Is it realistic to have a tube amp at home?

JiveTurkey said:
I've thought a time or 14 about grabbing one to try with the LX. Not sure if it's enough of a preamp to really do the trick though.
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It's the best clean boost I ever owned. It's worth it just for that. We've mentioned it before -- the gain tones leave a bit to be desired all in all -- unless you get it modded Ola style. But then it's probably money better spent other places.
 
FuzzyAce said:
It's the best clean boost I ever owned. It's worth it just for that. We've mentioned it before -- the gain tones leave a bit to be desired all in all -- unless you get it modded Ola style. But then it's probably money better spent other places.
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That's how I used it into my Marshall. They go for crazy money these days.

I tried it into a few other amps and didn't really like it but for some reason it worked really well with the jcm900.
 
The last bastion of toan is at the spl you can hear your strings when your kids are sleeping.

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Somehow guitar players managed to use amps in their houses ***almost exclusively*** until about 10-15 years ago.

All of my amps are usable at moderate volume levels. And dismissing attenuators for amps that might not have good master volumes seems arbitrarily silly.

Ultimately there is no right answer, use whatever floats your boat.
 
Whizzinby said:
Somehow guitar players managed to use amps in their houses ***almost exclusively*** until about 10-15 years ago.

All of my amps are usable at moderate volume levels. And dismissing attenuators for amps that might not have good master volumes seems arbitrarily silly.

Ultimately there is no right answer, use whatever floats your boat.
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That is also true of course.

The dismissing of the attentuator is because I don’t want to have to many cables in our living room. With guests it doesn’t have to look like a guitar store.
 
Whizzinby said:
Somehow guitar players managed to use amps in their houses ***almost exclusively*** until about 10-15 years ago.

All of my amps are usable at moderate volume levels. And dismissing attenuators for amps that might not have good master volumes seems arbitrarily silly.

Ultimately there is no right answer, use whatever floats your boat.
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Agreed. Speaking of attenuators, what are the good ones today?
 
I'll summarize my post first, because attention spans: Stick with the Yammy, or get an acoustic.

Just like any post from anyone on any forum, this is my opinion based on my experience.

I've never played a Yamaha desktop amp, but I do have a Spark GO and a Roland Mobile Cube that can do the job of any-room practice. Not as dynamic as my Stomp can be through studio monitors or headphones.

I don't like headphones either but sometimes they're necessary so I got a good pair of open-back headphones that sound very natural. My headphones never leave my room/desk. Also in my room, my 5153 Stealth is 50w but can get quieter than my 15w MT15 and still sound okay. I only say okay because louder is more better, so I actually prefer headphones and modeling/profiling if worrying about my kids sleeping.

If I'm in the living room and want to play at off-practice times when there are guests, family, or nothing else to do - - I worry less about tone and dynamics and would rather use something small/portable. I'd probably be more inclined to play an acoustic instrument rather than compete with conversations using any permanently set-up speaker sitting across the room, it needs to be next to me, but at that point I'd rather have an acoustic or play electric unplugged.
 
Alex Kenivel said:
I'll summarize my post first, because attention spans: Stick with the Yammy, or get an acoustic.

Just like any post from anyone on any forum, this is my opinion based on my experience.

I've never played a Yamaha desktop amp, but I do have a Spark GO and a Roland Mobile Cube that can do the job of any-room practice. Not as dynamic as my Stomp can be through studio monitors or headphones.

I don't like headphones either but sometimes they're necessary so I got a good pair of open-back headphones that sound very natural. My headphones never leave my room/desk. Also in my room, my 5153 Stealth is 50w but can get quieter than my 15w MT15 and still sound okay. I only say okay because louder is more better, so I actually prefer headphones and modeling/profiling if worrying about my kids sleeping.

If I'm in the living room and want to play at off-practice times when there are guests, family, or nothing else to do - - I worry less about tone and dynamics and would rather use something small/portable. I'd probably be more inclined to play an acoustic instrument rather than compete with conversations using any permanently set-up speaker sitting across the room, it needs to be next to me, but at that point I'd rather have an acoustic or play electric unplugged.
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That is really not a crazy thought to get an acoustic.

I thought an acoustic is in general louder that most amps. And never can be played any more quiet.
 
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