Time for another round of: Talk me out of this amp (boogie)

[DankStar]

Filmed in front of a live studio audience, it's time once again for Talk Me Out of this Amp

[applause]

Yes I've got about 400 ways to make the same sound - modelers, tube amps, pedals. Even my farts are profiled

[canned laughter]

But seriously folks, there's a Boogie 1 x10" combo I'm considering, a Subway Rocket. Clips sound killer, and I've read good reviews.

Aside from a Marshall origin, this is one of the few real amps that is calling to me.

Seems like a good deal at $600 (especially with the going rate of a new boogie these days).

It's only 20 watts but people have said it can hang with a drummer, plus I already have a 1 x 12" boogie cab it could power. I don't need an amp but I'm finding it hard to pass up.

Let's take our first caller...

[jeremy]

those are fun amps for sure and $600 seems like a good deal. reverb model or no?

[DankStar]

those are fun amps for sure and $600 seems like a good deal. reverb model or no?

This appears to be the one with a presence instead. Reverb would be cool, especially if it was the spring kind.

[solspirit]

I wouldn't think of talking you out of a good deal.

[Mincer]

i say, hold out for a Reverb model. They are great amps, though.

[DankStar]

I wouldn't think of talking you out of a good deal.

I mean it's not a screaming deal, but some have gone for 7 bills on reverb recently

i say, hold out for a Reverb model. They are great amps, though.

interesting. noted, thank you

[Ascension]

Filmed in front of a live studio audience, it's time once again for Talk Me Out of this Amp

[applause]

Yes I've got about 400 ways to make the same sound - modelers, tube amps, pedals. Even my farts are profiled

[canned laughter]

But seriously folks, there's a Boogie 1 x10" combo I'm considering, a Subway Rocket. Clips sound killer, and I've read good reviews.

Aside from a Marshall origin, this is one of the few real amps that is calling to me.

Seems like a good deal at $600 (especially with the going rate of a new boogie these days).

It's only 20 watts but people have said it can hang with a drummer, plus I already have a 1 x 12" boogie cab it could power. I don't need an amp but I'm finding it hard to pass up.

Let's take our first caller...

Talk you out of it? No way!! I have owned my early pre reverb Rocket for a decade now, and it will never leave. Best grab and go small gig amp I have ever owned. Sounds HUGE miced in the front of the house also. Been gigged hard for many many years without a failuer.
Dropped a WGS ET 10 in mine and it kills miced out front.
Unmiced with a Boss DD 7 and a Stryman Blue Sky in the loop. https://youtu.be/wmn5MsaWWW4?si=ZJt4KXeS04eqCyNS
Miced with an SM 57 at super low stage running only a delay and verb in the loop.

https://youtu.be/CuRn3A3PpNg?si=vUe11jQ3u7yB97-y

Miced at super low stage with only Delay and Verb in the loop.

https://youtu.be/mh5dMr8I_18?si=X_JJuoQRG6BPujFj

[DankStar]

Talk you out of it? No way!! I have owned my early pre reverb Rocket for a decade now, and it will never leave. Best grab and go small gig amp I have ever owned.

very cool to hear your input and the live clips. I appreciate it. I'm not able to immediately jump on it due to car crap that came up, but this is likely my next purchase. I found a great amp tech who used to work at Acoustic who could get it all dialed in if need be.

[Phantasmagoria]

If it's something you like and have the funds (or can get them)...just pull the trigger I've lost out on so many great purchases over the years that I regret like **** because of procrastination. Nowadays I try not to think twice. End of the day a good tube amp is hard to beat. I do like variety personally though, which is why I dig SS & modeling stuff too. Bottom line I would'nt hold out/wait on any of them if I knew they're what I wanted. But that's just me in my present avatar. Life's too short

[Securb]

This appears to be the one with a presence instead. Reverb would be cool, especially if it was the spring kind.

I would rather have the presence; I can get reverb from a pedal if I need it that bad.

[El Dunco]

Thanks for having me on the show! They sound pretty amazing. Can you think of a good reason not to buy it?

[Ascension]

That's not a bad deal on a nice Rocket . I see many going for around a grand now if they are really nice examples. Here is mine f4om lat night playing with a keyboard player and 2 acoustic unmiced. No PA here the only amplified instruments were my electric with the Rocket and the Casio keyboard running tge internal speakers. I'm running tge crunch channel with only a little verb and delay in the loop and playing my 08 Carvin SH 60. Never owned another small Amp that was better as a grab and go rig than this little Subwsy Rocket. https://youtu.be/ghlrBV94iTA?si=rd9M342YQMqQLXTx

[Ascension]

Here is a clip running the clean from last night with a Nobels OD1 for a little crunch and verb plus delay in the loop. No modeler and cab I have tried comes close, running like this live without a PA.

https://youtu.be/MF8Ws_-AIAE?si=m9cLvpsMXhtudQTe

[DankStar]

Thanks for having me on the show! They sound pretty amazing. Can you think of a good reason not to buy it?

You're very welcome. Can we show El Dunco some love? [crowd claps, whistles]

Mainly because I have a stable of amps in a man closet that all don't get played enough. Then when I do sit down and play I grab my modeler and some headphones. BUT, when I do play with other people, I find I don't have a good grab-and-go and this would be it.

I also have a feeling the tax man won't be kind this year.

[DankStar]

Done deal. Sounded super clear and clean. Still need to hook it up with the boogie cab I’ve got and some pedals. He threw in a pair of replacement tubes too. Ad text said presence but turns out it was the reverb model.