New Amp??!!? Advice?

[AndyP]

Hey folks. Looking for some advice.
I've finally got enough money to upgrade my amp from a terrible sounding 15amp. It'll mainly be used for home practice and the occasional band practice. I want something which I won't need to upgrade again for a long time and will sound good and be able to get a range of sounds from. Hoping to get a Les Paul in the near future.
I really don't know where to start much beyond size and price. Thanks for your help.

[SLY]

For home usage and occasional band practice , a 50watt combo would be good enough.

[Tele Master]

My Fender Hot Rod works great (40watt, all tube) for home, band, or gigs. I've used it for all three and have never turned the volume over 4 on the clean, and 2 on dirty. Lots of power. About $850 new(canadian), but you should be able to find a used one around.

[hairbndrckr]

DUDE! I just checked out the new Line 6 Spider II's and they are very sweet and loud!!! You can get into one for about $399.
http://www.line6.com

[AndyP]

Thanks for the advice guys. I'll check them out.

[Andrew Sa]

Dude...depends how much you have to spend. Those Fender Hot Rods are sweet, but so are the Line6 Spider2`s. I think the fender as digital amps, although cool, seem to lack the balls, even though they have insanely heavy distortions.
Try out a Crate Blue Voodoo, or Hughes and Ketner tube amp, maybe even a Laney if you can get hold of one.

[SLY]

Originally posted by Andrew Sa
I think the fender as digital amps...

HUH ?! :confused:

[Cedarkill]

MARSHALL...tube of coarse, yes, they can get pricey but find a decent used one, that should be good enough, they revolutionize rock'n'roll, haha, good enough for me anyways, but they do sound awesome, they're not just a name. They make 50watt 1x12 combos...can get a nice jcm 800 or 900 used for under 500 bucks most anywhere you look, they'll give you a nice all-around sound. the idea behind a tube amp is cranking it to get that real gritty, ballsy sound. Those 40watt jcm2000's are also a mean little amp, pack a lot of punch even at lower volumes, they're all tube...I think you can get one of those for around $500 used...whatever fits you best, if you want a more traditional sound, then get a tube amp for sure, marshall especially because they're what you hear listen to hendrix, healey, srv, ac/dc, guns'n'roses, frampton, clapton, even the earlier Van Halen stuff and the list is endless. Tube amps just have a tone and characteristic that'll you'll never find in a solid state amp.