Practice Amp Frustration! Help!

[RRHamer]

Right now I have a Vox Brian May amp that I use for practice. I usually play through a 1959SLP or 1987X Marshall reissue, but since I live in an apartment I can't really play through them. What I am lookin for is some kind of parctice amp that will sort of respond in the same way as my big amps. I imagine that what I want is really not going to happen, but I thought I might see if anyone had any suggestions.

[tafkathundernotes]

Tech 21 Trademark 10. I think they sound really nice. Apartments are tough on musicians!

[Kurt L]

I got a Roland MicroCube a few weeks ago and am very pleasantly surprised at what it can do. Great buy at a pawn shop.

[luiss]

Roland Cube 15 is good for practice,2 channels a really good clean one and a second one with 4 emulations: overdrive,distortion,metal and high high gain but I never use it as I feel it very bad really.I bought it used in 60 euros a year ago.

[Ethan]

I like the Vox AD15VT and AD30VT.

[Hamer95USA]

Hey Hamer people,

I use a Korg Pandora PX-3 for headphone amp practice & transcribing, play into a mixer, a stereo receiver and 2 Optimus stereo speakers (my studio monitors, lol) in my home studio. I can also cut the power of my '92 Marshall 6101 30th Anniversary combo down to 25 watts and have a nice warm tube amp with its three channels.

I am somewhat interested in the Songworks Little Lanilei 33/50 guitar amp. It has a couple of preamp tubes feeding into some kind of solid state power amp to a 6 1/2" speaker and it wails!! You can also connect it to a 4x12 guitar cabinet and use it as a stage amp. I'm really wanting one of those and I know that one of the Hamer Fan Club members own one.

Guitar George

[Jeff R]

Roland Microcube. I let my neighbor test drive mine last night, and he told his wife he was getting his own today.

Check out the recent Microcube thread.

[Guest Buck Dharma]

This will be a great deal. It may be too loud for what you want though. Fender Champ sound for cheap!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...ssPageName=WDVW

[anotherfreak2]

I like The Hughes and Kettner Edition blue 15R, you can get lots of great sounds out of it a reasonable volumes and one can be had @ $149.

after that I'd go for a Tech 21 Trademark 30, they are the best, but they are more $$

[BTMN]

Have you tried the Vox Brian May with an 8 ohm 2x12 or 4x12? I love mine with my Mesa 4x12 cabinet. Best part is you can get nice sustain at low volumes! Even the Low gain setting on those is great cranked up with a 4x12.

[BTMN]

[ajoso]

I faced the same problem as my non-master volume Fender Pro Jr. was far too loud for apartment wailing. So here's my cheap & cheerful solution: A Line6 Pod attached to a set of inexpensive Altec computer speakers. It sounds surprisingly good (the speakers tend to boost the low end a bit) The Pod actually sounds better through the speakers than it did through my Pro Jr. I stick the whole shebang into a small suitcase that I got from the Salvation Army (together with a foam lining, extension cords and maybe a pedal).

Failing that, blow big $$$ on a THD Univalve.

[joek86]

Anyone try the Crate V15 1-12?

[Guest Buck Dharma]

If you have an Ipod you could get a Jampod. Plug it into your Ipod and guitar and you have portable jams.

[Brooks]

i sold my pro jr and got a TM10. if you want marshall type tones quiet, the TM10 is for you.

also played thru a pals micro cube recently. the sounds weren't as good as the TM10, but the built in FX were fun. speaker sounded buzzy on clean neck pup settings (which i use alot).

[sirDaniel]

I have a Brian May Vox amp. It's basically for leads. SCREAMS leads, but it not a versatile amp.

The roland micro is the ultimate practice amp. acts as a jam station too with iPOD input.

[JohnnyB]

Another vote for the MicroCube. Not only are its amp simulations better than one would expect at this price point, it has an input jack to mix in a CD or MP3 player, and a headphone jack for absolutely silent playing. The headphone jack can also be used to connect it as a front-end processor to the instrument input of a larger amp when you want to get those sounds at higher volume.

The Micro is so impressive that two guitarists I've shown it to have gotten their own, one of whom is our own Pesocaster. The other one was a roofing salesman who happened to be an accomplished guitarist. The day after he visited our house, worked up a roofing quote, and played my toys, he called back to tell me he bought his own 'Cube on the way home from work and loves it to death.

--JohnnyB