I am looking for some current advice on what to do in my situation. I am looking for something that i can get GREAT sound from, use when i jam with a couple friends (just drums usually, but once in a while there will be another guitar), and just to play by myself at home. I have an X3 Live, and currently just bought a tech 21 power engine 60.
Now, maybe i dont have my patches setup right, i am not dismissing the possibility that this is user error, but i am really not impressed with the PE60 at all. Its LOUD and can crank, but i am not liking the tone at all. I have the X3 set to studio direct, have turned down the room to 0 on mic sims, and while the sound is acceptable, it DEFINITELY not what i hear when i put my headphones on (which is what i thought i would be getting).
That being said, i am open to keeping the PE60 if i could get a great sound from it, but i have search all over, tried a lot of suggestions and i am just not impressed.
right now, i have a good deal on an atomic reactor that i could pick up (i think the closed back and tubes would help the sound a lot) or my other thought would be to buy a powered PA speaker. I am trying to keep around $300-$400 and am totally ok with used gear. i am absolutely clueless about PA speakers though so i dont know if the ones in that price range are worth it (there are a lot that get great reviews, just not sure if it will work for my purposes.
Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions.
