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And then you've got the wonderful world of Class D amps. Sound great, weigh nothing. But, they get mixed reception from players. Some (including myself) love them, as they're easy to cart about, more than loud enough, provide decent reliability and they're easy enough to get a good sound out of. But others don't like them so much, usually for sound purposes.

I use ACS Pro17s, I rarely play without them now. Occasionally, I will, but only at very low level gigs (I'm lucky enough to still do some!), but in rehearsals, jam nights etc, they go without a shadow of doubt! Best £120 I've spent!

I love the Streamer Stage I So much so, I've purchased the one which Kev had for sale on here, which I cannot wait for!!

S'all about community I promise not to try and sell you anything that's listed in my signature whilst I'm at it

Hi there, In short, yes, a combo is a head and cab in one. They have their advantages and disadvantages over separates rigs. Personally, I use separates and always have done, as they allow for a lot more flexibility, and I can mix and match heads with different cabs to experiment with different speaker sizes and such. I've used combos as well, generally, they tend to be a bit heavier, but if it's just for jamming in a garage, that's not the end of the world. There isn't really anything that's overly heavy and too much to lift, unless you look at an old Trace Elliot 4x10 combo! A preamp goes in between the bass and the amp, these are what tend to give the eq, and some have other features such as distortion and compression. These shape the amps sound. Tube amps tend to have a nice warm sound to them, I don't like them myself as they require a lot more care. You can't move them if you want to get out of a gig in a hurry, as they're fragile usually, and even more fragile when still hot (and the tubes get VERY hot), and though you won't need to replace the amp, eventually, the tubes will need replacing, and it's not the cheapest of jobs. But, on the other hand, if you look after it, it'll look after you and they can last a while. As for the sound thing, a good solid state amp (none tube) will give you pretty much any sound you want. I've been able to get my sound out of an ancient Acoustic head, and my pretty much brand new Aguilar class D head. My advice for buying something, is don't get anything that's likely to lose value. If you find it's not you after a while, you can sell it on, and hopefully not lose too much value. Also look for good deals, there's lots on here which would fit your budget and suit you well. I'd always go for something that's more than you'd need though, as it leaves room for expansion. A cab that'll take more power than that amp will put out would work well, as you can upgrade just your amp head for something more powerful, and keep the cabs, rather than having to upgrade everything at once. As you're in Salford, if you've got any way of getting to Rochdale, feel free to give me a shout and I can take you through a couple of amp and cab combinations. I'll even pop the kettle on!

Yes... how he follows it up is brilliant though http://youtu.be/GviRZQPYA1A

Top marks to whoever added the Tower of Power. Easily my favourite stuff to play!

I find the Hartke HyDrive 1x12s pack a hell of a punch. 300 watts at 8 and 4 ohms, so a lot of the time I've gigged with just the 1x12 and had an awesome sound. I imagine a pair of them would sound mega!

Just sold a pedal to Trev, no issues, nice guy and great comms

Great playing and I love Dirty Loops, but generally, I can't stand his sound. A bit TOO zingy!