Cheap amp but great breakup. .
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El Dunco
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Re: Cheap amp but great breakup. .
The old fuzzy Randalls. The RG100 head or even the RG75 combo (George Lynch used one of those). Best sound I've ever heard from a less expensive amp. In fact I have a rare amp that has the exact design as those old Randalls but from a different company when they bough them out and I use it in tandem with my more expensive tube amps, it's always going to have a place for me.
The old fuzzy Randalls. The RG100 head or even the RG75 combo (George Lynch used one of those). Best sound I've ever heard from a less expensive amp. In fact I have a rare amp that has the exact design as those old Randalls but from a different company when they bough them out and I use it in tandem with my more expensive tube amps, it's always going to have a place for me.
Andrew Lamprecht
Minion of One
Re: Cheap amp but great breakup. .
The vox pathfinders can be found cheap ($60 -$80) and sound really really good. I really like those little things.
The vox pathfinders can be found cheap ($60 -$80) and sound really really good. I really like those little things.
Agileguy_101
Master of his Domain
Re: Cheap amp but great breakup. .
Fender Bassman head. Jump the channels, turn both volumes up to 8, tones to taste, and let it rip. Did just that at jam session the other day - holy **** what a sound.
Fender Bassman head. Jump the channels, turn both volumes up to 8, tones to taste, and let it rip. Did just that at jam session the other day - holy **** what a sound.
Hurricane
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Re: Cheap amp but great breakup. .
My Polytone Mini Brute III / IV / V / M-PA is just plane kick you in the balls bad ass sounding .
It's three separate channels all have a :
Gain control , bass , treble , reverb pots and three eq switch positions , and it's got two EQs on the master out .
It's sweet clean -n- brite for my PBass - dark-n-deep - nasty or clean for harp or guitar ( electric or acoustic electric ) and warm and clean for my vocals and - - -
All in one sweet lightweight package w/100 Watts RMS .
All SS and eat yer hearts out too heh heh I got it at a second hand shop for about $18.00 . It was made in the late 60s to early 70s .
Sports 2 cabs each with a single 12" and 8" drivers .
Also a real Hammond B3 spring reverb .
Low amp noise too for an oldie , but that's SS for you and I like it . It's been working for me about two years now with no problems at all .
I just used it on the first for my mum's 90th. B-day party to help re enforce the sound of the vocals and acoustic instruments ( 5 piece Mariachi Band )
That played there at the party and then doubled up two more hours for the Rock-N-Roll-Billy I played for and other two hours for vocals for Chan Romero my main man .
Rt to LF : Me - cousin Josh - Chan romero
I get no nada from Polytone for this post .
Easy :
Hurricane Ramon
My Polytone Mini Brute III / IV / V / M-PA is just plane kick you in the balls bad ass sounding .
It's three separate channels all have a :
Gain control , bass , treble , reverb pots and three eq switch positions , and it's got two EQs on the master out .
It's sweet clean -n- brite for my PBass - dark-n-deep - nasty or clean for harp or guitar ( electric or acoustic electric ) and warm and clean for my vocals and - - -
All in one sweet lightweight package w/100 Watts RMS .
All SS and eat yer hearts out too heh heh I got it at a second hand shop for about $18.00 . It was made in the late 60s to early 70s .
Sports 2 cabs each with a single 12" and 8" drivers .
Also a real Hammond B3 spring reverb .
Low amp noise too for an oldie , but that's SS for you and I like it . It's been working for me about two years now with no problems at all .
I just used it on the first for my mum's 90th. B-day party to help re enforce the sound of the vocals and acoustic instruments ( 5 piece Mariachi Band )
That played there at the party and then doubled up two more hours for the Rock-N-Roll-Billy I played for and other two hours for vocals for Chan Romero my main man .
Rt to LF : Me - cousin Josh - Chan romero
I get no nada from Polytone for this post .
Easy :
Hurricane Ramon
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Hurricane
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Re: Cheap amp but great breakup. .
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Great amp for many uses . Bet that jam was cool too .
The bad boys of harp players love Bassmans with 4X10" for the smooth sweet
William Clarke :
A little sweet-n-nasty
And then there's nasty
Paul Butterfield :
When I have the right personal I rip this bigtime
When I do Mojo I do Muddy's version and I do it Paul's way on harp ( really is there a better arrangement - I think not ) too , 10 years to really nail Paul's style it took me .
The Nastiest
paul butterfield-vocal/hca
mike bloomfield-guitar
elvin bishop-guitar
jerome arnold-bass
sam lay-drums
bruce langhorne-tamborine
The vibrato in his harp sound is all tongue , - ¡ man it's all tongue ! , it's what inspired many an FX pedal I bet .
I do this song and I tongue the hell out of too .
These guys almost always used Bassmans and occasional Twin Reverbs - & Vibro Champs .
Easy man :
Hurricane Ramon
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Great amp for many uses . Bet that jam was cool too .
The bad boys of harp players love Bassmans with 4X10" for the smooth sweet
William Clarke :
A little sweet-n-nasty
And then there's nasty
Paul Butterfield :
When I have the right personal I rip this bigtime
When I do Mojo I do Muddy's version and I do it Paul's way on harp ( really is there a better arrangement - I think not ) too , 10 years to really nail Paul's style it took me .
The Nastiest
paul butterfield-vocal/hca
mike bloomfield-guitar
elvin bishop-guitar
jerome arnold-bass
sam lay-drums
bruce langhorne-tamborine
The vibrato in his harp sound is all tongue , - ¡ man it's all tongue ! , it's what inspired many an FX pedal I bet .
