Do You REALLY Need a Tube Amp? - Battle of the Fender Electric Guitar Amps
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Hey Marty buddy you thought me how to play. So let me give you advice. Behringer Vintage tube monster. Crack it open replace the crappy stock tube with a higher gain ceiling and watch any amp sound better than orange martial or crate. Never again will you need anything else.
I've not touched my Orange amp in over 6 years.
3 years back, l owned two dollars.I wanted more.Now, I have the same two fu#%*ng dollars.So basicly I dont have money for good courses.Marty sory, but I was gonna use that one word
Lovin the “yellow” style nice!
Is the Champ good enough? Yes.
Is the Deville significantly better? Also yes
2x12" speakers makes a BIG diff too. I was hoping to hear 2 very similar amps, 1 tube, 1 digital.
Yep the 1,000 dollar sounds better than the 200 dollar amp... what a surprise. Nothing to do valves more to do with amount of money spent on components and R&D.
The difference is pretty big especially cause the tube one has real reverb and not digital, it makes a huge difference to the tune.
Is the tube better? Hell yeah
Are you going to buy an amp for 1000$? Hell no
@@theworkshop6914 Depends on how much you have available to spend & how important electric guitar is to you.
That said, I have absolutely nothing against digital non-tube amps. Whatever gives the best bang for the buck.
Elton Goslett actually it’s about 5 to 15 % better Especially when considering this price to buy and make just doesn’t add up solid-state amp have come along way it’s no longer matter if one is better than the other just which one fits the situation better
I asked my wallet & it said no after slapping me
Same for me but it wasn't my wallet but my wife duh,,,,,,!!!!!!
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hahaha!!! the second hands are a risk of course, I bought a Fender Stage 100 DSP for 100€s( no pot rattle, may have to change tha input jack ( peanuts moneywise...), now Im eyeballing a Fender Princeton 65 for about 200€s with Finnish shipping.in Finland...Stage from the years 2002-2004, Princeton from 1992, bot h solid state, checked out brannew ss amps lately and the y all seem so expensive and with issues already!!!!! including like Fender, Mark V, or then modelling Boss, etc...ANYWAYS I have a brannew Peavey Bandit 112, and a brannew Kustom KG 100Watter, and a 1995 HughesKettner Vortex , I HAVE NO TIME AT MY AGE TO LEARNTO BE AN ELECTRICIAN!!! plus Iveheard so many problems with tube amps people have, NICE WARM SOUND, yeah buy a 1000€ tube amp, and take it to a tech with a taxi evrytime one tube fails for biasing etc........, anyroads, what aye cheeky wallet to slap you first and the nsay no after, keep it cool or wool, K : )
Best thumbnail ever 🙌🙌🙌🙌
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I agree! So much detail! It must’ve taken days!
Hello Andy guitar
Agreed
Find it odd that when we sit down to record in home setups, we rely on digital modeling in a DAW to emulate an authentic sound, be that reverb or a cranked tube amp, and accept that as being 'realistic enough' but there's all this snobbery about 'authentic' when it comes to digital amps, especially for beginners. This is great! It lets you play around with specific sounds without having to be in a setting that a lot of us just aren't able to have.
Agree, I got a simple Roland JC40 in my home practise room. More than sufficient. Would a $1000 amp sound better? Yes. Is the Roland good enough? 100%
If you play like Marty, basically any amp will sound good!!! 😎🤘🤘
Ha, thanks dude!
Certainly
True statement
Truth.
Jeff Beck's first album
I cant say I would be satisfied with the Solid State after first playing and listening to the Tube amp. The sound difference was night and day for me.
No kidding. One of the amps has 2 12"s, and the other amp has 1 12". That alone would more than likely make an audible difference.
well most solid state amps are build to really cheap and behind the times. You be surprise how much a Jfet make in clean channel in terms how distorts and high end response par up with good speaker. most solid state amps have op amp for clean channel that has no diodes for soft clipping which mean if overdrive the clean channel it hard clips. also op amp have nasty problem of treble spikes because of delay in feed back loop.
There are far better SS amps then the champion. I've played around with the champion a lot and there's no way to make it sound wonderful, Fender makes awesome tube amps but for solid state, I went for boss katana, I also really like orange and the redlines solid states. Blows fender practice equipment out of the water for the same price
Yeah sucks to say I own a champion 40 it’s kinda garbbbbb
Bob, laddie. I agree with ye. I think I could use it in a dressing room, pre-stage scenario. Bedroom, perhaps. The Champ 50XL is night and day different than this one. And it has a grand Celestion Midnight 60 in it ! 🍀🎸🍀
I have the Champion 100 with 2x12 and it’s amazingly good. All I need really. For me solid state reliability and convenience outweigh the slight tonal improvement a true tube amp gives.
