{"id":43210,"date":"2017-05-11T18:30:44","date_gmt":"2017-05-11T16:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/?p=43210"},"modified":"2017-05-11T17:13:55","modified_gmt":"2017-05-11T15:13:55","slug":"tube-combos-e-400-video-comparison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/gear\/tube-combos-e-400-video-comparison\/","title":{"rendered":"Tube Combos under \u20ac400 &#8211; Video Comparison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The fact that you can get great sounds from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/tube_guitar_combos.html?viewMode=block\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>tube amp<\/strong><\/a> with very low power, should be no secret. Small amplifiers have the advantage that you can fully crank it up at home, as opposed to a 100-Watt half-stack and yet enjoy the desired end-stage sounds. In our three part <strong>video<\/strong>, we compare low-budget models <strong>under 400 euros<\/strong> according to the following criteria:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sound at low volume<\/li>\n<li>Volume for the best possible sound<\/li>\n<li>Sound with a single coil or a humbucker<\/li>\n<li>Sound with a built-in speaker or an external 2 x 12 cab<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At the end of the video we condensed the different <strong>sound samples <\/strong>for easier comparisons. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">part 1:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-container brlbs-cmpnt-content-blocker brlbs-cmpnt-with-individual-styles\" data-borlabs-cookie-content-blocker-id=\"youtube-content-blocker\" data-borlabs-cookie-content=\"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\">\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-preset-c brlbs-cmpnt-cb-youtube\">\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-thumbnail\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/borlabs-cookie\/2\/brlbs-cb-youtube-main.png')\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-main\">\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-play-button\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-content\">\n<p class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-description\">You are currently viewing a placeholder content from <strong>YouTube<\/strong>. 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