DetroitBlues Posted March 3, 2013 Author Posted March 3, 2013 Guitar Center does have a price match guarantee... If they have some in stock, you could of had it by now....
guitrr Posted March 3, 2013 Posted March 3, 2013 Roland Cube - they come in enough sizes and power ratings, that you can pick whatever is most applicable to your situation. And there are tons of used ones out there.
DetroitBlues Posted March 3, 2013 Author Posted March 3, 2013 Roland Cube - they come in enough sizes and power ratings, that you can pick whatever is most applicable to your situation. And there are tons of used ones out there. I was finally sold on the Mustang 2 after seeing these videos...
Gitfiddler Posted March 4, 2013 Posted March 4, 2013 Search for a used Line 6, Roland Cube or Tech 21 TMark 30 and you'll be a happy, grab n go player with any of these.
JAM Posted March 4, 2013 Posted March 4, 2013 I bet it could be converted into a head cab.... It will drive an external cab up to 12" and sounds good. It has a direct ¼" socket on the back - min. 4 Ω rating. cheers! Jim
sonar Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 For $139 I've been using what is called a Starcaster 25R amp (made in Indonesia by FMIC). These are basically a Frontman 25R but rebadged so stores that don't carry the Fender line can sell them. Basic good BF Fender tones when clean (think Princeton). Loud enough if the drummer is not slugging it out with 5B's. Also gets a fizzy distortion sound that can actually sound good if dialed in with low-output pickups (Strat). The reverb is boingy, but real springs. I sometimes use two of these with a stereo processor (all the sounds come from the box anyways). I'm also a fan of Tech 21. My TM 60's have been war horses.
DetroitBlues Posted March 5, 2013 Author Posted March 5, 2013 My Fender Mustang II is waiting for me at home... Really sucks though, can't use it for a bit. It's "unplugged" week for my son, so no electronics until he goes to bed all week.... Thankfully it has a headphone jack!
Blunote Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 My Fender Mustang II is waiting for me at home... Really sucks though, can't use it for a bit. It's "unplugged" week for my son, so no electronics until he goes to bed all week.... Thankfully it has a headphone jack! What's that all about?
DetroitBlues Posted March 5, 2013 Author Posted March 5, 2013 Every school year, the schools try to encourage kids to entertain themselves without the need for anything electronic.... So they created an unplugged week. Nothing electrical to entertain. No TV, no video games, no iPod or iPad, and no radio. Books and board games all week.
Yooper Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 "Unplugged week", What a great idea. The power went out on one of our jam nights, so we pulled out acoustics and played on. It was great fun, but we haven't done it since. Time to suggest more unplugged sessions.
Blunote Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 That's cool. ...not sure dad's guitar amp falls in that category, though.
kidsmoke Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 Books and board games all week. Nothing wrong with books and board games, but, uh, hello? Don't musical instruments count? Like say, I dunno, a guitar maybe?
DetroitBlues Posted March 6, 2013 Author Posted March 6, 2013 Of course it counts! My Dot has a nice acoustical sound to it!
Blunote Posted March 6, 2013 Posted March 6, 2013 If the object of an unplugged week is to demonstrate that life without electrical diversions can still be interesting -and DB feels obliged to set an example, then I applaud his sacrifice. I wonder if that also includes garbage disposals, dishwashers, washing machines, and power tools. If so, it could be a very long week.
kidsmoke Posted March 6, 2013 Posted March 6, 2013 Of course it counts! My Dot has a nice acoustical sound to it! For sure! but just to clarify, what I meant is why can't your son be playing musical instruments that don't require electricity. I think its a great demonstration. Get a cheap uke or a mando for him to mess around with for that one week a month, or your ibanez. Teach him a 12 bar pattern in the first position, then when the lights are allowed back on, you can solo over his rhythm parts. NOW you're cookin' Does sound like a great habit. Really glad to hear it being promoted!
AamerKhan Posted March 6, 2013 Posted March 6, 2013 A small setup that worked well for me for a while is a Traynor Darkhorse 15 watt tube amp with 6V6s + one little Vox 110NT 10" cab. The 6V6s in that sound great, especially if you like a bit of breakup. Weighed together they weigh less than a Fender Princeton and you can have the amp over your shoulder while carrying the small cab in your hand.
DetroitBlues Posted March 6, 2013 Author Posted March 6, 2013 For sure! but just to clarify, what I meant is why can't your son be playing musical instruments that don't require electricity. I think its a great demonstration. Get a cheap uke or a mando for him to mess around with for that one week a month, or your ibanez. Teach him a 12 bar pattern in the first position, then when the lights are allowed back on, you can solo over his rhythm parts. NOW you're cookin' Does sound like a great habit. Really glad to hear it being promoted! he started to play about a year ago, but he really lost interest in it. Bought him a practice pad and sticks for Christmas.... It's been laying on a 1x12 cab ever since, untouched. He enjoys reading, so he's been catching up with that and his multiplication tables this week.
sonar Posted March 7, 2013 Posted March 7, 2013 he started to play about a year ago, but he really lost interest in it. Bought him a practice pad and sticks for Christmas.... It's been laying on a 1x12 cab ever since, untouched. He enjoys reading, so he's been catching up with that and his multiplication tables this week. Excellent! My mother pestered me to check out library books during summer vacations. I learned to love reading therefore, and that has helped me SO MUCH for my whole life (so far). There is really a big advantage to being a good reader, and mathmatics can pay BIG dividends in today's world. Good on ya dad.
DetroitBlues Posted March 8, 2013 Author Posted March 8, 2013 His meap scores came back this week, he was ranked advanced in his reading levels...
rockabilly69 Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 His meap scores came back this week, he was ranked advanced in his reading levels...That is great, and will help in his advanced songwriting skills later:)
DetroitBlues Posted March 8, 2013 Author Posted March 8, 2013 Maybe he'll go a lot farther than his father....more focused too perhaps?
DetroitBlues Posted March 18, 2013 Author Posted March 18, 2013 I spent way too much time messing with the amps Fuse software. I was using the amp briefly yesterday for studio work. Needless to say, I didn't get a tone I liked. I used my iPad instead and the tones were great. I'm going to return this amp and buy a Fender Excelsior instead....
yoslate Posted March 18, 2013 Posted March 18, 2013 He enjoys reading, so he's been catching up with that.... Excellent! My mother pestered me to check out library books during summer vacations. I learned to love reading therefore, and that has helped me SO MUCH for my whole life (so far). There is really a big advantage to being a good reader.... Grades go up; grades go down. Being a kid is all about "the experiments," quests, and being pretty inconsistent. But in thirty-one years of teaching high school English, I never worried about any kid, no matter what was going on, who consistently read. Didn't even matter what the books were. If I ever caught a kid reading in my class, I'd let it go, assuming I wasn't doing a good enough job, and that I'd try to be better than that book, tomorrow.
Genericmusic Posted March 18, 2013 Posted March 18, 2013 If I ever caught a kid reading in my class, I'd let it go, assuming I wasn't doing a good enough job, and that I'd try to be better than that book, tomorrow. +1
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