: does anyone gots any suggestions for a good amp i should get? I'm looking for a versitle amp. I want a reeeeeeeeeallllly sexay dist sound, but i also want a good clean channel. I'm told the nomad has these, but i'm willing to look round. anyone know about laney or anything else round the 2000(australian) mark? I think thats about 1000 u.s.
: thanks fellas.
Got to be a valve amp. Check out Mesa Boogie or Fender. Marshall, too, though they don't do it for me. Don't be afraid to get second-hand stuff. These things last really well, and you'll be able to afford a far better amp second-hand than you could get new. A valve distortion pedal into an old single channel valve amp is wonderful, but you can get similar sounds with more recent valve gear. Be very wary of transistor amps if a good distortion sound is important to you - they generally tend to be quite harsh. (Of course I risk opening a huge can of worms here - they'll all come out of the woodwork saying they've owned a transistor amp that sounded far better than anything ever made with valves in.) Try them out, listen carefully, don't make a rush decision, and go with what feels right to you.
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: does anyone gots any suggestions for a good amp i should get? I'm looking for a versitle amp. I want a reeeeeeeeeallllly sexay dist sound, but i also want a good clean channel. I'm told the nomad has these, but i'm willing to look round. anyone know about laney or anything else round the 2000(australian) mark? I think thats about 1000 u.s.
: thanks fellas.
Got to be a valve amp. Check out Mesa Boogie or Fender. Marshall, too, though they don't do it for me. Don't be afraid to get second-hand stuff. These things last really well, and you'll be able to afford a far better amp second-hand than you could get new. A valve distortion pedal into an old single channel valve amp is wonderful, but you can get similar sounds with more recent valve gear. Be very wary of transistor amps if a good distortion sound is important to you - they generally tend to be quite harsh. (Of course I risk opening a huge can of worms here - they'll all come out of the woodwork saying they've owned a transistor amp that sounded far better than anything ever made with valves in.) Try them out, listen carefully, don't make a rush decision, and go with what feels right to you.