I agree that for gigging id use a solide state.
In my studio where nothing move i still rely on old tube amp mic up with a 57.
Love your videos Marty, the amount of players you have inspired and touched around the world is crazy and you’re still so humble.
dont get me wrong i love tube amps and solid state amps cant beat that real sound, but its the maintenance of them and just the worry that something could go significantly wrong that kill tube amps for me. i like the no hassle no maintenace no worry of solid state
I use my Valveking for 15 years. One time I had to replace two 6l6 tubes and it is super easy. I played many shows with Valve Amp and never had a problems with this.
Just like the OP said "The solid state sounds like listening to somebody playing in another room", you cant beat the shimmery and open sound of that tube amp.
Change the speaker you simp.
The DeVille sounded much better, but I can't say how much of that is driven by the difference in speakers. It would be great to see a comparison using tube vs. solid state heads using the same cabinet.
I liked the vid when he said :
"Not loud AF but pretty darn loud."
It’s like you read my mind and then post what I need. Thank you good sir!
The Champion 40 is a great value, it is what it is. A GREAT little amp. No one in their right mind would go into a store and try to decide between these two amps.
Thanks Marty! Solid state sounds less clear and defined to my ears, but that's a workable cheap alternative. Love Gear Thursdays!
Hey Marty, thanks for the comparison of the tube vs solid state fender amps. Obviously it does not sound as great as your tube amp but the ss fender sounds pretty good too. At 200 dollars, it sounds very good.
Even if a beginner can afford the tube amp, they should get the champion (or katana, etc). They can discover what sorts of tones, and potential amps, they like, and be much more informed when they do purchase a tube amp. Why spend a grand on a deville, only to find out that your more of an ac 30 (or whatever) person. One of the greatest things about current modeling amps, is how much they can offer in helping a beginner (or more advanced player) figure out what they like
Does the champion have a headphone Jack?
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Yes
What should I get boss katana or fender champion 40
I just treated myself to my first tube amp and got a Traynor YGL-1 and absolutely LOVE it. I had made a deal with myself that if I stuck to playing after buying my first electric guitar 3 years ago, I would upgrade from my small modelling amp. Thanks to you Marty, I stuck with it. Thanks for the great instruction.
Great video Marty, thanks for sharing. Would love to see you compare some budget tube amps and budget semi-hollow body guitars. Thanks!
I replaced the cheap stock speaker in my Champ with a 12" 60 W Celestion Vintage 30. It can hold its own with any drummer. That being said I do plan on getting another amp for gigging, but for its size and weight it's now a beast. Super portable and LOUD.
You should do a few videos on psychedelic type effects and scales an stuff. Great video Marty. Maybe chords and some progressions to go with it.
some Cream would be nice
@@ozzydem ya
I agree
Would totally love that
I found after many, many years of playing, writing, & recording-
It's easy to get a psychedelic sound.
What is very hard is to get a recording that sounds like acoustic instruments are in the room.
Marty your playing is really inspiring your love of music drips out those fingers love it😁
Great video! My 2nd amp after my beginner one is some orange crush solid state (too lazy to go check the model even though it's in the other room). To be quite honest I think it sounds pretty good, especially the clean and with your favorite pedals it works great. I'm trying to save up for a tube amp now but a good solid state will definitely work out if you're not playing massive gigs. And mine is loud enough to compete with my friend's drum set in a tiny room, and he beats the shit out of them. I'll definitely be keeping it as a practice amp once I upgrade.
Marty, YOU'RE BREATHTAKING!
Thank you Marty for a great review. Since I was not raised on tube amps that solid state blows me away, I heard a lot more soul coming from the 40 as opposed to your tuber. Guess it is all about expectations and what you are used to.
