which upgrade?

Scoot82
Scoot82 Posts: 78
edited February 2004 in Musicians and Gearheads
I have been playing for around a year now and I think I am ready to upgrade some of my stuff. Currently, I have a Mexi Strat, Marshall mg15dfx amp, crybaby wah, and a dod distortion pedal. I am currently thinking about either getting some new good effects (ts9, some compressor), upgrade my pickups, or getting a new tube amp. I have around $300, but if I were to get an amp I would spend in the $400-$600 range. I am hoping to start playing some gigs in the next year or so, so what do you guys think?
Well, it's one louder, isn't it?
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  • exhausted
    exhausted Posts: 6,638
    amp is the best starting point.
  • Pacomc79
    Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Amp.
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  • who's_pearljam?
    who's_pearljam? Posts: 2,104
    Amp
    That will make the biggest difference in sound. You might like your guitar a lot better after you plug it into a good tube amp.
    Then you can refine your other stuff from there. Maybe a different overdrive, then maybe another different overdrive, pickups, then another guitar, another amp................:D
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  • Scoot82
    Scoot82 Posts: 78
    sounds like the consensus is a new amp then huh...well, time to start shopping
    Well, it's one louder, isn't it?
  • Kwyjibo
    Kwyjibo Posts: 662
    yeah get like a crate 120 watt
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  • |-Release-|
    |-Release-| Posts: 90
    deffinately an amp. may i suggest the Marshall AVT2000 range. absolutely amazing amps. the gain is jaw dropping and you can achieve so many sounds with it.
    seems that needlessly its getting harder
  • exhausted
    exhausted Posts: 6,638
    fender hot rod deluxe.

    gets you into the tube game. gets you dual channels.

    it's not a metal amp but it's got for rock/blues/pop etc.

    it's clean channel is better than it's drive channel but they're both decent for a first tube amp.
  • Scoot82
    Scoot82 Posts: 78
    yeah I have been looking at the Hot Rod Deluxe. Also, I have been checking out the Peavey Classic 30 and Delta Blues, which are pretty cool, and also the 40 watt Traynor seems interesting. But I am starting to lean towards the Hot Rod.
    Well, it's one louder, isn't it?
  • exhausted
    exhausted Posts: 6,638
    those are good choices. it'll pretty much just boil down to preference.

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