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I guess it depends on if it is a roadie carrying your stuff around or you. I know if its me taking my stuff to a gig I take good care of my stuff because I can't afford to replace it if I do break it. I doubt most people would take a 5 watt amp to a gig though. Unless you mic it. Even then I bet your dealing with no head room. Most people I know use too much distortion anyway.
I hear Bugera (Behringer) can sound good, but not "road worthy" or heavy duty/durable. Good for bedroom or living room situations!
That probably could be true. I don't use it for anything but sitting in my living room an playing which sounds like what the original poster is looking for.
I use my 2204 with a 4x12 for gigging
Chrisuk wrote:I have also just built a Champ (5F1) style amp from a kit this is much quieter (and cheaper) - partly because it runs through an 8 inch speaker.
I just read your full amp build thread. Thats awesome. How does your amp sound?
Really pleased with it. The whole thing cost less than £180 and it took me three half days to build. It has that real fender champ tone and touch sensitivity. I am planning on building a pine cabinet for it because it really deserves more than the MDF cab - it will still not look like a 57 champ - my plan is to make something that has the shape of the matchless spitfire.
I had no real electronics experience to speak of before the build.
Another Class 5 owner here...I love em! Great sound around the 5/6 volume mark...I've done a few low key gigs with 2 of these babies, and they cut through amazingly! Insane for such a small amp.
sonicpete wrote:Chrisuk wrote:I have also just built a Champ (5F1) style amp from a kit this is much quieter (and cheaper) - partly because it runs through an 8 inch speaker.
I just read your full amp build thread. Thats awesome. How does your amp sound?
I think Im going to follow your route. I have been looking at kits and just need to choose one. I played a Class 5 today and the tone was awesome. I also played the JMP-1c and was amazed by its classic rock tones... and the price!
Really pleased with it. The whole thing cost less than £180 and it took me three half days to build. It has that real fender champ tone and touch sensitivity. I am planning on building a pine cabinet for it because it really deserves more than the MDF cab - it will still not look like a 57 champ - my plan is to make something that has the shape of the matchless spitfire.
I had no real electronics experience to speak of before the build.
Building a small amp is good fun and really not that hard. Most 5w kits seem to be champs or modified champ style amps with either a couple more controls or a more British voicing. Typically for british voicing these run an el84 power tube like the class 5 and ac4.
Has anyone looked into or have used the H&K TubeMeister 18? If you have used it, what do you think of it?
Has anyone looked into or have used the H&K TubeMeister 18? If you have used it, what do you think of it?
I played one at the weekend and really liked it. It has DI out which is awesome.It did a whole range of tones from a good marshall crunch to even heavier drive tones. I got a great classic rock ac dc tone from it. It also did awesome clean tones. It also has a switch to change the wattage between 15, 5 and 1 watts great for recording.
I really couldn't make up my mind in the end so I bought an interim Amp until i can build my own or decide what to get.. I bought a Yamaha THR 5 which is about the size of a lunch box and suprisingly it has great tones in its little dual 5 inch speaker frame.
I like the Marshall Class 5. You can crank it on the 1 watt mode and get a great sound for home practice, and then you can switch it to the 5 watt mode for rehearsals and gigs. Great little amp with big sound.
Hey forgive me for crashing your thread but question ,the class 5 is anawesome little amp,goes back to the days of old,(ya thats where I'm from) I love this amp but I really miss a really good reverb. Does anyone one have a line on a good way to get a really good verb going ? I have heard that Holy Grail has a good verb but has anyone used one. Any ideas would be alot of help. Thanks
Hey forgive me for crashing your thread but question ,the class 5 is anawesome little amp,goes back to the days of old,(ya thats where I'm from) I love this amp but I really miss a really good reverb. Does anyone one have a line on a good way to get a really good verb going ? I have heard that Holy Grail has a good verb but has anyone used one. Any ideas would be alot of help. Thanks
I absolutely love the class 5 series amps, collected 4 of them. I have used and use a rack mounted reverb in front of one (in my small stereo gigging rig) with great results as well as a digitech effects pedal verb and even the line6 m9 reverb with excellent results. I would like to get my hands on a electro harmonix cathedral pedal as I hear they are fantastic in the front of amps. Personally I like a bit of a darker reverb sound and it suits this amp well.
The WET is a great reverb pedal. Also like the Hall of Fame.
It's not the trendy pick, but I've been quite pleased with my humble little Boss RV-5 with my Class 5. I figured if it's good enough for Joe... 
I bought a second hand EH Cathedral reverb a while and its an amazing pedal. I am really happy with it. THe number of options it gives you is awesome and it only costs a bit more than the boss RV-5
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