And asking for it in a biased forum, no doubt
I've been playing for many years - always at home.
I have no amp today - Rather am using a Damage Control Demonizer (basically two 12AX7's ) into a Mixer then on into a set of Mackie Powered Speakers.
It's nice, but I'm inclined to give true amps another shot.
My last amp was a Marshall JCM800 combo (I play everything from 80's / 90's rock to clean). It just didn't do it for me but I believe it was because I never truly drove the amp with any power.
The Mark V has caught my eye - largely due to the power switching. As I usually don't play at glass shattering levels, my hope is to get solid gain, tone and sound at reasonable volumes by running in 5 watts. I'm also very intrigued by the cleans...
So my question - am I getting WAY too much of an amp given that she'll always be in lower power modes?
The other thing that caught my eye is the Orange Tiny Terror. Much less amp - less power - much cheaper - but sounds like purely a gain machine. As I say, the cleans in the Mesa's are very appealing.
I'd welcome your thoughts
LD
I've been playing for many years - always at home.
I have no amp today - Rather am using a Damage Control Demonizer (basically two 12AX7's ) into a Mixer then on into a set of Mackie Powered Speakers.
It's nice, but I'm inclined to give true amps another shot.
My last amp was a Marshall JCM800 combo (I play everything from 80's / 90's rock to clean). It just didn't do it for me but I believe it was because I never truly drove the amp with any power.
The Mark V has caught my eye - largely due to the power switching. As I usually don't play at glass shattering levels, my hope is to get solid gain, tone and sound at reasonable volumes by running in 5 watts. I'm also very intrigued by the cleans...
So my question - am I getting WAY too much of an amp given that she'll always be in lower power modes?
The other thing that caught my eye is the Orange Tiny Terror. Much less amp - less power - much cheaper - but sounds like purely a gain machine. As I say, the cleans in the Mesa's are very appealing.
I'd welcome your thoughts
LD