Give Me a Hand Guys!

[GlassCasket]

hey guys whats up, im looking at building a rack setup and i would like some good reccomendations for a high gain set up


i was thinking a VooDoo Labs Preamp or anything along the lines

power amp i have no idea for


limit for both is about 1200-1500



thanks in advance

GC

[jaxadam]

I don't know how much this is gonna help but...

It pays to have a good power amp. I had a Carvin DCM300? (I believe, I can't even remeber what is was anymore, a shop I sent it to to get it fixed went out of business and I have never seen it since...).

With the same set-up, I got a Mesa Simul 2:90. Big, big, big difference.

Way less rated wattage, but louder, fuller, fatter, and better sounding.

So, you can get great effects, but with my experience, if you don't have a halfway decent power amp, you've wasted your time.

A decent power amp with a decent effects processor is better than a killer effects processor with a POS amp, and vice versa.

[bammbamm]

Are you willing to buy used?
What kind of sound are you going for?
Are you going to play live or just at bedroom levels?

For 1500, you could easily nab a solid preamp and power amp.
I'd start with either the Mesa 20/20 or 50/50, either can be had for under 500 used.
That leaves you up to a G-note for the preamp.
I say try everything and see what suits you.