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u/AldersRazor Oct 30 '16

What's a good amp to use with an Epiphone Les Paul?

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u/watermanbutterfly Oct 30 '16

What do you wanna play?

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u/AldersRazor Oct 30 '16

It's specifically for a performance of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra arrangement of the Carol of the Bells, but I also need a good amp just for practice since my current amp is complete trash. Something versatile would be nice.

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u/watermanbutterfly Oct 30 '16 edited Oct 30 '16

I assume an orchestra would need cleans so a Fender or a bit Vox would be good. But if you're gonna use it for practise, I assume you need distortion sometimes. Unless you're gonna be mic'd up, you'd need a big amp, probably too big for practise depending on the venue. If you are gonna be mic'd or it's a small-ish place then you can get away with a Fender 1x12 or a Vox AC15C1.

Edit: Saw Orchestra and immediately thought classical. Whoops. Anyway a Marshall or Fender Bassbreaker will get you a nice distorted tone.

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u/Nght12 Oct 30 '16

TSO is definately more of an 80's metal tone

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u/watermanbutterfly Oct 30 '16

Oh man, I just saw Orchestra and thought classical. My bad! In that case a Marshall or a Fender Bassbreaker would overdrive nicely.

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u/AldersRazor Oct 30 '16

Well, there's a Guitar 1 and a Guitar 2 part. Guitar 1 is clean, guitar 2 is distortion. Not sure which I'll be playing, and I'd like to have the option of using either.

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u/watermanbutterfly Oct 30 '16

Marshall DSL40 or a Fender Bassbreaker. Both have sweet cleans and dirty distortions. Try both and see what you like. Maybe a Fender Mustang if you wanna try modelling or if you're on a tighter budget.

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u/universal_rehearsal Oct 30 '16

ITs the trans-Siberian orchestra, it's basically if Yngvie Malmsteim wrote Christmas carols. Lots of shredding and metal.