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radiostationexp

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If you were in my shoes, which practice amp would you choose?
« on: May 08, 2007, 08:56:54 AM »
I'm currently saving up for a new practice amp and considering choosing between these 2:

V-TONE GM108
True Analog Modeling 15-Watt Guitar Amp with 8" Speaker
 
http://www.behringer.com/GM108/index.cfm?lang=ENG

or

VINTAGER AC108
15-Watt Vintage Guitar Amp with Vacuum Tube
 
http://www.behringer.com/AC108/index.cfm?lang=ENG

Both amps cost the same but have different selling points. The first is quite versatile but can be considered a "jack of all trades but master of none" while the second one is capable of just one sound but does it fairly well (WARM tube sound -- sarap!).

What would you choose if you were in my shoes?  :-D
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Offline maniacally_cool

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Re: If you were in my shoes, which practice amp would you choose?
« Reply #1 on: May 08, 2007, 09:08:14 AM »
although ung AC108 pa lang nasusubukan ko. got to admit that it does sound good. parang mas ok pa nga compared sa 15w fender amps (solid state).
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Re: If you were in my shoes, which practice amp would you choose?
« Reply #2 on: May 08, 2007, 06:37:20 PM »
try mo ung blazer 158 transtube ng peavey....sounds kinda like tube pero solid state sya.
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radiostationexp

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Re: If you were in my shoes, which practice amp would you choose?
« Reply #3 on: May 08, 2007, 06:43:40 PM »
Quote from: andrew_O_O on May 08, 2007, 06:37:20 PM
try mo ung blazer 158 transtube ng peavey....sounds kinda like tube pero solid state sya.

looked it up on the net.....mukhang okey din. meron ba nito sa pinas? kung meron, magkano siya?

on the other hand, iba rin talaga ang tunog ng real tubes... :-D
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Re: If you were in my shoes, which practice amp would you choose?
« Reply #4 on: May 08, 2007, 07:33:24 PM »
Hands down, AC108. I swear if I had the cash when I tried that amp at Electronics Depot a year ago, binili ko na yan. It's the only practice amp (among the few) I've tried that made me say "wow". I used a Behringer strat to test it. Now that says something, right? :-)

I found the AC108 warmer-sounding than the GM108. And besides, I don't think I'd need all the modeling stuff on the other amp. But that's just me; I don't know if you need that. I found the AC108's distortion versatile enough for me. At lower settings, I got nice overdrive.. then I when I set the gain higher, I got this Tonny Iommi-like tone. :-D


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Nga pala dude, you might wanna wait a bit if you're not in a real hurry. There's this new series from Behringer. Tube-sounding din pero solid state talaga. Yung Virtube series. Ewan ko lang kung mas mahal kaysa sa current choices mo. I'm intrigued with it.
Here's a link: http://www.behringer.com/VT15FX/index.cfm?lang=ENG
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Re: If you were in my shoes, which practice amp would you choose?
« Reply #5 on: May 08, 2007, 07:39:32 PM »
ung blazer 158 is around slightly lower than 6k....sa audiophile po.  kung ayaw mo naman ng reverb u can try the rage 158....basically the same only w/o reverb around 3.5k ata last tym na nagtanong ako sa audiophile
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radiostationexp

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Re: If you were in my shoes, which practice amp would you choose?
« Reply #6 on: May 08, 2007, 07:52:11 PM »
thanks for the replies!

Looks like I might go for the AC108. I really don't need the modelling stuff come to think of it..... na-intriga lang talaga ako sa premise na versatile siya.