I do this song and I tongue the hell out of too .
These guys almost always used Bassmans and occasional Twin Reverbs - & Vibro Champs .
Easy man :
Hurricane Ramon
9unslin9er
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Re: Cheap amp but great breakup. .
This.
When I first started playing guitar I bought one of these on recommendation by Sam Ash staff. I think they were actually more expensive back 10 years ago, like the $150 mark. I had an inappropriate guitar and remember plugging in all sorts of stomp boxes trying to make the most of it without understanding pedal chains or noise canceling.
Eventually I sold it because I was a s#itty player and thought I could benefit from tube combos.
And now I want another one. They work incredibly well with a pedal board.
Though my main amp gigging or studio is a Vox Valvetronix VT20+
Those things kick all sorts of ass.
This.
When I first started playing guitar I bought one of these on recommendation by Sam Ash staff. I think they were actually more expensive back 10 years ago, like the $150 mark. I had an inappropriate guitar and remember plugging in all sorts of stomp boxes trying to make the most of it without understanding pedal chains or noise canceling.
Eventually I sold it because I was a s#itty player and thought I could benefit from tube combos.
And now I want another one. They work incredibly well with a pedal board.
Though my main amp gigging or studio is a Vox Valvetronix VT20+
Those things kick all sorts of ass.
Andrew Lamprecht
Minion of One
Re: Cheap amp but great breakup. .
the funny things about those amps is that usually I can get a good clean sound or heavy sound out of most modern ss amps but that one easily excelled in the break up areas.
the funny things about those amps is that usually I can get a good clean sound or heavy sound out of most modern ss amps but that one easily excelled in the break up areas.
9unslin9er
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Re: Cheap amp but great breakup. .
^^
Oh the irony. I actually sold my Pathfinder to buy a Palomino 30. At the time my buddy was playing a Traynor YCV50 and I was uber jealous.
Well, I can say that while the Palomino is an amazing class A and works fantastic with OD and Distortion pedals, it is loud as all frak. The amp pretty much starts on volume 8 or 9. Great for live gigs, not for bedroom practice.
^^
Oh the irony. I actually sold my Pathfinder to buy a Palomino 30. At the time my buddy was playing a Traynor YCV50 and I was uber jealous.
Well, I can say that while the Palomino is an amazing class A and works fantastic with OD and Distortion pedals, it is loud as all frak. The amp pretty much starts on volume 8 or 9. Great for live gigs, not for bedroom practice.
loversmoon
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Agileguy_101
Master of his Domain
Re: Cheap amp but great breakup. .
Yeah, cranked BF Fenders are a thing of beauty. I was playing mine through a Sovtek 4x12 loaded with some Celestions from the 40's. **** was rockin yo
Yeah, cranked BF Fenders are a thing of beauty. I was playing mine through a Sovtek 4x12 loaded with some Celestions from the 40's. **** was rockin yo
Kramer Guy
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Re: Cheap amp but great breakup. .
As a solid state guy , I absolutely love the old Fender Champion 110 and my recently acquired, Champion 30 . I also have a Crate GX-80 which has a Celestion G-12 but there's something to be said about those old SS Fenders from the late 80's / early 1990's . My champion 110 already has a Eminence Rajun Cajun 10" installed in it and I'll be doing the same for my Champion 30 as well. Both of these amps at 25 and 30 watts respectively, are plenty loud enough for small gigs and sound great.
As a solid state guy , I absolutely love the old Fender Champion 110 and my recently acquired, Champion 30 . I also have a Crate GX-80 which has a Celestion G-12 but there's something to be said about those old SS Fenders from the late 80's / early 1990's . My champion 110 already has a Eminence Rajun Cajun 10" installed in it and I'll be doing the same for my Champion 30 as well. Both of these amps at 25 and 30 watts respectively, are plenty loud enough for small gigs and sound great.
Re: Cheap amp but great breakup. .
I know people are down on VHT because it was sold, but the Special 6 is a great little all-tube combo that gets a wide range of breakup at low volume. You can get the top of the line Ultra model w/12" speaker,footswitch for $299 on Amazon. The lower model 6's are less.
I know people are down on VHT because it was sold, but the Special 6 is a great little all-tube combo that gets a wide range of breakup at low volume. You can get the top of the line Ultra model w/12" speaker,footswitch for $299 on Amazon. The lower model 6's are less.
kevlar3000
Bullet Proof Toneologist
Lol... I gotta go with the old SS PV Standard head from the early, mid 70s. I friend in town bought one on my advice, he came over and we cranked mine and his up, then played all the big loud tube monsters I have, and he too believed the hype... The freakin rock with some volume attached to em
schecterplayer
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Re: Cheap amp but great breakup. .
+1 on the special 6, you could probably find a used one even cheaper. The Special 6 Ultra is extra awesome, adds a gain channel, effects loop (I believe tube powered?), and line out to the normal special 6 as well as the bigger speaker. It's a pretty great bargain.
+1 on the special 6, you could probably find a used one even cheaper. The Special 6 Ultra is extra awesome, adds a gain channel, effects loop (I believe tube powered?), and line out to the normal special 6 as well as the bigger speaker. It's a pretty great bargain.
tonechaser
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Re: Cheap amp but great breakup. .
+1 on the special 6 ultra. Lot's of nice tones in there once you spend a little time getting to know it. Best value around IMO.
+1 on the special 6 ultra. Lot's of nice tones in there once you spend a little time getting to know it. Best value around IMO.