Love the channel. I have been a guitar slinger for 45 year, you and I both know a tube amp is heavy you have to replace the tubes but sounds great and better than any solid state amp. I understand you may be appealing to someone who just started learning but you get what you pay for. I have been Peavey powered since 1976 and have my first solid state amp, a starter amp Peavey pacer 45 rms I also have a Mace. But I use XXX’s. Yes they are heavy but the sound I get from them with or without rack effects or stomp boxes is great. So as a collector I will keep all of my amps 8 tube amps. I noticed you also have tube amps
I have several tube amps (Fender Blues Jr. Tweed, Marshall DSL, Laney ...) and transistor amps (Fender Princeton 112 Plus, Marshall V8080, Roland Cube 60 orange ...). I've tested and compared the amps exhaustively (for Eric Clapton and Stones style) and I would say that tranzistor amps, typically in the drive channel, with drive at minimum (Fender) and at 3.8 (Marshall), sound as good as tube amps, especially if you use a drive pedal.
I like how he was initially uncomfortable playing metal but the. He really got into
Surprised how well Marty can sound with the champion amp! Reinforces why I’ve been spending more on guitars than Amps lately because the new solid state stuff is so good with fender and katana
Hey! Marty! I just got the Mustang GT 40. Closer to $300, but it has a much better interface that lets you choose between a whole bunch of amp and cabinet models in any combination AND a ton of effects that you can also add in any combination (even more than 1 of each) in any order before or after the preamp (like an effects loop). Pretty cool for exploring different setups. Probably going to keep me busy for the rest of my life and save me a lot of money on pedals I won't have to buy just to find out how they work and what they do. Deep controls in a simple, intuitive interface makes it stupid easy to try anything you can dream up in just a couple of minutes. And you can bypass any effect independent of the others. It's a really cool little amp. You might want to take a look at it. Thanks for everything you do!
Hey man, love your videos. Thank you for taking the time to do what you do and help all of us the best that you can. What about a VOX VT20X? (Or any of the valvetronix series maybe?)
That tube amp sounds amazing
I would love to see a review where you say it's one amp, but it's actually the other, then vice versa. I think the comments would be fascinating!
ummm credibility?
Great video, and absolutely FANTASTIC right-hand here-the left hand gets the credit, but watch the gallery of right-hand technique on display here, guys. Pretty darn inspirational, lol
Interesting comparison Marty. I started with a Fender Frontman 15R (with built in reverb) but obviously once I moved from being a bedroom guitarist to playing in a band I moved up to Fender Blues Junior III Special Edition (Tweed with a Jensen speaker) which proved loud enough to compete with the drummer from the Muppets. I love the clean tones but you can also get a nice warm natural distortion by cranking up the volume. However, my son took up the guitar last autumn and I subsequently bought him an Epiphone SG (he's an Angus Young fan) and a Boss Katana 50. The amp turned out to be a revelation. It cost me around 170€ (about $180) and it has a great variety of tones as well as various effects. It's also very giggable and is a great beginner's amp.
I've had a Boss Katana 50 MkII for a few weeks now and my Fender tube amp gently weeps in the corner. I am a fan of tube bands and I do love their sound, but newer solid state amps such as the Katana line and the Fender Tone Master are as good as any tube amp out there in my opinion. Of course, this is all subjective. Cheers!!! 🍻
I love my mid 90's Peavey 112 Express. The clean tone is sooo good.
My little 1982 solid state Peavey backstage wipes the panties off this Fender piece of crap.
hey Marty, i have a hot rod deluxe and a fender mustang 1 i use, i find i use i use the mustang a lot. just for the reason i don't like leaving the hot rod on for hours, the mustang i can leave on, don't have to warm it up, don't have to let it cool down......... but i love the tone from the hot rod,,,
Thank you Marty. Nice to hear something with some emotion and passion on this kind of video.
I can hear a big difference, but the SS amp aint bad. I've certainly heard alot worse.
I doubt those differences are attributable to tube vs SS. We have different 'tone stacks', speakers, cabinets, power, etc. Anyone of those could color the sound significantly. All of them combined practically negates this as a tube vs SS test. It's really just a basic amp comparison.
I have had a champion 40 that i've had for about 6 months now. I love how it sounds. I don't gig just jam in my man cave.
The Champion 40 is such a good thing. I've bought it with my first guitar, sounds good enough, cheap, has a ton of effects. Perfect!
Thanks for this vid Marty. I'm sure in the room the difference is very obvious. But the little SS sounds pretty good on this end. I always mention in my own vids what amp I'm using either a 50 year old 100w Fender tube or a 40 year old 35w Yammi SS. The Yamaha is way before modeling of any sort so it's not trying to sound like something else. And you know it sounds pretty darn good. Even with the cracked speaker.
2:08 Yellow Ledbetter ♥️
Been using mustang iii v2 for a while.
