So I am looking for a second amp to keep at home. At first I wanted a second amp to tinker with the idea of a dry/wet rig, or try stereo, but at this moment I find myself in need of an amp quite urgently because my dear old Mesa is in need of a tech repair and who knows when I'll be able to do that.
However I don't really know what to choose. My Mesa is a small combo that mounts EL84 tubes, not the typical 6L6 American tubes. To complement it, I was thinking of getting something more on the "American" side, but most small size amps mount EL84 anyway.
I'm not planning to gig with the amp, but I do like my gains - so it should take pedals well.
Some sparse considerations:
- I would prefer a detached amp/speaker, to keep weight/space manageable.
- I could attach the head to my Mesa's speaker for the time being, and get a new speaker later on.
- Price range - 5-700 euros.
- Some sort of DI/Cab sim output to plug directly to the audio card would be really cool.
- I'm really fascinated by the Iridium, but the fact that I need a flat response powered speaker turns me off.
- Milkman the amp seems quite nice, though I do not need another reverb/tremolo.
- A friend of mine recommended me the Laney Lionheart series: the L5-Studio head looks really cool but it has a million features and for the price range I wonder what components did they save on.
Thanks is advance!