Guitar Amps. Small Affordable, good sound...

[aircooled]

I play guitar but have been out of the "loop" as far as equipment goes for a bit. I used to own a Marshall 50watt tube stack, and thats the sound I like

Now I just need a small amp for playing at home that doesn't cost a fortune and sounds good. Maybe with some outputs I can run into my computer for recording to hard disk (not a necessity).

What are the options????

 

[Vadatajs]

http://www.line6.com/products.asp?ID=75&action=1&item=103&tp=0

Maybe not exactly what you're looking for, but it would be ideal for computer recording. Otherwise my roommate's 25 watt tube Marshall sounds pretty good. I can't seem to find it on marshall's website.

 

[silverpig]

How much $$$ you want to spend?

 

[zsouthboy]

Its hard to get that nice tube marshall sound in something cheap.. unfortunately for me lol..

Have you tried GuitarFX BOX 2.6 for your computer? I have been using it instead of my little crappy 10 watt generic studio amp, and you can tweak the settings for it to sound like you want it...

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: Vadatajs
http://www.line6.com/products.asp?ID=75&action=1&item=103&tp=0

Maybe not exactly what you're looking for, but it would be ideal for computer recording. Otherwise my roommate's 25 watt tube Marshall sounds pretty good. I can't seem to find it on marshall's website.

The Pod rocks!!

 

[aircooled]

Originally posted by: silverpig
How much $$$ you want to spend?

A couple hundred bucks or less. Not looking for stage quality, just something nice for home use...

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: aircooled
I play guitar but have been out of the "loop" as far as equipment goes for a bit. I used to own a Marshall 50watt tube stack, and thats the sound I like

Now I just need a small amp for playing at home that doesn't cost a fortune and sounds good. Maybe with some outputs I can run into my computer for recording to hard disk (not a necessity).

What are the options????

something like this?

this is what I have

 

[aircooled]

Originally posted by: conjur

Originally posted by: Vadatajs
http://www.line6.com/products.asp?ID=75&action=1&item=103&tp=0

Maybe not exactly what you're looking for, but it would be ideal for computer recording. Otherwise my roommate's 25 watt tube Marshall sounds pretty good. I can't seem to find it on marshall's website.

The Pod rocks!!

The Pod looks cool for direct recording.. How much does it cost?

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: aircooled

Originally posted by: conjur

Originally posted by: Vadatajs
http://www.line6.com/products.asp?ID=75&action=1&item=103&tp=0

Maybe not exactly what you're looking for, but it would be ideal for computer recording. Otherwise my roommate's 25 watt tube Marshall sounds pretty good. I can't seem to find it on marshall's website.

The Pod rocks!!

The Pod looks cool for direct recording.. How much does it cost?

Depends on the model.

Musiciansfriend is your friend

 

[KEV1N]

Try a used Marshall valvestate, 65 or 100W. Solid state but with a real tube in the preamp for a little blend between the two sounds (a little warmer than solid state but not quite tube tone)

 

[arcas]

I'm looking at upgrading my rig too. I'm really looking for a rackmount tube preamp but something like the Pod Pro or the Behringer stuff is tempting. I've also heard good things about the Line6 Flextone amps though I haven't heard any of these in person.

If anybody here has a Pod, how about putting together some simple demo MP3s so we can hear what it can do. I'm really interested in what the amp simulator sounds like!

 

[TheShiz]

I got a pod xt and its awesome, you can record directly to the computer really well, and it sounds really good with earphones too, so i can play loud and not bug anyone.