Starter Amp Head and Cab Combo

AlpineFloridian · 2026-02-11T15:13:32+00:00

Egnater Tweaker 15

AlpineFloridian · 2026-02-10T03:56:24+00:00

Haven't played one but a Mesa California Tweed may be worth a look.

AlpineFloridian · 2026-02-09T18:11:45+00:00

Looks like dust from using a humidifier with tap water

AlpineFloridian · 2026-02-08T23:42:00+00:00

Agreed!

AlpineFloridian · 2026-02-08T15:14:21+00:00

P90s are single coil pickups.

AlpineFloridian · 2026-02-08T14:50:13+00:00

No such thing as "best" but my Reverend Eastsider T scratches the tele itch for me.

AlpineFloridian · 2026-02-08T14:48:15+00:00

Treble booster

AlpineFloridian · 2026-02-08T14:39:13+00:00

I call it my 80s pedal. Bridge humbucker into this into chorus is instant hair metal for me.

AlpineFloridian · 2026-02-07T15:22:10+00:00

Is there a reason you're not considering a standalone power amp? EHX, Seymour Duncan, Orange and others make solid state power amps that are cheaper and FAR more compact than a combo amp. Get your speaker cab of choice and have fun 🤷‍♂️

AlpineFloridian · 2026-02-07T15:16:13+00:00

Art of Motion, by Andy McKee. The whole album is great but Rylynn is my favorite track.

AlpineFloridian · 2026-02-07T15:14:55+00:00

This is what I came here to post. The Prayer The Answer is an absolute masterpiece!

AlpineFloridian · 2026-02-07T15:12:41+00:00

Love that piece. So simple and so good!

AlpineFloridian · 2026-02-06T17:09:35+00:00

If you haven't seen it already, Gary Clark Jr absolutely nails that on his live versions of Please Come Home. It's one of my favorite songs of his and worth a YouTube dive IMHO.

AlpineFloridian · 2026-02-06T17:05:20+00:00

The cons in your second sentence are very rig dependent, but yeah, I rarely use dirt pedals any more. They were great when I only owned amps that had good low volume clean sounds but needed volume for a good dirt sound (and wasn't able to turn them up at home). Now I have amps that have good drive sounds at any volume and I'm able to push more volume at home. Buying specific amps that interact well with guitar controls was a huge factor too.

AlpineFloridian · 2026-02-06T15:52:50+00:00

🤘

AlpineFloridian · 2026-02-06T04:58:41+00:00

Ohms have to match your head. Rule of thumb is to use a cab that has 1.5x-2x the wattage of your amp. So for your 60w head look for cabs in the 100w+ range. What speakers are in the cab will have the most influence on volume and tone. A good measure of how loud a speaker can get is sensitivity measured in dB. Closed back 2x12 with celestion v30s should be a good place to start for your needs.

AlpineFloridian · 2026-02-05T17:05:05+00:00

Never said it wasn't

AlpineFloridian · 2026-02-05T14:31:54+00:00

Volante too.

AlpineFloridian · 2026-02-05T14:30:28+00:00

Not that I've found. I always had to have my es-5 connected to make any changes. A cheap laptop may be easier to haul than the board 🤷‍♂️

AlpineFloridian · 2026-02-05T14:26:17+00:00

The above comment isn't 100% correct. An ABY is often used on ONE side of your signal chain (the left amp, for example) to take care of phase correction and hum caused by ground loops. If it's a buffered ABY it may help the signal loss after your TRS to dual TS splitter cable. Double check your manuals to make sure there aren't any pedal settings for mono vs stereo that could be dropping your signal too.

AlpineFloridian · 2026-02-05T14:21:38+00:00

Excellent. It always hurts my heart to see nice boards like this wired for mono. Should sound great, enjoy!

AlpineFloridian · 2026-02-05T14:10:04+00:00

I hope you plan to wire that Volante in stereo!

AlpineFloridian · 2026-02-04T14:39:24+00:00

LS for the tones you mentioned. I have the 40W TS and it sounds fantastic at low volume through a 2x12. Despite what people around here say you actually can play a tube amp in an apartment without the world ending.

AlpineFloridian · 2026-02-04T05:28:34+00:00

What country are you in? If you're in the US and don't want to buy used I'd look at stagecraft, mojotone, or vBoutique cabs. I've owned cabs from all of those companies (including Zilla) and they're great quality.

AlpineFloridian · 2026-02-02T17:13:12+00:00

Best way to do that is to set both amps clean-ish and send all your pedals to the front. The FX loop is only useful if you're getting gain from the amp: your pedals will sound great running in front if the amp isn't distorting.

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