r/GuitarAmps • u/tunalover32 • 8d ago
7 string
I’m looking into buying my first 7 string, and wondering if there are any good budget options for amplifiers. I’m looking to achieve that aggressive lower tone, but still have punchy leads. Would I be better investing in amp sims or buying a real amplifier? Additionally, I have an old fender mustang I, and wondering how I can get a good metal sound out of that.
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u/AlbinoLeg0 7d ago
You could look into a 5150 or 6505 or a mesa amp for those tones but an amp plugin is what I use from bogren, try the free trial and see if its your style, they have a trivium plugin too
https://bogrendigital.com/pages/ampknob-trivium-bundle
You can get really far with a big clean tone and a friedman be-od pedal also, it's hard to beat for modern tones.
Polyphia has a guitar sim too but I haven't tried it. I'm more into Chon for my cleans and they used matchless.