So i posted this topic in the wrong area i guess but here's my dilema

I recently purchased a Boss gt-8 and realized i really need to upgrade my amp.
I have come to find a liking to the Marshall MG series and Fenders all-around design.
Thing is.. people say dont pay for the name pay for your style.
I like to play stuff like Bullet for my valentine/Atreyu/Killswitch etc..

Figured jsp peeps may have some good feedback to help me reach a decision.
p.s. nothing over 450$

you can't really go wrong imo, unless you're totally retarded. marshall is a good company, i would buy one(not the shittier ones, i have one and it's a piece). crate is another good company. personally i would go witha line 6 combo amp

This post was edited by Osirislives on Sep 11 2008 09:44pm

i currently have a line 6 and will never purchase another line 6 amplifier. It has been nothing but grief and doesnt rly support my gt-8..
i've heard some nice things about mesa amps as well.

well i'm sure there are downfalls with most companies, and yes i've heard also that mesa amps own

Amplifier rock's!

Crate amps are mediocre. Middle of the road amp.

Tone is kinda dry and flavorless..Not really smooth like a nice Marshall or Mesa Boogie.

The halfstacks sound is really linear and doesn't really sound great jamming.

However if your just chilling at home, Crate is a good company to start with. Had mine for a while now..its breaking, but thats probably my fault. It was a good amp while I had it, and it did its job well, but don't expect to get face melting tone out of it ( Not that you'll need it playing the bands you listed anyway )

I agree, I bought a used crate gt-1200H for 250$
Its loud as fuck, the distortion is really not bad for just plug-n-play and it seems fairly durable.
Plus any 4x12 cab looks badass sitting in your jam area. I recently went to guitar center to get some new cables and there was a B-52 AT-100 on sale so I played it for a couple minutes and I hafta say it sounded pretty badass for the price and the cab came with Eminence Texas Heat speakers loaded inside. The only problem is it was like 900$ for the cab+head.

As far as tone/price ratio I would say buy a used crate and a line 6 pod or your favorite modeling unit/pedal and blast that fucker through the crates clean channel until you save up enough to buy a really killer tube amp.

P.S. you know that crate is an acronym for Cant Really Afford The Equipment... lol

Was is it? Spyder-3 or w/e series?

Anyway, Peavey/Marshall/Crate are all nice names to look into, the best thing I can recommend is to get some names off like guitarcenter.com and experiment with them in a music store.

good opinion

mesa amps are amazing

But for your price range do what i did

B-52 AT-100 Series
They have 1x12s, 2x12s, and half stack versions
Tube amps

I used the half stack version with my boss gt-8 and gibson les paul for awhile