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Today I finally broke down and bought the valve jr combo. I was trying to buy the Subway Rocket for a bedroom amp but even 20 watts is a bit much(my TA and 20/20 2X12 rig is obscenely loud for my current situation) . In order to give me channel switching I ordered the digitech bad monkey OD (which I tried with my TA while I was testing out a cab and was pleasently surprised on how it sounded). This will be my first combo under 30 watts that I bought since I was like 14; so I think it will be a welcome change. I am already researching some mods (screen and grid resistor change, bright mod, gain mod, LED tube life meter, attenuator, etc) so hopefully I will get some nice tones at bedroom levels. So for the cost of a good pedal I get a nice practice amp and OD pedal.
It's nice living near Tokyo so I can just take a train to Akihabara and buy any electronic parts I can imagine. I will post a little review of the amp after I break the speaker in.
Does anyone else own this amp? Either the head or combo. I bought the valve Jr head for low level practice (yeah right, not through a 212 cab) and didn't want to buy a new cab, speaker, etc. I prefer the portability and simplicity of a small combo for those jam sessions with a couple of guys or even just noodling late night infront of the TV even though it won't be my staple tone (that's where the TA, 20/20 and 212 come in).
Another intrigueing portion of the combo is the modibility that lets the inner tinkerer in me get out. There are tons of easy mods that is just a matter of changing a resistor, adding a cap, bypassing a resistor, etc. I can't wait to get started!
Greg
It's nice living near Tokyo so I can just take a train to Akihabara and buy any electronic parts I can imagine. I will post a little review of the amp after I break the speaker in.
Does anyone else own this amp? Either the head or combo. I bought the valve Jr head for low level practice (yeah right, not through a 212 cab) and didn't want to buy a new cab, speaker, etc. I prefer the portability and simplicity of a small combo for those jam sessions with a couple of guys or even just noodling late night infront of the TV even though it won't be my staple tone (that's where the TA, 20/20 and 212 come in).
Another intrigueing portion of the combo is the modibility that lets the inner tinkerer in me get out. There are tons of easy mods that is just a matter of changing a resistor, adding a cap, bypassing a resistor, etc. I can't wait to get started!
Greg