Advice on next amp head please...

[jclogston]

Hi all -

Looking for advice on my next amp head. I currently have a peavey bravo which works well; my only complaint would be that the cleans aren't the best. Figure it's time to get a "new" amp.

What i am looking for is a 2-channel amp that has -
- low watt option/power soak
- nice cleans on one channel (at least better than my peavey bravo's)
- second channel to cover thrash (think testament, anthrax, 80's metal)
- reverb

From my research these amps come to mind:
Engl Ironball
Laney IRT-Studio

Of course, both of these are not available to try in any sores (go figure).

So what do you think? The Engl is like 2x the price of the Laney, is it worth it?
Any others i should look at?

Thanks


jeff

 

[vick1000]

How much "power soak" are you looking for?

I have an Egnater Vengeance coming that has a half power mode, and supposedly one of the best clean channels of a modern high gain head.

 

[lust of decay]

How much "power soak" are you looking for?

I have an Egnater Vengeance coming that has a half power mode, and supposedly one of the best clean channels of a modern high gain head.

60 watt on the vengeance sux. the cleans are nice though

 

[SkullCrusher]

The Hughes and kettner tubemeister range are meant to be good.

They have a built in DI out and power soak.

 

[jclogston]

The Hughes and kettner tubemeister range are meant to be good.

They have a built in DI out and power soak.

It was on my list but from everything i have seen online/read, it may not have enough gain.

 

[vick1000]

60 watt on the vengeance sux. the cleans are nice though

What about 120w mode?

On topic: The Orange TH100 has four power modes, 100/70/50/35w.

 

[MikeSweeney]

EVH5153 Combo it can go down to 1 watt and its 1500CAD I don't know what it would be there

 

[Prestofly]

cruise craigslist for a Peavey Ultra plus mine has built in reverb a half power switch and the cleans not the worst and the distrotion is brutal and you can find them on cl or ebay for $200-$500 which is probably cheaper than either the engl or laney

 

[xxx128]

fender evh 5150 III sounds like what you described

 

[vick1000]

Egnater Vengeance was disappointing, gain was fairly weak.