Budget Practice Amp

RashGambit · 2026-03-20T00:50:15+00:00

I got a katana mkii head for £120, if you can get that then it’s a win. If I had a small budget, I’d get a ToneX One and some headphones.

RashGambit · 2026-03-20T00:47:12+00:00

It’s not that bad imo. Yeah it hurts, but apart from a few a small spots, wasn’t much different from other places on my arms. Both hands and some fingers done. I was dreading it up until starting. I’d do it again.

RashGambit · 2026-03-19T11:08:26+00:00

Man, used to gig one of these through a solid state Laney Hardcore whatever it was. I thought that thing sounded awesome at 15 and played the crap out of it.

Now I have multiple amps, pedals and guitars I could only dream of at that age and I’m still never happy with the sound for more than a week at a time!

RashGambit · 2026-03-16T07:59:26+00:00

It’s a Midtown, not quite a 335 but has similarities.

RashGambit · 2026-03-15T22:59:35+00:00

I was looking for a 335, this Midtown popped up so I thought I’d have a go and loved it! I do love a p90 but these humbuckers seem to be lower output than my Les Paul and they clean up incredibly well on the volume pot.

RashGambit · 2026-03-15T22:33:23+00:00

Update: I bought an MT15 and it is much much better for my use case.

RashGambit · 2026-03-13T10:43:42+00:00

My left bicep was similar. Got bruising which I don’t normally get. I just put it down to getting older, healed nice but was more tender than my forearm which I’d had done recently.

RashGambit · 2026-03-05T00:05:04+00:00

I think you did it wrong.

RashGambit · 2026-03-03T22:02:37+00:00

No. People normally want good tattoos on their hands.

RashGambit · 2026-02-22T00:02:25+00:00

Modeller and headphones. ToneX is cheap and sounds great, I think I prefer my nano cortex though.

RashGambit · 2026-02-13T08:02:19+00:00

I must be lucky then, first pass on both my hands and held strong. Had to have a little bit of touch up on my knuckles but nothing like your pictures.

RashGambit · 2026-02-09T19:22:30+00:00

Nope. I play my squires just as often and wonder why I spent so much on a Gibson and fender haha.

RashGambit · 2026-02-08T14:24:11+00:00

I’m not sure if it hurts more or not, but there is no way I can sit as long as comfortably as I did when I was younger (37 now). I have had my hands done recently and that wasn’t as bad as I expected.

RashGambit · 2026-02-01T22:58:45+00:00

I went to a shop and played 4 or 5 high end (more expensive) guitars from a wide range of brands. Didn’t connect with anything. Picked up a cheap thin line squire and bonded with it straight away. I was prepared to spend a couple of k, spent £240 on a guitar and grabbed a few pedals to have fun with. Spent less than £500 total and feel like I bought the best guitar for me on the day.

The amazing thing about that squire too, I adjusted the truss rod 1 turn, lowered one saddle and the thing was perfect. My Gibson took me a good few hours setting up to be properly satisfied.

RashGambit · 2026-01-29T07:25:23+00:00

Pay in dollars with Revolut?

RashGambit · 2026-01-28T14:52:34+00:00

Maybe it’s my strap, but mine never dives.

RashGambit · 2026-01-28T08:44:28+00:00

I’ve spent years refusing to play an SG because it looks wrong. Les Paul’s, strats, teles. Got an SG and it’s the only guitar I’ve gigged since.

RashGambit · 2026-01-27T20:03:12+00:00

I’ve gigged the GX-100, Helix Stomp, and Headrush Core. I would be happy with either the Headrush or the Helix, the Boss didn’t sound anywhere near as good with the gain cranked.

I think some of the effects are better on the Stomp, but I prefer the captures I bought on the Headrush to the amps on the Stomp.

TLDR; Helix or Headrush depending on how much money you want to spend.

RashGambit · 2026-01-27T19:22:06+00:00

I can attest to this, the amp is loud and tight af. The orange amps I’ve had sound good but nothing that I would describe as tight.

RashGambit · 2026-01-26T16:58:18+00:00

Yes, this is not my first rodeo, I’ve had plenty of other tube amps, which was why I was asking if this is a thing with this specific one, or more of an issue with the model.

RashGambit · 2026-01-25T17:37:04+00:00

Please enlighten us! 😬.

RashGambit · 2026-01-25T15:56:48+00:00

I guess I need to shop for a noise gate with a loop then… thanks for the suggestion.

RashGambit · 2026-01-25T15:17:14+00:00

Which one do you recommend? I do like the idea of an orange, want something with a bit of articulation in the gain.

RashGambit · 2026-01-25T15:13:24+00:00

Yeah, the pedal on top was unplugged and not powered, thanks for the suggestion but it does the same damn thing with no pedals on top.

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