Low watt tube combo suggestions

[Chiogtr4x]

Check out a Supro Delta King 12 if you can.
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/de...2-inch-15-watt-tube-combo-amp-tweed-and-black

If you want simplicity the Fender Pro Jr is a great choice.

I'm good for small amps
( plus have 0 $$ for gear right now), but I'd love a Pro Jr. someday. ( blonde, to match my beat-up 2000 Blues Jr., or tweed)

Give me one and a Reverb pedal (which I have) I'd be happy, at low or cranked volume, I bet!

 

[telejay]

Another vote for the Supro Delta 12. Great sounding amp for a good price, especially when bought used. Easy to control volume, and great to tweak your tone thanks to bass/mid/treble controls.

 

[Scuba_1978]

I’m looking into small tube amps. I got my first really nice guitar (JP mirror tele) and I’d like to match it with a high quality amp. I may play out, or with friends occasionally, but 99% of the time I would be playing at home. I have some hearing damage already, so it would probably have to be attenuated. I’m a radically simple man. It doesn’t have to do a lot of different things, just one thing really well. The perfect option seems to be the newer, attenuated dr z mini but those are hard to find. Some alternatives I’m kicking around are the Laney Cub, a Supro 64 Super + attenuator, that 5 watt Ashdown guitar amp, tone king gremlin, Delta King 8 (though I’d like to option for more than one watt) and an AC 4 + attenuator. I’d be grateful for further suggestions, or shared positive or negative experiences with these amps.

If you haven't purchased an amp yet, I second the suggestion for a VHT special 6 Ultra. It has pentode/triode (1/2 power switch), a wattage attenuator, is hand-wired, is setup to accept different tube types, and comes with a very decent speaker in the 1x12 combo. I have tried several pedals through it, and all sounded good. It has a foot switchable boost that switches it between a fender champ-like tone to one similar to a blackface. I can get fairly aggressive tones, and I can get pretty sparkly cleans at bedroom levels. I have played single coils, P90's, and HB's through it and all sound good. I would probably suggest buying the head and a 2x10 cab, as most people seem to agree that, while the stock speaker is good, the biggest upgrade is had by replacing speakers.

 

[kuch]

I’m looking into small tube amps. I got my first really nice guitar (JP mirror tele) and I’d like to match it with a high quality amp. I may play out, or with friends occasionally, but 99% of the time I would be playing at home. I have some hearing damage already, so it would probably have to be attenuated. I’m a radically simple man. It doesn’t have to do a lot of different things, just one thing really well. The perfect option seems to be the newer, attenuated dr z mini but those are hard to find. Some alternatives I’m kicking around are the Laney Cub, a Supro 64 Super + attenuator, that 5 watt Ashdown guitar amp, tone king gremlin, Delta King 8 (though I’d like to option for more than one watt) and an AC 4 + attenuator. I’d be grateful for further suggestions, or shared positive or negative experiences with these amps.

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[bettyseldest]

VHT produce some wonderful little amps too. The Special 6 and Special 6 Ultra heads are well known and liked on here. There are combo versions available too. They feature a low power mode which is basically running the 6V6 as a triode. It's a different, and rather nice, sound when things get rowdy.

If you just want to try different amps, now is a good time to buy. Second hand valve amps aren't fetching a lot over here. When the current mess blows over and people have disposable income again, you'll probably be able to make a profit on whatever second hand purchases you make, plus you get to own many amps.
As an example, I paid less for a Laney LC15 ( forerunner to the Cub range ) than many pay for an overdrive pedal. £50 for a working valve amp. A year ago, they were £100. If I wait a year and turn a small profit, I've had the pleasure of the amp for a year and been paid for it. Can't lose. Even if the prices don't pick up, £50 for a UK made Laney that sounds incredible isn't to be sneezed at.

I have had a VHT Special 6 Ultra combo for eleven years now. Loud enough to play small pubs unmic'ed, but the "Watts" control brings the volume down to home use levels. Liked it so much that I bought an extension cab, then a head and cab.

The LC15 was my first valve amp, bought used for £95 about fifteen years ago. A few years after that I picked up a LC15R for only £70. It's not as versatile as the VHT, but it is a good sound in a small package.

You suggested the Laney Lionheart 5 watt in an earlier post. I've never played one, but have played a 20 watt 4x10" combo and it was glorious, and would be very tempted if a 5 watt Lionheart came up locally. I don't know how easy either of the Laneys would be to find n the USA, but the VHT sold well there.

 

[VintageSG]

You suggested the Laney Lionheart 5 watt in an earlier post. I've never played one, but have played a 20 watt 4x10" combo and it was glorious, and would be very tempted if a 5 watt Lionheart came up locally. I don't know how easy either of the Laneys would be to find n the USA, but the VHT sold well there.

Laney promised a 'Boutique' amp sound from the L5. They aren't lying.
It's Laney-Loud thanks to the 12" speaker. The sound 'carries', it'll hang in a dad-blues jam easily. Small pub?, no problem. That, a Matamp MiniMat and the Laney Cub 8 were what set me on a path of low Wattage amps. A path I enjoy following. One day, I'll own an L5T-112. Oh yes, one day, one will be mine.
I have a VHT Special 6 ( not the Ultra ) head. The low power mode, with the tone circuit bypassed, is a joy to my ears. I have no intention of modding it. It does what I want stock.
I have too many amps, but I'd make room for a Lionheart