Need a Amp

I live in a apartment so I can't play loud. What is a good practice amp with nice tone at low volume?

Though I don't care much for their live performance sound at higher volumes, it would be tough to go wrong with a modelling amp just for practice. You can get some pretty convincing tones at fairly low volumes (and most if not all come with a headphone jack), can dial in some pretty accurate simulations of recorded tones (with the advice of some of the instructors in the "Songs" section). Best of all, they are relatively inexpensive (especially used), quite reliable, and some even record fairly well.

Hello all, I am in complete agreement in terms of going with a modeling amp. The advantages are huge, especially in an apartment setting. You can achieve excellent tones at very low volumes and most modeling amps have a direct out that can be used as a headphone output as well.

My personal favorite is the line 6 spider IV 75 w 1x12. It has all the basics built into it - a chromatic tuner, several well programmed amp models and enough effects to dial in most any sound you can think of. I've been using line 6 amps for years now and this particular model is perfect for personal practice, band rehearsals and it is powerful enough to play small venues un-miced if need be.

Or if you have good speakers on your computer (or a headset), you might want to just buy an interface to play through your PC. That way you can start recording too.

Hunter is absolutely right. I have personal experience with Amplitube 2 Live as a software guitar amp simulator and it is written quite well. Having the ability to record is extremely valuable in both a creative sense and in giving you the ability to both listen to and analyze your guitar-playing.

Totally agree with a modeling amp I reccomend simple simple. My first amp for guitar was the VOX DA5 around a hundered bucks simple simple. Has an aux input in the back you can plug a mp3 with backing track on it and your set. Aux is strait thru no effects on the aux. But much to do with simple on the amps modeling controls. Vox also has a tone room for help with setting s to differents songs and artists.

I purchased a Yamaha THR 10 a while back and highly recommend it for situations where volume is an issue. This amp is around 10 watts, has 5 separate levels of amplification from clean to modern hi-gain, has a control for effects (chorus, flanger, phaser, tremolo), and a control for delay/reverb. It has a headphone jack also. One can program up to five separate sounds and store them in user memory. It has a stereo simulated sound and is quite small so one can set it on a coffee table. It's ideal for setting in with acoustic guitars as its loud enough to bring an electric guitar out front without blowing everyone away. Best of all its inexpensive. Around 200 to 300 as I recall.