Accurate delivery estimate from Guitar Center?

[Sweat]

Well lot of good feedback here guys, which is what I was hoping for. Guess I gotta go think it all over again, lol!

Prevailing opinion seems to be to get a Solid State amp then, not a tube, with built in stuff I guess? As far as that goes, I am always afraid with that that I will be stuck with, like, "canned" sounds that are in there, rather then having a basic good sound that I can alter. Is that an unfounded fear?

Thanks again for all your tips!
Also, fingbeagles, sorry to disappoint you, but I am actually living in a dorm on Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls. I'm a Dutch guy doing fighter pilot training (which is another odd thing, in what is probably destined to be one of the busiest years of my life, I decide to pick up guitar playing again... lol)

WOW, no disappointment, just a random logical guess since SMU is only a few blocks from that GC, too cool, been on that base a couple times in the past, my company does work there sometimes, you need to know the forum rule once you get the guitar, no pics no guitar again congrats and welcome

 

[Slingy]

Well lot of good feedback here guys, which is what I was hoping for. Guess I gotta go think it all over again, lol!

Prevailing opinion seems to be to get a Solid State amp then, not a tube, with built in stuff I guess? As far as that goes, I am always afraid with that that I will be stuck with, like, "canned" sounds that are in there, rather then having a basic good sound that I can alter. Is that an unfounded fear?

Thanks again for all your tips!
Also, fingbeagles, sorry to disappoint you, but I am actually living in a dorm on Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls. I'm a Dutch guy doing fighter pilot training (which is another odd thing, in what is probably destined to be one of the busiest years of my life, I decide to pick up guitar playing again... lol)

You really need to try some out and see what you like imo. There are low wattage tube amps that can sound great at very low volumes, but a 40 watt HRD is comparable to a 100 watt solid state and is loud enough for big clubs. You have to crank it very loud to get a good sound. I have a 5 watt amp that can hang with a drummer. If you want to go tube then look at 5 to 15 watters tops.

Hope that helps some.

 

[Tomcat84]

Went to the Guitar Show in Dallas today and tried some stuff out. Bottomline: I am not sure yet haha.

I walked in and pretty much the first thing I saw in one stand was a JP and a very nice purpleburst hardtail Morse Y2D, the latter for 1250 bucks. I almost bought it but refrained haha. I did play it however and it was very nice, on a Bad Cat amp, which was also nice but at 2800 dollars not in my budget range (yet).

I noted some of the suggestions you guys made and I ran across a whole bunch of Orange amps and I tried out the Orange Tiny Terror combo on a strat. I liked it quite a lot but I wasnt sure if the price they were asking there (900) is good or not. Also, while I liked the fact that with just three control knobs I could get a nice clean sound but also a bit more aggressive sound, not being able to switch on the fly with a footswitch or something kind of sucks :-/

I also played the Peavey Vypyr 75W. Must say I liked it quite a bit. They didnt have the pedal though which I would've liked to try out.
And I looked all over the show for the Egnater Rebel 20 but couldnt find it.

After spending a couple of hours browsing, seeing a few more nice Music Mans hidden here and there, I resisted the urge to pickup the Orange Tiny Terror + a 500 buck PRS SE Singlecut and went to go home again.

But on the way I decided to stop at the Lewisville Guitar Center to see if I could try the Vypyr again. Well they also had the 60W tube vypyr and it was pretty cool. I didnt see the foot switch though so again didnt try it.

I was almost on my way out when I saw they had a bunch of Egnaters including the Rebel 20. So I tried it with a PRS but I was actually a bit disappointed. It seemed to be really picky for volume. IE if i put it at low volume it was hit and miss with notes / hammer ons etc coming through loud or barely at all. And I thought I could actually get more difference between clean and driven tone on the Orange than on this one. Maybe I just didnt utilize it to the full extent.

So anyway I dont really know what to do yet haha. I heard something about the Mesa Boogie Lonestar I may have to check that out see if it's cool. I quite like the Vypyrs, if that pedal board gives good control over various sounds + wah and volume etc it may be a winner. Though i did find a thread on some forum where folks were having a lot of technical issues.

It's always something! Well sorry for all this rambling to tell you all that I still dont know what to get. Tips based on my story are still welcome obviously

 

[Big Poppa]

why are all of these threads hijacked into an amp search? I don t care for any peavey

 

[Tomcat84]

Sorry boss


And no more amp discussion needed, I have decided to go and get one of those Blackstars.

Now just to wait for my axe to be finished and then there will be pics

 

[Big Poppa]

Yes TOmcat!

 

[Tomcat84]

I have a bit of a strange question perhaps,

If my Morse is scheduled to be ready in june, I have no idea how far along it is in production, but, would it still be possible to change it to a hardtail instead of the floyd rose?

If the answer is yes dont immediately do that but I am reconsidering if i really want a tremolo or not.

lol

If it's not possible anymore then no problem but if it is I may consider this and make a quick decision.

Thanks!

 

[Sweat]

I have a bit of a strange question perhaps,

If my Morse is scheduled to be ready in june, I have no idea how far along it is in production, but, would it still be possible to change it to a hardtail instead of the floyd rose?

If the answer is yes dont immediately do that but I am reconsidering if i really want a tremolo or not.

lol

If it's not possible anymore then no problem but if it is I may consider this and make a quick decision.

Thanks!

Just call your guitar center salesman, he would have to check and see if its possible, nice choice on your other item

 

[Noble]

Tomcat,

Try the new Fender VM. It's a great tube amp but with some added basic effects. It's also more affordable than the HotRod series now. Good luck!