I only added a wireless really.....
My tube amp is a bish to move around plus that one only go out if really got important recording.
(I love the channel BTW!!)
So I've owned this amp, and I know it can sound better if you use the EQ properly.
I Gig around 3 nights a week, 4pc band, Restaurants, Hotels, Casinos. From lobbies to stages, I use little SS amps And they always sound great. The crowd CANNOT tell the difference! They always have enough punch, and if needs more volume or low end, I just mic it, easy.
I still make just as much money as the dudes playing expensive tube amps. And I always get asked about my tone. Good tone is almost always in how you set your EQ, whether that is on your amp or an EQ pedal. Especially with how far cheap amps have come.
Thank you Marty you really helped me with the amps and I bought the champ 40
Well the valve amp seems to have a much more rounded tone. After hearing the valve amp first, the solid state amp just lacks something.
Nowadays solid state amps sound very close to tube amps and are more reliable, plus built in effects. Great playing and review as always.
thats insane how much of a difference the two make. both sound awesome but the tube amp WOW. Such awesome sound and great playing too I could of listened to more of it lol. But wow I am going to definitely try to get Tube amp. I bought the Fender Mustang V1 which is not bad. But yeah cool video thank you!
Great video as always from Marty. The major difference was that the clarity was gone on the digital amp. It sounded muddy compared to the better one almost as if someone threw a blanket over the speaker. I would have tried equalizing the digital one a little, to get rid of some of the muddiness. I know it was probably a "knobs on 12 o'clock" comparison, but trying to optimize the digital amp to get a closer clarity to the other might be an interesting exercise.
The digital amp sounds more muffled than the tube, but honestly I like the digital better. Great tone for a low price
I play through a Champion 100 and love it. It has 2 -12's
I have the fender champion 20 amp and it sounds pretty good and def lighter than the tube amps dad has! Sounds good to, dad and I came over and jammed and he was actually impressed with it! Def a fun amp and great price to start working and learning how to have some fun. Keep up the great work and thank you!
My first amp was a Silvertone 1484 and I started a garage band that was in 1965. I have never looked back. I have all of the Silvertones, some Gibson amps, and Fenders, Marshall, and others. Solidstate amplifiers are in my studio and class D amplifiers all have a great place in make up my sound pallet. I also have a plethora of vintage and new effects pedals. For 3 decades I never needed an effects pedal. I enjoy all the vintage and new technologies including 2 nice small stereo amplifiers by Black Start. They do what my other amplifiers don't do and I have several 3-watt amplifiers and some 1-watt 5-watt tube amps. Get all the stuff you want it all has a place, including my 80 watt Peavey Blue strip Combo amp made in Mississippi not to forget my 30-watt peavey blues amp with 4 EL84 and 1x15 speaker. Nice video. Too much music, money to buy stuff and no place to put it all.
Marty AAAAAAAALMOST plays yellow Ledbetter with the Fender Deville amp
Hahaha changes it a bit so he can monetize the vid.
So what was that on the Champ? Kenny Wayne Shepherd has a song that way too many people think is ripped off from yellow ledbetter but they're not that much alike, IMO. Not nearly enough to say he tried to copy that song or whatever they say. Then they point to the album it's on, Ledbetter Heights, because they have no idea that it's named after a neighborhood here in Shreveport where we're from, a neighborhood which is named after Leadbelly, who was from here also.
@@JC-11111 Ok well I immediately thought of Yellow Ledbetter too.
These amps are truly BREATHTAKING
A great SS amp that gets no internet love but is a great for taking to gigs is the ZT Lunchbox. Get yourself a small pedalboard or multieffect pedal to put in front, and you have great giggable tones. Get something like a Tech21 FR5 for your FX (maybe with an LPD eighty7 in front of it) and you can take everything from the car to your gig in one trip without breaking your back or even a sweat, and sound good once you get there, too.
G'Day from NZ... Thanks Marty... Enjoy ALL your 'vids'... including music=songs tutorials... Keep 'em coming... Have a 'Good One' every day... Cheers... Chris... 🤠 ...
Do expensive solid state vs cheap tube amp
I remember starting to play the blues. I started as a opener in a blues club. I bought a tube amp and strat. Because everyone told me to. I eventually would buy a telecaster and fender mustang 3. Which i prefer way more than the tube amp and strat. Find the tone that works for you. Don't worry about all the naysayers that narrowly preach one way. Tones personal. No one's business but your own. My tube days have gone down the tubes.
