Quilter Micro Block 45. Immediate impressions - doesn't really sound very good. Dull, bland tone.Put Boxidizer in front of it - it's fantastic. Boxidizer doesn't play well with my Traynor Guitar Mate (maybe Traynor style preamp into Traynor preamp is just too much Traynor?) but sounds great into thi...

benadrian wrote:I have never once been unhappy with my silverface Champ.BenApologies for quoting a ten year old comment! But since this thread is live... Does the champ still hold up given how many great small valve amps are available now? I can pick up a silverface champ but it's now a more expensi...

Thanks Ben!I've been searching for a simple, durable practice and home recording amp for a while but it feels like that's harder to find than I had thought. There's a silverface champ available for 600 (they are much less common in Scotland!) or I can pay close to 1,000 for a small, boutique job. Ob...

benadrian wrote:DvdWr wrote:Thanks Ben!I don't mind using pedals for drive cos I play clean 90% of the time but the problem I have with the Traynor is it has so much headroom that an overdrive pedal doesn't seem to make the front end 'work' at all, which feels hard to play. Can you boost the champ i...

HadSome freebie practice ampLaney LC15 - I remember this sounding great, but it was incredibly unreliableEpiphone Electar 30 - have never seen one sinceTraynor Mark III - loved it but only turned up past 2 about a dozen timesBlackstar HT1Have No amp - I moved country, sold all my gear, and now pract...