Mid-Range Katana level amp, preferably tube

[delicate kindle]

Hi I’m looking for a high mid range level preferably tube amp other than a Katana and just want to know some of the options

[delicate kindle]

Katana isn’t tube amp and what’s your budget?

[delicate kindle]

Yeah I only said Katana to describe the budget, my budget is around 2-400 usd

[delicate kindle]

Good luck finding a tube amp in that price range

I mean used probably can

What’s the price of a good tube?

Around 700 that’s when you start seeing tube amps

And most times you need a cab too

Unless you get a combo obviously

[thin bough]

Mid-range level amps kind of suck. It's better you either buy beginner amps or pro. Amps between 400 to 700 aren't really that good

[random sandal]

Aren’t the evh 5150 amps like 600? (I don’t know the price in dollars 💀)

you might find one of those secondhand idk

[thin bough]

It's like $1000 new or something

For the worst one

The better ones are more around $2000

[delicate kindle]

Damn so should I hold out and get a boss nextone (not tube but close enough)

I’m running out of a crush 12 currently btw

[thin bough]

I think you're a little bit too focused on the word "tube". Like I said, the majority of mid-range amps suck.

What type of music do you play, what genres

Beginner amplifiers like the fender lt25 and the boss katana 50 beat so many mid-range amps, it's actually sad

[delicate kindle]

Wait I thought the katana 50 was mid range

Yeah sorry I’m gonna look beyond tube amps now I just thought that anything more than 200 should be a tube

Anyway im a new person now i think I’ll just go for the katana

[thin bough]

Nah, good tube amps start at like $1,000

There's the following ranges-

Below $100: waste of money range, would be better to flush your wallet

$100 - $300: beginner range

$300 - $800: mid range (don't buy, these suck more than beginner)

$800 - $5000: pro range

[delicate kindle]

In that case do you know if the boss nextone is just a fancy katana

[thin bough]

It's an older model than the katana

[delicate kindle]

Because it looks way more appealing to me but I’m not gonna try to get anything mid range

[thin bough]

Looking through server messages, as well as some videos, no one ever really talks about it

You wouldn't be interested in something like the katana artist or something? They have more expensive versions of the katana

Do you know about amp simulator

[delicate kindle]

Yeah that’s just like emulating another amp right

[thin bough]

On a computer. Amp simulators have the best tone under 1,000 dollars, hands down. They're not going to be as convenient as a physical amp though

[delicate kindle]

I think I’ll stick with a physical amp for now

Something I can gig with eventually

[thin bough]

What type of music do you want to play

[delicate kindle]

That’s kinda the issue, now I’m looking to play basically everything mainly funk, jazz and metal

So I think I’d go for the katana or jazz chorus

[delicate kindle]

The small 5150 is 750$

The lunch box one

The iconic combo is like 800$ something

[delicate kindle]

But you’d still need a cab

[delicate kindle]

The prs mt15 is also that price

Awesome little thing

Alr thanks for the help I’ll either get the katana or jc22

[thin bough]

Where? I'm seeing the combo for 1k

[dense berry]

Harley Benton makes some tube amps, and Darrel Braun Guitar has some videos on cheaper tubes

[thin bough]

NVM I was looking at the head

[delicate kindle]

I was talking the lunch box head

[thin bough]

So you could probably find one used for like 400 or 500