hello..
need some suggestion..i'm thinking if upgrading to tubes later in the middle of 07..
could you guys suggest a specific amp?how much and is it available here?i'm thinking of middle to low Wattage...
thanks...

whats your budget?

2K below maybe...
i've been eyeing for this one

This post has been edited by '62jaguar: Feb 11 2007, 10:10 AM

Crate's ? very nice...
But since you're in the market for buying tube amp, have look at ceriatone's amps. Audition them and post your review here too . Some of us here would like to read the review

and no, Im not affliated to ceriatone

Ceriatone do us proud. Malaysia finest

This post has been edited by Banzai_san: Feb 11 2007, 10:25 AM

yeah...i have contacted Nik from Ceriatone...
he's doin head only..no combo version...
but still good stuff from him..

as fo the crate V5..it would be nice if someone would bring it in...more choices for our fellow musicians...

A reasonably price all tube amp is quite hard to find in Malaysia. Trust me...... me and echobrainproject have been shopping for one for quite a while. Like everyone else suggests..... try out ceriatone.
Will be purchasing a CeriaTone JCM800 hopefully by mid or end of this year.

As for the speaker cab/combo dilemma, it's quite cheap to build a 1 x 12" or 2 x 8" speaker cabinet..... I'm sure there are a few people around the forum that knows where you can get them.

This post has been edited by blacktrix: Feb 11 2007, 10:31 AM

yeap you're right blacktrix...
i've been searching for one for some time now...

wow...cool ...a JCM800..how much are you paying if I may ask??

http://ceriatone.com/productSubPages/marsh...204Complete.htm for a complete set

This post has been edited by Banzai_san: Feb 11 2007, 10:43 AM

How about the Fender Blues Junior or the Vox AC15CC? Both should be around your budget.

what type of music do you play? Or would you rather go for an allrounder?

bassix
usually indie rock..

led_zep
ahh..yes...the blues jr..i just asked yesterday..quiet intresting option..
where to get the VOX AC15CC?
usually stores bring in the AD series valvetronix..

you can check out carvin amps (maybe not so much for indie but can try anyway), my friend has a small 1x12 combo with about 25 W or something like that. Can't remember the model name, but it definitely has nice clean sounds and it's pretty neutral. So if you have a decent preamp, you can pretty much steer the sound in the direction you want to produce nice crunchy ODs.

Maybe Laney combos are an option too. I haven't tried any before though. Marshalls are abit out of budget i guess...

thanks for the suggestion bassix...agreed..Marshall tube is out of the budget..wouldn't want to get the VS series though..i just need a small tube amp for bedroom practice...Valbee is also an option..but the visual is not really my taste...

Carvin,Laney,Crate..a lot of option out there...but the concern here is..is it available here...??

This post has been edited by '62jaguar: Feb 12 2007, 04:59 PM

laney used to be available in the yamaha's shops... but i wouldn't recommend the small LC15R. I'd rather pay the extra bucks and go for LC30 or VC30.

30W is not really low wattage though... you'll have plenty of guts in those beasts !!

I think they cost about 4k.

Other solution : Ceriatone ! (anyone said that already ? ) i'm sure they can customize a small wattage amp for u.
if they don't provide the cabinet, order one online. a cheap 2x12 or even 1x12 (1x10 ?) if it's for bedroom practise. Smaller than 1x10 might be an error : can't go low enough, will sound like a radio-set

other advantage of ceriatone's solution : you can buy a good-quality head + cheap cab now, then later enhance your cabinet... while if you buy an average combo now, you have no possibility to enhance later.

thanks pix for the advice..
got any lead where i can get cheap cabs? can get at local music stores?

Oh.... if it's for bedroom practice only... Try out the Kustom Tube 12 amp..... available at Guitar Collection.... it's surprising powerful for a mere 12w, and sounds quite good..... Should be around the RM500-600 mark.

More info here: http://www.kustom.com/amps/guitar/practice/tube12combo.asp

This post has been edited by blacktrix: Feb 12 2007, 07:02 PM

CK Music has them the last time I checked.

Blacktrixx
thanks for the info..

led zep
i'll try and ask CK music..

Well, sad but true; if you want good gear, most of the time you need to look outside the country. Indonesia is a good place to start. They have much more choice when it comes to music equipment (don't look down on indons *not a racist statement *). Just go to the website of the amp you want to buy and search for dealer location. There's usually one in indonesia. Also in singapore, but i am anti singapore for certain reasons, so don't ask me.

Other than that ebay is also good, but shipment is expensive if it's a big thing and if it's coming from the states (usually it is).

power compatibility issues if equipment comes from US also, no ? have to replace the power "transformer" in the amp..

12W ... if it's tube, it has to be loud