STRATDELUXER97
Stratoblaster Tone Meister
Re: Best Non-Fender Clean Amp
Early Clapton solo stuff...Bell Bottom Blues comes to mind..
Guitar Toad said:
Early Clapton solo stuff...Bell Bottom Blues comes to mind..
Best Non-Fender Clean Amp
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JeffB
Let it B
Re: Best Non-Fender Clean Amp
Tom Sholtz gets some great cleans...I always did like the Rockman for that at least. Very nice...there were 2 settings one was like a BF or a Marshall clean kinda "small"..the other was like a Tweed or JC sound..fuller/bigger
Romantics-Talkin in Your Sleep' great cleans..
Yes-Owner of a lonely heart.
That one Gloria Estefan song...On your feet maybe? dude gets some great squeaky clean strat "quack"
God..did I just admit I know a Gloria Estefan song? :smash:
Guitar Toad said:
Tom Sholtz gets some great cleans...I always did like the Rockman for that at least. Very nice...there were 2 settings one was like a BF or a Marshall clean kinda "small"..the other was like a Tweed or JC sound..fuller/bigger
Romantics-Talkin in Your Sleep' great cleans..
Yes-Owner of a lonely heart.
That one Gloria Estefan song...On your feet maybe? dude gets some great squeaky clean strat "quack"
God..did I just admit I know a Gloria Estefan song? :smash:
ratherdashing
Kablamminator
Re: Best Non-Fender Clean Amp
Chris Isaak - Heart Shaped World (the entire album). Gorgeous Fender-y cleans throughout.
Van Halen - Finish What You Started
And pretty much everything from the first two albums by The Police. Andy Summers = my hero.
Chris Isaak - Heart Shaped World (the entire album). Gorgeous Fender-y cleans throughout.
Van Halen - Finish What You Started
And pretty much everything from the first two albums by The Police. Andy Summers = my hero.
Marinblues
New member
Re: Best Non-Fender Clean Amp
I tried a little Laney all tube amp the other day and it sounded very OK.
I tried a little Laney all tube amp the other day and it sounded very OK.
Quencho092
New member
Re: Best Non-Fender Clean Amp
how much does a roland jazz chorus go for? Does it take pedals well?
how much does a roland jazz chorus go for? Does it take pedals well?
Re: Best Non-Fender Clean Amp
Good list of amps here but if you like the Rolland jc 120 here's 2 more superb amps to check out-
Lab series L7
Yamaha G212 or 112
I've always dobuled tube crunc sounds with clean sounds and these amps (along with the rolland) are superb for this use- Very fast, very clean and relatively thin- They thicken up nicely with chorus-
When running them paralel with tube amps the sound variety is incredible- With very little tube you can get a thin cars like sound, add a little more tube and you start to get beatle or tom petty sounds-
A little more tube and you start getting somethign like an overdriven twin but with much better transisnts-
And tube and SS full up gives a wonderful Rush or trever R feal with tons of flexibility at the toes-
Good list of amps here but if you like the Rolland jc 120 here's 2 more superb amps to check out-
Lab series L7
Yamaha G212 or 112
I've always dobuled tube crunc sounds with clean sounds and these amps (along with the rolland) are superb for this use- Very fast, very clean and relatively thin- They thicken up nicely with chorus-
When running them paralel with tube amps the sound variety is incredible- With very little tube you can get a thin cars like sound, add a little more tube and you start to get beatle or tom petty sounds-
A little more tube and you start getting somethign like an overdriven twin but with much better transisnts-
And tube and SS full up gives a wonderful Rush or trever R feal with tons of flexibility at the toes-
Pink Unicorn Horsey
Megä Pöny Rÿdr
Re: Best Non-Fender Clean Amp
Gotta second the votes for the AC30 and Roland Jazz Chorus. I may have cried the first time I played through each of these.
- Keith
Gotta second the votes for the AC30 and Roland Jazz Chorus. I may have cried the first time I played through each of these.
