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Post by ariarocker on Dec 7, 2004 8:58:49 GMT 9
Hey everyone,
I am a 13 year old lil rocker dude and i live in a shithole called yeppoon which is really close to rocky. We only have one major music store called green brothers but its not just guitar its all kind of instruments but the guitar stock is pretty good, no fender products but they have gibson and ashton and Marshall.
We did have a guitar pro shop with a recording studio out the back but it closed down proabably because all the learners went to greens brothers and they didnt have much business but i dont know.
I have a shitty little "SABER??" 15W and i am saving for a new amp, but there is one that i have in mind. It this marshall which is a 50W i think it is called a MD50DFX combo or sumthin.
Lets face it, its $800 and i am only thirteen and dont have a job but i have already got 290 bucks and my parents will chip in a bit plus birthday money plus pocket money of $10 a week i should have it before chrissy next year.
I am just wondering if anyone has any comments about this amp or recomend a good marshall. Dont want no ashtons or anything though.
Any comments would be alright
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Post by hydrafonics on Dec 7, 2004 14:11:22 GMT 9
Dont do it dude!
$800 is wayyy to much for those amps....they sound like shit too
If you really want a marshall get a valvestate....although they arent in the same catagory as the marshall valve amps (eg jcm's/jmp's/ etc) there are heaps around second hand for very little money (probably $400 for 100 watts) and they sound pretty decent
and you wont be waiting till christmas 2076 to get it either. Dont make the mistakes i did.....buy a good used amp now and you'll never regret it.
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Post by hydrafonics on Dec 7, 2004 14:12:35 GMT 9
Oh you said they had ashton? check there amps out!
I worked in a music store that stocked them and they shat all over the cheap marshalls
And 40 watts for $350!
Definately worth checking out
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Post by ariarocker on Dec 7, 2004 15:58:43 GMT 9
So ashton is the way to go?
I might be checking out this fair dinkum music shop in gladstone which has good qaulity shit. Oops, am i allowed to say shit? anyway they have professional guitar merchandise and i will either look their or sumthin in brisbane or get my guitar teacher to get sumthin for me in sydney, cuz he lives there when hes not studying in UNI at rocky. Anywayz thanks for the advice on the amps and saving my money.
Ariarocker
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Post by hydrafonics on Dec 7, 2004 22:16:13 GMT 9
No worries dude! glad to hear ur staying away from the MG series! and yeh u can say shit here
well i hope u can or im in deep shit.
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pottsy
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Post by pottsy on Jan 2, 2005 18:34:55 GMT 9
agreed go and get a second hand valvestate. don't buy a ashton!! also don't be scared of getting a 50 watt insted of a 100 watt like hydra said. i thought it would be a small amp but it is about the same cabnet size. and my 40watt valvestate it loud enough for any gig you will play untill you turn pro
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Llama
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Post by Llama on Jan 3, 2005 10:44:43 GMT 9
or, try looking on Ebay for some good second hand amps.. or new ones.. i got this little.. no-namer new 20w amp for 65 bucks.. and it sounds ace, you know... as far as jam sessions go, its ace.. but y'know.. i dont know shit all about amplifiers  |
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Post by WayneXG95 on Jan 3, 2005 16:59:19 GMT 9
I agree with hydrafonics. do heaps more research first. and try real hard to get a tube amp, you won't regret it later. check out the sydney shop. www.venuemusic.com.aucheck out the marshall amps ..they have prices as well. try posting a ad in the shop up there you never know a local muso might have one they will sell cheap to get rid of it. Got mine that way and all it needed was the ground lead reattached and a new set of valves and I have a 60 watt tube which howls  |
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Post by mrbassman on Feb 22, 2005 12:15:19 GMT 9
Kinda depends on what style ariarocker plays eh? If you play nu metal then a Marshall valve amp aint neccessarily so. Depends on how much overdrive ya need, or if you use a pedal for it.
My son plays new metal and he LOVES his AVT100 ($1000 from Parramatta Music) I generally DONT like nu-metal and have a Marshall JTM60 all valve combo which I really like but it doesnt have enough overdrive for him. The Marshall valve amps with a lot of drive are either very expensive for a 13yo or are basically transistor amps with a valve in the pre-amp, like the AVT and valvesound-nu-metal dream amps
Power? 100 watts of tranny power wont sound that much louder than a 50 watt. Valves WILL sound louder generally for the same rating as they overload differently to trannys. In fact a Marshall 100 valve amp can pump out around 180 watts according to a spec sheet I have, it depends on how much distortion is allowed when they test the power output.
PS Dont worry about names. If the Ashton pumps out a tone you like then get that. However the name could help the second hand resale value when you get your next amp... remember YOU are the only one that has the ears to tell if the amp can get the sound you like. Try out as many as you can first. Also it is cheaper usually to own a tranny amp as you dont have to change the valves (expensive) Yeah OK the AVTs have one pre-amp valve in em... bout $30 max.
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Post by ariarocker on Feb 1, 2006 9:29:46 GMT 9
i not really a hard-core metal freak but i like rock/hard rock.......i play a lot of oasis, powderfinger but i also like playing a lot of soft nice sounding, acoustic sorta stuff but on the same page i usually never play without distorion. I have a litle ZOOM 505 II and a Marshall Guv'nor plus which is all i really need ....... by the way i am 15 now and i cant belive my messeage is still on the forums!
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Post by ariarocker on Feb 1, 2006 9:30:17 GMT 9
i not really a hard-core metal freak but i like rock/hard rock.......i play a lot of oasis, powderfinger but i also like playing a lot of soft nice sounding, acoustic sorta stuff but on the same page i usually never play without distorion. I have a litle ZOOM 505 II and a Marshall Guv'nor plus which is all i really need ....... by the way i am 15 now and i cant belive my messeage is still on the forums!
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