Good power amp ? Or head to use power amp from (guitar)

[Evolution666]

Hi guys! I'm on a little tight budget right now but I have a nice preamp here and I want to get it through a power amp but I noticed most power amps is just as expensive as a complete head with power amp. Anyone have some tip for "most value for the cash" ? I could use a head as long I can bypass it and only use the power amp from it.
Bugera is very cheap ? Is it pure crap ?
I want something with tubes!
Thanks in advance. :Smokin:

 

[bryan_kilco]

What preamp do you have?

 

[sprack]

Peavey Windsor?

 

[Evolution666]

Bryan: It is a AxeFx Ultra
Sprack: Thanks for the tip. Are they hard to get? I live in Sweden so the prices and market is very different compared to US which sucks!
Thanks!

 

[Trevoire520]

Any valve head with a effects loop should do. I used to use a Marshall DSL50 head as a poweramp for my POD XT live and I loved it. And obviously you'd have a nice valve amp aswell as a power amp for preamp.

Peavey Windsor or Valveking would do the job nicely.

 

[ForgotenWarrior6]

Carvin TS100 for sure. It's pretty sweet.

 

[Damage, Inc.]

FWIW, I've heard the Axe-FX sounds best with a very transparent power section. The models in it are good enough that you don't need to warm it up, like you might with a POD or something.

 

[Trevoire520]

I dunno about that man, as good as the Axe FX is I've always felt that the clips I've heard sound a bit cold and sterile compared to a tube amp. I reckon an Axe would sound awesome through a nice tube power amp and a decent 4x12.

 

[sprack]

The AxeFX does sound very good through the power section of an amp.

Evolution666: Jag vett inte hur mycke de Windsor kostet i Sverige. De är $250 i USA. Forlåt, min svenska är skit.

 

[Evolution666]

Thanks for all inputs guys! I guess in the end any good power amp with valves will do it ?! I will check the used market here in Sweden and see what I can get hold on! Would be easy to order from US but the postage would kill me on such heavy piece.... I agree it sound good "as it is" but the clips I heard when people used it with valves it get that "3D" dimension and also with the V30 celestion elements. So I will go on searching but still I'm very confused in between cause a dedicated poweramp is so much more expensive than a good head in Sweden (SICK!) =)
Sprack, cool you speak Swedish! It is not bad at all .... have you been over here ? =)
Cheers and thanks for your inputs guys!

 

[sprack]

Evolution666, I lived there from '87-89 and spent most of my summers there till I was 16. My dad's side is swedish. Hope to move back one day.