have you ever gotten the SAME amp as you already own as a backup amp?
- Thread starter everdrone
- Start date
everdrone
New member
Re: have you ever gotten the SAME amp as you already own as a backup amp?
I remember you telling me about those ampeg V series - I think those tones are amazing - I really dig kyuss/QOSTA for years, cool that you kept that v4 :fing2:
I remember you telling me about those ampeg V series - I think those tones are amazing - I really dig kyuss/QOSTA for years, cool that you kept that v4 :fing2:
eschoendorff
New member
Re: have you ever gotten the SAME amp as you already own as a backup amp?
I think the OP's reasoning is solid: find something you like and make sure you have the resources to continue liking it for as long as you want.
That said, I don't have two of the same of ANY amp. But that has more to do with my lack of money than anything else. :laugh2:
I think the OP's reasoning is solid: find something you like and make sure you have the resources to continue liking it for as long as you want.
That said, I don't have two of the same of ANY amp. But that has more to do with my lack of money than anything else. :laugh2:
Powdered Toast Man
New member
Re: have you ever gotten the SAME amp as you already own as a backup amp?
Hate to break this to you, but 99% of the people in the crowd can't tell the difference between a Squier and a Custom Shop instrument. Any decent musician should be able to get at least in the ballpark with their sound no matter what amp they're playing through.
Hate to break this to you, but 99% of the people in the crowd can't tell the difference between a Squier and a Custom Shop instrument. Any decent musician should be able to get at least in the ballpark with their sound no matter what amp they're playing through.
MetalManiac
Li'l Junior Member
Re: have you ever gotten the SAME amp as you already own as a backup amp?
Ohh Lawd! Ohh lawd Child! Oh lawdy lawdy Lawd!
Ohh Lawd! Ohh lawd Child! Oh lawdy lawdy Lawd!
ItsaBass
New member
Re: have you ever gotten the SAME amp as you already own as a backup amp?
They're very good amps, and they were very underrated for a very long time...at least for guitar (not for bass). For their time, their tone controls, with the amount of versatility they gave with their frequency selection rockers, were among the very best. And they are built like brick outhouses.
They're very good amps, and they were very underrated for a very long time...at least for guitar (not for bass). For their time, their tone controls, with the amount of versatility they gave with their frequency selection rockers, were among the very best. And they are built like brick outhouses.
Luke Duke
PRSlustologist
Re: have you ever gotten the SAME amp as you already own as a backup amp?
He's HERE!
Yes, have two JCM800 2210's and one 2205 as backups (although I've never needed them)
Jeff
He's HERE!
Boogie Bill
New member
Re: have you ever gotten the SAME amp as you already own as a backup amp?
I really believe that any guitarist who is "locked in" on a certain model of guitar to get his tone shold have a Number ONE-A--a guitar that he can pickup and play and be totally happy and comfortable with when he doesn't have his Number ONE. My Number ONE is a G&L Legacy, and I have several Legacys to choose from. I don't worry about the maple or rosewood neck difference--I'm fine with either; but it has to be a Legacy. My second guitar is a 335 or a Les Paul (depending on the gig), and I have backups for those, too.
So, I think the the concept of a Number ONE-A amp is also relevant for certain players. I have one friend that tours, he's a diehard Marshall man--and he has a second JCM 800 that sounds "close enough" to his Number ONE. Of course, he has some other amps too, but he's like me with my Legacy--I don't think he could do a gig with a Fender amp without a nervouse breakdown, LOL.
I have five Mesa amps: DC-3 combo, Maverick 212 combo, Mark IV combo--and three Mark IIIs. Two combos and a head/412 half-stack--they do sound a little different, yet they are "familiar". With the gigs I'm doing with my current band, I have a nice selection of amps that allow me to cover a wide range of styles and venues big and small. And while I may have a favorite amp, I'm happy and comfortable playing on any of these amps.
And I doubt I'd be happy trying to play a 4-hour gig with just a JCM 800 Marshall or Fender Twin. I'd have to make some big changes to my pedalboard, to get by with a single channel amp. Indeed, we all know that some pedals work great with some amps, and not very well with others. That alone would give me hesitation for using a different kind of amp.
So my recommendation would be based on how picky your are. If you don't mind playing on different amps, fine--build a stable of several different amps. But if you are locked into that Marshall, Mesa or Fender tone and can't bear the thought of playing anything else--you'd better have at least one backup for your main amp.
Bill
I really believe that any guitarist who is "locked in" on a certain model of guitar to get his tone shold have a Number ONE-A--a guitar that he can pickup and play and be totally happy and comfortable with when he doesn't have his Number ONE. My Number ONE is a G&L Legacy, and I have several Legacys to choose from. I don't worry about the maple or rosewood neck difference--I'm fine with either; but it has to be a Legacy. My second guitar is a 335 or a Les Paul (depending on the gig), and I have backups for those, too.
So, I think the the concept of a Number ONE-A amp is also relevant for certain players. I have one friend that tours, he's a diehard Marshall man--and he has a second JCM 800 that sounds "close enough" to his Number ONE. Of course, he has some other amps too, but he's like me with my Legacy--I don't think he could do a gig with a Fender amp without a nervouse breakdown, LOL.
I have five Mesa amps: DC-3 combo, Maverick 212 combo, Mark IV combo--and three Mark IIIs. Two combos and a head/412 half-stack--they do sound a little different, yet they are "familiar". With the gigs I'm doing with my current band, I have a nice selection of amps that allow me to cover a wide range of styles and venues big and small. And while I may have a favorite amp, I'm happy and comfortable playing on any of these amps.
And I doubt I'd be happy trying to play a 4-hour gig with just a JCM 800 Marshall or Fender Twin. I'd have to make some big changes to my pedalboard, to get by with a single channel amp. Indeed, we all know that some pedals work great with some amps, and not very well with others. That alone would give me hesitation for using a different kind of amp.
So my recommendation would be based on how picky your are. If you don't mind playing on different amps, fine--build a stable of several different amps. But if you are locked into that Marshall, Mesa or Fender tone and can't bear the thought of playing anything else--you'd better have at least one backup for your main amp.
Bill
