It´s for rehearsing and playing live, we would be using a POD Xt Live for all the sounds/effects so we really just need a decent combo amp (or head/cab rig) not too expensive but loud and good enough to be heard in live shows, mostly small venues where PA feed from guitars would be minimal if not non-existent. Preferably with a power amp in or at least fx loop so we could plug the POD straight into the power amp to avoid extra pain in the ass coloring from the preamp of the amp. Budget is no more than 350 Euros, hopefully less.
I´m looking at buying for example this:
http://www.thomann.de/es/fender_fm100h_b_stock.htm
http://www.thomann.de/es/harley_benton_g212_vintage.htm
the head´s cheap cause it´s Bstock, I´ve never bought a Bstock item, is it safe enough? In an old rehearsal place we had a frontman combo amp and it worked great by just plugging the POD into the power amp in, and the amp itself even sounds really good for what we use it (Rock cover band), so in case of an emergency it could still be perfectly usable by itself if the POD ever bails on us. And the cab I figured is a no brainer cause I´ve read good comments from these things, can´t really go wrong with V30s and it seems to be the best option within the budget.
I also tried searching the local used market but all I can find within price range is this: http://cgi.ebay.es/Cabezal-de-Guita...tDomain_186&hash=item3357655f7b#ht_3228wt_908
Never used a Hartke guitar amp, so I wouldn´t know, but the Fender is something I´ve used and I´m sure it could work.
One thing that worries me about the Fender/Benton setup is that the cab is 120watts/8ohm and the head is 100 Watt, 4 Ohm so if I understand, since the resistance of the cab is higher then the real output will not be 100 w but considerably less? If so, maybe I should keep looking? Cause I need the loudness, at least the first shows will be in small venues and the amps will need to hold their strength both in stage and to the audience.
I´m looking at buying for example this:
http://www.thomann.de/es/fender_fm100h_b_stock.htm
http://www.thomann.de/es/harley_benton_g212_vintage.htm
the head´s cheap cause it´s Bstock, I´ve never bought a Bstock item, is it safe enough? In an old rehearsal place we had a frontman combo amp and it worked great by just plugging the POD into the power amp in, and the amp itself even sounds really good for what we use it (Rock cover band), so in case of an emergency it could still be perfectly usable by itself if the POD ever bails on us. And the cab I figured is a no brainer cause I´ve read good comments from these things, can´t really go wrong with V30s and it seems to be the best option within the budget.
I also tried searching the local used market but all I can find within price range is this: http://cgi.ebay.es/Cabezal-de-Guita...tDomain_186&hash=item3357655f7b#ht_3228wt_908
Never used a Hartke guitar amp, so I wouldn´t know, but the Fender is something I´ve used and I´m sure it could work.
One thing that worries me about the Fender/Benton setup is that the cab is 120watts/8ohm and the head is 100 Watt, 4 Ohm so if I understand, since the resistance of the cab is higher then the real output will not be 100 w but considerably less? If so, maybe I should keep looking? Cause I need the loudness, at least the first shows will be in small venues and the amps will need to hold their strength both in stage and to the audience.