Originally Posted by: BrokenJerai am needing a little bit of help. i cant afford the amp i want right now (epi blues custom) and i really need a better amp than i have now (a rogue 30 watt ss). what im looking for is a nice 5-15 watt amp for under $250 usd that gives atleast ok tone. tube amps are great but if you know a solid state thats ok too. i want this amp for practice, i need it to play everything from zep to metallica from bb king to zakk wylde.

i have been reading around and have come up with so many names.
crate palamino
crate v series
marshall
vox
epiphone
fender

all these guys make amps in that catagory but i have no idea how to compair them. im not expecting miracles but an ok bridge between what i get and where im going would be great.

I'm not not too sure your ever gonna achieve metallica or zakk wylde with a epiphone blues custom....but anyway....for a cheap ss practice amp you've plenty of options, if you don't use pedals/multi-effects then i would opt for either a Vox Ad series (valvetronix) or Da series (same as a valvetronix but without the valve) if you use pedals/multi-effects then i would go for either a Vox pathfinder or a Orange Crush both have a great clean channel from which you can build your tone with effects, any of these will serve you well.