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Guitar center has a clearance sale for the Boss Katana MkII 100w guitar combo amplifier for 400$ brand new. Is this amp any good?

I’m looking into getting a Randall combo amp, I really like crowbar so I’m going for that sound. Is the RG50/80 the same circuit as the 100 with more power or are they different? (Forgive me for my lack of knowledge if this is a stupid question)

What amp would be best for metal style music?

Just got the Bogner Uber Ultra as the modern high gain companion to my Soldano. This thing sounds so aggressive. Really loving it so far.

Got is since 2 weeks and I’m very glad I’ve pulled the trigger. Already have a Marshall JVM205H and love it to death, but EVH is so much tighter and raw. Blue channel with OD in front of it it’s pure magic. Planning to play a few gigs this month and can’t wait for it.

Been thinking about getting into electric guitar for a while and want to play alot of Green Day type music. That's a good amp to achieve that without spending too much money?

I'm looking to buy my first tube amp and I've come across the silver jubilee 2525 head and cab 20 watt. Has anyone had any experience with one of these? There's nowhere for me to go try one out before I buy so might have to take a gamble and just buy off the internet. Any advice would be appreciated.

On ProAudioStar, used one going for 240 USD, new one going for 270 USD. Wondering if extra 30 bucks is worth it, appreciate any advice 🙏🏻

I used it on my gig last night and was very happy with it. Used my fender hot rod as a cabinet (for now). It’s a great little amp, very predictable easy to work with. I still want to dial it in better and either buy a matching cabinet or dress up a 112 cab that I have to match it.

I just bought this japanese amp and the previous owner drew on it. (Marker I guess?) I wanted to ask if anybody knew any techniques regarding removing paint. If not I'll get a replacement cloth.

I just picked up a 100 watt RV MkIII, and have been playing it through my '66 Fender Bandmaster closed back 212 cab with the Altec Lansing 417s in it. While that sounds fantastic, i want to try it out on some modern ceramic speakers.

I have a nice open/closed back 410 cabinet with a choice of speakers to put in an X pattern. How would you set it up and why?

(2) WGS G10C (2) WGS G10C/S (2) Eminence Legend 1058 (2) Eminence Ramrod

Hey all,

Just recently bought a Tone King Sky King, and while it’s probably the best amp I’ve ever played, I noticed when I use fuzz or overdrive I hear a rattling noise, almost like a rhythmic pulse. I checked as many areas of the amp as I could to see if there were any loose screws or pieces, checked speaker wire, my guitar, and guitar cables as well before turning my attention to the tubes.

Full disclosure: I’ve never dealt with tubes before, but I took one out as I thought it was the source and put it back in. It seemed fine for a little bit but then the issue continued. Is this a tube issue or is it possible I missed something else? I’m waiting to take it to a tech because I want to see if I can solve this first. Thanks for any helpful hints or tricks you provide!

Look lovely but…anyone have any opinions? My ‘local’ guitar shop is over 3 hours away and need an amp short notice for a gig. It’s this or the NuX 40… Help!

I am used into Supro black magick reverb and as i wrote -moved into marshall (which I love way more) -I am trying to get that tone of Alice in chains with it( which I think is possible ,even tho Jerry combines several amps but mainly uses marshall ), any idea which settings and channel to use? also -there is any normal video instructions about the amp and different sounds? I mean, playing with it is nice- but it would be a lot easier if I could see videos to give me ideas for tones (only found slash tone settings)

I’m stuck between the spark 2, line 6 catalyst and the peavy vypyr x2, I mainly play stuff like Buckethead, which should I go with and why Thank you 🙏

I noticed the speakers are both 8ohm wired to be in 16ohm. Does this mean I can’t put two 16ohm speakers in it and have it still be 16 ohms? My 4x12 is 16ohm and it has 4 16ohm speakers in it so I am confused. Sorry if this is a dumb question. I have some speakers I might eventually swap in to see if I like it but they are 16ohm.

Alright, I'm wondering what the best option is for myself between the Spark 2 or Katana 3.

I currently have two nice really loud amps I run in parallel with each other so my high volume/high gain is taken care of. What I want a a very versatile practice amp that is compact and easy to lug around.

Currently leaning towards the spark 2 because I really like the ease of the app for loading effects and presets; but I understand from reading reviews that the katana has a much fuller sound and just purely speaker-wise is a much higher quality product.

I would not be taking either of these on stage or into recording studios, I really just want to be able to quickly switch through a wide variety of tones at quite honestly a low volume.

If there is another amp you'd recommend, feel free to share that as well

Thanks!

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I’ve been noodling around with bluesy style music since I started playing guitar. Want to start learning stuff like Slayer Death Cannibal Corpse and Eyehategod

Currently my amp set up is a Fender Blues Jr with a Cannabis Rex speaker and a little SS Fender 1x8 Bronco from the 90s

I know I could probably use pedals to get to where I’d want to be with the Blues Jr but I’d rather have something a little smaller that I can use headphones on if I’d like to. I’ve had a Fender Mustang gtx 50 but didn’t like fussing around with the endless options

So here are a few I had in mind solely for high gain

•Orange Dark Micro terror or the orange Crush 20rt •The new fender Champion 20ii metal settings seem interesting •The Katana 50 •Peavy Vypyr X1

Any advice would be appreciated, Thanks!