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Man, I use a 20 watt to play places that small. A 40 to 60 watter getts LOUD man. 50w is normally too loud for most people. Do you play clean or distorted normally. That may be a problem. Both of those amps have Master volumes so that helps. You may not get too much headroom though.
The Beatles used 30 watters at Shea stadium in front of like 30,000.

I am not a good guitarist, don't know that much about gear & amps but I know every fucking thing about Pc recording. My friend there is only one card for a guitarist who wishes to have a Pc studio & that is the Yamaha Sw1000xg. 12 stereo tracks 144 studio quality effects (you would need 5 rack units to achieve this as they can be applied to all the channels) in realtime with no latency. An onboard 0r2 mixer, I will repeat that an onboard 0r2 mixer. Plus the best Xg synth available to date. Used by hollywood for 9 films this year. But the best part is it onlys cost £340 from simply computers. But hey don't take my expert opinion check out their site. Trust me this is the only card, plus the upgrades are unreal. http://www.xgfactory.com/ All the best Phil, oh & just to annoy everyone, the effects on the card will accurately replicate that listed gear. The only criticism I have is It aint portable.

Hi,

There are 3 kinds of tubes that are used in guitar amps:
1.Preamp tubes. These "prepare" the signal to be amplified. Most common are the 12ax7. Normally you will find at least 3 in an amp but some small amps only have 1 (Fender Champ) and others will have up to 8. These run from about $6 for current European or Chinese makers to $40 for NOS(new old stock) American or English tubes.
2. Power Tubes. These amplify the signal. These come in a variety of types. Most common are EL34(Mashalls) 6L6(Fenders, Mesa) EL84(Vox, Matchless) 6V6(low wattage Fenders). There are more but I won't name them all. These usually come in pairs. 50 watts marshalls have 2 EL34's 100 watt Marshalls have 4 EL34s. They HAVE TO BE BOUGHT IN MATCHED PAIRS!!!!!!! These cost around $25 per matched pair depending on quality of tube.
3. Rectifier tube. This tube converts (rectifies) the AC signal to a DC signal. Most amps of today use a solid state rectifier. Some that use the tube are Mesa Rectifier series, Vox AC 30 and 15, almost all boutique amps.(Matchless, DrZ, Victoria etc..)

Current producers of tubes are Sovtek, Ei, JJ, Ruby, Groove Tubes. The Mesa tube is a Sovtek relabeled. Don't let them trick ya! I think the Groove Tube is, by far, the best new tube available.
Most people will agree that older tubes are better. They are built with superior parts and higher quality construction. Mullard, RCA, GE, Siemens are a few of the NOS tubes you may run across. Expect to pay up to $200 per tube for some of these.
Sovteks are a good inexpensive tube and will get the job done. Power tubes should be replaced about once a year depending on how often you play. YOU SHOULD REPLACE ALL POWER TUBES AT THE SAME TIME! Do not just change 1 of the 4. Once you get familiar with different tubes you will be able to recognize the small differences between them.
There are a couple good books around that give info on tubes. "The Tube Amp Book" by Aspen Pittman (the groove tube guy) is an excellent reference.

Hope this helps!

Jj

As I wrote to someone below about amps, I swear by my Fender. I've been playing guitar for about 15 years, and I think Fender amps are the best I've ever heard. (And I'm not a "Fender Guy". I only like their amps actually). As for a specific amp model, I could just say get one that has the features you want.

: im lookin for a new amp. it has to be a tube, and i need to be able to gig with it. what are some good ideas. i play rock, classic rock etc. including led zeppelin, areosmith, pink floyd, some hendrix, metallica, just over all rock an roll.

He uses a slide, you play a bar chord D at the 5th fret and then up to a bar E at 7, which you hit the E chord one time, and then use the slide to slide down the neck (toward the nut). Just play the B, G, and D strings with the bar over the ninth fret and slide it down.

: Alright, I play the Led Zeppelin song wanna a whole lotta love, accurate except the chorus. You know, "Wanna a Whole Lotta Love" then sounds like Jimmy Page is slide or using the whammy bar. Does anyone know what he's playing there?

It's very important that you play naked & even more important to be able to play drunk. Plus you sound much better drunk. So spank that plank.

: HEY YEAAALL LOVE YOU ALL LOTS IM REALLY DRUNK, BUT I NEED TO TELL EVERYONE HOW MUCH I LOVE MY GUITAR. ITS A REAL LOT, ITS MY LIFE THE MAENING AND EVRYTHING GOD IMDRUNK SEEYA

: Anyone got the Tab for "Afro cuban lullaby"??
Let me know if you still want the tab. I transcribed Christopher Parkening's version.
Beautiful piece. Drop D tunning or DADGAD version available in tab. $10.00 each

i have one with one humbucker and two coil pickups 24 frets kahler-spyder floyd rose
if u want u can send me a messege