Amplifiers.

I don't know what are you going to play (only prog, or hard rock, or something else?) but I can say that Fender Deluxe or (better) Deville are really good, but I'm a Marshall man!

I play bass and I use a Marshall Superbass JCM800 combined with a 100W case and the sound is great. I can say the same thing for guitar, using JCM900 Lead.

I'm don't like too much digital effects as used by "Certif1ed" but I'm a raw freak rocker (I use big muff, echoes, phaser and so on)!

If I had the cash I'd get a Cornford Harlequin. Man these guys sound fantastic.



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The Silent Man wrote: Has anyone got a Flextone III, from Line 6. I got the big f***er, stereo speakers, 150W XL. I like it lots but does anyone find the Marshall models a bit flat? They just don't have any bite or... oomph, or something is missing. It's the same with a lot of the models. The Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier is the one I like though. It sounds nice and bright. It'll have to do until I can afford a real Mesa Boogie!! Anyone got any tips for some interesting Flextone settings?

Welcome Silent Man. The guitarist in my band has a Flextone III, I'll ask him over the weekend and see if he agrees.

Hey, thanks for your tips. As you can see I'm new to this forum. I've been checking out progarchives for ages! I'm glad I started joining in this. You're right about the upper mids. I found a very old Boss Overdrive pedal and just plugged it in with the eq set up nicely and I can already spot a more lively tone. Perhaps I'll look at getting some sort of eq. I think that the amp just lacks colour. It drives nicely, it was just flat. What amps are you using? Can you do better for the same amount of money? I like to get a huge clean sound that can break windows but I need to have a very smooth distortion with sounding too metal with plenty of sustain. ( I use a US Strat with Kinman pickups)

Certif1ed wrote: I totally agree - Line 6 Pods are AMAZING - with a capital AMAZING. It's like owning a set of great amps (and effects) - and you can stick it through any cheap practice amp and it'll still sound great. Plug it into a computer running almost any sequencing software and it sounds utterly professional. I haven't checked out their Pod/Amp combis, but I'd bet they're pretty unbeatable for the pirce.

I would definitely go for the POD. As stated, with this thingie you can get really great sounds and not disturb anyone (and plug your CD into it and jam with your fav records).

AND, when/if you think you need an amp in the future you have great set of stomp boxes and other cool effects!

My current setup was "orchestrated" by my dad (although i can play well, i dont understand the techniqualities of gear): a Fender SuperAmp from the late 60's (like this, but better condition):

He then somehow runs this through an overdrive pedal and an old Korg synth....I dont get it but it works well!

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One of the best amps for a beginner is the fender bullet, its only 15 watts, but has a good sound for a little amp. If you are planning on playing in a band then you will better off with something a bit bigger, look at aroung 50 watts to start.

I use a Laney Linebacker 100watt with twin celestion speakers, has a great sound especially when I use my old Zoom 4040 with it!!!!!!!!!