Great tone comes from . . .

[sepulchre]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... eOv6LAYU_o

[eniam rognab]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... eOv6LAYU_o

Hi everybody, first timer here..

you know i think those little marshalls use an LM386 Low Voltage Audio Power Amplifier. These will put out 1/2 a watt into 8 ohms at nine volts really neat little ICs, you can include a gain, volume and tone controls as well, check out the Noisy Cricket amp... I have made sub-miniature tube preamps to drive these power amps and they can make a great sounding amp

(but tubes are better )

[selloutrr]

Micro amps are far more popular in studio than you probably think.
Pignose

[martin manning]

Pignose in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4f76ng49wA

[JoeCon]

Bangor Maine??

[Cantplay]

I have a Vox Mini3 modeling amp($99). I bought it after hearing a busker in the subway play a wide range of styles on it, clipped to his belt.

You'd be suprized what it can do into a 4-12 cab.

[img:540:289]http://www.voxshowroom.com/ct/amp/uk/mini3/CP.jpg[/img]

John

[chief mushroom cloud]

I got one these little shits on my desk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iTz55t5vks
along w/ an older Vox AC1 (three knob).
They kill with a mic in their face

[sliberty]

With every passing year, as my hearing fades into the sunset, I like solid state more and more -- NOT!

But, for bedroom levels, it is still the only game in town, and getting better. I use one of these for late night playing.

http://www.amazon.com/Tech-21CS-OX-Sans ... B003F76MEI

http://www.amazon.com/Tech-21-Character ... +liverpool

Admitedly, I am plying through a tube amp, but at such low levels, it hardly matters.

I originally bought them for playing through unfamiliar amps, like at a studio, or at a jam. The Oxford killed in a hard rock jam with an unfamiliar modern Marshall - I just set the amp clean and let the pedal do the rest. And the Liverpool makes my friend's Deluxe Reverb sound like something even when it is on 1 (these guys play too quiet for my taste).

And to complete the subject line....

Great tone comes from.....your hands.