Guitar Amp Opinions Needed

[finalcut]

Hello. I'm looking for a good all-in-one type of guitar amp to do small live gigs with and practice with.

My main amp is a Marshall TSL with a GSP2101 racked up & it is great. But, I don't like taking it out unless I'm doing a bigger venue...

I have an Art Rules Breaker that I bought for an all-in-one type of amp and it sounds great, but it's to heavy ( yep - another old guy with a toasted back )so I'm going to sell it.

I was thinking of getting a Line 6 Flex Tone 2, or one of those new Vox amps that model and have the built in effects. I'm looking for something under $1,000
I like the Line 6 Vetta, but I don't need something that intense - I'll use the Marshall when things are intense. I'm looking for the next best thing to the Vetta in a combo amp.
Any thoughts???
Thanks a lot, Carl

[bi0force1]

try the line6 spider combo (usually around $650)

[j old school]

what kind of music do you play? I really like the tone of the peavy classic 30 - probably $500, and its portable too. my crate VC5115 has great tone as well. Both amps are loud enough for rock in small clubs.

[Greg M]

Finalcut,

I'm not sure what kind of music you will be playing or what you are really after. However, like you, I have gotten tired of lugging around the big amps ('83 Marshall 2205 half stack and a '69 Fender Twin among others). I bought a Fender Blues jr. and use a Marshall Guv'nor in front and am very happy with it. It is a lot louder than you might think for a 15 watt amp and the EL84 power tubes overdrive nicely. The tone controls are so interactive that it takes some time to set up the tone properly (for me anyway).

A small gig bag over the shoulder, the amp in my left hand and my guitar in my right hand and I'm on my way.

Look around, there is a out out there. If you really want light and portable, look into a Behringer V-Amp2 ($119US) and go straight into the board with it.

Greg

[Tracy Lowery]

Well I would have to say that the Line6 Flextone II is a great amp....Just bought one today and it has a great tone and is not heavy at all...Good Luck and Happy New Year.

Take Care, Tracy Lowery

[Phil O'Keefe]

Yeah, the Line 6 Spyder and Flextone are both surprisingly light... but I'd definitely prefer the increasede flexibility (no pun intended) of the Flextone. I did play with the Vox a bit a couple of months back and was pretty impressed with it.

[BradLyons]

If you like the Vetta (which rocks by the way), you would probably love the Duoverb. This is basically a stripped down Vetta that really is like using a traditional combo amp, but is using the Vetta technology. I thought this was under $1,000 but it's actually over by a few undred.... but sounds KILLER. Here's the link on the Line6 website. This was one of the best products at the 2002 Summer NAMM show IMHO.

http://www.line6.com/Duoverb/features.htm

Another good amp for the money which is REALLY affordable is the Fender Cyber Deluxe... it's about $700 and very lightweight. I forget the watts on it, but it's quickly becoming a favorite for gigging musicians with small rigs.

[finalcut]

This is exactly the kind of info I'm looking for. Thanks a lot! A couple of you asked what style of music I play - I should have put that in my first post. I play anything from Blues to Hard Rock, to heavy modern - depending on what's called for...
Thanks a lot. So far the response is great. I'm leaning towards the Flex Tone 2, but still looking at other options.
Happy new year by the way!
Carl

Funny! I hope I'm not in this classification!!! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
Posted by BradLyons
"but it's quickly becoming a favorite for gigging musicians with small rigs." [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[rascalmanny]

I use a Carvin Bellair 212 with a Digitech 2120 Artist and am very pleased. The amp is VERY LOUD. And it's very light and portable. I put it in the front seat of my truck and take it everywhere. Practice and gigs and friends houses. Very sturdy.