Is this amp suitable for practice? How is the tone at lower levels of volume? At low volumes does it still have advantage over solid state? Thanks
903073
Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb 22watts is perfect for practice sessions. Sound from tube amp is fuller and richer tone than transistor solid state amp. You need to start in stand-by mode, let tubes warm up and start at low volume. I prefer volume suitable for room listening. It takes more effort to play with clean sounds rather than loud and raunchy. I hope this helps. Go to a music shop like Guitar Center to hear the real thing.
903074
I have had two of these amps, both gone now. The basic tone is fine, though there are some artifacts that were not in the originals. Re-biasing warmer certainly helps. The mass produced workmanship is just fair. Before you buy, check out the modern amp forum on fender.com; there are some very knowledgeable people there that will tell you the good and the bad. After the DRRI episodes, I saved up and bought an Allen Accomplice, which has excellent DR-based tone and superb hand-wired construction.
903075
For low volumes it works fine, and will sound very good. The only difference between low & high volumes is the level of tube saturation. At low volumes your going to be hearing, more or less, the same thing at high volumes (besides breakup, you will need a pedal for that, which still sounds good at low volumes). Unlike "J's" experience, I'm only a home player, and it works fine for my personal use. Though I will say, it KILLS at higher volumes, sounds really good :) but with a tube screamer you can more or less get the same affect at low volumes. Also, I didn't like the Jensen C12K, so I purchased a Jensen P12N & got rid of the harshness that the original speaker had, very smooth & comfortable to listen to. For low volumes it works fine, and will sound very good. The only difference between low & high volumes is the level of tube saturation. At low volumes your going to be hearing, more or less, the same thing at high volumes (besides breakup, you will need a pedal for that, which still sounds good at low volumes). Unlike "J's" experience, I'm only a home player, and it works fine for my personal use. Though I will say, it KILLS at higher volumes, sounds really good :) but with a tube screamer you can more or less get the same affect at low volumes. Also, I didn't like the Jensen... » Read More For low volumes it works fine, and will sound very good. The only difference between low & high volumes is the level of tube saturation. At low volumes your going to be hearing, more or less, the same thing at high volumes (besides breakup, you will need a pedal for that, which still sounds good at low volumes). Unlike "J's" experience, I'm only a home player, and it works fine for my personal use. Though I will say, it KILLS at higher volumes, sounds really good :) but with a tube screamer you can more or less get the same affect at low volumes. Also, I didn't like the Jensen C12K, so I purchased a Jensen P12N & got rid of the harshness that the original speaker had, very smooth & comfortable to listen to. « Show Less
903076
Hello, this amp is used in a 14x15 basement/concrete practice room and it sounds great! Lower volume is just fine, and as the other answer states, let it warm up a bit. Totally satisfied so far with this amp. Hope it helps!
903077
The tone sweet spot for the amp diminishes as the volume drops, but it is still pretty good a fairly low volume. If you have a gigging and individual practice amp, I would not buy this for the individual practice amp. It is powerful enough to gig at just about any small to medium venue without a PA and to practice with a band, but bigger venues will need a PA. I generally favor not buying something to do everything, because then you just get something that is mediocre in all situations. This is the exception. I did not need anything smaller or bigger.
903078
I use mine for practice with the volume at 1.5 or 2. For distortion at low levels, I use pedals. This amp will not begin to distort naturally until the volume is at about 4. I'm in love with this amp! Especially with a weber speaker, tube upgrade and clipped tone mod. Google it and you'll find a wealth of info on modding this amazing amp.
903079
This was ranked the best blues amp of all time - that is why it is so popular. It has a great tone, and in my opinion well worth the money. It can be played at lower volumes, but I set the volume on the amp high and set the volume on the guitar low - you keep the tone by doing this
1058055
They're both pretty comparable as far as volume goes. But you have to realize you're talking about solid state wattage here, which is very different from Tube wattage. There's really not going to be much difference in overall volume from a 75w and 100w solid state amp. But when you say "as loud as a 75W amp should be" that doesn't quite make sense. A 75w tube amp will blow the doors off your house. You would never need to turn it past 1 or 2 and you'd never hit that sweet spot with preamp breakup. One brand's 75w solid state amp can be louder than another. It's not quite as uniform as to how the wattage is used in solid state amps. If you're looking for something loud enough to play with a band, this would be loud enough for most gigs. If you need anything louder, you'd most likely be playing somewhere that has a PA system, so they can just mic it up for you.
