Help! Amp suggestions.....

[Denverdave]

Due to a series of unfortunately events (that I will not go into here) I find myself ampless. Well - not exactly. I have a small SS amp for practice. I need a gigging amp. I'm throwing this out there to see if any suggestions pop up I had not thought of.

What I love in an amp......pristine, chimey cleans. Easy to drive to having just a hair of dirt on without being stupid loud. My ideal amp is a Matchless but I find myself without the necessary $2000.00 to $3000.00 to purchase one.

So - requirements....
Low wattage. 20 watts or less though this is flexible.
Great cleans - EL84 cleans preferably.
Single channel - but again flexible on this. Two channels are nice as long as the clean channel is really good.
Low weight. I have a bad lower back so the less weight the better. Otherwise I would get an AC30 and call it good.
Combo preferred - but not set in concrete.
Price range - less than $1000.00 - ideally less than $800.00.
Gotta be quality sound wise. I do play out with my amps.

So - I have some of the usual suspects in mind but I am open to other suggestions that may have slipped below my radar.

 

[Kerouac]

Get the VHT. Or an AC30.

 

[Denverdave]

Get the VHT. Or an AC30.

I know....the weight thing. I spent most of the past week moving stuff and my lower back is in 24/7 pain. I can't schlep a 65 - 75 lb amp any more....

 

[Kerouac]

I know....the weight thing. I spent most of the past week moving stuff and my lower back is in 24/7 pain. I can't schlep a 65 - 75 lb amp any more....

Bribe a bandmate to do it with a beer.

 

[jelloman]

Doesn't Crate make an amp like that?

 

[Bob411]

They used to. V15, or V16. Very chimey clean.

 

[Packerbacker]

Peavey Classic 30?

 

[reverend1]

AC15?

 

[OGG]

AC15?

Yes

 

[Denverdave]

Peavey Classic 30?

I may need to try that again. I used to have a Peavey Delta Blues which is the same circuit and while it sounded good it was just not my thing at all.

 

[Denverdave]

AC15?

I want that to be the answer.....I'm not sure there is enough clean headroom from what I have read but I need to try one out I think. The new AC15C1 models seem to get some good reviews. I would love one with a Celestian Alnico Blue speaker - but the upcharge is $300.00 for the speaker.....

 

[reverend1]

I want that to be the answer.....I'm not sure there is enough clean headroom from what I have read but I need to try one out I think. The new AC15C1 models seem to get some good reviews. I would love one with a Celestian Alnico Blue speaker - but the upcharge is $300.00 for the speaker.....

There has to be some used upgraded molded floating around.


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[Denverdave]

There has to be some used upgraded molded floating around.


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Just saw a new AC15C1X - which is the C1 with the Alnico Blue speaker for $700.00 on Reverb........hmmm......

 

[Flamencology]

Princeton Reverb?

 

[Denverdave]

Princeton Reverb?

I will look at that as well.....the reissues are in my price range....

 

[micwalt]

Man, give the Classic 30 another shot.

 

[Mark Wein]

I'd recommend the AC15 and eventually replace the speaker based on your price range. If you ever tried @telecaster911 's Holland Lil' Jimi and liked it there is one that I was going to buy on eBay that I'll pass on if you want it: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Holland-Lit...20736507?ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123&afsrc=1

 

[telecaster911]

Hey Dave. I'm bringing a modded ac15 cc1x to Pragestock. If you can wait that long to try it. It's got the bright cap clipped and a g12-65 in there. It's a good sounding amp. Oh and I swapped the phase inverter for an ecc82. Stays clean a long time with the speaker and ecc82.

 

[Lerxst]

FWIW, I've got a stock AC15C1 w/ the greenback and it sounds really nice...nice enough that a buddy of mine who has had a bunch of ACs, including hand wireds/30/15, agrees it would be crazy to swap it out. I got mine from North Coast and would definitely recommend them if you are looking for a new Vox
http://www.voxshowroom.com/northcoast/shopping/index.htm

 

[Ignored Member]

Due to a series of unfortunately events (that I will not go into here) I find myself ampless. Well - not exactly. I have a small SS amp for practice. I need a gigging amp. I'm throwing this out there to see if any suggestions pop up I had not thought of.

What I love in an amp......pristine, chimey cleans. Easy to drive to having just a hair of dirt on without being stupid loud. My ideal amp is a Matchless but I find myself without the necessary $2000.00 to $3000.00 to purchase one.

So - requirements....
Low wattage. 20 watts or less though this is flexible.
Great cleans - EL84 cleans preferably.
Single channel - but again flexible on this. Two channels are nice as long as the clean channel is really good.
Low weight. I have a bad lower back so the less weight the better. Otherwise I would get an AC30 and call it good.
Combo preferred - but not set in concrete.
Price range - less than $1000.00 - ideally less than $800.00.
Gotta be quality sound wise. I do play out with my amps.

So - I have some of the usual suspects in mind but I am open to other suggestions that may have slipped below my radar.

This is almost exactly what I want in amp, except the "low wattage" part.

Peavey Classic 30 and Vox are obvious choices. The Peavey would benefit from a speaker swap.

If you can go used, a Mesa DC-3 or Subway might be a good choice. I'm pretty happy with my DC-3.