You can't beat a lightweight head... I'm afraid!

[keeponehandloose]

The only good ones are expensive ones.Whether its big or small,light or heavy,if you havent payed a fortune for it,its no good

[Dave Vader]

[quote name='fdavidso' post='942323' date='Sep 1 2010, 04:40 PM']But to rag this back to reality.... are there any cheap lightweight options around - I hear a lot about MB and GB but for us mere mortals who have a couple of hundred max to spend on a top box, what would the recommendations be - Ashdown Little Giant 300? something similar?[/quote]

Skint? Unconcerned about being chuckled at by muppets? Buy a GK backline 600, 300w of powery goodness for less than £300.
Sounds better than my old ashdown did. And nobody has yet told me to buy a real amp since i got it.

This is not a glowing endorsement, but it is light, and it is cheap.

[Clarky]

[quote name='fdavidso' post='942323' date='Sep 1 2010, 04:40 PM']But to rag this back to reality.... are there any cheap lightweight options around - I hear a lot about MB and GB but for us mere mortals who have a couple of hundred max to spend on a top box, what would the recommendations be - Ashdown Little Giant 300? something similar?[/quote]
Get a second-hand one on BC. Something like a used Little Mark 250 would be close to that price range and cover most small/mid sized gigs.

[51m0n]

[quote name='fdavidso' post='942323' date='Sep 1 2010, 04:40 PM']But to rag this back to reality.... are there any cheap lightweight options around - I hear a lot about MB and GB but for us mere mortals who have a couple of hundred max to spend on a top box, what would the recommendations be - Ashdown Little Giant 300? something similar?[/quote]

Get a Hartke LH500.

No its not a featherweight head, but it is reasonably light. Its a got a big transformer in there, but its a tranny amp with a good clean tube pre and has the power to knock walls over.

Oh and get it second hand....

[Marvin]

[quote name='Dave Vader' post='942343' date='Sep 1 2010, 04:52 PM']Skint? Unconcerned about being chuckled at by muppets? Buy a GK backline 600, 300w of powery goodness for less than £300.
Sounds better than my old ashdown did. And nobody has yet told me to buy a real amp since i got it.

This is not a glowing endorsement, but it is light, and it is cheap.[/quote]

Even cheaper now you've scrawled 'Ampeg SVT' all over it.

[fdavidso]

Thanks guys - I just hate that orange/yellow on the MB stuff - looks like a Tonka Toy (but not as good).

[Dave Vader]

[quote name='Marvin' post='942456' date='Sep 1 2010, 06:29 PM']Even cheaper now you've scrawled 'Ampeg SVT' all over it. [/quote]

Tip-ex wipes off easy

[matski]

[quote name='Linus27' post='942275' date='Sep 1 2010, 03:54 PM']I've also gone lightweight recently. I cut down to this [/quote]
Gene says he's very happy with your old rig though...
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[tauzero]

Ashdown Superfly or Superduperfly. Listen to it before you have it, using whatever speaker you're going to be using on it.

[basshead56]

My A***g Micro VR sounds amazingly like an S*T and it weighs about as much as an envelope.
I feel kind of dirty and ashamed now... did I do something wrong?!

[waynepunkdude]

The problem is the first lightweight amp I had was a Superfly it was sh*t so now I'm sceptical.

[tauzero]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='944058' date='Sep 2 2010, 11:12 PM']The problem is the first lightweight amp I had was a Superfly it was sh*t so now I'm sceptical.[/quote]
What did you find the problem was?

[waynepunkdude]

[quote name='tauzero' post='944092' date='Sep 2 2010, 11:55 PM']What did you find the problem was?[/quote]


It sounded sh*t.

[Clarky]

I have the best of both worlds - a heavy Orange valve amp (though at c.50 lb nothing like as heavy as an SVT!) and a TC450 Classic, which does a really good impersonation of a tube amp (and I doubt any audience member would be able to tell the difference). If its a small gig or practice there's no way I'm lugging the Orange along - the TC450 does the trick nicely.

[tauzero]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='944235' date='Sep 3 2010, 09:15 AM']It sounded sh*t.[/quote]
But there are so many types of sh*t. And don't forget, there's nothing so overrated as procreation, and nothing so underrated as defaecation.

[waynepunkdude]

[quote name='tauzero' post='944243' date='Sep 3 2010, 09:22 AM']But there are so many types of sh*t. And don't forget, there's nothing so overrated as procreation, and nothing so underrated as defaecation.[/quote]


I should have gone into more detail, the EQ did nothing and it crackled when I played.

[throwoff]

Wayne actually plays through three 810's flightcased in custom built checkerd cases. Along side he has a rack with 3 SVT's and several rack effects units all controlled by a specially employed FX roadie.

True facts.

Edited September 3, 2010 by throwoff

[tauzero]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='944257' date='Sep 3 2010, 09:30 AM']I should have gone into more detail, the EQ did nothing and it crackled when I played.[/quote]
Ah, I see. That's called "broken".

[waynepunkdude]

[quote name='tauzero' post='944387' date='Sep 3 2010, 11:38 AM']Ah, I see. That's called "broken". [/quote]

[Musicman20]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='944439' date='Sep 3 2010, 12:26 PM'][/quote]

I think youd like the TC amps Wayne....very Ampeg-ish tone, and a hell of a lot more.

Doesnt have that micro amp 'feel' to it...just tons of volume.

[waynepunkdude]

[quote name='Musicman20' post='944443' date='Sep 3 2010, 12:31 PM']I think youd like the TC amps Wayne....very Ampeg-ish tone, and a hell of a lot more.

Doesnt have that micro amp 'feel' to it...just tons of volume.[/quote]


I had a TC 6X12 cab for a short while, loved it TBH.

[allihts]

[quote name='Linus27' post='942275' date='Sep 1 2010, 03:54 PM']I've also gone lightweight recently. I cut down to this [/quote]

If that is your rig who do you play for/what kind of venues?

[4-string-thing]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='944235' date='Sep 3 2010, 09:15 AM']It sounded sh*t.[/quote]

Ah, but aren't we always being told that "your tone comes from your fingers, not your equipment"?

[waynepunkdude]

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[lojo]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='944556' date='Sep 3 2010, 02:02 PM']I had a TC 6X12 cab for a short while, loved it TBH.[/quote]

bet that puts out !