Is it realistic to have a tube amp at home?

[mercifulfuzziness]

My amps sound glorious opened up in there!

That is awesome. And it seems like your dog has so much space!

 

[dcburn]

That is awesome. And it seems like your dog has so much space!

Oh yeah she loves it!
Getting old, my shoulders don’t like throwing balls so I use the kids lax sticks to toss tennis balls.

 

[ejecta]

My personal opinion and tastes lean towards a tube or analog head into a couple of cabs with a really good master volume over playing a modeler into studio monitors for low volume. I think for me feel / tone wise it’s better than direct. YMMV

Edit: Just so I don’t get some sensitive people who love using their modelers on my ass barking at me will nonsense that I shit on modelers… I think digital modelers are absolutely amazing in the right context. I have them and I use them when they are the best tool for the job.

 

[Orvillain]

My personal opinion and tastes lean towards a tube or analog head into a couple of cabs with a really good master volume over playing a modeler into studio monitors for low volume. I think for me feel tone wise it’s better than direct. YMMV

Agreed.

Yesterday night at about 7:30pm, I was playing my Mark V. I turned on the effects loop so I could use it as a master volume. Kept the output knob at about 10 o'clock. I could talk over it in the room. But it still felt really good to play, and honestly? Much more instant gratification than the modellers I own.

I love my modellers to be sure. But there's something just great about having a 4x12 and an amp, even at bedroom levels, right next to you.

 

[mercifulfuzziness]

Agreed.

Yesterday night at about 7:30pm, I was playing my Mark V. I turned on the effects loop so I could use it as a master volume. Kept the output knob at about 10 o'clock. I could talk over it in the room. But it still felt really good to play, and honestly? Much more instant gratification than the modellers I own.

I love my modellers to be sure. But there's something just great about having a 4x12 and an amp, even at bedroom levels, right next to you.

Could this also be done with a pedal like a Tubescreamer?

Sounds interesting. Get a Tone Master Deluxe reverb or a Tonemaster Reverb. Add a pedal to it.. to keep the volume low?

(that is not a tube so maybe not the same feeling)

/gear noob

 

[Orvillain]

Could this also be done with a pedal like a Tubescreamer?

Sounds interesting. Get a Tone Master Deluxe reverb or a Tonemaster Reverb. Add a pedal to it.. to keep the volume low?

(that is not a tube so maybe not the same feeling)

/gear noob

In short, yes. It could. It really depends on what tones you like. Personally I don't really like the tubescreamer into a clean channel. I'd rather have a SD-1 or BD-2. But yes, in principle you can use a pedal to get an acceptable tone at lower levels.

 

[mercifulfuzziness]

In short, yes. It could. It really depends on what tones you like. Personally I don't really like the tubescreamer into a clean channel. I'd rather have a SD-1 or BD-2. But yes, in principle you can use a pedal to get an acceptable tone at lower levels.

Me neither, I don't like most overdrive or gain pedals but that is also because I find it often ruins the tone of the amp. The Deluxe Reverb sounds nice as it is, with a TS I just seem to make it into a tone I dislike. It probably also has to do with the HX Stomp, where I am capable of putting the master and gain on what in real life would mean very high volume.