Orange AD200-GAS attack? Or how I stopped worrying and started loving tube amps

perogato02 · #1 03-24-2010, 03:42 AM

Currently I am very happy with my setup,
a nice looking rack containing:
Korg DTR-1 Pro
Aguilar Agro
Warwick Quad IV

This beauty puts out 450 watts of angry bass-power into
2 mid 90's Hartke 410XL's (important because they are rated 240 watss @ 8 ohms ... and one of the speakers bears the signature of mister Hartke

)
And I think it could be a bit too much ...

I play in a hardcore/punk-band with only one guitar player and he has a puny 120 watts all tube Peavey 6505 halfstack.
I have never been able to unleash the full power of my amp (I can't get passed '3' on the volume without blwoing everything away), most of the time I have to keep it in check.
Most of the giggs we play is back line and I tend to be too loud.

So maybe I should downsize my rig by switching to a less powerful amp

Here in Belgium, I can get an Orange AD200 mark III for the sweet spot-price of 1499 euros (2006 US$).

Is this, o fellow TB'ers, an alternative or am I just GAS-ing?

lowmid · #2 03-24-2010, 03:44 AM

Mhh 200 tube watts ain't gonna be less louder than 450 SS watts!

Welcome fellow belgian!

perogato02 · #3 03-24-2010, 03:56 AM

So our guitar player just has to go for a full stack then

UnDoNe · #4 03-30-2010, 05:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lowmid

Mhh 200 tube watts ain't gonna be less louder than 450 SS watts!

Welcome fellow belgian!

Yes it will.

Sartori · #5 03-30-2010, 05:26 AM

A 120 watt tube halfstack is not puny. It's deafeningly loud.

perogato02 · #6 03-30-2010, 06:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sartori

A 120 watt tube halfstack is not puny. It's deafeningly loud.

Well, yes, I totally agree ... I don't want to be in front of it when he cranks it open.
But in comparaison with my mighty 450 watts blowing through 8x10, it feels a bit thin when I go past volume setting 4 1/2'ish on my amp.

MarshallLaw · #7 03-30-2010, 08:27 AM

if you like it and you can afford it, get it!

perogato02 · #8 03-31-2010, 02:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarshallLaw

if you like it and you can afford it, get it!

Those are arguments, sir, that already blew quite some money out of my pocket

Yes, hello, my name i Peter and I have GAS