How would you spend your money in this situation? (ampwise)

[stevejamsecono]

... that being said there's a guy on Ebay trying to move a Frugal Amps 18 Watt lite with a cab for stupid cheap that I messaged asking if he'd just sell me the head. He said he'd think about it.

[wproffitt]

... that being said there's a guy on Ebay trying to move a Frugal Amps 18 Watt lite with a cab for stupid cheap that I messaged asking if he'd just sell me the head. He said he'd think about it.

I hope it goes your way!

[Misc.Vision]

I would look for a Blackstar Artisan. They are good sounding amps for your price range, handwired and versatile. The Artisan 30 is solid.

[stevejamsecono]

Oh man, thread res.

Anyway, the timeline that ended up happening went something like this:

1. Bought an OCD and used that for awhile. Didn't totally hate it but didn't love it either.

2. Bought a Peavey Classic 30 has a "placeholder" amp and did a tour with it. It served it's purpose but sounded kind of blocky and wasn't my favorite.

3. Bought a Mesa Mini Recto and a 2x12 cab with V30s and was way happier. The Peavey eventually got sold to a friend as did the OCD (oddly enough two different players in the same band). Currently seeking out a smaller 1x12 so I have something I can play the amp at home since the big cab lives in my rehearsal space.

Would definitely grab another Avatar 18/other 1974x as a home recording amp, because those things sound great.

Carry on!