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Regarding strings for acoustic- Elixir. They last for ever, like I mean years. They are worth the extra money. I use 12-56 (medium), so a 10 or 11 set would be the go.
Amps. Tube amps are very loud. I play in a loud band, I use a handwired PtP 50w 1x12 amp. Just last night, we (again) did a "sound tune" with a full PA in an effort to bring down the backline volumes. Its very difficult. I never turn on tube amps at home except for test, they are just too loud once you have them, even little ones, at a level where the power section is working correctly. The other guy I play with uses Bogners, Soldanos or a boutique handwired Marshall Plexi clone and quaddies. Its all massive overkill.
Suggest a look at the Line 6/Roland/Vox modelling stuff, or small Marshalls. All valve amps bring some overhead.
I recently borrowed an older Marshall TSL 40w combo- played with a band- it was great. I just turned it up full and sure enough it sounded like a marshall- but I think its got trick stuff to make it more useable down low. Cheap too.
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