Newbie needs help with amp choice?

I just started playing guitar a couple months ago and this week started playing my first electric a Tele copy. I have searched the forum and found some good choices I think that I did anyway? First a little about what I want to play, blues, country, Beatles, BTO, Credence, old Pink Floyd and some old classic rock. I play living room only, need a headphone jack on the amp for sure, the wife works third shift. I have a good friend who is helping me and he has loaned me a small practice amp till I get one. We get together a couple times a week so he can try to teach me some basics. Just need an with enough watts to play along with him on his practice amp (5 watts). Battery and AC would be great but batteries are not really an issue. I have reviewed them all on You Tube but since I am totally new to this I am lost.I have three choices and would like to get your help with what would be the best for what I want to play.
Roland Micro Cube
Vox DA5
Fender G-Dec Jr.

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Ron

I would think the G-Dec would be a good idea for a novice. They don't
sound bad and as you progress the backing tracks should move you to
improve. Welcome to this wonderful community and best of luck.
PS I wish there had been something like that back in the day when I
started. LB

LB
Thanks for the information, I plan to listen to a few amps Tuesday as I have not heard any of them. Most of everything I have done so far has been acoustic, but I want to play electric also. Have you heard the backing tracks? From what I have read about the Jr. it does seem like a good beginner amp, especially since I play alone 75 % of the time.
Thanks
Ron

You're on the right track with any of them. It takes a couple of years to train your ears so having something that has a lot of amp models and effects will be good so you can learn what sounds are available. I have a roland microcube and it covers a lot of bases.

you maybe want a separate auxiliary jack for plugging in an ipod for jamming along, it's great for timing. If you play around with the gdec and you're finding a bunch of rhythms you like, then that's good too. I didn't find many rhythms for me on there but I'm not into rock, sounds like you are so it may be the right thing for you.

Good luck, welcome to the addiction.

I had a DA15 my first amp and it let me experiment with different effects. If you havent played much setting up an amp to get a good tone you like might prove challenging. I would try to get a decent size speaker because with those smaller speakers you dont get many lows. At least a ten inch speaker but preferably a twelve.

If you stick with guitar you might want to eventually move up to tube amp. Try looking for an amp with good resale value. I sold my DA15 for what I paid for it (90 USD).

I don't think anything sounds good through headphones but you gotta do what you gotta do.

Try buying used, just in case guitar playing turns out to be a fad for you. no offense but I've seen alot of people quit after a few months.

You ask me you need a marshall full stack that covers the begineer pretty well. But no any of the guys you're thinking about is a god choice.

I own both a Roland Micro Cube & recently bought a Fender G-DEC 30, while the cube served it's purpose, extremely portable & works on batteries, the G-DEC is FAR superior because of the "band in the box" feature & and is far more versatile as a practice amp IMO. Granted you asked about the G-DEC 15 , i would assume it's somewhat compareable to the 30.

No clue whatsoever on the VOX.....

Don't get sidetracked with all that effects stuff.
They are,after all just effects. Find the pocket,forget about
rock star. You'll be OK just listen up,pay attention and
use your common sense. LB

Then again you can go in a completely different direction and get a 5 watt tube amp....something like the new gretch that just came out or a champ or blackheart.

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Tube-Combo-Amps-Combo-Amps3,100-200.gc

If you can try them out at a local shop, go for it.

Anything with a headphone jack will be better than not having an amp at all :)

All of those amps can make the sounds you described, so it becomes a matter of your budget. Read reviews if you cannot try them out at a shop first. Shop around for used too.

As long as the wife gets her sleep, your guitar get's played, and your bank aint broke - any of those amps will work out fine.

Those 3 are great amps. I'd recommend them over a tube amp for a first practice amp but it's gonna come down to a difference that only your ears might hear. Trust them and get the one you like the sound of best.