I'm into playing classic rock and "trying-hard" blues so I guess a tube amp is the best choice for me!  :-D
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Re: If you were in my shoes, which practice amp would you choose?
« Reply #7 on: May 08, 2007, 07:53:47 PM »
how about a laney toob amp?
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Re: If you were in my shoes, which practice amp would you choose?
« Reply #8 on: May 08, 2007, 07:55:16 PM »
go for the marshall mg series, best practise amp i owned so far
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« Reply #9 on: May 08, 2007, 08:23:55 PM »

if i were you, i'd avoid Behringer at all cost... i'd rather get CHarvel made in japan surplus 10 watt amps than those things...

as far as practice amps are concerned, the less features, the better.

how much is your budget? ... if its 3-5K, i suggest you go surplus.
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Re: If you were in my shoes, which practice amp would you choose?
« Reply #10 on: May 08, 2007, 08:29:42 PM »
go get the ac108, meron ako nung 2ng un, nakukulangan ako sa tone ng GM, and mahirap cya timplahin para sa mga katulad ko na walang tiyaga. ung ac108, aus ang tone malakas din cya. un ang practice amp ko ngaun. satisfied ako sa performance nya.

Good luck sa amp hunting mo. im sure ac108 ang kkunin mo. dagdag encouragement lng ako... hahahahahaha!
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Re: If you were in my shoes, which practice amp would you choose?
« Reply #11 on: May 09, 2007, 08:15:29 AM »
Quote from: IncX on May 08, 2007, 08:23:55 PM

if i were you, i'd avoid Behringer at all cost... i'd rather get CHarvel made in japan surplus 10 watt amps than those things...

as far as practice amps are concerned, the less features, the better.

how much is your budget? ... if its 3-5K, i suggest you go surplus.

sir, bakit naman po? any feedback about this brand? problematic ba ito? thanks
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Re: If you were in my shoes, which practice amp would you choose?
« Reply #12 on: May 09, 2007, 08:35:23 AM »
tube na 15watt for home praktis lang?!

if budget is not an issue...go nah!
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Re: If you were in my shoes, which practice amp would you choose?
« Reply #13 on: May 09, 2007, 09:36:07 AM »
matanong ko lng chief.....may mga feedbacks ako na nadidinig na maganda daw ang boston engineering na amp....

meron ba nakagamet na senyo?
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Re: If you were in my shoes, which practice amp would you choose?
« Reply #14 on: May 09, 2007, 10:23:09 AM »
IF YOU WANT VERSATILITY, GO FOR PEAVEY... HEHEHE... PEAVEY TRANSTUBE SERIES SOUNDS MUCH LIKE A TUBE AMP... :mrgreen:
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Re: If you were in my shoes, which practice amp would you choose?
« Reply #15 on: May 09, 2007, 10:28:01 AM »
Quote from: dvd9 on May 08, 2007, 07:55:16 PM
go for the marshall mg series, best practise amp i owned so far

+1 :-D
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Re: If you were in my shoes, which practice amp would you choose?
« Reply #16 on: May 09, 2007, 10:56:26 AM »
Try these:

MARSHALL LEAD 12 (Billy Gibbons and Joe Perry's favorite cutesie amps; go 2nd hand as they are out of production)


EPIHONE Valve Jr. tube amp


FENDER Champion 600 tube amp

You can pre-order  at PJC Music before 3rd week of May to get these bang-for-buck tube amps.
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Re: If you were in my shoes, which practice amp would you choose?
« Reply #17 on: May 09, 2007, 11:30:21 AM »
Sa tingin ko 15W of all tube...medyo di na pang-kwarto yun eh haha! :lol:
I've yet to get my hands on an amp I ordered, 15W of all tube din,a Fender Blues Jr.

Kung pang kwarto lang I think a 15W SS amp is a better choice but heck if you want POWER then go for tube! :-)
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Re: If you were in my shoes, which practice amp would you choose?
« Reply #18 on: May 09, 2007, 12:37:23 PM »
Quote from: skunkyfunk on May 09, 2007, 10:56:26 AM
Try these:

MARSHALL LEAD 12 (Billy Gibbons and Joe Perry's favorite cutesie amps; go 2nd hand as they are out of production)


EPIHONE Valve Jr. tube amp


FENDER Champion 600 tube amp

You can pre-order  at PJC Music before 3rd week of May to get these bang-for-buck tube amps.

