Amp Selection

HI,

I started playing about 35 years aoi however, I stopped when I went into the service and I am looking to get back into it. I am looking to purchase a new AMP. There are some may out there now, I need some suggestions. I am looking at a small 40 watt Egniter Tweaker combo amp, I believe it is called. SOmeone at Guitar center said its a much better AMo than a small Marshall solid state i was looking at for 500.00.

The Egniter is all tube and seems to have a few effects. I am looking to play some material like Santana, to 80s etc. Does anyone have any experience with these AMPS or suggestions/comments. I would love to hear any instructors views or other guitarest for that matter. ( one thing about the AMP, I just dont like the look or the name on it) LOL. But it is the sound that matters.

Thanks,
Ken

Where do you plan to use it? At home, bedroom? Gigging? 40 watts is a lot of amp. It is a sweet amp, and I have read and heard good things Egnators. I would choose it over any solid state amp without much other consideration.

Whan I started buying amps, I focused on tube amps around the 50 watt range (cause I was gonna be such a big star! lol). Now, I have a small pile of them unused in the basement, while I generally use a 15 watt Traynor instead. Tube amps have a better sound to my ear, and tube amps need to be pushed a bit to sound good. Thus, a smaller amp will give you those singing and sustaining Santana tones at a volume most neighbours can handle. :)

If I was doing this again, I'd start with a 15 watt amp, like a Blues Junior, or Night Train, etc. Egnator makes one in this range as well. 15 watts puh-lenty of amp. I would combine that with a multi FX pedal if you are into effects, like a Digitech RP255, etc.

Spend up if you have the dough, but that would get you everything you'd need for great tone and plenty of volume.