What I recommend to beginners is typically a squire telecaster or an Epiphone Les Paul and a Boss Katana.
With that you're ready to play any gig and any style right off the bat. Tube Amps are great, but each one is niche. A good inexpensive modeling amp like the mustang is perfect for figuring out what sound makes the most sense for you before you drop a whole lot of money on something.
And despite having less options, I feel like a Tele is more versatile than a strat. The one problem I've had with a Tele is that it is noisy. So thats why I often recommend beginners go for an Epiphone with humbuckers. It cuts out the noise and helps them sound a lot better without breaking the bank.
@@TheDilligan i agree tube amps are nice. I played a very nice one years years. But i disagree that fender mustangs or solid state is for beginners. More than tube amps. I was able to get a nice tone from my tube amp very easy. As a beginner in blues. I have been playing blues many years now. And prefer the fender mustang 3. I know some players that have been playing for years that switched to fender mustang. From tube amps. To me its preference. Recommendations kept me from the sound that works for me. I could say i recommend tube amps for beginners just as easy..
@@TheDilligan my point is i would say to beginners go to music store. A big one. And pick out the amp and guitar that works for you. Without recommendong a solid state or tube amp. Let them decide.
@@chrispaskell8344 that's the best advice ever, in a big music store, you can test all the gear out, and discover which tones feels the most like you
Good comparison also love that you played some PJ in this vid cheers Marty😎😎
Mr marry! You always bring hope to the heart! Keep rocking 🤝🍻
I’ve got the fender champ 100, it’s pretty badass!
I do too man, its a great amp
me too. it is not going anywhere.sounds great.do not give a damn what gear snobs say.
@@cimmaron50 Right on! To you own ears be true.
I ll stick with my Yamaha thr10c and mic into PA :)
Wojciech
I love that amp but would have to have direct input for me to buy use in studio. Won't mike lazy,
have 6 Gibson tweed 60s amps mint never use. God bless
Tom Tracy
The Blues Junior IV is what I use at home and it's amazing. They fixed the reverb and put in a better speaker. It's my favorite home/small gig amp for the money. Tube all day! Well worth the $
I'm very much a beginner and struggled with amps. I bought a Marshall and a Peavey and hated both. I was convinced that I needed to go tube and settled on a hybrid Fender Super Champ X2. It's solid state on the overdrive modes and sounds awesome to me. My takeaway, I like the sound of Fenders period, probably don't need tube at this stage, and only wish that I could play remotely like Marty:) Tx, Marty!
the Champ is a very worthy amp. It’s a great practice amp or for very small venues. With the Deville, you have to find a balance at lower volumes to get the tone you want. When you crank it to 2-3 (its a loud amp), then you really see where the extra money went.
Great video and great comparison, and also, very tasteful and soulful playing as always Marty!
I love your channel, man. I wish you were my guitar teacher.
DeVille sounds about 10 times better. Fuller, rounder, more articulated. But the Champion sounds fine. Just don't play them one after the other and you won't have amp envy with the Champ.
Have you tried the new Blackstar Silverlines yet?
Hey Marty, great video. I had Champ 40 just like that one on rent from my music store. The clean sound was great but I found the effects side cumbersome and not inspiring so I took it back and bought an older used Fender Sidekick 30 to practice with (save lots of money) it'll do what I do until I pull the trigger on the tube amp. In the end the 40 is good value for the money. Great review.
I have been playing for 15 mos.. I started off with a solid state Kustom and a Mustang GT 40.. out grew those a couple mos ago.. JUST got my 1st tube amp yesterday, (blues junior, tweed) yes I can hear the difference, the Deville is MUCH more open and dynamic over the champ
Tube amp has more ring, you can hear the individual notes in the cords. cleaner details.
Thank yo. I had my eye on the Champion for awhile, but I wanted to see a good demo first.
Fred the Champion 50 XL has an upgraded speaker in and sounds incredible. Hard to beat for $219. You should check it out.
Don´t do ít man, you will regret it! I have one, it´s crap!
This is really interesting and so fun to watch! I’m glad you make these videos:) can you please do a tutorial on That’ll be the day by Buddy Holly? Thanks. Rock on.
I tried loving my Hot Rod Deluxe but I also have the Champion 100 with the two 12s. I only use the Bassman (I think but I'm not 100% sure because it isnt labeled) setting on the 2nd channel. Once it's turned up past 3 1/2 the tone really brightens up. I use it for all the jobs I play and never had to turn the volume past 5 (and that was outdoors). I don't care for any of the other amp models in this amp but that Bassman setting is killer.
