Dinosaur David B
18 June 2008
In most situations, what you need from an amp is the following:
- One good clean tone
- One good Dino crunch tone
- One good lead tone
You can achieve this by a two or three channel tube amp OR in the most basic way, a one channel tube amp and your guitar's volume knob (for clean) and a overdrive or distortion pedal (for lead)
What you probably don’t need:
- Many mediocre sounds
- Versatility. Amp versatility is overrated in most situations
Why you want a tube amp
- Does one thing VERY well
- Best tone
- Live performance
Why you might want a solid state amp
- Practice amp
- Certain recording uses
Remember: Design concept is more important than brand. When trying to cop your favorite player's tone, matching the amp's power tube type gets you closer than anything else.