niagra

Good idea to take him along for a tryout. As for used amps, I'm all for used equipment (I'm in the market for a bass amp) but a child's present has to be new imho.

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In my experience young'uns love the Line 6 Spider amps. Vast (and I mean VAST) range of sounds and effects and enough gadgetry to keep an 11 occupied for ages.
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I've looked at these before but they don't seem to be well liked from what I've read? And he's not really into gadgets - he doesn't even want a phone ( a good thing!)

Thanks for the replies,
Dario

I was hoping to get one that he could use at home and also take to his rock school nights, is that going to be a compromise too far?
Perhaps I should go for a nice home use one then, there's a nice 1 watt valve amp by Blackstar:
[url="https://www.andertons.co.uk/p/HT1R/combo-amps/blackstar-ht-1r-1w-1x8-tube-guitar-amp-with-reverb"]https://www.anderton...amp-with-reverb[/url]

You're probably right, just been looking at the 40w versions and I'll save a few quid as well.

Thanks for the advice chaps. I'd forgotten I'd read a review of the ID 100/150w amps in last month's Guitarist mag. Looks like I'll be going for the 100w one I think, if I can get it past the management. The Fender suggestions look a great option but maybe too much gadgetry - he likes playing rather than fiddling really.

Dario

Hmm, I wouldn't want to spend more than £2-300, which personally I think is a huge amount to spend on a child's birthday, but it is his passion and he does work hard!

He plays rock mainly, but for his Rock School Grades it is a mix of stuff.

Hi all,

It's our eldest's 12th birthday in December and he wants a new amp. It would be for home and rehearsal use and maybe gigs in the future. I'm quite happy browsing the net, but it all gets a bit overwhelming with the amount of choice out there!

I'm sure a modelling amp would be great for him to play around with different sounds, but maybe a simple amp would be best?

Anyway, what are your suggestions?

Thanks,
Dario

Hi all,

Been playing bass for about six months now, having played drums before that. I appear to have joined a band here in Warwick so that should encourage me to practise loads!

I have a kit built P-Bass in a yellow to green burst - my son chose that combination as he needed it for his school band. I mainly play a Gibson SG bass, though I'm not really that happy with it.

I hope to take a visit to Bass Direct soon to try out a few alternatives as I fancy a Jazz bass or a Stingray - just trying to build up the courage to go as trying out basses in a shop sounds intimidating!

Anyway, better go and practise Crash by The Primitives as I'm struggling to play it to 170bpm - got to 150 so far.

Bye for now,
Dario