charvelstrat81":94njh4te said:
SavageRiffer":94njh4te said:
OK, I know a little bit about both amps and this is what I can tell you. I recommend the Creamback over the Greenback for the mini Shirley, but other way around for the Pink Taco. I think that i actually like the G12H-30 a bit more and have been getting great results with it from a variety of amps. I have cranked both the Mini Shirley and Pink Taco with the DS cab and the PT cab. The low end of the Mini Shirley seems to be a little pickier about speakers than the Pink Taco. I know the Pink Taco well and have spent probably an hour with the mini Shirley. I would say the Shirley benefits from a lower wattage speaker, probably like 15 to 30 watts as it seems to give up the good dirt as lower volume than the Pink Taco. I was never able to get much from the Pink Taco unless it was louder than home practice volume. Just my 2 cents, my opinion, take it for what it's worth.
very good to know
Do you think i should hold off and get the RUNT?
I am a huge BE-100 lover and heard the RUNT is based on it?
They are taking pre-orders for the runt now.
I am looking for the one that will do the old 1978-1981 VH tone the closest?
I only know the Runt is a PCB version of the Smallbox or something. However, I owned a Smallbox for several weeks, so I know a lot about it. I think the Dirty Shirley at Pink Taco are VERY good for the money. The Pink Taco maybe a bit more versatile. To me the Smallbox was kind of bright Marshall deal that really shined with moderate volume. The plexi channel is only so-so until you feed some volume to it, then it's outstanding. The gain channel of the Pink Taco and the Smallbox are similar, but I actually prefer the feel and sound of the Pink Taco. Both the mini Shirley and Pink Taco have great low end, so you can drive a 4x12 and play all around town. The Smallbox loved pedals, but it's so much fun to play the Pink Taco because it sounds so damned good and you can play it pretty much anywhere.
In my opinion, unless you need to additional channel or functionality, you're going to get a LOT from the minis and you'll save a ton of cash. They're loud man. I like the Dirty Shirley mini more than the full size. The Runt, from what I've heard of pricing, will still be $400-500 more than the minis. I'd suggest sticking with it since you already seem to have gone for it anyway. It's a really, really good amp.
