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Clean tone advice

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Hi all

I'm looking for a tube combo/head that I can use as a platform for pedals (beod ect)
Low wattage preferably with reverb and a fx loop
Also it has to be quiet as in not much hum or background noise
The traynor I had was a great clean amp but the preamp was noisy as hell
Reason being quiet evening practise with nice clean tone and the the ability to add dirt

Any suggestions
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Re: Clean tone advice

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Royal Atlantic RA100
Tube amp and guitar tones straight from 1958… amazing how believable the sounds were back then, even without the modellers...

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sizzlingbadger wrote:Royal Atlantic RA100
You still got it
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Budget in mind?

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Re: Clean tone advice

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Probably around a grand to 3 grand
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goodsell superseventeen - 1900$,
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PM Slowy - he's got a clean machine just for you

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Kev77 wrote:goodsell superseventeen - 1900$,
http://www.nzguitars.com/forum/viewtopi ... 49&t=33285
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Re: Clean tone advice

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Man you could get a Dr Z or an awesome Fender deluxe for that price huh?

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Kev77 wrote:
Kev77 wrote:goodsell superseventeen - 1900$,
http://www.nzguitars.com/forum/viewtopi ... 49&t=33285
Thanks I'll have a gander
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griff7628 wrote:Man you could get a Dr Z or an awesome Fender deluxe for that price huh?
Yes I could
I'm currently sat on a multiamp and a 4x12
Plus 2 1x12 dv mark neo cabs doing diddly squat
So a head would be ideal really
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Re: Clean tone advice

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PRRI would do the job nicely, as would a DRRI even at home levels. I have held onto a Bogner Alchemist for exactly this reason - sounds great at low levels (unlike most amps I have had/still have that need to push a bit of air). Bog Alchemists pop up semi-regularly in the $6-700 range too.

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Are you actually going to use much clean? The tricky part about that type of amps is that they might have lovely cleans/light od but might not sound the way you expect when you throw a high gain pedal in front.
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godgrinder wrote:Are you actually going to use much clean? The tricky part about that type of amps is that they might have lovely cleans/light od but might not sound the way you expect when you throw a high gain pedal in front.
Yeah I get that
Prob looking at clean to noodle with at night with the availability to chuck a pedal in front for a bit of lead tone
As I've got the multiamp and cab for the kids away days :)
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Olderama wrote:
godgrinder wrote:Are you actually going to use much clean? The tricky part about that type of amps is that they might have lovely cleans/light od but might not sound the way you expect when you throw a high gain pedal in front.
Yeah I get that
Prob looking at clean to noodle with at night with the availability to chuck a pedal in front for a bit of lead tone
As I've got the multiamp and cab for the kids away days :)
katana clean is outstanding
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