I just got done playing that exact amplifier. Recently, I've played it exclusivly. I've really become unsatisfied with my Epi Valve Special Combo :(, mostly because It doesn't sound good unless its cranked full bore, which is to bad because the idea is great.
With the Behringer, I would instead suggest going with this:
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Behringer-VTone-GMX-1200H-Head?sku=480733
Thats the head version of the amp.
You'll need to get a cab to go with it.
or:
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Behringer-VAMPIRE-LX1200H-Modeling-Guitar-Head?sku=480734
Thats there digital modeling amplifier
You'll need a cab for that too.
For a cab:
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Behringer-Ultrastack-BG412S-4x12-Stereo-Cab-with-Jensen-Speakers?sku=480672
They put the Jensens in the Combos, they sound good.
The Combo is plenty loud, but the stack would double your speaker surface area, and be a bit louder.
Total Cost would be 450, A little more than you were looking to spend, but either stack would be enough for any gig you play.
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I have the GMX212. It's a good amp, cheap, and I/O-wise very versatile. I love how it sounds with slide or the more classic rock sounds but it's tonaly not something that will rock your boat forever. You can hook it up to a PA.
If you are looking for a gigging amp, you want at least 30 watts tube, or at least 50 watts solid state. You also want at least a 12" speaker, speakers smaller than this can sound a little boxy, although I must admit the Blues Jr. with a 10" speaker sounds pretty awesome. But you get more low end and just a plain bigger tone with a 12".
I went to Musicians Friend and looked at the amps with the highest customer rating under $300. Now just me, but the best gigging amp I saw there was this:
This is a full-fledged gigging amp that will deliver a big live tone with two 12" speakers. It gets excellent reviews and has a lot of features. I would look seriously at this amp.
Just my 2 cents.
Wes
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That's a pretty good selection from Moonrider.
Probably anything from a 15 watt tube combo to a 50-60 watt solid-state combo would do the job on stage. I hear Wes Inman uses a 5 watt tube amp at his gigs.
The Musician's Friend references above could be used just as a guideline; you could go to a Guitar Center and get very similar deals/brands.
BINGO! I agree. And for the Marshall MG series ... they are solid state and you an go into a PA, but they do not sound all that great. If you can mic it up, a small tube amp is nice. For $300 you can get a nice one. If the amp must do the job on it's own, I think for that money you need to go solid state. My amp of choice is a $99 Epiphone Valve Junior Head. I can get the volume I need by micing it up. I once owned a Marshall JCM 900 head and cab, but to get the good tube sound out of them the volume was just nutz. I'm sure if you are an acoustic musician you are used to help from the PA, so I'd say get a small tube amp and mic it.
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Thanks for all the suggestions. I think I know what I might do, but not sure yet. I was also looking for a PA and found a used one with two 18 inch peavey with horns for 525.00 Sounds like a great deal to me. Have to check it out. Going to go look at it tomorrow
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I agree with TRGuitar, if you know you are going to mic the guitar, then get a small tube amp like the Pro Jr. or Blues Jr.. The Blues Jr. is just what it implies, a great Blues amp. These amps are very popular and sound fantastic. The Pro Jr. is great too, but more of a Marshall tone if you are into Classic Rock tone.
I would mic the amp rather than use a Line Out on the amp. A lot of the tone comes from the speaker, you can't get that from the Line Out. So a Line Out often sounds a little sterile.
Those Epi amps are good. My Epi Valve Jr has a nice solid clean tone, a little darker than Fender, but unlike Marshall as well. But it is a good clean. Crank them up and they break up real nice.
And you can't go wrong with the Peavey either. :wink:
Let us know what you get.
On that PA, make sure you get at least 200 watts per side on the amp. You really need at least that much power to gig. You need lots of power for good clean vocals that does not distort. If your band plays real loud, you probably want 300 watts or more per side. But 200 will usually do.
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I have the Berhinger GMX 212. LOVE IT!! You can pretty much get any tone from metal, blues to country with it. For the price you cant go wrong. I have had mine for about 2 years without any trouble. :D
I'm still just a lowly beginner... but I suggest the Vox Valvetronix Series :D
I love all sounds it can make Roxanne (my guitar) wail! 8)
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Vox-Valvetronix-AD30VT-30W-Guitar-Combo?sku=481959
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Vox-Valvetronix-AD50VT-50W-Guitar-Combo-Amp-?sku=482615
Look at all the reviews and I too give it a 10 on all! =D (Well... perhaps, I need to try other amps out as well)
Maybe you should go to the store and test amps first though (can you do that?) (and if you could, you probably already did that =_=)
The only problems I had was that I couldn't turn distortion off, but it's because I didn't read the manuels then lost them =x