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Anyone got a good recommendation for a small head that packs a punch? Easy enough to take on the bus but can bring the pain when need be?

If you frequent Captain Toms I may let you try out some of my stuff as I live reasonably near by. I have a 4W Matamp that can demolish houses and is pretty small. Depending on what sound you are wanting may need a boost though, it doesn't really do much beyond crunch. I've also got a preamp in a pedal that sounds pretty good and can do everything from cleans-crunch-metal in it's 3 channels. I run it through a 3watt power amp in a pedal but you can get 44 watt pedals (Electro Harmonix 44 Magnum) so in 2 pedals you could have a super portable, super flexible, loud as hell rig. Or just buy a line 6 pod HD or something and run it direct, but I prefer pedals myself.

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Egnater have a range of very affordable mini-heads. I've not used any of them, but I have the Renagade, and it's a beaut. Their whole range seems to get great feedback.

http://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/electric_amps_detail.asp?stock=11060714360439

http://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/electric_amps_detail.asp?stock=12071216463747

Those two both have £100 and £69 knocked of the price respectively. as one is ex-display, and the other is ex-demo. Scoop!

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Egnater have a range of very affordable mini-heads. I've not used any of them, but I have the Renagade, and it's a beaut. Their whole range seems to get great feedback.

http://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/electric_amps_detail.asp?stock=11060714360439

http://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/electric_amps_detail.asp?stock=12071216463747

Those two both have £100 and £69 knocked of the price respectively. as one is ex-display, and the other is ex-demo. Scoop!

I wouldn't fancy taking one of them on a bus. They are pretty heavy compared to the options that have been suggested here so far. Can't find an exact weight for the Tweaker but the Rebel 20 is about 10kg. If you are carrying that for any significant length of time it would get pretty tiring. Tiny Terror is half that weight. Pedals are even lighter.

Of course now being an AMT fanboy and loving their pedals if you want Orange tone in a portable format can't go wrong with one of these! http://amtelectronicsusa.com/productpageo2.html

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If my amp was 10 kg, I'd walk down the street tossing it in the air like a silver dollar. You have to pay for tone. In BLOOD.

Might I recommend shelling out the clams on a Matamp Minimat. It fits in a modestly sized backpack. Although if it's the same friend that tried the piss poor 'ID my 2 year old' argument, tell him to fuck off.

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In reference to this thread: http://www.aberdeen-music.com/forums/musicians-corner/63721-cheap-les-pauls.html , I thought I would make the appropriate thread.

I'll kick off with this:

Zvex-Seek-Trem-Tremolo.jpg

It's a Zvex Seek Trem, and it is sort of a part sequencer, part tremolo. It looks hugely tweakable, and I bet I could get loads of great/crazy sounds out of it, especially when combined with delay and phaser. Here is a demo of it:

However, I've only seen them online for around 220, eeek!

Quoting the first post of this thread, I am still keen on buying one of these. I may have to bite the bullet and get one from eBay. UNLESS someone can recommend me another left field tremolo pedal.

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