A Conversation for Buying your First Guitar
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Twenty-First Century Schizoid Man Started conversation Jul 27, 2002
ive already decided on a bcrich warlock, but dont know what kind of amp to get. I know that i want good bass and distortion. Would I need ahead fro that?
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Hotblack Desiato Posted Oct 30, 2002
If you're talking about a head and cab sort of amplifier, then not necessarily. There are some great combos out there, many of which are simply combo versions of cab amps: no difference, just the speaker is in the same unit as the pre-amp circuitry.
Depending on your budget, if you want the best distortion and tone you'll probably want a valve amp. These are a lot more pricy, yes; but the classic 'valve distortion' can't be matched. Seeing as, I'm guessing, this is your first guitar you're talking about you might not want to invest in the upper-market equipment until you know you're going to carry on with it, 'cos otherwise you could find yourself wasting a hell of a lot of money. But if you're sure, and you've got the cash, go for a valve amp. Otherwise... a transistor amp will serve you well - I've been playing transistor amps for four years without complaining. They tend to be more robust, anyway: more gig-ready and built for a life on the road.
The real cost with your amp is going to depend on the sort of power you want. If its just for practice, then a 10-15 watter is just the job (and will stop the neighbours calling the police). For real gigging, the most you'll want is an 80-100 watter, 150 absolute max. Remember that for most gigs you won't even need that: most of the time you get the real noise by lining through a PA. Many live rock bands only use thirty watts through high-volume PA equipment.
Good luck with that.
H.D
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Twenty-First Century Schizoid Man Posted Nov 3, 2002
ive changed my mind about the warlock. i want a gibson gothic and perhaps a marshall amp
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Twenty-First Century Schizoid Man Posted Jan 15, 2003
ok i ended up with a fender strat and a bullet 13 amp. It has five dif built in effects: flanger, tremolo, delay, reverb, chorus. Its cool.
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Hotblack Desiato Posted Feb 23, 2003
(sorry about the late reply, been a bit busy...)
Good choice with the Strat. Not my cup'o cha, but it's defititely popular for a reason.
As for the Amp - yeah, fair enough. I'm a bit of a traditionalist myself: as far as I'm concerned, and amp is an amp and should stay that way. I don't like the idea of cramming them with effects - too many controls, and too many things that can go wrong! Still, it saves money: I had to fork out another hundred for a cheap multi-effects unit.
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Twenty-First Century Schizoid Man Posted Feb 28, 2003
Yeah, I would have perferred to get a tube amp, but I had a prety limited budget.
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