Official buying advice thread

[Donkey Fly]

You should check out the Ibanez RG series.
You could also probbaly get Alexi's ESP Sig guitar with that budget too.

Or maybe a Jackson RR3.

[Jeff-Loomis-fan]

if you listen to this dude above...buy the Ibanez RG very easy handling especially for beginners...and if you get advanced in guitar playing you can get better from the RG serie

[Aapep]

Would this be a good amp for playing Prog, Funk and Metal?

[LadyValerie]

Paying that much for a combo amp is stupid.

[Pђoenix]

Tube amps are always expensive. There are much better tube combos out there, plus they are incredibly loud; You'd probably get more bang for buck with finding something smaller. (unless you're playing huge venues, in which you'd probably want a half/stack)

[xeperu]

Originally Posted by sceloporus

I'm still trying to pick out the proper bass amp and I've been looking at a model by Line 6. Anybody have any experience with their amps or any other recommendations.

Kustom bass amps are cheap and has a great sound. See if you can find one, even a Vox amp is pretty good for price effectiveness and sound...

[KingVEE]

Originally Posted by Feathers & Flames

Would this be a good amp for playing Prog, Funk and Metal?

$800can is NOT too much for a decent 2-12 combo, i have played the spidervalve and that amp is actually pretty decent. i prefer an all tube amp(which pretty much start at $1000+)... but if funds are low im not sure that you will find a combo that sounds better, dont listen to people who post 1 line bs, make sure you go down and try out every combo in your local shop before you buy it though...you never know what will catch you ear.

[razoredge]

Originally Posted by Feathers & Flames

Would this be a good amp for playing Prog, Funk and Metal?

I've never played through that amp. I did play through an older Line6 2/12 combo at a few jams and it was a nice amp, would have had alot more if I took the time to figure it out but it wasnt mine and they were just jams. The one you are looking at has lots of features,---> "You can choose from 12 amp models and 7 Smart Control Effects. 36 user-programmable channels save your settings, or you can play through over 300 artist-created presets."<--- this explains the price and when something says 300 artist created presets you shouldnt be ignorant to ask questions like "can I play metal or can I play jazz". Tubes and Vin 30's are a plus. It is alot of money though but its also in the upper region of its class. 40 watts is nothing so dont listen to that crap, its just enough. Personally I wont play with a heavy drummer with anything less than 100w, you can play on 3 or 4 and have plenty of amp left and your not pressing the amp or speakers. Thing with this amp is you have enough power, effects unit, lots of tone variants, 2 Vin 30's, 2 12AX7 & 2 6L6's, there is good reason for the price. So its just a matter of if you like the overall sounds you can get dialed in. Go to store and try to find one and compare. Cheap is rarely better, next thing you know your out spending more money looking for a better sound.

[LadyValerie]

Originally Posted by peetez0r

$800can is NOT too much for a decent 2-12 combo, i have played the spidervalve and that amp is actually pretty decent. i prefer an all tube amp(which pretty much start at $1000+)... but if funds are low im not sure that you will find a combo that sounds better, dont listen to people who post 1 line bs, make sure you go down and try out every combo in your local shop before you buy it though...you never know what will catch you ear.

You can get a cheap half-stack for that same price. This little kid isn't going to be playing shows in a huge venue anyway, he's 14. He's probably not even going to buy anything he inquires about.

And those are US dollars, not Canadian.

[Aapep]

Originally Posted by LadyValerie

He's probably not even going to buy anything he inquires about.