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  • #16
    Re: $2000 Budget for Amp

    Two amps, that have incredible sound built to last. Traynor Custom special 50 1x12 all tube combo. The other Mack Atomsmasher DB-40.
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    • #17
      $2000 Budget for Amp

      65 Amps Tupelo. Or a Celtic Brownface Deluxe. Shameless plug


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      • #18
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        If I ever had the cash (which I don't lol) & wanted a warm fat sweet & pretty unique sounding bluesy amp (which could handle a bit more as well) this is what I'd hunt down:



        I'm in love with that tone.. & they are'nt actually all that expensive either (over in Hungary )
        Last edited by Phantasmagoria; 04-08-2016, 04:51 AM.
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        • #19
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          Almost nothing sounds good at true "talking level" – not even an old Vibro Champ.

          Based on everything in your description other than the taking level thing, I'd say get an antique (i.e. "real vintage") blackface Princeton Reverb. It's a very versatile amp, nothing can touch it for tonal quality, and it will do nothing but appreciate in value.
          Originally posted by LesStrat
          Yogi Berra was correct.
          Originally posted by JOLLY
          I do a few chord things, some crappy lead stuff, and then some rhythm stuff.

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          • #20
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            If it was me I would wait on the new Marshall Silver Jubilee mini head and try it first. Jubs are awesome for blues-blues/rock and this new amp can be set up for 20 watts or only 5 watts and they have master volumes.

            On edit: EL34s instead of EL84s or 6V6s too.
            Last edited by Lake Placid Blues; 04-08-2016, 08:05 AM.

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            • #21
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              OH OH OH!!!!

              Hand wired fender champ!!!!!

              You can still put $1200 in the bank!!!

              I LOVE my champ. All 5 watts will kill a grown man at 30 paces.

              Try one first. It takes pedals VERY well and you won't even know it's there.
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              • #22
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                Originally posted by jeremy View Post
                45w is a lot for playing at home. honestly i havent played the fryette stuff but i wasnt under the impression they were known for their blues, blues/rock tones
                Steve's amps are Swiss army knives. The Pittbull 45 is perfect for Blues and Blues rock. Check out the Memphis 30 if you get bored. That amp kills at the lower gained tones.

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                • #23
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                  I'd like to throw a recommendation for the Bogner Atma out. Great sounding amp, does blues, blues rock, rock and more very well. Power scales down from 18w to 5w to 1W and still sounds great on the lower wattage settings.
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                  • #24
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                    Hughes & Kettner Grandmeister 36, if you want versatility. Under you budget, and with what's left you can invest on a MIDI pedalboard, either the same brand, or some other thing....
                    Guitars:Gibson LP Trad ('57 Classics); Ibanez SEW761FM (TB-16/STK-S7 m&n); Charvel DK24 (TB10/SSL-6/A2Pn), DK22 (HRb/SSL-6 m&n), SoCal Style1 (Distortion set) & SoCal Style2 24 2PT (Fluence OCC); ESP LTD MH-1000HS (TB-14/Lil59n); Effects: Line 6 Helix Floor, Digitech Drop & FreqOut, ME EP-1L6,Shure GLXD16, Headrush MX5;

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                    • #25
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                      Friedman Mini Dirty Shirley... YOU NEED ONE!!! It's a blues/rock MACHINE! And the best lunch box I've ever played (and that's a lot). You won't do better than it for low wattage blues/rock. Trust me.

                      Last edited by Red_Label; 04-08-2016, 03:18 PM.
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                      • #26
                        Re: $2000 Budget for Amp

                        Originally posted by ItsaBass View Post
                        Almost nothing sounds good at true "talking level" – not even an old Vibro Champ.

                        Based on everything in your description other than the taking level thing, I'd say get an antique (i.e. "real vintage") blackface Princeton Reverb. It's a very versatile amp, nothing can touch it for tonal quality, and it will do nothing but appreciate in value.
                        I disagree. A lot of these master volume small tube amps sound great at lower volumes. Bogner, Friedman, and Hughes & Kettner make some great sounding low-wattage tube amps with rock tones in them.
                        "Always remember... all you do in life, comes back to you" - Roy Kahn, formerly of Kamelot, during the intro to "Karma" on their One Cold Winter's Night DVD

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                        • #27
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                          Btw... I have to throw out an honorable mention for the Tone King Royalist 15. Next to the Friedman Mini Shirley... it's the best low wattage rock/blues amp I've ever played.
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                          • #28
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                            Originally posted by Red_Label View Post
                            Btw... I have to throw out an honorable mention for the Tone King Royalist 15. Next to the Friedman Mini Shirley... it's the best low wattage rock/blues amp I've ever played.
                            I need to check out the Tone King Royalist 15. I've loved every Tone King amp I've ever plugged into.
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                            • #29
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                              Originally posted by Red_Label View Post
                              I disagree. A lot of these master volume small tube amps sound great at lower volumes. Bogner, Friedman, and Hughes & Kettner make some great sounding low-wattage tube amps with rock tones in them.
                              I agree that there are decent sounding low volume amps. Just not "talking volume." To me, talking volume means very close to silent.
                              Originally posted by LesStrat
                              Yogi Berra was correct.
                              Originally posted by JOLLY
                              I do a few chord things, some crappy lead stuff, and then some rhythm stuff.

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                              • #30
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                                For sitting around, playing in your living room, nothing will beat a 1959 Marshall Super Lead full stack, with all the knobs dimed
                                Last edited by Hot Octopus; 04-08-2016, 05:35 PM.
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