Help with Amp Selection

Shwn

I'm new to the board and was wondering if I could get some help with picking an amp. I've been playing guitar for about 9 years, on a peavey solid state practice amp. I've been jamming around with a group of guys for about a year, and we're playing our first show at a new years eve party. Since we're finally starting playing in front of other people, and since I have some spare cash, I want to buy a new amp. Here's some information that might help. I have a $1200 limit, and we play covers, that go from as soft as the counting crows, to as hard as Pantera, but mostly we stay in the hard rock genre. I was told that the Fender reverb series have good clean channels, and would be good for running effects through, but I really don't know a lot about tube amps. So if anyone could give me some suggestions it would be appreciated. Thanks,

Pacomc79

Shawn as a working musician this should be in your price range and give you plenty of volume. All the tones you need are inside.

http://www.mesaboogie.com/Product_Info/F-Series/F-50/F-50.html

http://www.harmony-central.com/Guitar/Data/Mesa_Boogie/F_50_112_Combo-01.html

Harmony Central Reviews.

You can always add an extension cab later. This is a solid flexible amp by a very reputable company.

mccreadyisgod

Yes, the Mesa would be a good route.

What about a dual-rectifier? Would that be in the price range? With a 2x12?

Fender will definitely have the best clean tones of any tube amp out there, and with a good selection of stomp-boxes, you could get pretty heavy. But I don't think you'd pull of Pantera with a Fender amp.

Peavey's 5150 amp would work.

Marshall has a lot of tube amps that are pretty good, too. Even the new ones. The 3-channel models would probably be best for you.

But I'm with Paco, get a Mesa.

PintoMusic

Check out PETERS amplifiers at http://www.PetersAmps.com.

He makes excellent hand-wired tube heads.

dannyschmanny

i'd suggest line 6. maybe something like a duoverb or a flextone 3