whats the best practise amp around for metal, like which has the best tones for metal?

when i say practise amp, i mean a combo amp with about 10w to 100w at the very most.

mesa dc-5
mesa subway rocket reverb (20w 2x el84)
engl thunder/screamer
engl sovereign
vht pitbull 112
brunetti maranello
koch studiotone
etc..

there is no 'best' its just a matter of opinion.

anyone tried to laney combos?

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yes. I have a hcmr. it sucks. their tube combo's aren't bad. but they're english sounding a lá marshall so don't expect great hi-gainy sounds

if cost is no issue, the lists are long

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Peavey Bandit 112 (80w)
Peavey Rage 158 (10 or 15w)

I like peaveys.

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ok, how about a practice amp with really good gain (for the price range) which is about £140-130?

cheers

No such thing exists. Unless you are looking at dropping some hevaey heavy cash on a combo chances are you will need to go the pedal route for decent distortion.

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The peavey Rage 158 is pretty decent.
theres some cheap crate combos that are pretty good too.

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Crate do make some good pratice amps.

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ok
which do you think is better out of the two, the Line 6 Spider II 30 Watt or the Roland CUBE 30 Combo Amp .

does anyone know which one has the better distortion/gain?

thats the only in my price range

cheers
user01

Cube! Get the fucking cube. I forgot all about them. They are the best practice amp to get. They really do kick some ass.

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I'd say the cube, but I'm sure theres other amps in your price range that you'd like

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Cube. no doubt about it

EDIT: BTW, i was the Micro Cube... the 5 watt version. it has some ridiculous gain for such a little bitch amp.. and the 30's are better. best cheap practice amps around IMO

lol, the cube it is then
i went to my guitar shop today and the guy said that line 6 spider II's sound soooo synthetic and he wishes that every1 would get over the fact that mick thomson from slipknot made a video with it.

he then showed me the cube 30, looks small, but i dont care, as long as it sounds good.

i heard that the different modes are really good aswell.

well thats it then, im getting the cube fo'sho

thanks for your help!!
cheers, user01

well that's the point in thought right? you're looking for a small managable amp with usable tones?

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yea, your totally right and i agree with you, its just that its smaller than i expected it to be, no biggie

i would consider that to be a great thing. if all you need is just a little jam amp, it should be as compact, lightweight, and portable as possible.

nice choice though... i hate low end line 6 stuff.

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whats the price range for that lil amp

What about the Tech 21 10 watt?

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7...ase_pid/480205/


I'm not sure how much money you have to work with, but this one certainly has to be of good quality.

Yeah that bandit does the job for practicing.

never played that one..

but tech 21 is by far the best s.s. amp makers imo.

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If I were to choose any small practice amp ( under 300$ mind you ), that would be it.

I would stick with the original spider from line 6...The 50 watts version. It's not that big, it doesn't cost alot and it has some massive gain for such an amp

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probably a used crate bv60 combo...

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I have Peavey Blazer(15w) which is quite good.
Of course the only other amps I've played
are a Drive 20w and
an aria pro 10w.

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roland jc-120 and the engl thunder and screamer combo's are by far my fave, i ve never played a cube though, any good?

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i aint a big fan, there ok for the beginner or nu metal wannabe, the insane setting is really crap, tis the ultimate brutal scooped sound of doom

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