amp for rickenbacker 330

[brot]

hello guys

i would like to hear your experiences with amps for a rick330. whats your favourite brand, which gear do you use?

sorry for my bad english

 

[CapoFirstFret]

Re: amp for rickenbacker 330

Fender Deluxe Reverbs work VERY well with Ric's, as do Pro Reverbs and AC30's....that's *THE* tone for a lot of Beatles, Tom Petty, Byrds type stuff

 

[the guy who invented fire]

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I would say any black or silver face Fender amp, or a Vox AC-15 or AC-30...maybe a Matchless, something along those lines

 

[brot]

Re: amp for rickenbacker 330

i´ve been thinking about an ac30 too but its hard to get around here. hmm i should keep on looking.
has anybody tried a framus amp?

 

[Falstaff]

Re: amp for rickenbacker 330

Welcome to the forum!

Mesa-Boogie Studio.22 is a cheaper amp that sounds GREAT with Rics. The above amps are great as well. One way to get great tone out of Rics (when played clean, especially) is to use a bit of compression.

Good luck!

 

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: amp for rickenbacker 330

i´ve been thinking about an ac30 too but its hard to get around here. hmm i should keep on looking.
has anybody tried a framus amp?

I hear that the Framus amps are killer high gain monsters...what kind of tone are you looking for???

 

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: amp for rickenbacker 330

Welcome to the forum!

Mesa-Boogie Studio.22 is a cheaper amp that sounds GREAT with Rics. The above amps are great as well. One way to get great tone out of Rics (when played clean, especially) is to use a bit of compression.

Good luck!

That's not a bad idea at all!

 

[brot]

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i´m looking for the perfect clean sound : )

but an effect loop(don´t exactly know the english word) would be nice.

mesa boogie sounds interesting too

 

[Falstaff]

Re: amp for rickenbacker 330

Where do you live, Brot?

 

[brot]

Re: amp for rickenbacker 330

austria

 

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: amp for rickenbacker 330

i´m looking for the perfect clean sound : )

but an effect loop(don´t exactly know the english word) would be nice.

mesa boogie sounds interesting too

What is perfect to you...can you namea song or even a band that comes close?

 

[brot]

Re: amp for rickenbacker 330

hmm good question, i have to think about that. hmm i like the sound of coldplay, the weakerthans and of course john frusciante (i know, he doesnt play a rick). its hard to form an idea of sound into words


i have to think about it, maybe later i can tell you a better statement

 

[That90'sGuy]

Re: amp for rickenbacker 330

It's hard to find a better match for a Ric than a vintage Top Boost JMI-era Vox AC-30. That's the sound of the Beatles and Tom Petty, in a nutshell.

For cleans, I've always felt Fender Super Reverbs/Twins, Matchless amps, and Vox reign supreme.

 

[gt5litre]

Re: amp for rickenbacker 330

Laney VC30 on the clean channel and bright switch engaged.

Brent

 

[Falstaff]

Re: amp for rickenbacker 330

Laney VC30 on the clean channel and bright switch engaged.

Brent

Is that an EL84 amp?

 

[MrHat]

Re: amp for rickenbacker 330

if you dont want to spend a ton, i heard that the new traynors sound pretty good with ricks. they have a very nice clean channel.

 

[brot]

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does anybody know the price of an AC30?

 

[the guy who invented fire]

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does anybody know the price of an AC30?

Quite a bit for a real good one...

 

[brot]

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so what do you think of modelling amps and ricks?

 

[brot]

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can anybody tell me the difference between a peavey classic 30 and a 50?