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My friend is getting his first electric guitar and I wanted to help him out. He has £220 though probably doesn't want to spend it all. I'm not sure. I'll ask him later and inform you. He is getting an Encore Blaster Series Les Paul-Style (Cherry Sunburst) for 101 pounds ( http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/product/3 ... urst-.html ) and wants a decent amp for not too much. Can you help?

It would be much appreciated!

Much appreciated if you could help that is. If not, no worries!

From the same place, these are great little amps

http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/product/8 ... paign=base

that's if you're looking for small small cheap cheap

i always recommend yamaha pacifica's.
best guitar for anyone learning to play imo

Or Squier Affinity...

... this is about amps though.

Vox Pathfinder 10 seems like a great amp to start out playing through. Having played through one for the first time recently I wished that I'd had one to start with, rather than a Marshall MG10CD (those are awful). I think they usually cost about £80/90.

what is he gonna use it for bedroom practice or rehearsing too ?

laney makes some decent stuff for good prices


really cheap but doubt it'll be what he wants if he's gonna jam in a band setting
http://www.thomann.de/nl/laney_lg35_r.htm



vc series are nice, 30w all valve

http://www.thomann.de/nl/laney_vc30112_new.htm

So he has £220 total for guitar and amp, or £220 for the amp only?

He'll have a hard time getting a half decent guitar and amp for £220.

Really?????????????????????

othomas2 wrote:Or Squier Affinity...

... this is about amps though.

sorry i thought it was for a guitar and amp

BacchusPaul wrote:So he has £220 total for guitar and amp, or £220 for the amp only?

UgoUzuegbunam wrote:Really?????????????????????

It'll be a lot easier to answer your question if you tell us what the question is.

it's a tight budget for an amp if you want one that can function as a rehearsal amp too not just a private practice bedroom amp, you'll have to stick with solid state but i guess when starting out it's safer anyway later on you can always check out valve amps if you want. just make sure (as a solid state) it has enough volume to keep up with a drumkit (especially for overdriven and cleans). 30w solid state might be a bit too weak but getting a cheap amp that is 100 or 120w is not always the best solution either, look at somewhere between 50/60w i think...

i've no personal experience with this vox but check youtube and test them at shops

http://www.thomann.de/gb/vox_vt50.htm

http://www.thomann.de/gb/peavey_bandit_112_new.htm

and that laney
http://www.thomann.de/gb/laney_lv100.htm

you can get those bandits for cheap second hand. It was my second amp, it wasn't that bad, and had more then enough volume for anyone

Let me get this straight, dude only has 220 euro to invest in both a guitar and an amp and his guitar is already using up half that budget?

The best thing I can come up with is about 20 euro over budget.
http://www.thomann.de/gb/vox_vt15.htm

He'll probably have a hard time competing with a drum kit, but at least, he'll have a few effects to mess around with...
I used to own the 30W version of these and was pleasantly surprised at how good they sounded. If you conduct a Shortscale search for "Vox Valvetronix", you should pull up a number of good reviews from fellow board members.

That's the best I can think of, provided the budget limitations.

Woah, woah... pounds?
that would put him only a couple dollars off for the ADVT15!


Plus shipping, of course.

epiphone valve junior

BacchusPaul wrote:

BacchusPaul wrote:So he has £220 total for guitar and amp, or £220 for the amp only?

UgoUzuegbunam wrote:Really?????????????????????

It'll be a lot easier to answer your question if you tell us what the question is.

Oh, sorry. It was for Guitar and Amp and I was saying really to you saying getting a half-decent guitar and amp with £220 pounds is hard.

if you're looking for practice amps there are plenty good options, starting from Vox Pathfinder, through Peavey Vypr and the small Vox modelling amps to Fender Champion. But for a giggable amp, that's way too little money I guess. Maybe you can find something used.

I would check out a Peavey Vypyer

or for slightly more cash

Orange Crush PiX 20LDX.

You get a lot of features for your money, depends what they want to do I guess and what their vibe is.

If they want just a no frills combo, I would suggest the Orange Crush PiX 20L.

Will struggle with a drummer with any of the above though, I assume it's just for home practice????

id try and get a used yamaha pacifica and with the rest a used vox pathfinder
who ever its for is more likely to be put off playing by a guitar thats difficult to play
rather than a quiet amp
a 112 came into our local music shop for like 80 squids
i couldnt belive how well the thing played