Experienced guitarist only please?

Question

I just ordered this guitar for my son. http://www.dcmusicstore.com/Ibanez-GRGM21-Mikro-GIO-Electric-Guitar?sc=11&category=64
My question is, What is a good clean sounding amp with moderate power. Preferably in a moderate price range.
Thank you for your help! Peace!

Also is cable quality a large factor?

Answer 1

A great starting amp that would work fine with that guitar is the peavey rage 158. its a pretty small pratice amp, cant be more than 100 dollars. 15 watts of power, nice clean sound. and it has a pretty nice sounding distorted channel. i've had one i like to drag around for a couple years now, and its working as good as ever.

so thats my number one recomendation. check out this link
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitar/navigation/combos-amps-guitar?N=100001+306260
if you want to read some reviews on other amps you might be into if youre willing to spring 50 or so more bucks. just keep in mind that the line six, while it has lots of cool effects that are fun to mess around with, the sound quality on the lower end models is really pretty bad

as far as cables go, they usally dont cause any problems. some of the cheaper ones start to go bad (create static) after a while of being trampled on onstage and what not, but i doubt your son will have that problem. also, if they seem too thin or the heads are attached by springs, its a cause for concern

Answer 2

It's all in what sound you dig more.. Acoustics are cool and you can come as you are, no amp really unless you're planning to gig out, which doesn't sound like the case. I went the electric route.. Two brands I recommend are Squier or Epiphone.. I recommend anything Squier for a beginner. I've been playing bass and guitar since I was 10.. My first bass was a white affinity Squier P-Bass, I still play the thing even though I now have a 30 year old Jazz Bass. I have 2 Squier Telecasters(a 20 year old Korean made that could pass for the real deal 50's Tele from 6 ft away). Epiphone is great if you dig Gibson aesthetic.

Answer 3

Yes, the cable factor can be a large factor when you have a bad amp. There isnt really a good amp for a cheap price... or id be ALL over it.

Answer 4

For a beginners amp, I would recommend a Crate amp.

The first one I had was a GX-80, it had a clean channel, and a distortion channel, and it was even loud enough to play with a drummer, but still could be played at low volumes for practice in my room.

Answer 5

I would suggest a Peavey Bandit or a Peavey Classic 50. Excellent amps.

Buy the best cord you can find that is 15' or shorter. It'll set you back about $40.00

Answer 6

Consider the Fender Pro Junior amplifer. It has a very nice clean sound for an amp in that price range.

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-Pro-Junior-Combo-Amp?sku=480861

If that's not in the budget, however, a smaller laney or roland practice amp would do nicely.

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Roland-Cube-30-1x10-30W-with-COSM-and-EFX-Guitar-Combo-Amp?sku=480023

I started on a Laney, but they don't seem as easy to find unless you live in the UK.

Answer 7

If you are looking for the best bang for your buck,the Behranger AC108 Vintager, 15 Watt Tube Amplifier. It has Master control,CD input,treble bass, gain controls.and headphone jack for practicing at home.For the money it has a great sound.

Answer 8

Get your son a set of practice headphone amplifer and you'll never regret it. Let him buy his own amplifier. You might want to get him an electronic guitar tuner, they cost around 20 bucks or so.

Answer 9

If he is a beginner get him a 10 watt practise amp. and yes the qualty of the cable does make a difference.

Answer 10

Get a Danelectro Nifty Fifty if it's just for fiddling around, but if it's for really playing, get a Fender amp, look on www.musciansfriend.com for them