291806
It is a decent amp for the money. It is most likely over-rated in power specs. but what is there is clean. I would advise that you buy better speakers though ... get the best co-axial that fits in your budget. 3 way in a car is not necessary - higher quality 2 way is better.
507590
Ya man its a rock in amp for the price I have two..just upgraded but still use these as backups.. I recommend for a beginner yes..G
1632845
Thanks for your question. This amazing sounding amplifier, at only 30 watts per channel will drive the speakers you refer to to moderate volumes but I would not suggest it for extremely loud, very dynamic music for very long term use. For background levels it will work.
595575
To be honest, in my opinion I don't believe that this amp has that much power, because I ran this amp in many different ways to get the best performance and this is amp is only 500-600rms if so much and didn't push my midrange as I wanted or expected. If this is like your first amp and you want to experiment ok buy especially looking at the cost . but if you got the cash spend a few buck more. Plus I connected my midrange to other amps Pioneer, Rockford, Soundstream and it was at least 3 times louder and cleaner than this Planet Audio.
475181
I bought this amp for my keyboard but I do occationally plug my guitar into it as well..(no pedals though) It does pretty well. It is a great little amp.. I can crank the volume up all the way and it does not pop or distort at all. Great amp for band practices. You'll need more power for performances though...
1321691
This amp would function with a bass guitar for quiet practice, but it is a very small amp and probably would not deliver much of a big bass thump. It would probably work ok for low key practice though.
1444350
I've done it, gives the guitar a lot more low end and lower midrange than you would get from a guitar amp. Absolutely terrible for a band situation as the guitar won't cut through the mix but kind of an interesting sound if just practicing alone. I actually think it sounds kind of cool for low volume bedroom practicing.
1835787
Bro I'll be 100% honest it's a good amp but it's for sure not pushin 3000 amps. It hits hard but it has it's limit and will shut off if pushed too hard...one you have it set and equalized right it's a solid amp I have 2 bridged subs on it and it works perfect. Out of the 4 mths I've had it, it's only overheated once and shut off maybe 3 times because I turned it past it's limit lol but overall it's pretty good man iwould suggest it for a good sound for sure!
1520327
It sounds as good thru my amp...... Quality of amp will determine the sound you get at loud volumes it has worked great for me
1244495
Yes you do! It has tonal control and volume control, I use it with a little 5w practice amp if I want to practice loud (people may hear) but most of the time without (it's not as quiet as you would think but won't bother anyone next door) but when plugged in you control all the volume.
1380591
You can practice with it, but very little sound. It's not necessary, but it's really made to be played through an amp. It would be the same if you didn't plug in an electric bass guitar. Thanks Sam.
1470862
Sorry the late, well, mostly this box is for valve amps, because they need more volume to burn the valves and create a nice sound, because if the volume is very low, the quality is not the same, with high volume, sounds very good. With solid state amps, they do not need this box, because the quality of low volume is better than high volume. So this box is to decrease the volume trying to not change the tone(changes the tone but a little of bit) of valve amps.
898891
If you have the proper line in cable, sure. I can not comment on the quality as a vocal amp, only as a bass amp. There are better alternatives to vocal amps out there, a lot of people use Keyboard amps as vocal amps and they seem pretty happy with it. Best of luck.
947084
I have 2 of these amps I placed 1st at local sound comp 149.9 db luis is a tard it pushed 2 18 dc hard also check the imp. 0.02 pretty good for a cheap amp never overheat no problems I sugg a 2 far. cap to run with it
241159
I agree with ccapehart on this amp. I have it pushing 1 12" in a ported enclosure and I have the gain turned up about 2/3's w/4 volt preamp input. Class D amps are a better choice. I mainly got this amp because price was a factor.