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I'd definately agree with Beamer, if you have multi effects go the tube route, once you've used a tube amp I doubt you'll go back! My recommendation would be a Blackstar HT5, more than enough for a basement http://www.blackstaramps.co.uk/products/ht-5r/

But try as many as you can

Jerry

Hey Beamer

Every year over here we have the Mods and Rockers reunion with a run from the Ace Cafe in London down to Brighton where the original riots happened. The Ace was originally a rockers cafe and the bikers had the nickname the "Ton Up Boys". The idea was to put a record on the juke box and you had to get out of the cafe, on your bike and and race down to the Hangar Lane roundabout and back to the cafe before the record ended. The Ace eventually closed down in the 70's as it's a really run down part of London but was bought back about 10 years ago and is now a fantastic cafe that really trades on its heritage. There are bike meets or custom / classic car meets there every weekend and they do a fantastic all day Full English brekkie.

The reunion is huge with thousands making the run on anything from old Lambretta's and classic bikes to the latest pocket rockets. It's a cracking day out and Brighton seafront all you can see is bikes for miles. I go on my GS every year, not quite period but hey, I need a bit of German efficiency covering about 18,000 miles a year as an observer for the Institute of Advanced Motoryclists over here.

Jerry

While you can get really close to an authentic sound with effects and modelling amps it won't be absolutely bang on, but as an old mate of mine used to say "good enough for jazz" though!

Jerry

I sense a spammer!

Jerry

I'll ask my wife, she's probably moved it!

Jerry

Well none of them will ever have to get their hands dirty for a living. Brillliant!

Jerry

Hi Rich,

I've got an Epiphone Wildkat, not many around but I really like it. Great tone, very nicely finished and I think it just looks so cool.

Here she is, on the right hand side

Jerry

Oh what a can of worms you've opened here! I recently went through this and ended up buying an acoustic amp and keeping my electric amp. Acoustic amps are designed to reduce the feedback that you get when playing an acoustic guitar through an electric amp.

To say they're built to produce as clean a signal as possible isn't quite right, check out the Vox AGA70 which has a tube preamp which can be driven to break up, weird I know but there you go. There are also plenty of acoustic amps that are loaded with effects, check out the Marshall AS100D.

Many will also have two channels and will come with a mic input so you can use them a mini PA if you're playing solo in coffee shops or small venues.

I ended up buying a Fishman Loudbox Mini which is the mutts. I've not tried to play an electric guitar through it as I have my Blackstar for that. The right tool for the job!

Jerry

I want to know how you're going to better that Martin of yours Pete!!! I reckon you're about there buddy

Jerry

I've got a theory that those who have been playing since before the advent of the internet can probably work songs out easier than those who have always had access to the net while playing. Then there was no easy access to chords, music or tab for songs and the only way to learn them was by ear if you didn't want to buy the music. What do others think?

Jerry

As they're so worthless if somebody could arrange for everybody in the US to send me just 1 each I'd be eternally grateful

Jerry