Cheap tube amp or modelling amp?

luke · Post by **luke** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 10:17 pm

ekwatts wrote:
Malik wrote:http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_g212.htm

I'm sure none of you have ever played one of those, but do you reckon it's worth bombing 90 bar on one? It's the cheapest 2x12 I can find, eBay auctions not included.
PLYWOOD CONSTRUCTION! You wouldn't find Icey playing that, Malik!

i stick harley benton.

mickie08 · Post by **mickie08** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 12:24 am

Go for the Tiny Terror...I have one and they kick ass. They are only one channel, but ALL the tones on it sound great.

Post by **Doog** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 12:31 am

Just to reiterate- the Tiny Terror is a great amp but will not stay clean over a loud drummer. Even if you have the preamp gain set low to yield a clean sound at low levels, turning up the master will result in poweramp distortion. Great sound though, they let me crank up the one I tried out a few months ago.

mickie08 · Post by **mickie08** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 2:18 am

They will not stay crystal clear at full volume.... But I turn my gain off, and my volume at full....Then walk my gain up to where I need it for a show. That is usually less than 3 on the amp and is plenty loud for most needs. At that volume, it is very responsive to attack and pickup volume, etc. I am not sure if it would stay as clear with a more rock edged guitar like a les paul with high output humbuckers?? as I mainly use a Taylor t-5 or a tele as a backup.... But I have no problem with the "clean" tone of it a gig level...That said, I like just a tiny bit of bite in my clean tone....Even on my super, I usually run a sparkledrive when playing a lower volume venue/practice to push the amp just a tiny bit. (athough once I have the super above 3.5 or 4 I don't need anything to do that..

Post by **Mike** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 7:45 am

But it has MOOOOOJJOOOOO

I likes the look of that cheapass cab. Should have got me one of dem instead of a 1936, but I'm a poseur and like the MarshallMarshall look.

euan · Post by **euan** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 7:54 am

Down the line you can always drop in some V30s or G12s for Â£60 and you'll end up with a cheap and awesome cab.

Damn the Avatar stuff being so expensive

luke · Post by **luke** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 3:40 pm

euan wrote:Down the line you can always drop in some V30s or G12s for Â£60 and you'll end up with a cheap and awesome cab.

Damn the Avatar stuff being so expensive

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. You can't get anywhere near a 2x12 brand new for less than Â£100, and I'm pretty sure that thing is going to be better than nothing. If it's not, it won't cost a ton to upgrade.

Tiny Terror it is I guess. Does anyone know of any samples?

Post by **Doog** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 4:39 pm

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luke · Post by **luke** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 6:05 pm

Doog wrote:http://www.youtube.com/results?search_ ... rch=Search

I was meant to check YouTube last night actually, but my internet is shit slow at the moment and YouTube videos play faster than they load for me now so I couldn't be bothered. Well, thanks for saving me some effort.

Post by **Doog** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 6:14 pm

Youtube is being way slow for me today too, for some reason.

luke · Post by **luke** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 6:20 pm

This guy makes me want one.