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Old 01-06-2008, 03:01 PM   #16
hades2
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Originally Posted by wartomods View Post
therefore 5w tube equal 15 watss ss, so i can play with drums with my cube 15
No.

It all depends how hard your drummer hits. Jamming with just a drummer, my Peavey Bandit (80W SS) was going to the limit. With a full band, i've played 100W - 150W SS, also going to the limit. I personally wouldn't use an SS amp with a live band (excluding quiet gigs like Jazz bands:P) unless it was at least 200-300W.

With tube amps its different. 5w could probably hold its own, but it'd be hard to keep any clean tones happening. I never go above 50w - I jammed with a Single Recto, barely even touching halfway; had I nudged that volume knob I could have obliterated the drummer.
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