Do you have rigs for multiple styles around?

[Andrew Lamprecht]

Does anyone play jazz but have a ENGL Raider at their house? Does anyone play metal but have a princeton reverb at home?

Just wondering... I have multiple amps now... I love metal... I like playing it a lot too but I rarely play metal so I am thinking of getting rid of my "metal" amp. My other amp can't do metal do to specific limitations it has but it does what it does very well and it suits the style I play the most. I could use the money anyway... but I am not freaking out about money so I don't know. It just sits there.... but it is still cool. :fingersx:

 

[Chickenwings]

Re: Do you have rigs for multiple styles around?

yep. different rigs for different gigs. i dont do metal tho.

 

[everdrone]

Re: Do you have rigs for multiple styles around?

ya, I play mainly doom and heavy downtuned rock, but...

my orange thunderverb 50 is really an all around great amp!

my line 6 400hd head bass amp is for cover bands being a modeler, but can do some great doom sounds

my marshall jcm900 4500 is for straight ahead rock but I use it for doom practice jams

my epiphone valve junior just does not cut it for downtuned heavy rock or doom so it is what it is, I do play a little emo and folk so not too bad!

I use my tech 21 oxford for all guitars recorded these days and it does everything from blues to heavy rock. here is a funk tune I used my old podfarm platinum on before it died and got destroyed: http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=9941179 I am using my alice in chains wah here for some funk music :banana:

 

[Gearjoneser]

Re: Do you have rigs for multiple styles around?

Doing studio work, I'm constantly picking gear combinations to do different things.

Lately, it's been music for cartoons, where it's usually a SG or tele, my big FX board, and whatever amp or modeller.

My rock rig is usually a LP, Strat, McCarty, small FX board, and Bogner XTC.

Blues/roots stuff is a couple strats, ES-335, a few pedals, and Matchless Chieftain or Gibson Goldtone.

I don't usually do acoustic gigs, except for some recording or playing by myself, and it can be a dreadnaught, classical, or resonator/slide.

I mess with pedalboards all the time, and keep a large number of pedals around. I'm always rearranging my own, as well as tweaking other rigs for local players.

 

[That90'sGuy]

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I used to. I had the Bogner Shiva for the modern rock stuff I was doing and my Fender Vibrolux Reverb was what I used to play around with. Most of the stuff I write or play is in the lighter rock/pop/indie kinda vein so the Fender sound fits that perfectly. I don't realistically see myself using anything else, but you never know (I have changed my mind a lot in the last 15 years or so). I wouldn't be selling off 2 guitars and 2 amps if I didn't think I absolutely needed them.

 

[ItsaBass]

Re: Do you have rigs for multiple styles around?

I wouldn't say different amps for different styles, but different amps for different venues. I find that most of my amps cover most stylistic bases pretty darned well.

For instance, I use my '68 Princeton Reverb (12W 1x10) and my Ampeg Jet (15W 1x12) for hard rock/heavy metal all the time, because they are convenient, and have great built-in overdrive. But I can use the same amps for blues, jazz, country, r&b, etc.

For venues that won't mic you up, I bring the Reverberocket half stack (though I really wish I had a 2x12 cabinet to make it a "1/4 stack").

For maximum oomph, or maximum headroom/cleanliness at moderate volumes, it's the Super Rocket combo or the Ampeg V-4 half stack.

I am currently incorporating my newish Mesa 5:25 into the mix, in order to take the place of the Princeton, Jet, and Reverberocket. The little amps will likely be relegated to recording use only, sadly. And I may sell the Reverberocket and the Super Rocket. But the Mesa is by far the better live amp.

 

[aleclee]

Re: Do you have rigs for multiple styles around?

I used to. One nice thing about going digital is that the rig covers all the stylistic territory I want.

 

[STRATDELUXER97]

Re: Do you have rigs for multiple styles around?

I have different amps and effects for the different places we play...Music is the same..Originals in one band and classic rock/blues covers in the other.

 

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: Do you have rigs for multiple styles around?

I used to but I gave up on playing music I wasn't into just to play or to get a paying gig so all the gear that was associated with those gigs is long gone.

If I can't cover the music with the equipment I have it's more than likely a gig I don't want to do...

