting incredible mileage out of a set of 6 AA's. I popped some in and they lasted for 11 months. I have other amps, but it's the one I have beside me while at the PC. I used it extensively while away from home for most of one summer and it held court with a few guys on amplified acoustics and harp.

[studio1087]

I prefer simple, one channel amps that take my equally simple pedals.

VOX Pathfinder 15R - $119 new.

http://www.voxamps.com/us/pathfinder/pathfinder15/

[kmac]

Just poked around on Cl. There's a Princeton chorus for $125, a super champ xd for $175 and a crate v18 for $110. All are intriguing.

[SamClemons]

The Crate V18 is a great amp. I would jump all over it for 110 dollars. I would prefer that to any Fender Champ for pure sound. The only thing the champ has is it is smaller.

[voodoostation]

I've got the V18-112, and it gets loud. That's a good price for it. Is it the Palomino or the black one? The black ones have heavily doped speakers, very bassy and the reverb is ridiculous. But I love mine anyway.

[SamClemons]

The champ XD does have a greater tonal range.

[kmac]

Its the black one. I'd probably swap the speaker out to clear it up. Heard celestions work well.

[voodoostation]

Dig mine, tubes had been changed by the previous owner, that was it. I just turn the bass and reverb all the way down and use my pedals. Picked it up for a song as well, had to replace my Palomino V8, lead guitar player was killing me with his Musicman.