Cheap 2ch 2x12 combo with good cleans for Hard/Heavy Rock?

[Gainzilla]

Egnater Renegade

Funny that you should mention that, GC has a bunch at really good prices and Im itchingto try them. Ive always heard good stuff about Egnater but have zero experience with them and know absolutely nothing about them..

 

[Motorpud]

Egnater Renegade

That's a good suggestion, it's more of a classic rock amp to me but if you're going to boost it than it might do the trick and the cleans are pretty good.

 

[jcmlespaul]

Ampeg VH 140c you can find them for.around there bills.

 

[university81]

blackstar ht 40 or 60 maybe?

 

[mindseye]

Mesa TremOverb combo, great cleans awesome gain.
Might find one at the top of your price range if you look hard.

 

[Rogue]

A decent Fender amp and the dirt box of your choice. Tons of great pedals for distortion into a clean amp.

The Egnator does have a really good clean channel which you can use some dirt boxes for a different distortion flavor beyond the dirt channel of that amp. I didn't quite jive with the dirt channel of the Renegade though. It's alright, just seemed to lack a certain character.

 

[mooncobra]

Mesa TremOverb combo, great cleans awesome gain.
Might find one at the top of your price range if you look hard.

i am not a mesa guy, but i had a trem o verb combo when they first came out and it was a bad ass amp. i have seen them used for as cheap as 800 on san fran craigslist. i am sure if you looked in nyc you could prob find one around there. it was BY FAR the best mesa i have ever heard or played. it could get super heavy and had great cleans. hell, the tremelo even sounded good. maybe they are a bit cheaper here cause san fran is super close to petaluma, home of mesa.

 

[geese_com]

I would look into a Blackstar HT60. You can probably get a real good deal on a used one. Or you can get the Blackstar HT100 and a 2x12 cab.

 

[Greazygeo]

Here's my suggestion that will get skipped over, but I'll play anyway......not a 2-12 but a 1-12.....Traynor YCV50.