Best Bedroom Tube(Valve) Amp For Telecaster Guitar??

[daza152]

Hey Guys what would you recommend for me to use with my new Fender Standard Tele, I love the blues and want a awesome clean tone, and definitely want a tube amp I was thinking the Orange combo AD5W ? what you suggest? Thanks.

[InfiniteRhino]

Bugera V5 - great little home amp. 5/1/.1 watts, 12AX7/EL84 tubes, reverb (digital but really good), headphone out if you have to.

[Sean65]

Vox Lil Night Train would do just fine with a decent reverb upfront.

[ELET Henry]

I've got an old Champ 12 tube amp which I've had for years. It's great for clean sounds and can even be used for small gigs. It also has a very handy headphone socket for those late night moments. These little amps are very reliable, (In over 15 years ownership I've never had a problem). and a used Champ 12 can be found on Ebay for bargain prices.

[tele-bastard]

Fender VibroChamp... still like the Mustang the best.. (Non-tube)

[jimbo72]

Originally Posted by InfiniteRhino

Bugera V5 - great little home amp. 5/1/.1 watts, 12AX7/EL84 tubes, reverb (digital but really good), headphone out if you have to.

Hey Daza, I love the clean sounds from my all valve Vox AC4TV, similar to the Bugera (adjustable 4/1/.25 watt), or you can get get some good valve crunch at low volumes using the 0.25 watt too.
But I also love the different effects I can get out of my superchamp XD (15watt).

[Urban]

Vintage Champ...silverface or blackface - good clean, but for me the ultimate bedroom amp is tweed Champ.

[VintageToneGuy]

I know you said 'tube amp' but I'm going to suggest a Fender Mustang I. I am a bonefide 'tube amp only dude' but purchased one of these just for the reason stated plus being able to grab and go to a jam without breaking my back. I was very surprised by the tones I'm getting out of the Mustang I and am completely happy. Best $100 I've spent in a while!

[gwjensen]

VHT Special 6. 6 watts, hand wired, boost and normal (tweed and blackface, basically), speaker out, standby, half-power, low/high inputs, great tone, around $225 for the combo. Love it. From the website:

http://www.vhtamp.com/avsp16.html

New kid on the block - Orange Micro Terror. Around $145 for the head. Couple of reviews below:

http://www.musicradar.com/gear/all/a...-546818/review

http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/pc-sp...-terror-ppc108

[cynic79]

Originally Posted by gwjensen

VHT Special 6. 6 watts, hand wired, boost and normal (tweed and blackface, basically), speaker out, standby, half-power, low/high inputs, great tone, around $225 for the combo. Love it. From the website:

http://www.vhtamp.com/avsp16.html

New kid on the block - Orange Micro Terror. Around $145 for the head. Couple of reviews below:

http://www.musicradar.com/gear/all/a...-546818/review

http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/pc-sp...-terror-ppc108

Agreed 100% on the VHT. It's a much better amp than anything else at that price point and better quality as well.

[bluescube]

Ibanez TSA15. 15/5 watts 2x 6V6, very bedroom friendly for a fat Fendery clean tone. Gets loud if you want power tube breakup, The tube screamer works great for bedroom blues.

Alos, the TSA5 @ $250 is 5 watts with Tube Screamer built in as well.

[jmontgomery]

Mark V

[EsquireOK]

I am assuming by the use of the term "bedroom amp," noise is the issue. So, I'll say any good sounding amp that features a headphone jack. Even a 1 watt amp is loud enough to cause complaints.

[H. Mac]

Originally Posted by Urban

Vintage Champ...silverface or blackface - good clean, but for me the ultimate bedroom amp is tweed Champ.

I agree. I've never noticed much difference between the silverface and blackface Champs (the differences silverface/blackface are more noticable in the higher-powered amps though).

However. the tweed Champ 5F1 is tough to beat. The vintage 5F1s with their 8 inch speakers sound great, and so do most of the clones. I've had a few 5F1 clones with 12 inch speakers, but find that the ones with 8 inch speakers are more fun to play.

For sound clips, you might try this: http://www.tungstenamp.com/amps.htm

[jklotz]

If you have the $, get a PRRI. Mine sounds great at bedroom levels.

[aunchaki]

Another Tweed Champ lover here, but it might not give you the cleans you say you want, even at bedroom levels.

[Sanscardinality]

duplicate post. Sorry.

[Sanscardinality]

Originally Posted by jklotz

If you have the $, get a PRRI. Mine sounds great at bedroom levels.

I just put a Dr Z. Brake Light in my PRRI and I'm in heaven. Put the master on 7 and dial in power stage distortion at bedroom levels with the volume knob.

Also +1 to the Mustang. I have one and it's remarkably good.

[tap4154]

For cleans, my 60 watt Super 210 sounds awesome at low volume. Has a really complex, great tone at bedroom volume, with a bit of reverb to give it depth. The EQ section is very responsive (actually cuts volume to each frequency band), and for low bedroom/apartment volume levels I turn the treble off, put mid at about 2-4, and bass at 2. Pull notch at 3:00, volume about 3-4.

IMO any amp (even a TR) can sound great at low volume, if clean is your thing (as it is mine). Small, one-speaker amps like a Champ and PJ are good too, but they lack the "complexity" at low volume of a larger twin amp IMHO.

[t-luxe]

SuperChamp XD, if you can find one(discontinued with the release of the X2). Great cleans, channel switching, some decent amp models/effects, and the master volume is great for home use. I've seen used ones for less than $200.