strumminsix wrote:JDB30 wrote:Almost impossible to find the kind of range you're looking for in a single channel combo amp, regardless of what it is. If you're willing to spend the money, I'd go for a Fractal if you want that kind of range. Or, you could get a multi-channel pre-amp (CAE 3+SE or one of the new Synergy modular tube pre-amps that you can load with different modules to give you different sounds) + a power amp, which will pretty much get you anything from Weir mid-'70's clean to high gain metal and everything in between. But... you're going to a financial price and it's gonna weigh a lot more. Fractal + a solid state power amp & a small speaker cabinet might be the way to go (you can take a direct feed from the Fractal to the board) and use the speaker for stage monitoring.
That's good advice too. I'd only expand to a different thought: If you are going to go modelling, I'd encourage you to instead use a powered monitor. Much lighter, less gear, and with a mixer (mic splitter, DI box to just grab whatever the monitor feed is) you can have a semi custom mix (custom your own vox and guitar, non-custom whatever the rest of the mix is) very effortlessly.
That's certainly an option and why, regardless of whether you use and amp/speaker or not, I suggested that you use a direct feed to the PA. If you're only going for Weir cleans, that should suffice. But, if you're going for something with more gain and you want the ability to get feedback with your guitar, you'll need a guitar cabinet on stage. Either way, it's a great solution for someone wanting maximum tonal flexibility for live performance. You also get the added benefit of some great modeled effects that you can add, along with the ability to program your sounds and recall via MIDI pedal board, etc. So many professional touring guitarists are now moving to Fractals for their live rig. You get a great system in a 3 or 4 space rack plus a cabinet.
