Best Lightweight Guitar Amps

Blackstar for me and fantastic demo! Thx!

So my amp is 25lbs and my pedal board is 35lbs😂

Can you make a similar video for bass amplifier also with sound testing

I would be interested in knowing which ones the drummer, and bass player, thought sounded best. I like to know the drummer is happy.

quilter looks so similar to Fender Rumble 100 bass amp. But to be honest , I use fender and gretsch guitar with Rumble 100 and the dynamic and tune is amazing . Also , Rumble 100 is not expensive amp .i assume quilter is the same .

what about Roland blues cube hot? or jc 40 ? Bugera?

Gigging out? Where exactly is one supposed to do that anymore? Most of the venues are closed and nobody goes out. It's too expensive.

Who would gig with a SS amp? Come on, that's just not at all realistic.

I bet the kids love you at Christmas, Santa Claus.

I use a Fender Tone Master Deluxe with both guitar and pedal steel, and I love it. It’s the first digital amp I’ve played that not only sounds real, but feels real. It responds correctly to dynamics. Mine sits side by side with a vintage 1977 Mesa Mark I that I’ve played for over a decade. Is it as good as the Mesa? Not quite - but neither is any tube Deluxe I’ve heard. Is it close enough that I wind up choosing the Tone Master Deluxe over the Mesa regularly? YES. Especially if it’s leaving the house - the Mesa weighs literally three times as much as the Tone Master! Not long after getting it, I took it to a jam with my pedal steel. Afterward, two different people who own real vintage blackface Deluxes asked me if it was vintage or a reissue. It’s good enough to fool people used to the real thing, it’s good enough for me.

Will they keep up? I'm that style you played...yes. In rock? Or metal? Not likely. I love Sweetwater though. Top notch people.

Thanks Mitch great review. So which of these had the edge on headroom when cranked up?

That picture is not the Crush 35rt. Thats a picture of the Crush Bass 100. It says so right on there label. The Crush 35rt doesn't even have a XLR output.

What if you’re not playing on the patio at a biker bar in Daytona Beach?

Except for the Mesa Boogie the tones All sounded the same.

I really like the St James!

Holy smokes! Is that Nick DiVirgilio on drums??

I have the Mesa Mark V 25 and it's easily the best of those amps. It's all tube, super loud, and can easily go from crystal cleans to crushing gain which a lot of small amps can't do. You could easily use it without effects for that reason, along with its onboard reverb.

keep on rockin Mitch 🎉 always cool to see you jam

I wish you would have cranked up the crunch channels against a rock drummer.

The only one I didn't care for was the Marshall. Top end was a bit shrill.

Surprising to see Marshall and Orange can compete well with more expensive speakers. Cheers from Indonesia.

It was interesting how the Orange captured a bit of the Peter Green thing from the earliest days of Fleetwood Mac when he played pretty clean using the neck pickup. The song “Fleetwood Mac” comes to mind. Well he was playing Orange amps early on, but it could be just a psychological thing going on.🤷‍♂️

Buy a high dollar solid state amp that cost pennies to make in a 3rd world country.

would love a jam with these guys, they seem so chilled

I won’t buy anything over a 1 x 12 combo. Way too old for in my early 40’s to lift anything heavier. 😂😂

I liked them all but the Mesa Boogie has a bit more oomph to it. I bet it's also the most expensive one. 😐

Loved the video, I will always like Marshall big time Marshal fan,, I also like Laney

Lightweight heavy hitters for sure. Sweet licks too! Very nice. Great video, thanks 🤘

We need more videos like this with drums and bass.

Nice playing but sorry. You forgot the best option: Boss Katana. It can do everything.

I have a mg15fx where I crank it on od2 and add a tube overdrive and have gotten about 89 decibels on the sound meter , these things are powerful

How about putting them to the test at REAL band volumes, not these tamed down library volumes.

Sorry but using that “backup band” really doesn’t work for showing what those amps can do. An unamped acoustic guitar could have kept up with that volume. You really needed to kick out something ballsy like 99% of your customer’s bands actually play.

Mitch makes them seem heavy in the thumbnail😂😂

I bought a Boogie MK5/25 combo 3 years ago for exactly the reason this clip was about...lightweight, great tone and plenty of power to handle just about any gig or rehearsal. I also have a lightweight 1x12 extension cab I use with the combo. I put a Greenback in it to round out the sound, but even alone, the single 10" in the combo would be enough. Just a great little beast... However, one other amp I have that still comes in fairly lightweight (32 lbs) is my Katana MKII 100 1x12 combo. I realize the weight limit in this test was 25, but as an old school player that used to have to deal with amp heads that came in at around 50+ pounds along with heavy 2x12 or 4x12 cabs, or even Combos that weighed 60 to 70+, anything under 35 lbs that I can grab and go to a gig or rehearsal with is a major bonus. Great test, Mitch....thanks!

I use a Tonemaster Deluxe Reverb. Works well with effects direct into inputs but doesn’t have an fx loop! Weighs about the same as a guitar in a case and has enough volume.

Boss katanas

I have the Mark V 25 combo. It is not loud enough to practice with a band with a drummer with an acoustic kit.

Hughes and Kettner BS200?

For my gigs with the Cornish band the UK here called the Countrymen
I use either my fender tone master deluxe reverb
Fender HR deville
Blues jr 3 or Boss katana MK2 50 Ex
All combos and they all get used
Depending on the venue and tone I'm after. Great review. The ss amps the tonemaster and katana, particularly keep up with a live drummer no problem. Would love to try the orange crrt35 with a live drummer. That's only a 10" speaker.

Tasty playing Mitch!

The 35rt is the worst amp I ever bought. I previously had the 20rt and it was great. But the tone could never come out. Always sounded muffled and unclear. I thought maybe it was the Amp but I checked out another same model and it was the same thing. Not sure what happened. But I was not happy with it at all.

It’s great to see these things being tested in a real world band scenario. And I always love practical lightweight gear that sounds good! Some really solid playing as well.

The orange 35rt was a nice surprise. Not normally known for clean. Nice warm almost valve like tone

Messa?

Great video, would like to see a round 2 that takes the band up a notch to do some hard rock, maybe include the 20W Marshall Studio series.

Lovin' the jamming!

why is a crush bass 100 on screen during the 35rt overview 🤔