Do you have more than 1 of almost the same amp?

[bldrst]

Re: Do you have more than 1 of almost the same amp?

Been there, I had 3 Laney AOR heads, it was a passing phase. I would prefer a few different ones now. I would add a Marshall DSL, then a Fender maybe.

[beaubrummels]

Re: Do you have more than 1 of almost the same amp?

I used to have two of everything, as a backup for roadworthiness.

Now I have three of every *sound* in high power, low power and direct line configurations. Completely different equipment that sounds about the same, just at different levels.

[Phantasmagoria]

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Laboga The Beast 30 Plus & The Beast Classic 30.

Same specs but they sound pretty different, thanks mostly to the different OT's..

The 30 Plus is 80's/modern metal, while the Classic 30 is every Black Sabbath tone in a box.. from the 70's to the 2010's

[Drunken Bowling]

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I used to have two of those Vox Valvetronix amps with the chrome grilles. One was 15w and I believe the other was 30w.

[Simon_F]

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For about 10 years I had three 50W Marshalls - JMP 2104, Jubilee 2553, DSL 50.

I kept my favourite (the 2104), sold the DSL (because I just used to set it up to sound like the 2104) and traded the Jubilee for a Tone King Imperial 20th Anni. The Jubilee was a great amp but it wasn't a sound I used any more. I love the Imperial and have never regretted that trade.

I have a Roland Blues Cube Artist (great all-occasions amp!) that's kind of in the same Fendery ballpark as the Imperial - but one's booteek tube and one's SS so that's nothing like the same amp right?

[Boogie Bill]

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Since you seem to be in the know about Mesas, you wouldn't happen to know what the difference between the 5:25 (standard), Express and Express Plus are?

See my answer in your PRS amp thread.

Bill

[wahwah]

Re: Do you have more than 1 of almost the same amp?

I wouldn’t mind a second Princeton Reverb, maybe stereo or wet/dry.

Forum member WahWah famously tours with two Champs.

I do have two Rivera era Super Champs, but I actually only tour with one of them. You can see it here, imposing its physical dominance on a concert stage.



I had the guts of the second one, which was a spare, put into a custom made head, so I can now use it with any 8 ohm speaker cab...turns out the Super Champ loves 12" speakers too!





Cheers..................................... wahwah

[jeremy]

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love the little head. nice to see ya around geoff

[wahwah]

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love the little head. nice to see ya around geoff

Thanks Jeremy, it's been years! Thought I might drop in and see how everyone's going!

[darth_tar]

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love the little head. nice to see ya around geoff

A Blackstar ID:60 I liked so much bought the ID:100, identical except for the wattage. I bought two Crate Power blocks in the 90s that I still have and always carry one to a gig in case of amp failure. A Mesa failed at a gig once and the 4 pound Power block saved my ass!

[jeremy]

Re: Do you have more than 1 of almost the same amp?

i have a powerblock as well, got it right when they came out. it comes to every gig and has saved my ass a bunch of times over the years