I'm in the market for a small tube amp soon!

Right now, I have a Laney AOR 50 watt combo, 1965 Twin Reverb, Line 6 Flextone XL, and Roland Jazz Chorus. These are great for playing gigs, but bad in the house.

These amps have to be cranked loud to "Get That Tube Sound". I want something small that I can crank in my bedroom, but has really good tone.

I don't want to buy Power Attenuators for all of my amps. Everyone that has one tells me they are give and take. Guitar amp speakers have to be pushed hard, so they start moving air, as well as the power section to get a great tube sound.

What is a good low wattage, tube amp, with reverb for home or studio use these days? I don't want onboard effects, just reverb. I have an effects pedal board. I called Fender and Laney Tech support. I pulled the two center or two end power tubes, but this didn't reduce the volume much at all, and they told me not to run the amps like that for long, because they were not designed that way. I don't want to screw my old amps

Got any ideas? ( Great sounding, tube amp, bedroom volume level )

Here are some examples of the kind of music that I write and play!

I wrote/composed these songs and recorded them in my bedroom studio. I played all of the instruments, so the rhythm section isn't the greatest!

http://www.atlanticplumbing.net/moodswing.mp3

http://www.atlanticplumbing.net/Sihlouette.mp3

http://www.atlanticplumbing.net/Stranger.mp3

I can't help on your quest, but I loved your tunes..
Compart1

Originally Posted by: compart1I can't help on your quest, but I loved your tunes..
Compart1

Thanks, I really appreciate it!

Hey man, you may want to take a look at the Vox AC4TV. I was in the same boat. I needed a small quality sounding tube amp for home practice. I checked out the Fender champ 600 and the Vox AC4TV. The Vox is about 100 more than the Fender (The fender was 150 the Vox 250) but the Vox was so much better. (I did exstesivly try both)

It has great clear as a bell tone, small, simple yet versitile. It has just a simple volume and tone dial. It also has a built in attenuator to adjust from 1/4 watt, 1 watt, and 4 watt. Even at 4watts, you can crank it up to get a nice tube OD without getting too loud. I can add my Tube Screemer TS 808 and get some very nice full sound out of this sucker.You could confidently mic it for live or recording too. It is absolutly perfect for small practice needs and is super quality and sound and I am 110% happy with it. I totally recomend it!
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/AC4TV/