Got 3 Tube Amps Fender Blues Deluxe, Traynor Custom 50 and a 72 212 Music Man twin! Annnnd a Fishman Loudbox mini!
What kinda tones do you get from the music man, I've been thinking of getting one since I heard that johnny winter used one
It’s a cool amp! Some came with a tremolo switch_ Mine came with a phaser effect. It can do a pretty convincing Fender twin sound_ great reverb too.
@@lincolnjohnson6511 ah that's really cool, thanks man
The Champion is basically the all solid-state version of the Super Champ X2/XD.
xD
I don't about the amps but that ancient sickley baby blue strat and your tune selection had me mesmerized, but yeah the tube,dude,that kept it real.
My rig is based around a Digitech GSP1101 modeling pre-amp. Yes, I would rather have a bunch of tube amps on stage or perhaps a couple of Mesa-Boogie Road Kings, but as versatile as my band is, the modeling amp really fits the bill perfectly.
MARTY IS THE GOAT LOVE YOU VIDS KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK
Thanks for the support!
I really love that loop in the beginning of the video. Just sat here for twenty minutes figuring it out lol
Sounds great. Love both amps.
I use both tube and ss. Too my ears tubes have a richer sound quality that a SS just cant replicate. But for a lighter smaller application in like a practice or smaller setting, the SS amps do a great job most times. And the way they make SS amps now you can still plug up a wah or something and play with effects that you really need multiple pedals for so can be good for studio settings also. But thats just my opinion. As always great video Marty, keep em coming.
I traded a hot rod deluxe for a boss katana 2x12. Don't regret it. Both are great but the boss does so much more
hardluck 1995 thinking the same thing about trading a blues jr for a katana 50
Hi Marty You should try to compare that strat with a squier ( plugging both inside the cheap amp)
Thanks for video Marty. You could sell both amps to anyone the way you play. The champ sounded more far away or muffled. The Deville sounded clear and beautiful. I would like to see you demo a Fender Blues Jr. vs the Champ the prices being a lot closer to each other.
I had a Fender Mustang II. Sold it for $40 to get rid of it.I bought a BassBreaker and have an add on cabinet. Two 12" speakers and a Tube amp. I love it.
Very cool
I been playing 35 years I don't hear a vast difference I actually like the 40 watt better technology has step it's game up
Now listen in person
The sound of the Hotrod was so damn sexy. Specially the solo sound on Yellow Ledbetter from Pearl Jam. GJ man!
I would love to see a video of you sharing your opinions on the Fender Blues Junior, I think I would consider it the entry level tube amp because of its size and (relatively speaking) fair price
Yeah,.....I'll take the $1000 amp.
without the 1,000 dollar price tag
Get the Hod Rod Deluxe used. They're both in the same family, lighter, and easier to use in most average sized gigs.
@@joshdeal575 Hot Rod is a great amp. I gigged with it in a 5 piece band for years.
Buy whichever amp you want and whichever amp works for you. Do I need an all tube powerhouse for my living room, no but I bought one anyway cause it makes me happy. Be happy and keep strumming everyone!
Totally agree!....I'll never gig...probably never play outside of my home or yard...but I'm definitely going to get a nice tube amp for my own enjoyment.
Solid state amps definitely serve a purpose, and they do it well. I love using both in parallel (guitar
Awesome playing!!!
40+ year Fender amp player here, mostly tubers, but some solid state. Current, Deluxe Reverb. It's tough to evaluate from your recording gear to my PC speakers ;), but the DeVille has a fuller range sound, as it should. In person I believe the difference would be more obvious, particularly reverb and headroom. I know I'd love the DeVille and I think the video points out as well that one can have a great sounding, versatile amp for $200.
A killer multipurpose amp is the Boss Katana 50, even has an acoustic selector!
I have one and I love it!!!
I love the 40, so light and cheap that anyone can afford to get 2 to run a wet/dry setup. Still, I'm kinda butthurt that Fender didn't include an fx loop.
I have a little Fender Twin 9V battery tiny amp. It has two speakers in it and I believe a slight delay between them which gives it some depth. Sounds better than a single speaker amp
Great video Marty as always. Please make a Lesson video for Jimi Hendrix version of Mannish Boy. Please! I know you get a lot of requests but I've been requesting this for over a year HAHA! Thanks brotha!