Good sounding, Moderately Cheap Amp with a decent volume for small scale gigs

[cthrubuoy]

Go!

[tri.ad]

For which instrument?

[icarus4321]

...and what genre of music?

[cthrubuoy]

Guitar.
Metal/Hard Rock.

Should have said that earlier really, but I was too busy eating that damned popcorn

[brakkum]

when i started playing electric 6 years ago i snagged a Marshall Valvestate 30 watt amp, works pretty well as long as you don't plan on using the built in distortion. plus it doesnt even have a channel switch anyways. so probably scratch that idea. haha.

[cthrubuoy]

I'm not starting mind, I've been playing 8 years. I'm using a Roland Micro Cube because I'm not doing live performances at the moment, but I'd be looking into some small gigs after starting a band.
Hence the need for a decent volume.

[mrjazzguitar]

the roland cube (not the micro) is nice

[sneakyblueberry]

I use a Fender Blues Jr.  Its just a 50watt(I think) tube amp with a 12" speaker.  Its definately loud enough and with a few decent effects pedals you can get it metal, Hard Rock, Country, Blues, whatever.  It doesnt have a very good frequency range though so your not gonna have it so bassy and loud that pants will be shat.  Its just a cheap, decent, reliable tube amp.  It retails at just under a grand NZ$ so i dunno what that is where you are.  A lot less I'd imagine.

[TheCor]

i have a line 6 spider valve 1x12 40 watt combo and it works pretty well.  i got as an all in one solution instead of having to cart around my half stack and rack/pedalboard for small gigs or jams. its got a wide range of sounds as long as you don't mind digital modeling, which i'm not all that big a fan of, but the tube power section gives it a little more warmth than other line 6 stuff.  it's also very loud, any time i've turned it past 3 or 4 i've immediately been told to turn down by the sound guy or other band members.  it goes for like 700 or so new i think, i got mine for 500 used and i'd say it's worth it.