What's Your Favorite Practice Amps

Session 5

Session 5

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I have 2 amps that are my favorite, i use these at my spring and summer place. I have had my Blackstar Fly 3 for years now, hard to believe 3 watts of sweetness can come from this 3' speaker in a little package. Its used daily there.

The Vox Rhythm 5 and Blackstar Debut15E , will be replaced by my newly found Blackstar 10v ID Core, this amp is powerful, i will no longer have to use pedals as it is a modelling Stereo amp, has many features, great tones, and will be able to do some gigs at the park with it.

Both these Blackstar amps fit the bill for what i need.


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DirtySteve said:
Practice amp? Aren't all amps "practice" amps? :hmmm:
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To be fair, the JVM410 and 4x12, although easy to tame volume, is not my go to and is behind a bunch of smaller amps. I wouldn't call it my practice amp.
In terms of home use, I generally practice by working on songs unamplified.
Practice with band? Small easy to carry.
JMD501, Mesa Mk V 35 and Katana.

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I was kidding in my post earlier, hope you all got that. I know what the OP meant, but it just so happens that I attenuate my amps down to TV volume most of the time so whatever I'm playing fits the qualifications as far as I'm concerned. I wish I could find a small low watt grab and go "practice amp" that sounds good, but so far I haven't found it.
 
DirtySteve said:
I was kidding in my post earlier, hope you all got that. I know what the OP meant, but it just so happens that I attenuate my amps down to TV volume most of the time so whatever I'm playing fits the qualifications as far as I'm concerned. I wish I could find a small low watt grab and go "practice amp" that sounds good, but so far I haven't found it.
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I try to keep it under 115dB @~3meters. That’s “practice”.
 
Out in the shed I usually play on the East or the Budda. But when I'm going to be in and out for short periods of time when I will turning things on and off multiple times a day or every few hours I will use the Blues Cube. In the house I will use the Ori 20c unless I need to be quiet then I use the Katana go.
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It all depends on my mood and what I'm doing. Usually, I will play my DST Engineering U84-TNT as the main practice amp. It's switchable between 2 and 8 watts, and sounds monstrous with a 2x12 speaker.

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Because I built it as a practice amp, I will also use my homemade Tweed Princeton. It's also a fun amp, but not as nice as the DST.



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But then, I do really love the sound of the Trainwreck Express clone. It sounds great with the Trainwreck Airbrake attenuator. I use that more than anything lately.



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And for when I really don't give a poop... The '73 Marshall 1987 Super Lead with two 4x12s or my homemade JTM45 with the 8x10.


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iblive said:
I have a 5w and a 20w. Closest neighbor is a couple hundred feet away… at least. With a 100 feet of timber in the mix. So. I can crank it and pretty sure no neighbor is gonna hear.
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Yea ,but your hard of hearing from all those years of loud music, I'm not sure, you better ask them.:ROFLMAO: those 5w and 10watt amps have more loudness than you think.:D
 
Session 5 said:
Yea ,but your hard of hearing from all those years of loud music, I'm not sure, you better ask them.:ROFLMAO: those 5w and 10watt amps have more loudness than you think.:D
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If I've lost any hearing its come from working in a tractor shop around loud running diesel engines.... not music. And for the record.... while I do have pretty much constant ringing in my ears, last time I had my hearing tested, it was excellent. So there ,,,,, my elderly friend. :pound-hand:
 
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