New amp suggestions

Ethan Keeling · Nov 12, 2019

Hi guys, I'm looking at buying a new amp soon. I play just in the bedroom so I dont need an amp which pushes air or anything. I've been looking at the boss katana but wanted to hear your guys ideas

Adin Shepherd · Nov 12, 2019

The Katana is a great little amp for the price. I have the 50 watt, the power setting makes it great for bedroom volumes and it is plenty loud if you need it to be. Gen 2 released recently so you could find some good deals on new and used gen 1 versions if you are on a budget.

Riku Lainpelto · Nov 12, 2019

I bought the 100 amp version of the Katana mk2 like few weeks ago. Can't Even describe how awesome it really is! Works great when Im playing in my bedroom but has enough volume if I ever want to jam with others! I've meant to record some videos and post them here but my internet sucks (2019, right ) so it would take ages to upload.

Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe that you can basically make the older version in to mk2 just by updating the firmware.

Ethan Keeling · Nov 12, 2019

I've heard only good things about the boss katana! I'm not too sure tbh, but ik that the Mk2 has more presets etc. Thanks for your input, I think it's the katana I'll go for, I dint want to spend too much money, and it seems a brilliant amp fkr the price!

Thanks!

Dominik Gräber · Nov 12, 2019

I can only recommend the Katanas. I bought the Katana mini as a practice amp which is great, especially as it is battery powered, and now I bought the 100 MKII. As already mentioned the Power options make it an awesome bedroom amp.

If you can't decide if you should go for MkI or MkII, from what I know the greatest difference is the "variation" button, which adds a to my ears sharper more distorted tone to it. So if you are not really a metal guy you might want to see if you can find a great deal on a MkI as it might really suffice.

Edward John · Nov 12, 2019

Anything by Blackstar is pretty good, just remember that you need to crank the mids in order to get that good metal tone. But yeah, as mentioned the katana is pretty good as well.

Rute Rodrigues · Nov 12, 2019

I have a fender champion 100. Its really potent, and if you want to play live its the best. Was about 200 euros, but it is really nice!!

Ed Seith · Nov 12, 2019

I haven't played one, but so many here do swear by the Katana that it's probably the best choice.

However, I have to add, I finally unloaded a ton of my old (early 90s) gear and got a PRS MT15 (the Mark Tremonti Lunchbox tube amp) and holy fuckballs, this thing is amazing. I won't be using it often, with the AxeFX being my primary, but the MT15 with a 1x12 sealed cab loaded with a brand new Celestion V30 is pure metal bliss.

Ethan Keeling · Nov 12, 2019

@Ed Seith the MT15 is my second choice, I've heard only good things. But is it good for a bedroom player? I think I'll go and give them a go at andertons.

Ed Seith · Nov 12, 2019

Like all tube amps, the volume can be a little delicate to adjust at bedroom volumes, but it does play well there, and has killer tone. Not likely to be the amp you can turn on at 3am and not wake anyone, but at half-power (7 watts - a switch on the back) it's easy enough to dial in low volumes, and it's got PLENTY of gain for low-volume use. I really love it so far.

Calvin Phillips · Nov 12, 2019

My next amp is going to be the boss nextone. But if you're in your room only and dont need tube power.. if suggest digital like line 6. However.. they get a lot of hate (for no reason really are people gonna give fractual the same treatment too?) But theres a ton of stuff on my spider 5 that I havent even experimented with yet cause theres so much.

Ed Seith · Nov 12, 2019

@Calvin Phillips no shortage of cork sniffers out there, and for sure, Line6 has some shit, but they also have some really nice stuff and do a lot of things REALLY well. I had a Pod HD500 that was excellent at everything except cab emulation, and I used that for years until I got my AxeFX. In fact, the Pod did pitch shifting a LOT better than the AxeFX does, even today.

I'll be selling my Pod HD soon, if someone wants to get themselves something for Christmas. It's got some heavy metal add-on pack that I bought for it, as well. I can't remember exactly.

Ekrem Taha Ünlü · Nov 12, 2019

Blackstar or Katana would be nice! Listen on youtube and make your decision!

Manvir B · Nov 12, 2019

I have a katana for my bedroom stuff and think it's great, has a tone of features and they just released mk2 versions.

Donovan Etue · Nov 12, 2019

I like many others also own a Katana for bedroom playing. Absolutely love it! From the cleans to high gain stuff I've been incredibly happy with it since I got it back in July! It definitely isn't a bad choice. Whatever you go with man I hope you enjoy it!

Greg Howard · Nov 12, 2019

I like my Peavy 6505MH. You can knock it down to 1 watt and get it low enough volume to play it bedroom levels

Ezequiel Romanko · Nov 12, 2019

the vox vt40x is a really good amp for the price and its a amp modeler so you have a lot of amps including a jcm 800 a dual recto and many others, and also is progamabable so its a really cool thing its like a mini axe fx or kemper, you should look for videos on you tube

Firsty Lasty · Nov 12, 2019

Ed Seith said:
However, I have to add, I finally unloaded a ton of my old (early 90s) gear and got a PRS MT15 (the Mark Tremonti Lunchbox tube amp) and holy fuckballs, this thing is amazing.

I agree. I am about 200% satisfied with mine, especially with the 1x12 cab. If I didn't have it then I would want to try out a 7w katana mini for bedroom use.

Ethan Keeling · Nov 13, 2019

Thanks guys for all kf your suggestions! I've decided I'm going to get a katana MK2, as I think the MT15 will be too loud! However I'm not sure if I should get the 100w version and then decrease the wattage as i believe it has numerous settings for this if it were too loud. What do u guys think? 100w or 50w, or other !

Ezequiel Romanko · Nov 13, 2019

i would recomend you to stick with the 50w but then if you're going to play live , you will have to buy the 100w so you'll have to pay 2 times instead of one haha, but that's up to you

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