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Location: Oregon | The only (working)amp I have is a Fender DeVille. Very big and not fun to lug around. So, I have been looking at small amps for a while. I don't want to get another of my old Fender Frontman 15G, because they have an annoying warm up buzz. But I mught have to.
So my question is; Are there other good 15-25 amps, besides fender?
BTW Please no Vox suggestions. I want one so bad but refuse to pay $6000 for a 2watt :rolleyes: |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Sorry, 72, but I did a bunch of research on small amps a couple years ago before buying the Fender Frontman 15G for my daughter (not the one in Portland). At the time, I thought it was the best little amp for the money. Behringer and Crate have come out with some amps since that have some nice features, but I haven't compared them to the sound of the Fender. You are much better on electric guitar than I am, so I'd head down to GC and try several of them out if I were you. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Sorry, 72, but I did a bunch of research on small amps a couple years ago before buying the Fender Frontman 15G for my daughter (not the one in Portland). At the time, I thought it was the best little amp for the money. Behringer and Crate have come out with some amps since that have some nice features, but I haven't compared them to the sound of the Fender. You are much better on electric guitar than I am, so I'd head down to GC and try several of them out if I were you. |
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Location: Carle Place, NY | How about a Traynor YCV 20 WR
or a Vox AC 15
or a Fender Deluxe
Of the three, the Traynor is the most durable and is regularly found on eBay for $400-450. |
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | I would also suggest Roland Cube 15 and Kustom Tube 12. I have the Kustom and like it, but it does lack reverb and effects; I intend to get a Roland Cube 30X when it becomes available in a couple of months (I like the amp models and on-board effects....I already have a Roland MicroCube).
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Location: Tennessee | Check out a Fender Blues Junior or the Epiphone Valve Special (both are all tube 15 watt with 12" speakers). I lean towards the Fender but the Epiphone is very nice for small money. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I was assuming you were talking about something in the same price range as the Fender 15 (about $125). You may have to go quite a bit higher than that to get a better 15 watt amp. |
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Location: Tennessee | 15 watts of tube power is a WHOLE LOT louder than 15 solid state. And much better tone. YMMV. |
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Location: East Wenatchee, WA | I can't speak to their guitar amps, but I have been pleased for many years with Carvin's electronics.
I have owned their speakers and a couple of poweramps, that are clean, powerful and cheap.
They allow you a 10 day in home trial so if you don't like it you are out the shippinig, but might be worth a try. Carvin |
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Location: Oregon | Ah thanks guys! A lot for me to look into. I went into GC today and tried out a 10 solid state VOX that was on sale. Loved it. But I will look into all of you suggestions to see if somethign fits me better. Thanks. |
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Location: Port Angeles, WA | I have a Fender Frontman 25R that I think highly of for a small amp. No buzz, good reverb, plenty of volume. Don't sound like my long gone Fender Twin Reverb from the 70s, but it was a lot cheaper. |
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Location: cincinnati, ohio | It's probably way more power than you want (60 watts)and runs about $450 street, but Roland makes the AC60 Acoustic Chorus amp. It small and weighs about 20 lbs. Two channels (vocal and guitar) with combo inputs (will accept eith 3-pin XLR or 1/4" male); phantom power switch; chorus, reverb, delay, 3-band EQ. Lots of punch-- I've played everything from small rooms to medium-sized halls with it, and piggybacked it into a PA system to play in an outdoor ampitheater. Thing I love most about it is its small size and light weight. I used to use a Peavey Ecoustic 112. Great amp, but it was about as big as a Twin and weighed @ 80 lbs. A real back-breaker. This is MUCH better from a hauling standpoint, and has as much power and tone as the Peavy. |
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| YMMV, but the VOX DA15 is pretty cool. I actually like it better than the AD15T or the Pathfinder 15R. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I think the local GC still has a small Trace Elliot. I should have bought it while my buddy was giving me his last day at work deal. I think they wanted $299 for it, but it's been there awhile so I'm sure they'd deal. Nice acoustic amps. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | One of these will make you happy:
I recommend these:
Minimite Boogie --- Perfect for home use
http://www.torresengineering.com/newintintons.html
Or a pignose = Working class (but good!)
Middle class and fun:
G-DEc by fender |
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Location: Oregon | Yeah Rick E, 60watts is a little more than I'am looking for. That's what I have now DeVille 60watt tube.
Other Rick, :D That amp is awesome!! Very entertaining. But actually I did give a Pignose some thought. I'd love to be able to take it somewhere, like school. |
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Location: Oregon | Originally posted by Mark in Boise:
I was assuming you were talking about something in the same price range as the Fender 15 (about $125). You may have to go quite a bit higher than that to get a better 15 watt amp. Yeah this fact disturbs me. I mean, it's only a 15 watt amp. If it was knighted by the Queen of England, maybe.... Haha or maybe I'am just too cheap for the ever more expensive music industry? But thanks for you input, it's appreciated. |
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Location: Maryland, USA | Actually dude, I don't know what you're thinking of when it comes to Vox, but a Vox hybrid valve 100watt costs around $450, which is a great price, they're smaller ones only get less expensive from there. |
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Location: Oregon | Yeah, I tend to exagerate ;) I'am actaully looking at them now. |
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Small Amp question