Dave: I need your opinion about these amps

[webguy]

Well now, that depends on how much you like your neighbors!! Tube amps don't deliver their full potental at low volumes. This is not so much a problem on the clean channels but it is on the drive channels. At low volumes your not driving the tubes hard enough to get the clipping needed to produce that nice full sound you expect from a tube amp. I play Carvins and they are really bad at low volumes and they are extremely loud which makes it hard to turn them up much. That's why I use my Pod XT live or my Tonelab SE when I play at home. This gives me good sound without pissing off the neighbors. Of course this requires playing with headphones. Now if your not all warm and fuzzy about tubes, solid state amps don't have this problem and sound the same at any level. However they do not have the warmth and color you get from tube amps. And normally they don't respond to your picking like a tube amp will. But they have come along way. Some good solid state amps to look at would be Fender, Line 6, Carvins SX series, and Randell's RG series. I have a Randell RG 75 1x12 combo and it rocks! I also have a Fender 1x12 combo and it is a very well rounded amp. Hope that helps.

[toreski]

Ok Webguy thank you, I see that point of view, it's not a matter of neighbors but also about my girlfriend, you should have seen my g/f's face when I told her ".. I think I need a new amp" lol

I will check out those ones

[jaken777]

Originally Posted by DavejWeiner

I haven't played either of those amps so I can't give an opinion on them. Outside (other than yours) opinions shouldn't matter anyway. YOU are the one who has to live with it and enjoy it.

I would take your guitar to the store and sit down with both amps for about 30 minutes each and see if you like them.

Well said DW! it deppends on your taste bro & what you want out of the amp's? do as DW said, both amps are very good so it's up to you on what you want or what you need?

[DavejWeiner]

Originally Posted by toreski

I've phoned the store and I could try the amps there. But they told me that these kind of amps could not be suitable for playing at home (I would play there most of the times), just because I could not make the tubes work properly, i've never tried them, is this correct?

Many tube amps sound great at lower volumes. My VHT sounds just as amazing on 1 as it does on 12. Depends on the amp/tube setup. Many amps have attenuation swtiches to let you cut the power. The Fender combo I'm looking at switches from 100 watts to 25 watts. That may be useful if you're mostly a home player but occassionally jam/gig.

Again, go play them. Decide using your ears and own set of standards if you like them, not what a salesman tells you.