Top 10 Guitar Amps For The Bedroom Guitarist

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[FuzzlordEffects]

Thanks for watching and dropping some comments of some other great bedroom amps!

[AJ-whtw]

My personal favorite bedroom amp is my Micro Dark. The hybrid design lets it sound consistent at any volume, it has a headphone jack for late night practice or writing, an effects loop, and it’s super tiny and light so I could take it with me on out of town trips. When I had an OR15 I really didn’t think of it as a bedroom amp, even in 7w mode that thing was super loud and like any all tube amp you’re dooming out on it doesn’t really have the same character with the master rolled down.

[marcoferrandi]

I can recommend the Orange Rocker 15 Terror, it can go as low as 0, 5 W, it has two channels and has the real tube Orange sound. I so love it

[rompofotters]

My go to is the legendary Pignose. Small and portable, batteries last forever, has a preamp out. Basically a fuzz pedal with a speaker. They record really well, take pedals nicely, and can get lots of unique tones. And, louder than you might think. You can get really creative with them. I tried hanging it from a string in front of a mic, and spinning it really fast. Sounded so cool. Those little amps deserve more love.

[randyburnett]

That Laney LA30BL is loud af with no master volume. It's an awesome amp, especially if you're into Sabbath, but you need an attenuator to play it at home.

[traviswaynedoyle]

playing through a JC-22 here as a bedroom amp, love this thing. thx for making this video!

[ChuggOfCthulhu]

The Blues Jr. is SO underrated. If you have a nice clean tone, you have a great pedal platform... for ANYTHING! They're easy to maintain and really loud! The reverb is lovely and the fat switch, really adds some nice bottom end. Like the Boss Blues Driver, it's not just for blues. It's very limited by it's name

[bryce]

I recently upgraded to an OR15 and PPC112 cab and it’s amazing. It has the ability to get very, very loud if you want it to and the tone is killer. It takes pedals well, but also has a great stoner metal tone using just amp gain. 10/10 I would absolutely recommend it for Doom and Stoner metal.

[cavanray]

Used Peavey Bandit and Joyo splinter for some nasty loose sludge that works in the bedroom, but keeps up with a drummer and can play gigs. Lead channel good for non stoner sounds, nails death doom, funeral doom, post metal, etc. I replaced the speaker in my Redstripe Bandit with a Celestion Redback, and it's a weapon.

[JackTheSkunk]

I owned a Blues Cube Hot for about a year. Beautiful cleans, (I don't use overdrive ), and dead quiet. Best solid state amp I ever owned.

[liozeon]

Oh wow, I have the Orange Crush 20, didn't think this would the first one to be featured. And for playing for multiple years, it's a great sounding room amp. And I use the headphone jack all the time at night.

[adamrock]

I have a JC 22 and the cleans are great. The chorus is amazing, as expected. I will say it gets loud fast. Volume on 2-3 and it it louder than talking volume.

[DreidMusicalX]

Any tube amp with an effects loop and stick a Mooer preamp pedal in the effects loop (on its clean blue channel). This becomes your attenuator, allowing you to turn up a large 100watt head to get the tone you want, then use the Mooer Pedal of your choice and use its volume to control how loud you want your amp. These preamps are under $100 US. I use the US Gold 012 Mooer preamp on my Marshall DSL HR head though a Marshall 2X12 cabinet with a V30 and Creamback H in it.

[KeithShelley]

When I saw Baroness earlier this year, John Baizley had a JC-120 as one of his amps and sounded great. I usually get my dirt from pedals but I’ve overlooked the Jazz Choruses, thinking they can be way too bright. But I think they’re super versatile.

[TheAmazingSnarf]

i do so very much love my Harmony H620. the attenuator allows me to goof off at night, and the send sounds great downstream. can heartily recommend. Thanks for the fun video!

[bw]

What about the Blackstar Debut 50R? It's sort of like the Boss Katana, but with different features (not as many built in effects, but it has an FX loop in it). It's a solid state amp with a power reduction switch so it can go either 50W or 5W. It has a clean channel, an overdrive channel w/ MOSFET preamp, and a headphone jack. I think it sounds pretty good too.

