Guitar Amp help please?

Question

Right now i own a marshall MG100DFX combo.... but im not satisfied with the tone im getting... i play bob marley,jimi hendrix, KISS EVH and GNR..... i have a epiphone les paul standard and a vox 847a wah pedal... ive tried all combinations and i cant get the tones i want... so i was thinking.. should i save up for a looooong time and buy a new amp? or sell mine for 200$( i already know what i can get out of it...) and buy a used Marshall DSL or AVT? but the thing is im not ready for a tube amp because i wont have enought money to deal with tubes... and i know absolutley nothing about them... So i was think about the AVT only 1 tube in preamp... is it alot better than MG? also ive tried all kids of amps i know i want a marshall... ive tried VOX VT's Line 6 Spiders..not interested...
please help me...

Answer 1

The amp you have should be ideal for what your wanting to play. But a tube amp is the ultimate in tone. The AVT is a decent amp. It has pretty good tube tone. The DSL doesn't have it at all. Your amp is worth a lot more than $200 also. you can get $350 to $400 out it easy if it's in good shape. For the music you say your playing, I can't think of a better rig than what you have. Maybe you should try changing your guitars pick-ups to a set of Seymour Duncans. Possibly a Hot Rodded Set. Thats what I play and I have that same amp you have and a Dunlop Crybaby. I have the Seymours in my Paul and they made a world of difference. I wouldn't get rid of the MG because neither of the amps you mentioned are as good as what you have.

Answer 2

Ah, the never ending quest for the ultimate tone! It may not be the gear but how you are setting it up that is the problem. Hard to go wrong with your set up though. Guitar into wah into amp. Pretty straight forward. You mention that you would like to upgrade your sound to a tube amp but cannot afford it. That is a common complaint. There are a few ways to get around this. The most common way is to invest in one of the many tube powered distortion pedals on the market to give your rig some "tube credibility". There are many different tube distortions that can add some depth and sparkle to your existing sound. I recommend running the pedal through the effects loop on the amp. This makes the unit function as part of the amps circuitry, which makes it sound better without having to work as hard. This can save you a ton of money until you can really afford the amp you want.



There are so many amps out there that you really need to do some research before you settle for one particular brand. Marshall is great but there are many other that are as good or better. There are also plenty of hybrid solid state/tube models that sound amazing and won't break the bank or your back! (tube amps are heavy) Check out the Bugera tube amps, not too expensive and all tube tone. Peavey makes some great tube hybrid amps, check out their vyper tube models that have tube power amps and and hybrid preamps. Fender has long been the champ at small tube combos that sound great! Many top players swear by them. There are new companies out there like Jet City and Blackstar that make lower wattage tube models that are getting good reviews. Line 6 is putting tubes in some of their models now to deliver a more convincing tube modeled tone. Ibanez is even jumping on the band wagon making a low wattage tube head with their beloved tube screamer pedal built into the circuitry!



So many amps, so little time! Take some time and research what is available. You may decide that a good tube pedal will suffice until you can find the right amp for you!

Answer 3

line 6 spider with tube amp 120 watts the tube is a completely different sound then digital