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Ialsoeathummus · 17th December 2009

One of the last parts of my home studio is going to be a great amp. I have never bought an amp before so please help me decide!

I'm mostly using a G&L USA Legacy Strat with Lindy Fralin Blues Special Pickups. Mic'ing it up with various options into a Vintech 273 --> Rosetta 200. It's a single-room studio so I would prefer an option that allowed awesome sounds at reasonable volumes.

I need a clean tone that will be solid primarily for acoustic pop music (John Mayer, Colbie Callait, Jason Mraz) and less often for clean parts in slick pop-rock records. A plus would be a top-notch blues tone (John Mayer again) to bring some character to certain pop applications.

I'm looking at a Deluxe Reverb Reissue or Vibrolux Reissue. Am I even in the right direction? I like the tone of both, but have no idea if either are sufficient in pro applications. Any ideas on those two or new suggestions?

17th December 2009	#1
Ialsoeathummus Gear maniac Joined: Feb 2009 Location: New York Posts: 217 Thread Starter	Buying a Pro-level Clean Amp for Pop and Rock One of the last parts of my home studio is going to be a great amp. I have never bought an amp before so please help me decide! I'm mostly using a G&L USA Legacy Strat with Lindy Fralin Blues Special Pickups. Mic'ing it up with various options into a Vintech 273 --> Rosetta 200. It's a single-room studio so I would prefer an option that allowed awesome sounds at reasonable volumes. I need a clean tone that will be solid primarily for acoustic pop music (John Mayer, Colbie Callait, Jason Mraz) and less often for clean parts in slick pop-rock records. A plus would be a top-notch blues tone (John Mayer again) to bring some character to certain pop applications. I'm looking at a Deluxe Reverb Reissue or Vibrolux Reissue. Am I even in the right direction? I like the tone of both, but have no idea if either are sufficient in pro applications. Any ideas on those two or new suggestions?