Best Low Watt, High Gain Amp

[Speeddemon]

There can be only one!

Engl Ironball.

way better in TIGHT gain than the Mesa Mini Rectifier (I tested both, went home with the Ironball.)

Already screams with the Gain on 5, without the switchable Gain Boost on. But the cool thing is, it does all the in-between crunch tones just as well!

It's not too picky with which speakers you use, though it will shine better with certain combinations.
Just loaded my vertical 2x12 with a Vintage 30 (bottom) and a Celestion G12-65 Heritage (top). Pure Awesomeness!
Oh, and the master volume is great! 20W setting is most bold, but it can still sound that great on room-speaking volume.

 

[Ed Hunter]

Pink taco! it gets the gain of the BE 100 but is a lot less powerfull

 

[EndGame00]

Low watt amps will definitely give you early power tube break up.

 

[robertkoa]

There can be only one!

Engl Ironball.

way better in TIGHT gain than the Mesa Mini Rectifier (I tested both, went home with the Ironball.)

Already screams with the Gain on 5, without the switchable Gain Boost on. But the cool thing is, it does all the in-between crunch tones just as well!

It's not too picky with which speakers you use, though it will shine better with certain combinations.
Just loaded my vertical 2x12 with a Vintage 30 (bottom) and a Celestion G12-65 Heritage (top). Pure Awesomeness!
Oh, and the master volume is great! 20W setting is most bold, but it can still sound that great on room-speaking volume.

Curious about this Amp - on Demos it does not sound harsh like some ENGLs , this and the Retro Classic.

Can IRONBALL do pretty, warm cleans like a Fender and also warm clear overdrives

and old school Marshall type tones, ?

 

[robertkoa]

Baron Snott Watt a full feartured high gain head at about 6.5 Watts.

2 channels, vintage modern switches on each channel recording out etc.

 

[robertkoa]

Baron Snott Watt a full feartured high gain head at about 6.5 Watts.

2 channels, vintage modern switches on each channel recording out etc.

 

[robertkoa]

Baron Snott Watt a full feartured high gain head at about 6.5 Watts.

2 channels, vintage modern switches on each channel recording out etc.

 

[robertkoa]

Baron Snott Watt a full feartured high gain head at about 6.5 Watts.

2 channels, vintage modern switches on each channel recording out etc.

 

[66 galaxie]

Baron Snott Watt a full feartured high gain head at about 6.5 Watts.

2 channels, vintage modern switches on each channel recording out etc.

Baron Snott Watt a full feartured high gain head at about 6.5 Watts.

2 channels, vintage modern switches on each channel recording out etc.

Baron Snott Watt a full feartured high gain head at about 6.5 Watts.

2 channels, vintage modern switches on each channel recording out etc.

Baron Snott Watt a full feartured high gain head at about 6.5 Watts.

2 channels, vintage modern switches on each channel recording out etc.

 

[Speeddemon]

Curious about this Amp - on Demos it does not sound harsh like some ENGLs , this and the Retro Classic.

Can IRONBALL do pretty, warm cleans like a Fender and also warm clear overdrives

and old school Marshall type tones, ?

It's definitely not harsh! I hate harsh tones, and with the Ironball I can run both Treble and Presence at 2 o' clock, so that may tell you something.

I don't think the cleans are completely Fender-like (as I do have an awesome '74 SF Princeton Reverb to compare), but they are a full-bodied, warm clean tone with more character than most 2 channel-amps feature.
Once you engage the Gain boost on the clean channel, you get a little bit more of that middy Vox/EL84 chime. But if you crank the gain knob on the clean channel, you're getting into AC/DC territory of drive.

 

[diesect20022000]

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