Any good Tube amp to recommend?

[Melin]

Hi,

Any bro can recommend a good tube amp for lots of distortion/heavy rock sound and some clean? I am looking at Laney, Mesa and Vox...any reviews? THanks!!

 

[I_M_Ken]

i would recommend geting a tube amp with good cleans. the distortion part can come from ur pedals. anyway theres a Carvin Vintage at Ranking Sports, im not sure if its still there, but thats one of the better tube amps i've seen in singapore.

 

[leecs]

Well, a Mesa Boogie Lone Star can have nice cleans, But for dist, u need a OD to boost it. As for Mark series, Cleans are ok, but dist is good. these are few examples. U gotta decide & try other amps to see which 1 suits you.

 

[subversion]

one of the best clean (& unbreakable) tones this side of fender + menacing drive:

 

[ChanMin]

peavey's triple X , JSX and 5150 are pretty good contenders for great rock tones .. as for clean.. i believe the JSX shines out best. but if you really love clean cleans.. get a fender amp.

 

[subversion]

Fender used to have the full tube Tone Master which IMO captures some of the best Fender cleans ever + the high drive here was one of the most aggressive ever. i kept playing it @ swee lee... 8)

 

[KennethC]

yup, saw that tonemaster at SL...looked really yummy. Didn't get to try it tho. :wink:

 

[gsonique]

http://soft.com.sg/web/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=32914&highlight=ceriatone

 

[markjohn]

Valvetech Hayseed.
www.valvetechamps.com

 

[Melin]

wah...thanks bros.......will go hunting...but got to sell my marshall first...if not home affair minister will log a complain...hehehe

 

[subversion]

which Marshall is this if you don't mind sharing?

i think i missed this one out:

 

[suckasucks]

^heard some reviews for those. weren't good in the reviewers' opinion, muddy and bland. heard the JVMs were way way better.

 

[subversion]

the Vintage Modern head review is available in SOFT's review database. DO NOT look forward to a sumptuous modern tone with this one but expect a healthy mix of the contemporary & some of Marshall's favoured relic tones.

many people approach the VM with a view that it's a direct competitor of the JVM, can't blame them for this as they were released in the same period...

 

[Weiht]

I just tried a marshall jtm45, n i have to say it ROCKS!!! it makes the tsl2000 sound thin n buzzy n just in a dif league.

the jtm is as ballsy as u can get, n crank it loud enough n unleash the classic rock tone. Suddenly, u just wanna play all the rock anthems!!! Nails ACDC well, talk abt power tube saturation

ITS FREAKING LOUD TOO, but for high gain stuff u need a pedal. Its pretty much a one trick poney, but if u looking for tone this is it!!!

Can consider ceriatone amp clones

gasing for one. This sounds nicer than my jcm800 man, takes pedals better too

 

[Dscythe]

Try the Fender Twin Rev man...

 

[Indigo_blues]

there is a 57 reissue tweed twin sitting in Swee Lee Bras Basah... maybe can ask them to let you try. 8)

 

[johnny_be_goode]

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