 

[Archer_of_Fish]

Re: Do you have rigs for multiple styles around?

I have about a nice set of amps, ranging from a Princeton and a Dr Z Maz 36 to an ENGL Powerball half stack and some stuff in the middle.

Its the only way to go.

 

[zenmindbeginner]

Re: Do you have rigs for multiple styles around?

Doing studio work, I'm constantly picking gear combinations to do different things.

Lately, it's been music for cartoons, where it's usually a SG or tele, my big FX board, and whatever amp or modeller.

My rock rig is usually a LP, Strat, McCarty, small FX board, and Bogner XTC.

Blues/roots stuff is a couple strats, ES-335, a few pedals, and Matchless Chieftain or Gibson Goldtone.

I don't usually do acoustic gigs, except for some recording or playing by myself, and it can be a dreadnaught, classical, or resonator/slide.

I mess with pedalboards all the time, and keep a large number of pedals around. I'm always rearranging my own, as well as tweaking other rigs for local players.

Epic Rigs! It looks like you don't Jones for gear all that often. lolz.

I used to but I gave up on playing music I wasn't into just to play or to get a paying gig so all the gear that was associated with those gigs is long gone.

If I can't cover the music with the equipment I have it's more than likely a gig I don't want to do...

+100

 

[xxxplorer]

Re: Do you have rigs for multiple styles around?

I second TGWIF.

 

[crusty philtrum]

Re: Do you have rigs for multiple styles around?

I come from the '70s and basically I'm still there. A guitar and non-master valve amps of different sizes, an overdrive and delay pedal. Apart from the delay pedal, i still use the same type of gear i did in the 70s. For different styles, i adopt a different mindset to playing, my gear stays the same.

My gear is simple and it sounds good. With that taken care of, i can concentrate on trying to play well and appropriately for the situation. I've had periods of expensive experimentation but always come back to the simple stuff i started with.

 

[Grenade]

Re: Do you have rigs for multiple styles around?

I have my Bassman 70 w/Marshall 4x10, and a Dime D100 w/Dime 4x12 & Peavey 4x12. Boss bd-2 for a boost & Corned Beef in the loop. The only time evrything isn't running is when i'm recording.

 

[MetalManiac]

Re: Do you have rigs for multiple styles around?

Only four things I need. A Fender, a Marshall, a hot rod marshall, and some high gain amp that I don't yet own.

 

[NevermindUs]

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I think all my amps could cover each other of they needed too, but I have them specialized. My Mesa dual is my go to amp, but I use it mainly for metal. My orange is my doom/stoner sound for my second band. My laney is more punk sounding, and my Egnater covers my clean and jazz

 

[LesStrat]

Re: Do you have rigs for multiple styles around?

I have multiple rigs every time I play.

 

[everdrone]

Re: Do you have rigs for multiple styles around?

I have multiple rigs every time I play.

! hey did you check out the line 6 "ecosystem"? it is a line 6 dream rig that comprises 3 elements, and the guitar tunes itself so it changes tuning on its own with one button through the variac:

 

[Boogie Bill]

Re: Do you have rigs for multiple styles around?

I think I have most bases well covered with the five Mesa amps I own. For me it is not so much about styles, (though I probably would not take the Maverick 212 to a hard rock gig), but more about fitting the size of the amp to the venue. My 35 watt DC-3 112 V30 combo does well on small gigs; the 200-watt Coliseum Mark III half-stack can level an entire city block with one chorus of "Won't Get Fooled Again". And I have stops in between with my Mark III and Mark IV combos, and all my amps have extension speakers--I have a variety of cabs to choose from.

So I really think that if you're doing a wide range of material, and playing in venues of varying sizes, a stable of amps is a good thing to have. And it is NEVER a bad idea to have a backup--something you can gig with and be totally confident in playing.

Bill

 

[Aceman]

Re: Do you have rigs for multiple styles around?

Yep -

Jazz Rig is Roland JC120

Blues Clean is a Blackface

Poppy-Rocky Brit pop is an AC 30

For gritty Blues I dig my Bassman

JCM 800 for your KISS/AC/DC sylings

5150 for my main metal spounds

And everty once and again for uber-metal, Dual Rectofier

All conveniently housed in one little Roland cab