Nice! Except mga last quarter of this year na ako makakabili. Pamilyado e, so priority muna ang para sa pamilya.  :-D

How often does PJC order from abroad?

Quote from: fraudulentzodiac on May 09, 2007, 11:30:21 AM
Sa tingin ko 15W of all tube...medyo di na pang-kwarto yun eh haha! :lol:
I've yet to get my hands on an amp I ordered, 15W of all tube din,a Fender Blues Jr.

Kung pang kwarto lang I think a 15W SS amp is a better choice but heck if you want POWER then go for tube! :-)

Pansin ko rin these days, parami ng parami ang mga gitarista na amp ang binibitbit to their gigs instead of pedals. Pwede na rin siguro 'to for small venues 'no?  Wala nga lang footswitch........:-D
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Re: If you were in my shoes, which practice amp would you choose?
« Reply #19 on: May 09, 2007, 02:27:56 PM »
Quote from: radiostationexp on May 08, 2007, 06:43:40 PM
Quote from: andrew_O_O on May 08, 2007, 06:37:20 PM
try mo ung blazer 158 transtube ng peavey....sounds kinda like tube pero solid state sya.

looked it up on the net.....mukhang okey din. meron ba nito sa pinas? kung meron, magkano siya?

on the other hand, iba rin talaga ang tunog ng real tubes... :-D

just bought my peavy blazer 158 from crying freeman last week 4 only 2.5k.
yup bnew is 6k kya sulit tlga bro. transtube series sya kya mejo prang nka-tubo.
ok tlga ung clean, pero ngulat ako kse ok din ung drive channel nya. minsan nga mas gusto nk-drive channel n lng pg ngppraktis kesa isaksak p ung drive pedal ko. :-D
sulit tlga bro
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Re: If you were in my shoes, which practice amp would you choose?
« Reply #20 on: May 09, 2007, 02:32:51 PM »
oi chimi!magtrabaho ka nga! haha!
anyway
@radiostationexp tama ka diyan, minsan amp,board and guitar pa ang dalang gamit, which I think is better lalo na kung di ka aware sa gamit dun sa place na tutugtugan mo.
anyway, I plan on using my Blues Jr din sa bar gigs if necessary(yung tipong pangit yung gamit) pero for larger events such as the UP fair or whatever I would prefer to use my amp kahit 15W lang since kaya naman niya yung stage level pag ganun, mic na lang hehe. :-)
Mas maganda na yung sigurado ka sa tunog mo pagdating sa big events di ba. :-)
I remember seeing Tirso Ripoll of Razorback using a small amp pero sa tingin ko tube yun sa Music Museum tapos malakas naman tunog niya hehe.
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Re: If you were in my shoes, which practice amp would you choose?
« Reply #21 on: May 09, 2007, 02:50:34 PM »
@fraudulent
LOL! nagtatrabaho ako!
Porke mayabang yang amp mo dadalhin mo na sa gig! hehe :-D
pasaksak h, pg ngksabay tau s gig! :evil:
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Re: If you were in my shoes, which practice amp would you choose?
« Reply #22 on: May 09, 2007, 02:55:43 PM »
Quote from: tonton on May 09, 2007, 02:50:34 PM
@fraudulent
LOL! nagtatrabaho ako!
Porke mayabang yang amp mo dadalhin mo na sa gig! hehe :-D
pasaksak h, pg ngksabay tau s gig! :evil:
hehe trabaho Philmusic. :lol:
oo naman malakas ka sa akin eh hehe.
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Re: If you were in my shoes, which practice amp would you choose?
« Reply #23 on: May 09, 2007, 03:45:13 PM »
Nasubukan namin ni utol yung Ibanez Valbee.  Tubo talaga, preamp at power,  kaya ang sarap gamitin.  Medyo mahal lang para sa practice amp, mga 10k pero kung kaya naman ng budget, bakit hindi? 

Skunky, ano ballpark ng Epi Valve Jr at Fender Champion sa PJC? 
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