quyet wrote:Hello guys,
Not getting my hopes up
... but
I am a bit curious about smaller tubes after learning about this little one,
https://youtu.be/6UMC-t7MUDE, the Celestion Tube 15.
My god, hobby guitarists are blessed these days. Things have really changed! What's the deal with hybrid tube/SS??
I always used VOX and Peavy SS amps in the past, but maybe thinking of treating myself if these budget tube amps are available in NZ.
Any ideas? Seen anything around in the shops or imported without killer mark-up & shipping? Anyone got experience with a hybrid?
Maybe talk me out of it?
You do realise the Roland in your link is not a tube amp?
Cool. Just checking.
Unless you get lucky, buying a cheap tube amp is like buying a cheap BMW. Excellent until it breaks which it probably will. The high voltages required by these amps just don't mix with cheap construction. Many here have been lucky and I can hear them screaming at their screens but I will remind them of two things:
1. They never kept them long because hardly anyone here keeps gear for long.
2. The same people telling you it's a good idea will also tell you how great a Katana is.
I had a Chinese 5watt head, brand name Wangs. Cost me $100 and it really was one of the best sounding amps I've owned. I loved it right up to the moment it made a serious attempt at burning my house down.
The other thing you'll find with a cheap (and often not cheap) tube amp is it has one great sound. Which is brilliant if it happens to be the sound you're looking for.
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