Small household practice combos ?

GRAHAM SG1 · #1 06-25-2011, 01:21 PM

I have been using a Laney Linebacker L30 30 Watt practice amp in the house and it has finally died, now what is the best small amp to replace it with, it has to have nice tone and be compact and reasonably priced .
Thanks

RickenBoogie · #2 06-25-2011, 04:06 PM

It's the one that you go out and play through, and you like and can afford.

SurferJoe46 · #3 06-25-2011, 04:16 PM

I agree. You're never gonna know how you sound unless you're playing the same rig as you gig.

As surely as I made that statement, there're others whole will refute it - but really when you're playing an 8-inch toy speaker and get your practice done and then go out and plug into a real amp/combo/cab (whatever) you'll be in the learning zone all over again.

I say practice what you play.

/flames

GRAHAM SG1 · #4 06-25-2011, 04:20 PM

Cheers, I like to play at home more to strengthen my fingers and improve my playing, also to play along to songs we play in the band .

recreate.me · #5 06-25-2011, 04:23 PM

I have never played a Laney, from what i have heard its a british style tone, right ?

I have played Orange practice amps, the Crush 20b (it was an 8 inch speaker and sounded horrible) and the Crush 35b (10 inch speaker, sounded SO nice), as well as the little Vox amp, and a bunch of other fenders and traynors and those crappy ones.

From all of that i would reccomend trying out the new Orange amps pixel series i think its called, they have some really nice looking and cheap combos. The sound tends to be more low mid focused, and almost a bit muddy and fuzzy sounding. Its not a GK tone, or Ampeg tone, but i think for a smaller amp with smaller speaker at low volumes its prefect because it always sounds full, even when not cranked.