Advice on a New Amp (Page 2 of 2)

Sorry Mike. Must have missed your earlier posting. No, never tried one. Class A 15 watts?

I always liked the sound or a Fender Deluxe reverb reissue, they got for round £500 on ebay...

Also if your still playing in your room is sound an issue?

Ok...  This is too much fun to stay out of.
500 pounds or about $1000 usd

Amps I like for that much new/used

Marshall DSL 50 1X12 combo
Fender hot rod deville 2X12 combo
used Vox AC 30 reissue
used circa 94 Peavey Classic 30 or 50 and while you are at it try to find a Val-Verb
vintage Lab Series L-5 or L-7 solid state but BB King and Ty Tabor love em.. so do I
used Mesa Boogie Lonestar 2X12  maybe a bit more than a grand but a good amp
used Marshall 30th anniversary 1X12 combo again maybe a bit more again
vintage silver face Bassman or bandmaster
vintage marshall JCM 800 combo
vintage Garnett 30  (by Gar Gilies of Winepeg CA)

Amps to beware of... Im not saying dont buy them but give them a good listen

DR Z...I know I know people love them.. I have never played one that did it for me, again if you own one and like it .. thats great.
Fender Blues Deville series... The original ones were very very very bright... did I say they were bright?
Anything that says Crate and voodoo on it
Anything that says Johnson or Cyber on it
Anything that says KRANK on it.. They are used in a lot in Heavy Metal,  but sound like vacuum cleaners to me.

anyway thats my 2 cents...
Thanks
Joe Bonamassa

Thanks for joining the debate Joe. Yep, I love my Z but I can see it won't be to everyones taste. I've not seen a DSL50 1x12 combo....we have a 40watt in the UK....is it  a USA export only amp?

Geoff

I have 2 setups I use depending on the size of the venue: For smaller places I use my Limited addition Fender Hot Rod Deluxe(40W 1x12) with a Mesa Boogie V-Twin(pre amp), these you could probably get for about £700 (between 400/500 for the and 200/300 for the v-twin) this rig utterly screams and I love it. I hear you can get awesome(distorted) tone from the Hot Rod Deluxe but you need a power soak to really drive it. I really didn't like the overdrive tone of the Deluxe enough but the v-twin makes the difference.

I also have a Mesa Boogie Rect-o-verb(50W 1x12 ) which you could probably pick up second hand for about £1000. This just rocks, the other guitarist in my band had a lonestar(very nice) but tone wise .. my rect-o-verb left it for dead, its the most un-mesa sounding rectifier amp I've heard and totally rocks. Its hard to explain what I mean about un-mesa sounding other than to say I get a wonderfully warm 'classic Rock' tone out of it... other mesa amps sound great but come across a little harsh for me.