Need recommendations for "bedroom" tube amp

[Torshalla]

That amp sounds killer…

 

[Torshalla]

I have a few low wattsge amps (JTM1, JMP1, JCM1, JVM1, SL5)… but to be honest i only play through my Quad Cortex… and Kemper before that. Cannot beat the simplicity and they sound just as good as the real amps, or better as volume is not an issue and they can be run at their sweet spot at any volume.

 

[yladrd61]

Fender Champion 600 and a good tube screamer.

 

[WilseyFanPDX]

Fender '68 Custom Vibro Champ. Great amp.

 

[Gridlock]

My Supro Black Magick sounds great at low-bedroom volumes. I use my J-Rockett Dude for more gain. The Supro sounds big and retains bottom-end even at lower volumes.

 

[WilseyFanPDX]

My Supro Black Magick sounds great at low-bedroom volumes. I use my J-Rockett Dude for more gain. The Supro sounds big and retains bottom-end even at lower volumes.

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I thought about buying a Black Magic, but ended up with a ‘65 Princeton Reissue, which I love. I may need both haha! Btw, what model is your LP? I love stripped down no-frills LP’s!

 

[Gridlock]

I thought about buying a Black Magic, but ended up with a ‘65 Princeton Reissue, which I love. I may need both haha! Btw, what model is your LP? I love stripped down no-frills LP’s!

The Princeton is a great amp, I’ve owned a vintage ‘66 PR and a newer ‘68 Custom PR. Wish I never sold my vintage PR.

The guitar is a ‘79 Gibson “The Paul”. I has a Walnut body, T-Top Pickups, and an Ebony board. It is all original, except for the pick-guard. I have much more expensive Les Pauls, but this ‘79 seems to get the most comments.

 

[Jethro Rocker]

Might be helpful to other people but OP was 2 decades ago, or at latest over a year ago. Just sayin...

 

[Wizard1183]

I use a marshall jcm800 50watt halfstack in my room. works great :dude

Tone is no where cranked. Poor recommendation

 

[Cliff Gress]

 

[Wizard1183]

Princeton reverb. Highly rated bedroom amp

 

[Wizard1183]

Tone is no where cranked. Poor recommendation

Exactly! Anyone that says they use a 50-100w amp as bedroom? Is wasting the amps potential. Might as well get a Marshall merry king MG50 solid state amp. Has the same tone as a 50-100w tube amp on 1

 

[lespauler]

Perhaps you will need some 5-watt tube amp.

 

[charliechitlins]

Depends on the size of your bedroom and the benevolence of your family and neighbors.
After reading these threads for years, I've come to the conclusion that the sound we seek involves cooking preamp and output sections, overdriving the speaker and moving air.
This simply does not happen at low volume.
The best "bedroom" sounds come from modelers and pedals that are made to emulate the above.

 

[Iguana]

Pair of Marshall stacks wide open. You don’t really like your neighbors anyway!

 

[Amp360]

Most of the low-watt amps may still be loud for a tiny room. I would get something like Tonex on the computer and a good set of headphones or an Ox and buy whatever amp you want.

I have a pretty good-sized house but if I put a Champ in a bedroom and cranked it I would disturb everyone.

 

[Reddart]

Superlead running 6CA7’s with an attenuator.

 

[Cliff Gress]

I just picked up a Vox ac4. Would work fine for you. 4 watts.

 

[ScumbackSpeakers]

Would appreciate any recommendations for a tube amp that can be played at "bedroom" levels.

SloopG

David Kowalski Dark Gene amp. 1/2 watt, sounds like a Marshall Plexi or JMP by turning dials. Under $400. I have one here mated with a closed back Scumback cab with an M75-PVC installed. You can hit your AC/DC power chord, listen to it swell into feedback and talk LOUDLY over it to your wife.

 

[somebodyelseuk]

I use a marshall jcm800 50watt halfstack in my room. works great :dude

A schoolmate of mine had a full 100W Marshall stack, but it was a big bedroom in a big house - wealthy parents. That was back in the early '80s, so it was probably a JCM800?