buy a Amp, Please help!!!

[sockerbeat]

Hi!!

I has played guitar 5 years now and plays in a band and we will get our own local now and i must buy an Amp!

So i has 2 examples one of these i should buy! Please help the music we playing is hard Metal! i can say we play like: As i Lay dying/As blood runs black/Bring me the horizon!

So one of these!:
LINE6 SPIDER III HD 150 - U.K. International Cyberstore

Or

PEAVEY VALVE KING HEAD 100 - U.K. International Cyberstore

The speaker i fix myself ;P

Wich is best for playing music like the bands i typed over!!

very thankfull for an answer

[sockerbeat]

Please help guys

[Lateralus359]

The valve king is a bitching amp if you change the tubes in it i hear. Check the youtube. Line 6 is okay. I have a friend who has one and reckons it's decent/ DON'T buy any of the cheap Marshall 100w combos. I have one of the dfx 100's and it's okay at lower volumes but sounds like ass when you try playing with a band at higher volumes. Although if you have a decent cab and run the combo through it doesn't sound as bad.

[sockerbeat]

Ok thanks!
So the Peavey is better for metal?

Want more help guys in the forum!!

[tylerxfury]

well, if you want shitty 'hardcore' tones like every other kid in the underground scene, you can go with line 6 amps and, hell, first act guitars

however, from a personal standpoint, id suggest the peavey valve king
tube amps are slightly more trouble in maintenance, and you may have to shell out a little extra cash for pedals or whatever but the tone is more than worth it
just remember to try each pedal you like through a similar or the same amp before you buy... make sure you can capture the perfect tone youre looking for

[stuartslanding1]

I would go for the Peavey. I have seen so many dudes play those Line 6 amps, and not one has sounded good... My other guitar player uses a little 30 watt Peavey tube amp, Delta Blues I think, and that thing kicks ass! In two years she has not had one problem with it. It also responds well to pedals...

[brandondrury]

I've not heard one Spider that I considered to be usable. There are a ton of great, inexpensive amps out there that you will never outgrow, but everyone I know who's bought a Spider always ends up getting a real amp in a couple of years. (Their tube thingy may be an exception.)

Brandon

[garww]

I've never had a Peavey, but they are good and have been on my list on and off. 6L6GC are my favs.

I can't walk (i don't drive) into a store for 100 miles to test equipment, so I do read what's on the internet - Harmony Central for user reviews.

[icarus579]

Originally Posted by sockerbeat

Ok thanks!
So the Peavey is better for metal?

Want more help guys in the forum!!

Yeah probably. You would probably want a distortion pedal to goose the gain for rhythm or for soloing.

Check the reviews specifically the reliability sections. You don't want to be onstage with a dodgy amp. I also would look around for a used Peavey 5150 amp. These are rugged, reliable amps and time tested. They have lots of gain and lots of bottom end.

Rock 'n Roll!!

[garageband]

Don't buy the Line6. Buy anything else in the whole world before the Line6. The Line6 is a waste of money and sounds like a poor imitation of a real guitar amp.

Clear?