- Keith
the guy who invented fire
Fuzzy. Guitars
Re: Best Non-Fender Clean Amp
Old HiWatt's in general
Old Ampeg's in general
Vox AC-30
100 watt Plexi
Roland Jazz Chorus
BUT I must say that my favorite non Fender clean tone come from a Selmer Zodaic! Not to mention that next to a Magnatone that have the coolest tremolo ever!
Old HiWatt's in general
Old Ampeg's in general
Vox AC-30
100 watt Plexi
Roland Jazz Chorus
BUT I must say that my favorite non Fender clean tone come from a Selmer Zodaic! Not to mention that next to a Magnatone that have the coolest tremolo ever!
Hot _Grits
Buttery Toneologist
Re: Best Non-Fender Clean Amp
Mesa Blue Angel. Best mesa clean and reverb ever.
Mesa Blue Angel. Best mesa clean and reverb ever.
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Lewguitar
Guest
Re: Best Non-Fender Clean Amp
The Roland Jazz Chorus is a pretty cool clean amp...Joni Mitchell says they were invented by Roland specifically for her. The Polytones that the jazz players use are nice too.
The Roland Jazz Chorus is a pretty cool clean amp...Joni Mitchell says they were invented by Roland specifically for her. The Polytones that the jazz players use are nice too.
Stratman
Guitaris Maximus
Re: Best Non-Fender Clean Amp
My first vote is for my Holland Little Jimi, however, Mike Holland is out - of - business and the replacement company (Run by Lane from Heritage guitar) is not as clean.
My second vote is for either an AMPEG V-4 or VT-22, which are basically the same amps with different cabinets.
My third vote is for that solid stage Rolnad JC-120, but then again it's solid state and a lot of pedals really suck with this particular amp.
My first vote is for my Holland Little Jimi, however, Mike Holland is out - of - business and the replacement company (Run by Lane from Heritage guitar) is not as clean.
My second vote is for either an AMPEG V-4 or VT-22, which are basically the same amps with different cabinets.
My third vote is for that solid stage Rolnad JC-120, but then again it's solid state and a lot of pedals really suck with this particular amp.
Quencho092
New member
Re: Best Non-Fender Clean Amp
it's a shame really, that it's actually really difficult to find a decent 50w and up tube amp that is 1 channel w/ reverb for under 700 new these days. You'd think that by settling for fewer features that you would be able to save quite some bucks on an amp.
it's a shame really, that it's actually really difficult to find a decent 50w and up tube amp that is 1 channel w/ reverb for under 700 new these days. You'd think that by settling for fewer features that you would be able to save quite some bucks on an amp.
That90'sGuy
DyzaBoyzologist
Re: Best Non-Fender Clean Amp
Vox AC-30 - listen to U2
Matchless Chieftain (pretty much any Matchless) - listen to the Refreshments
Any of the Hiwatt DR series
Vox AC-30 - listen to U2
Matchless Chieftain (pretty much any Matchless) - listen to the Refreshments
Any of the Hiwatt DR series
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Re: Best Non-Fender Clean Amp
hey toad, in response to your question you posted the other day about great inexpensive amps with good cleans and good distortion I played a Boogie F 30 today with several different guitars and I have to say it sounded realy good both the cleans and distortion. you should check out this amp if you want both from an amp and the tubes are EL84 so you will get good clip and gain from the distortion and cleans are nice and punchy.
good luck and try plugging it into a 2/12 cab or 4/12 half stack to hear what it can realy do. The combo is nice but more speakers make it sound that much better.
:beerchug:
this is a great clean amp-heavy as hell but very cool. A jazz guitar into this amp sounds very good.Lewguitar said:
hey toad, in response to your question you posted the other day about great inexpensive amps with good cleans and good distortion I played a Boogie F 30 today with several different guitars and I have to say it sounded realy good both the cleans and distortion. you should check out this amp if you want both from an amp and the tubes are EL84 so you will get good clip and gain from the distortion and cleans are nice and punchy.
good luck and try plugging it into a 2/12 cab or 4/12 half stack to hear what it can realy do. The combo is nice but more speakers make it sound that much better.
:beerchug:
