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expired Posted by TattyBear | Staff • Jul 15, 2022
Jul 15, 2022 3:20 PM
Monoprice Stage Right 40-Watt, 1x10 Guitar Combo Amplifier /Spring Reverb $90 + Free Shipping
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Reviews are overwhelmingly positive, so if you like the look and size, you could do worse.. Just keep in mind that it's an inexpensive practice amp.
Reviews are overwhelmingly positive, so if you like the look and size, you could do worse.. Just keep in mind that it's an inexpensive practice amp.
Also, I don't think MDF is a bad thing necessarily for guitar cabs, or any speaker? Think about hi-fi stereo systems: you want everything that's not the speaker (cabinet included) to vibrate as little as possible (no resonant frequencies) down to the stands and mounts the speakers are on - you don't want to hear rattles, etc. you just want the speaker itself to move, and good MDF achieves that.
I've been happy with it, but I just use it occasionally and at low volume. I've never moved it around so don't know how it would hold up, it seems solid enough.
As others have said, they used to have some good sales on these pre-pandemic, but those days are gone. I paid around $65 in 2017 with some sort or "spend $X and get a 20% discount" promotion.
Affordable? Not IMHO; because that cash can be better spent; even for something a little more.
A used 1x12 combo (various) can be had for $100 to $200 or less.
Choose: Fender and like for cleans(without pedals $ for rock). Marshall or Orange for over drives, for rock, metal(See Orange). HOWEVER; there are new do-all devices (with and without speakers) too.
Get the head part you want, quality cab, and desired 12" speaker. Make sure it can do the tone you want at low volume (up to garage drum level). And no; not by over spending.
Tubes or not have pros and cons; but that CAN match. But either needs both low and high volume and multi-tone(s) abilities.
So yeah; combos are easier to carry and can be less expensive.
Remember: Mass production CAN easily make strong products cost much less than we can DIY.
Do not buy without research and testing when you can.
Please do not buy stuff without researching the model first.
Because best of both world amps are premium (over) priced. Such as a high-end tube amp (Like Revv) with low volume and multi(all) tone selecting abilities like a modeling amp.
Modeling amps with USB out for DAW and (freely) downloadable cab/mic IR's and Amp IR's are where it's at. But not all sound good. You be the judge. Also, not all are implemented/controlled how you would prefer. Many are deciding no computer/phone, simple knobs vs. full phone control.
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Reviews are overwhelmingly positive, so if you like the look and size, you could do worse.. Just keep in mind that it's an inexpensive practice amp.
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Headroom is when you need your tone louder, such as playing with a drummer and up. For either clean or distorted tones. You'd need a wattage about twice your average wattage at volume, to avoid clipping and bad sound. Again, with clean or dirty tones. Especially with amped drums via mic or digital; but still for (lesser) more mid-range guitar peaks.
So if you want a practice amp and also enough to play with a drummer then you'll want about 50 to 100 Watts (modeling amp) and also an all important way to turn it way, way down. Hopefully built-in. So there is a use for 100W Virginia; that you, 'will never use'. Headroom. A 15W tube amp is loud; but if you're pushing it hot, next to a drum kit then you may hit headroom clipping limits(clean or dirty). That doesn't say a Katana 50W wont work with a drummer at all maybe. It says a 100W is better, and not on 11 doing it. Say it with me.... clean or dirty tones.
Of course; tube amps are different. Some buy a 15W or even 5W; so that without any other pedals they can gain it up and get the tones the good old fashion way. But if no attenuation then that will still be way to loud for home volume. And may only allow distortion when maxed out running hot, with a drummer. Not cleans. Necessitating more amps(clean) or combos and so the cycle begins. if you had just a clean and a dirty amp with both low and high powers then that's four systems or the price of them! Modeling is LESS EXPENSIVE. And they weight less, so portability.
Pedals can well be used to add to the clean(etc) or otherwise add more distortion(etc) to amps. And BTW solid state (not modeling) is not necessarily better for your pedal amp after all. Tubes have better headroom (for clean and pedal added distortion both); But many are now seeking a clean, higher watt tube amp (after Fender or VOX) for pedals. So two ways to go for pedals. Into an uncolored clean or conversely into a British+distortion amp (Marshall type) for additive distortion.
There's distortion like fuzz and then there's the broad definition of all distortion. Boost is different and is tube-like loudness, distorted or not.
Then there's tubes with their tones. Where tubes add a "fullness/roundness", "warmth" (like boost) and a touch sensitive feel. Which is also modeled on many systems.
SOME newer modeling amps and devices are getting the matching (recorded type) tube sounds/tone; with multiple, load-able pre-amps mods and cabinet (not pre amp) IR (Cab+mics) settings. Tests are showing you can't tell the difference. Such as on recordings. And mainly; SOME modelers are also giving the touch sensitive amp feel, and so giving more sensitive guitar volume controls like tubes. SOME modelers have come a long way. Try them.
Note: They may also have noise filters/cutoffs and act as your conditioned low impedance input (DI). Plus have USB out; so audio devices for recording with DAW software.
So tube or not to tube is a lot more complicated now-a-days. Spoiled for choice, if not affordable.
Modeling is an excellent way to start and learn.
But guess what? You could get one modeling pedal and put that though a tube amp or tube pedal+cab.
If you think about it; practicing only requires the guitar alone. Tones are what requires at least a headphone connection. We have some stellar $40 devices for that. Even cheap multi-function pedals(Cube Baby), or even headphone adapter do all's(for pocket travel only). Later; maybe consider a tube pedal/Speaker, or combo (tube or not).
Meanwhile; you can use what you got for practice. For other than headphones perhaps a Bluetooth speaker (for very low volumes).
There are no wrong gear setups here. I'm suggesting we not spend cash for "practice" gear, but instead save for low cost gear we can practice with and more(up to drummer volume or back to low). Whatever you get should be fun and easy to start; so you'll practice.
Also computers can do all this(tones/effects) with the right connections; but they lag, pop and crackle without a newer phone or CPU. Dedicated gear my be more focused, dependable, portable and affordable. It depends. I mean you would not want to miss a practice because your phone was hacked today. But it's easy enough to play along with your phone, for practice too.
Add: 10" has punch but lacks thump. 15" has the bass but flubby. !2" is just right and you can move a recording (SM57) mic from the speaker cap and centered and reposition out toward the sides of the cone to go from treble to base, balanced.
The cabinet shape matters. And we need an (min 15W by tube to 50W by "digital") amp of some sort; to power it.
Therefore, a cheap, used 1x12 combo of some sort. With 1 multi effects pedal and few $ exceptions. Such as a looper, if not built-in already somewhere.
I would do an amp head; if it cost less and was more portable. Not usually.
Point being; you can't hardly build a combo system in pieces, any cheaper.
Better ideas?