Best Amplifier for an Indie Rock sound?

[Volcom1720]

What Marshall amplifier do you guys recommend for a sound that most indie bands make. I'm looking to spend under $1000 AUD and would prefer if it was a combo.

At the moment I've got an boss sd-1 and I'm looking into a guitar to buy. Perhaps an Epi Sg.

A sound like the Arctic Monkeys and Franz Ferdinand. Another good example would be The Strokes

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ijk4j-r7qPA&ob=av2e]Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out - YouTube[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK7egZaT3hs&ob=av2e]Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor (2005) - YouTube[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l09H-3zzgA&ob=av3e]The Strokes - Under Cover Of Darkness - YouTube[/ame]

The kooks is also a good example
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh_-IoHD6oM&ob=av2e]The Kooks - Always Where I Need To Be - YouTube[/ame]


I hope you guys can help. Thanks :-D

 

[bulldozer1984]

U know what, i reckon a HAZE 40 might be up your alley mate..
I have a JVM205 (that would be great) combo that im thinking of selling but it would be over $1000 AUD..

Im in Sydney BTW where are you located ??

 

[Volcom1720]

U know what, i reckon a HAZE 40 might be up your alley mate..
I have a JVM205 (that would be great) combo that im thinking of selling but it would be over $1000 AUD..

Im in Sydney BTW where are you located ??

Down in Melbourne!

 

[bulldozer1984]

OK yeh well i reckon a JVM would be perfect but too expensive..

I think the next best thing would be a HAZE 40.
Here's a link to one on EBAY (free shipping)

*NEW* Marshall Haze 40 Combo Amplifier | eBay

 

[Volcom1720]

Are Haze 40's loud enough to gig? And they are tube aren't they?

 

[diesect20022000]

for Marshall the 6100,DSL's,TSL's and JVM's are te ticket imo. You may want ot get a triamp MK1 though. That amp will do it all REALLY well imo.

 

[bulldozer1984]

for Marshall the 6100,DSL's,TSL's and JVM's are te ticket imo. You may want ot get a triamp MK1 though. That amp will do it all REALLY well imo.

Yeh i would suggest any of those amps first, but he is in Australia and wants to spend under $1000.. None of those are available here for under $1000

 

[bulldozer1984]

Are Haze 40's loud enough to gig? And they are tube aren't they?

Yes they are all tube and Frankie (the frontman of a band on here) uses one for his smaller pub gigs.. U could PM him..

See the biggest problem here is your budget.. You might be lucky enough to find a UK made Marshall on the 2nd hand market but i look around Ebay all the time and they dont come up cheap..

My JVM combo cost me 2 grand brand new..

 

[Volcom1720]

Thanks for the Haze 40 recommendation, I'll definetely look into it.
Anyone else got any other recommendations or other?

 

[bulldozer1984]

Thanks for the Haze 40 recommendation, I'll definetely look into it.
Anyone else got any other recommendations or other?

You should DEFINITELY expand your budget !!

 

[Furies]

LOL you like the same bands and songs I do!!!!

I use a 4100 for that stuff, but my distorted sound tends to be more thrashy/grungy/metal-icky than what you hear on those cuts.

The good thing about the 4100, aside from low cost, is the flexibility of the channel switching. Running a TS-9 on the clean channel makes for a nice crunch tone.

 

[hbach]

The Haze has some nice vintage sounds and it is plenty loud.
As I mentioned on your guitar query I think a VOX has a nice jangle that goes really nice for that type of music, the Haze might be a bit dark. How much is an AC15 in Oz?
Did you choose a guitar already?

Cheers to Melbourne, the misses is from there!