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guitarfreak141
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12/06/2005 9:16 pm
Im saving up some money and even if its next year i plan on getting some new major gear. firstly, either an amp or guitar. i have an epiphone les paul custom, and a crate fx series(the red one) 120watt amp. If i got an amp I would go for some kind of halfstack, if i get a gutar probably a schecter or an ibanez, i really like the C-1 classic, schecter, its awesome, and there were a few ibanezs that i liked to, well, any suggestions would be appreciated, thanks
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12/07/2005 2:06 am
Originally Posted by: guitarfreak141Im saving up some money and even if its next year i plan on getting some new major gear. firstly, either an amp or guitar. i have an epiphone les paul custom, and a crate fx series(the red one) 120watt amp. If i got an amp I would go for some kind of halfstack, if i get a gutar probably a schecter or an ibanez, i really like the C-1 classic, schecter, its awesome, and there were a few ibanezs that i liked to, well, any suggestions would be appreciated, thanks


Schecter C-1 would be my choice.
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12/07/2005 3:58 am
ibanez would be mine
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12/07/2005 7:50 am
personally, I'd invest in a solid tube amp....
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12/07/2005 11:49 am
whats a solid tube amp? i thought it was either solid state or tube,
id go for ibenez
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12/07/2005 1:24 pm
get the crate. theyre excellent :cool:
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12/07/2005 3:48 pm
No I don't think he's using solid that literally. He probably meant constructed well.

What type of music do you usually play?
How loud is it/how distorted is it?
How much are you willing to spend?
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12/07/2005 8:23 pm
Originally Posted by: phillip!No I don't think he's using solid that literally. He probably meant constructed well.


Thank you! I just think that if your guitar is decent enough, then a nice amp would benefit your sound better. So let me rephrase my previous statement: get a QUALITY tube amp.
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guitarfreak141
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12/07/2005 9:22 pm
Originally Posted by: phillip!No I don't think he's using solid that literally. He probably meant constructed well.

What type of music do you usually play?
How loud is it/how distorted is it?
How much are you willing to spend?


mostly rock/metal stuff
im willing to spend about or up to or around $1,000 or i can save for a logner time and go above

im pretty happy with crate right now( i dont play much live and if i do its usually a small gig so 120watts does it) but id really like a half stack, probably tube,and im also pretty happy with my epiphone(les paul custom) but that c-1 is just, awesome

for amps, could somebody reccomend something? not too expensive, but not crap either
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12/08/2005 12:34 am
Originally Posted by: pogoheadget the crate. theyre excellent :cool:


umm....i have a crate 15 watt amp....and well......ugg!!!!!!for those too, well i dont exceptionaly those 2 brands, if i had to choose something in that style id choose a jackson, i saw one for like 230$, point being with those two...i like ibanez.
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12/08/2005 1:47 am
From what I hear, the mesa/boogie 2:ninety is a very nice amplfiier for what you're going to do. It works well with the mesa/boogie Triaxis. Marshall amplfiiers are for the most part less expensive, and still really good.

I'm partial to TubeWorks amplifiers and preamplifiers, but I don't play much with distortion.
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12/09/2005 4:04 pm
Ever think about Making one or hopping up a current guitar? Try installing a hot new active pickup , like an EMG.
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12/09/2005 4:23 pm
personally I like the crate cos I think it has a decent metal tone. Best way of looking at it is, Slash likes valve, Dimebag liked solid state. What kind of tone do you want?
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