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I notice the bass guys do this amp talk a lot but not the 6/12 guys.

Is there such a thing as a small combo guitar rig (or even single unit) with power ... and light weight ( & decent price would also be nice)?

My friend has been using a Quilter Micro Pro 200 lately and it is small, powerful, only about 20 pounds and not overly expensive in the scheme of things.

I used one of those Mashall mini-stacks at one time and was somewhat happy with it. I have one of the small Cubes now, but that isn't anywhere near as powerful and nice sounding as the Quilter.

I don't care if it replicates a Beatle or British invasion sound as I would also use my Strat with it, etc.

With power and light weight being major factors, any suggestions for us 6 and 12-string RIC players?

manta wrote:I notice the bass guys do this amp talk a lot but not the 6/12 guys.

We're just a more advanced form of human being!

I get great tone from my 325c58 through my ZT Lunchbox amp--incredibly light, versatile (sounds good with my Jaguar and my Hallmark 60 Custom too), and surprisingly loud. I use ZT's proprietary extension cab for richer sound. I usually use good amp-in-a-box pedals (Wampler Tweed '57 for the 325, Wampler Black '65 for the other guitars) to add another layer of EQ and flavor--these little boxes interact with pedals like a good tube amp, but they sound fine on their own as well. Street price $250-300 for the Lunchbox, more for the larger Club model; Lunchbox extension cab is around $120....

http://www.ztamplifiers.com/

jps wrote:

manta wrote:I notice the bass guys do this amp talk a lot but not the 6/12 guys.

We're just a more advanced form of human being!

Well playing a small amp would mean playing quietly.....and that's just not an option.

Im a big fan of the yamaha thr range. Not very fashionable for sure.

But for home use i thin the range of models are great as are the effects.

It nails the ac30 with a bit of reverb. Just the job for some jangle.

rictite wrote:I get great tone from my 325c58 through my ZT Lunchbox amp--incredibly light, versatile (sounds good with my Jaguar and my Hallmark 60 Custom too), and surprisingly loud. I use ZT's proprietary extension cab for richer sound. I usually use good amp-in-a-box pedals (Wampler Tweed '57 for the 325, Wampler Black '65 for the other guitars) to add another layer of EQ and flavor--these little boxes interact with pedals like a good tube amp, but they sound fine on their own as well. Street price $250-300 for the Lunchbox, more for the larger Club model; Lunchbox extension cab is around $120....

http://www.ztamplifiers.com/

A friend of mine has this screaming little box, I tried it out, excellent, you can easily carry it with a shoulder bag, good sound.

Club model looks pretty nice too. About half the price of the 200W Quilter.

The few times I have tried a ZT I was quite impressed with them. I have only read through Quilters website but they too, seem like small wonders. Given Pat's past history with QSC, I would expect those amps to be as good.

manta wrote:Club model looks pretty nice too. About half the price of the 200W Quilter.

and the Club has FX and line out, quite helpful

I guess it depends; exactly how small do you want? How much power? On the rare occasions when I do play a guitar, I use either a Gretsch Electromatic, or an old Rickenbacker TR-7. the Gretsch is a pretty small thing; 5Watt tube amp with a 6' speaker. It's a decent practice amp (also used as a recording amp, back in the "old days"), and especially good with single coil pickups. Very easy to get a nice Rockabilly sound (which is what I wanted); inexpensive (<$200), and easily hot-rodded if you want. The TR-7 is an early solid state combo amp-and one of the best, IMO. Much larger than the Gretsch, but actually slightly lighter!. More than loud enough for practice; would probably be gig-able in a small venue, if your bassist and drummer don't think they're Geddy Lee and Keith Moon. If you like jangle, or the Surf sound, it's just what you need; has a decent reverb and delay circuit, but the distortion is not as good. They can be very inexpensive; some people here have scored decent ones off the 'Bay for around $50.