HOVERCRAFT amps . . . lets talk about them !

[SirJackdeFuzz]

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=hovercraft+amps&sm=1


How many of you guys even know this new amp phenomena that is lurking among us ? :unitedsta


He can make you an amp, 100% to your specs, and even his standard creations is GODLY !

 

[youngthrasher9]

Re: HOVERCRAFT amps . . . lets talk about them !

If I was in the market for stoner tones this brand would definitely be on my radar.

 

[Adieu]

Re: HOVERCRAFT amps . . . lets talk about them !

If I was in the market for stoner tones this brand would definitely be on my radar.

Experiences to contradict OP's position that Hovercraft can tailor a custom amp for any sound? Or just phenomenal rep for stoner amps?

 

[SirJackdeFuzz]

Re: HOVERCRAFT amps . . . lets talk about them !

Experiences to contradict OP's position that Hovercraft can tailor a custom amp for any sound? Or just phenomenal rep for stoner amps?

I have read a few posts on the Hovercraft FB page where various people said that they are 100% happy about the amp that was made spesifically for them
They told the amp-builder exactly what they wanted . . . tone, knobs and, and, and.
Then he builds something, and they evaluate the tone, and fine tune things from there.
So it is not a final build and then 'there you go mate'
He builds the base/core amp, and then with a process of elimination, they get the perfect tone for each amp owner.

Now THAT is customer service.

 

[Adieu]

Re: HOVERCRAFT amps . . . lets talk about them !

Ooh. Cool...well, if youre anywhere near him, that is. Shipping heads internationally @ ~$300 per each leg of the journey can get kinda dull, real fast.

 

[everdrone]

Re: HOVERCRAFT amps . . . lets talk about them !

they seem cool, I do not need an amp that loud though, I do not need another amp, but I would prolly get the Andromeda if I was! super cheap for what it is. If I needed a loud amp and had tons of money I would get an Orange OR 80.

 

[youngthrasher9]

Re: HOVERCRAFT amps . . . lets talk about them !

Experiences to contradict OP's position that Hovercraft can tailor a custom amp for any sound? Or just phenomenal rep for stoner amps?

Hovercraft seems to have made a name for itself in the stoner/doom community, as far as I can tell. But I'm sure the custom stuff is good. I only mentioned stoner because I doubt I'd ever be able to afford a custom amp, and as far as I can tell, they seem to only make stock amp based off of Sunn, etc...

 

[jon the art guy]

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The dwarvonaut 20s are $650 and they're big on decibels. He just made a recent amp that will clean up like a Sunn or Brit amp, so it goes from sleazy vintage cleans like Sabbath or Blue Cheer, and he also does a Laney voice too, so there's that tone. It all goes straight to stoner hell though. I like em a lot.
He's put out an APB on Facebook for good recordings of the biggies, like Dumbles and Trainwrecks too. He's got ideas.

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[everdrone]

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I suppose I would want this attenuator if I got one:

http://www.humbuckermusic.com/tone-king-ironman-attenuator.html

I dig my Orange Thunderverb built in "attenuator" but it doesnt hold a candle to the tone king!

 

[SirJackdeFuzz]

Re: HOVERCRAFT amps . . . lets talk about them !

Hovercraft seems to have made a name for itself in the stoner/doom community, as far as I can tell. But I'm sure the custom stuff is good. I only mentioned stoner because I doubt I'd ever be able to afford a custom amp, and as far as I can tell, they seem to only make stock amp based off of Sunn, etc...

But that is all a guitarist needs . . . something based on a Sunn, or Matamp, or Electric :firedevil

 

[SirJackdeFuzz]

Re: HOVERCRAFT amps . . . lets talk about them !

The dwarvonaut 20s are $650 and they're big on decibels. He just made a recent amp that will clean up like a Sunn or Brit amp, so it goes from sleazy vintage cleans like Sabbath or Blue Cheer, and he also does a Laney voice too, so there's that tone. It all goes straight to stoner hell though. I like em a lot.
He's put out an APB on Facebook for good recordings of the biggies, like Dumbles and Trainwrecks too. He's got ideas.

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I saw that . . . can not wait !

 

[everdrone]

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I am thinking the dwarvernaut is less desireable since really for heavy fuzz doom music you do need the extra low end

for lower wattage amp heads I want the dual terror by Orange, it is super lightweight and 30 watts:



for a combo amp the Laney cub is super lightweight:


I dont like super loud amps or moving around heavy amps...oh the irony...

I am not in the market for either but want em!

 

[SirJackdeFuzz]

Re: HOVERCRAFT amps . . . lets talk about them !

I am thinking the dwarvernaut is less desireable since really for heavy fuzz doom music you do need the extra low end

for lower wattage amp heads I want the dual terror by Orange, it is super lightweight and 30 watts:

I dont like super loud amps or moving around heavy amps...oh the irony...

You do not have to crank master volume BIG amps to 10.

I use my Thunderverb 50 at less than 50% of it's total volume, but it is only the big amps that can push that LOW END.
That is why i have these big 50W & 120W heads, because low end eat A LOT of power . . . that is why (gig'ing quality) bass amps are 200W and higher.
Not to be super loud, but to get that low frequencies going !