[mooseymoose]

Affordable clean/pedal platform: Quilter Superblock US. High end : Carr anything. Suhr and Swart too. Tone King Gremlin is really nice.

[captainkirk]

I HIGHLY recommend the Joyo Meteor. A mini head that's a clone of the Micro Dark. It actually sounds better and has bluetooth. So you can run your phone or laptop without need to connect with a cable. I find myself using it more than my high dollar tube amps. It sounds killer even without pedals. I set it on top of my larger amps and have probably knocked it off for a drop of 4ft to a hardwood floor 20 times and it still works. I also had the Blues Jr. If you get one I highly recommend changing the speaker out to a Celestion Creamback or clone of one. Just make sure you match the ohms or your amp will be half as loud. I actually don't recommend the Blues Jr at all and sold it off pretty quick. Surprised it made the list at all in that price range. A Vox AC15 would be a cooler amp or even the Marshall DSL series. Personally I would recommend the Marshall Origin series heads over a Fender of any kind. They get a bad rap because the controls don't work the same as normal Marshalls. But there are YouTube videos that show how to set them to get a perfect AC/DC tone then you can base your cleaner tone off that. They also have the drop down watts selection but I always run it at full then use a pedal for more dirt. Which I'm sure 100% of you will do with any amp. I have an Orange 1x12 cab but they run a 4x12 great and are plenty loud if needed. When you get to amps from $700 to $1400 I again recommend something else. I have the Supro Black Magick combo. You can find them used for only about $700+. An amazing sounding amp that takes pedals extremely well and you can run an ext. 8 ohm speaker cab with it at the same time. Which is cool because currently I'm getting the sound of an open back and closed back at the same time. They are also plenty loud if you need it. I believe 35w. The speaker they come with is a great sounding Eminence designed for the amp. With zero need to be changed out. That's one of the issues with lower priced combos. Normally the speaker they come with is garbage so you have to figure in the cost of a higher quality speaker to get the most out of your amp. Mine is the loudest amp I have anymore and can shake the windows if turned up. But sounds great at lower volumes. They are a faithful clone of the amp that Page used. I also highly recommend the Bugera Power Soak "PS-1". I have had mine for 5 years now with zero problems. You can run any amp at full volume and turn the output down to whisper quiet. So it acts like the greatest overdrive pedal ever. But your amp has to be 100w or lower. Probably the best option if you have a loud amp already. No need for a bedroom amp at all and they're inexpensive. I got mine new for $99. I'd recommend buying it off Amazon for their return policy so if you get a bum one you can easily replace it. As with all inexpensive gear there is a higher chance of getting a bum one but mine has worked flawlessly and I use it constantly with my Supro and that cost me $1300 new. So basically I disagree with every lower option than this video. But I promise you I'm giving you correct info after trying most every option suggested in a reasonable price range. I do recommend getting the Origin 20w head. That way you can run any cab and not have to get your tubes biased every time you change them. Just plug and play. The 50w Origins you have to get biased. 20 tube watts is alot louder than you think and can hang live. In the Origins the red label Marshall tubes are actually JJs and the white label ones are Chinese. Personally I changed the white labels to JJs but the Chinese sound good. I think it's only the preamp tubes that are Chinese but they did vary from year to year. I think the new ones are mostly JJs. If I'm honest, Chinese tubes can sound great and I probably didn't need to change them. If JJs are good enough for AC/DCs mountains of vintage Marshalls live then they are good enough for me.

[headsandhearts]

Great video! I have the Orange Crush 20RT, sounds great, plenty loud for a bedroom/practice, and the headphone jack is helpful. The only thing I wish is I could bypass the preamp.

[mistershabadoo]

So after using a Pignose Hog20 for years, I switched to a Boss Katana Mini. It’s been my main practice amp for three years now and I love it! I’m sure their 50 watt is terrific.

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