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Whoever told you that tube amps are no good for distortion is an
idiot and hasn't got a clue what he's talking about, or probably a
salesman trying to sell you the latest modeling
gizmo.
--- In SurfGuitar101@y..., Richard <errant_jedi@y...> wrote:
>
> Ok, aside from how to operate them, I know nothing
> about amplifiers. I'm looking around for a good amp;
> I want something decent sized in the middle price
> range, (practice, maybe small venue one day, who
> knows) and I'm getting advice from two schools of
> thought. There's the tube guys and solid state guys.
> Now most of you are tube guys, so I'm sure you already
> know what you'd tell me. The solid state guys are all
> saying, "lighter," "cheaper," "tougher" and "Don't buy
> the purists line, you can't tell the difference." Now
> outside of surf I'm also into punk rock and would like
> as much of a catch-all amplifier as I can get. I have
> very little experience as far as guitar amps go...I
> haven't tried many. I've played one reverb reissue
> (very nice) and a host of smaller, pretty crapped out
> amps. I've been told that tube amps are most
> certainly NOT for distortion. I use two digital
> effects - I have a Holy Grail Reverb pedal and a Boss
> Metal Zone pedal that I split time between. The
> general question is, what are the major differences
> and what couldn't I do with a tube amp that I could
> with a solid state and vice versa?
> ~R
>
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