Brutal Modern Metal Amp - what's good at bedroom volumes?
Brutal Modern Metal Amp - what's good at bedroom volumes?
I have a Vox AD50VT and that can get some decent modern metal tones out of it with the presets. The best thing about it is that it has a wattage output knob on the back so you can turn that down and crank up the volume all the way so you can have bedroom volume without sacraficing tone. And the price on them is unbelievably cheap.
Just received my 256 and I love it except that it is very neck heavy. Has anyone with a similar issue figured out where to move the strap button to? I have a wide, padded strap, but it still drops too much. I want to avoid drilling a bunch of useless holes.
I realize that it's a matter of wood from guitar to guitar as I have owned a few SG's and only one of them was a neck diver.
I figured I would see if anyone had discovered a magic spot already.
Thanks.
I also have a Krank Rev Jr., but mine is the 20W standard version. It does not sound very good at low volumes, IMO.
MAYBE if you swapped the tubes for some quieter 6V6's, and run it through a less efficient speaker like a Heritage Greenback, but the way it comes stock, NO WAY, IMO. I've used it with JJ 6V6's (not the least powerful 6V6's available, but quieter than the stock 5881/6L6's), and nope. Still have to run it pretty loud or else it sounds like a frying pan.
Depends on what you want, really... when it comes to tubes, i dont know...
But for "bedroom-volumes" and low volumes and stuff, you might consider digital modeling Amps, maybe...
I'd go with a Line 6...
Actually, i am using a Line6 Pod XT, hooked to my Computer (for practice and recording riffs), and it does indeed sound very nice and "fizz-free" even at low volumes.
Alternatively, i like hooking it up to he PowerAmp / Line-In of my Hughes and Kettner Club Reverb... Its a bit more tricky to keep the volume low, but it works just as nice.
And if your neighbours still wanna kill you, you can still always plug a headphone into the Pod XT (or the Line6 Spider or whatever you wanna use)
Kind of an oxymoron there. I can tell you the Engl Powerball sounds pretty good at low volume, but never as good as it sounds cranked.