New Amp For Use With GT-6

[Phaedrus]

Hi,

My guitarist might be needing a new amp soon - he's using a borrowed Fender 1x12" 65w combo at the moment.

He uses a Boss GT-6 for his sounds, so what combo amp, or type of combo amp should he be looking at?

We play rock/hard rock covers - Limp Bizkit/Green Day/Deep Purple/Pearl Jam/QOTSA. We have our own 4300w PA rig (JBL speakers with Yamaha & JBL power amps).

We thought he might DI from the GT-6, using the combo sort of as a stage guitar monitor. We have DI'd him without using a guitar amp, and it sounded great, but he really should have an amp for rehearsal & on stage (shouldn't he?).

We thought the most apropriate type of amp would be a 50w - 100w combo with either one or two 12"s. Given that he'll be using the GT-6, is there any point in going for one with loads of effects bells & whistles (Line 6 Spider, H&K Warp, Marshall MG100DFX, etc)?

Any comments/advice?

Thanks,

Mark

[Stew]

Phaedrus I would get him to try before he buys with Boss gt6 in presence!!
I had a gt6 that sounded great with headphones and via PC but had aweful problems with it via a substantial amp...the sound was too trebly.. he could of course plug directly into the PA system you guys have and do away with need for amp altogether.

I ended up selling the GT6 and got a POD XT LIVe which gives a great sound no matter what it is plugged into.... it can definitely be put into PA without amp!


Stew

[guitarzone]

I'm a bit biased - but Carlsbro Combo's offer amazing value and sounds! The GLX 50 or 100 would be ideal. Clean, distorion and a completely insane "crunch" channel. (read the review by a guitar tutor from Guernsey http://www.guitarzone.co.uk/catalog/product_reviews.php?cPath=23&products_id=28&osCsid=8ab1c408f1d16e38873afadf4d0d1231 : Lots of his pupils followed suit - I think half of Guernsey has a GLX 100. The other half just knit!)

Alternatively - the Fatboy valve amp is an amazing piece of kit. Really warm and punchy - Class A valve sound. Yummy!

[bloodandtears]

the trick to combining a modeller with a real amp is to bypass the natural preamp of the amplifier and route the output of the modeller into the fx-return of the amp. thus using the "colouring" of the modeller and the power of the amp.

[StinkMonkey]

If ya don't have an FX loop set it absolutely clean. By all means take the GT6with him and try it with the amps. I run my GNX to the PA with a little delay while playing with my amp too

[Meqz]

Buy a JSX ... the satriani amp... that should work hehe ...