Searching for an amp (£800)

[Demonsev7en]

Alright guys!

So after my Bugera finally kicked the bucket a few months ago, I've been gigging with my friends Hayden Peacemaker, not a bad head! But now it's time for me to find my own head.

I have a cab, so that's not an issue, my budget is AROUND £800-850 INCLUDING shipping etc.

I primarily gig in a punk band, the tones I require are:
A crunchy general purpose rhythm tone, enough gain for single note riffing.
A second channel with a bit more gain and balls that I can kick on for choruses etc.

A clean channel would be cool, but I don't really NEED one and if it breaks up quickly in comparison to the other two channels, that's fine, I don't like crystal clean at all.

The amps I've considered ARE:
Carvin V3M
Orange TH30H

And I am open to any other suggestions!

(NOT going second hand, got bumped by a guy shortly after my Bugera died and my bank STILL haven't resolved the £400 issue, so I'd rather go with new and warranty!)

Thanks dudes!

 

[VBCheeseGrater]

Alright guys!
A crunchy general purpose rhythm tone, enough gain for single note riffing.
A second channel with a bit more gain and balls that I can kick on for choruses etc.

A clean channel would be cool, but I don't really NEED one and if it breaks up quickly in comparison to the other two channels, that's fine, I don't like crystal clean at all.

I'll preface this saying i just picked one of these up so i'm biased, but's it's been a great amp to me now and previously

B52 ATX100 - has two footswitchable high gain channels with independent volumes, so it's perfect for your chorus boost requirement and enough gain. The clean channel does stay clean even up loud though, so that might not be your thing.

They've been out for awhile now, all the kinks have been worked out with the new model, and B-52 is supposedly easy to work with - i've never had to myself. Lots of amp for the price.

 

[Demonsev7en]

I just checked out the amp, looks good..

But.

England doesn't have B52 dealers. There USED to be one in the nearest city to me, but they stopped stocking them at least 18 months ago :/

 

[Evil Weasel]

Laney Ironheart 60 watt version? £480 shipped from thomann. 120 watt version is £585.
Laney News » The Laney Ironheart Launches
Laney IRT60H Ironheart - Thomann UK Cyberstore

 

[VBCheeseGrater]

^^ yeah they are not all over the place here anymore either. I didn't even know they still had a tube amp out until i saw it online. The older AT100s were a bit more available when they were out. Good luck!

 

[Demonsev7en]

Laney Ironheart 60 watt version? £480 shipped from thomann. 120 watt version is £585.
Laney News » The Laney Ironheart Launches
Laney IRT60H Ironheart - Thomann UK Cyberstore

Does the Ironheart do not totally metal tones? I love my mids yasee!

 

[MikeSweeney]

did u look at any blackstar amps ?

 

[Demonsev7en]

did u look at any blackstar amps ?

Yeah I looked at the HT series ones, went and tried a couple out and I really didn't gel much with the tone.

 

[Evil Weasel]

Does the Ironheart do not totally metal tones? I love my mids yasee!

It can do more than just metal!

 

[VBCheeseGrater]

^^^ looks bad ass, like a portal to hell or something.

 

[Alex6534]

You could get an evh 5153 50 watt?

 

[Demonsev7en]

The Laney is looking like a strong contender..

Can the EVH do like, not metal too?

 

[Leuchty]

Punk?

Marshall DSL 50.