Having gone through (bedroom amps we're talking here):
Marshall mini-stack
Vox Valvetronix
Line 6 Spider's (15w & 30w)
I'm still trying to find something I'm truly happy with at bedroom levels.
The Marshall has a really nice clean sound, not sparkling like I'd want, but still a nice clean sound. The gain for me is too fizzy. I can get nice sounds coupled up with effects, but I really want something I can just plug and play without having wires all over the show.
The Vox.. to me this amp was garbage, but that's just me personally. I think it'd suit other players but I couldn't get a nice tone which I put down to the speaker sounding like it was 'farting' the sound out of it. I tried a Jem, RG550, Gibson Les Paul and a couple of Jacksons through it and still couldn't find anything nice.
The Line 6's were great but not perfect. The tone seems far too 2-dimensional if that makes sense? The cleans just aren't sparkly/glassy enough for me but the gains with the right tweak-age are pretty good, especially if you boost it with a pedal of some sort.
Now then, all I want is a nice warm bedroom amp that I can get those glassy/sparkling cleans and nice thick lead tones. Without sounding like an arsehole, money is no object (so long as it's not going into silly money territory) just so long as I can get the tones I want and stick with it. I'd save money in the long run because I won't be losing money on amps that I have to sell on because I'm not happy with them.
Anyone got any recommendations for amps you've really been happy with?
Cheers
Marshall mini-stack
Vox Valvetronix
Line 6 Spider's (15w & 30w)
I'm still trying to find something I'm truly happy with at bedroom levels.
The Marshall has a really nice clean sound, not sparkling like I'd want, but still a nice clean sound. The gain for me is too fizzy. I can get nice sounds coupled up with effects, but I really want something I can just plug and play without having wires all over the show.
The Vox.. to me this amp was garbage, but that's just me personally. I think it'd suit other players but I couldn't get a nice tone which I put down to the speaker sounding like it was 'farting' the sound out of it. I tried a Jem, RG550, Gibson Les Paul and a couple of Jacksons through it and still couldn't find anything nice.
The Line 6's were great but not perfect. The tone seems far too 2-dimensional if that makes sense? The cleans just aren't sparkly/glassy enough for me but the gains with the right tweak-age are pretty good, especially if you boost it with a pedal of some sort.
Now then, all I want is a nice warm bedroom amp that I can get those glassy/sparkling cleans and nice thick lead tones. Without sounding like an arsehole, money is no object (so long as it's not going into silly money territory) just so long as I can get the tones I want and stick with it. I'd save money in the long run because I won't be losing money on amps that I have to sell on because I'm not happy with them.
Anyone got any recommendations for amps you've really been happy with?
Cheers