List every amp you've ever owned!
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Nostalgic Distortion
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Re: List every amp you've ever owned!
I wouldn't even know where to start.....
I wouldn't even know where to start.....
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Little Pigbacon
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Re: List every amp you've ever owned!
Crate G10XL (sold)
Crate G20XL (sold)
Peavey Bandit (old blue graphics, died, still have the hull)
Marshall MS-4 (sold)
Crate VC508 NAMM Anniversary (sold)
Mesa Recto-Cab Horizontal (sold, still have the drivers)
Crate GX-900H Excalibur (sold)
Marshall JCM2000 TSL100 (sold)
Marshall JCM900 1960A (current)
Fender Deluxe Reverb 1965 Reissue (sold)
Mesa Rocket 44 (sold)
Hughes & Kettner ATS-Sixty (sold)
Fender FM100H (sold)
Tubeworks 4x10 cabinet (sold)
Peavey Rage 158 Transtube silver-stripe (sold)
Behringer GMX212 (sold)
Line 6 Spider 15 IV (sold)
Richardson Electrothump 80 combo (sold)
Hughes & Kettner Tubemeister 18 30th Anniversary (current)
Danelectro Honeytone micro amp (current)
Fender Performer 650 (current)
Fender Hot Rod Deluxe III (current)
If I could have one amp back, it would be the TSL100.
Crate G10XL (sold)
Crate G20XL (sold)
Peavey Bandit (old blue graphics, died, still have the hull)
Marshall MS-4 (sold)
Crate VC508 NAMM Anniversary (sold)
Mesa Recto-Cab Horizontal (sold, still have the drivers)
Crate GX-900H Excalibur (sold)
Marshall JCM2000 TSL100 (sold)
Marshall JCM900 1960A (current)
Fender Deluxe Reverb 1965 Reissue (sold)
Mesa Rocket 44 (sold)
Hughes & Kettner ATS-Sixty (sold)
Fender FM100H (sold)
Tubeworks 4x10 cabinet (sold)
Peavey Rage 158 Transtube silver-stripe (sold)
Behringer GMX212 (sold)
Line 6 Spider 15 IV (sold)
Richardson Electrothump 80 combo (sold)
Hughes & Kettner Tubemeister 18 30th Anniversary (current)
Danelectro Honeytone micro amp (current)
Fender Performer 650 (current)
Fender Hot Rod Deluxe III (current)
If I could have one amp back, it would be the TSL100.
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jmh151
Active member
Re: List every amp you've ever owned!
1) Cheap 1 watt 9 volt battery powered amp. Later played through a vintage Sony Record Player (the Sony really warmed it up)
2)Gallien Krueger 250 ML
3)Fender M-80
4) Marshall Valvestate VS 100 Combo
5) Marshall DSL 40 combo (original EL84 version)
6) Marshall JCM800 4211 2x12 Combo
7) Carvin V3- with Carvin Legacy 2x12 Cabinet
8) Fender Superchamp XD
9) EVH 5150 III 50 Watt with 2 2x12 cabinets
10) Orange Tiny Terror
11) EVH LBX Lunchbox Head
12) Marshall SL5
13) Orange Micro Dark
1) Cheap 1 watt 9 volt battery powered amp. Later played through a vintage Sony Record Player (the Sony really warmed it up)
2)Gallien Krueger 250 ML
3)Fender M-80
4) Marshall Valvestate VS 100 Combo
5) Marshall DSL 40 combo (original EL84 version)
6) Marshall JCM800 4211 2x12 Combo
7) Carvin V3- with Carvin Legacy 2x12 Cabinet
8) Fender Superchamp XD
9) EVH 5150 III 50 Watt with 2 2x12 cabinets
10) Orange Tiny Terror
11) EVH LBX Lunchbox Head
12) Marshall SL5
13) Orange Micro Dark
Liko
Member
Re: List every amp you've ever owned!
Short list:
* Dean Markley 5W guitar amp. First amp to go with my first bass. Beat it to hell. Eventually it burned out and I just chucked it.
* Lab Series L6 100W bass amp. Nice combo, big 15" speaker, did what it needed to for practice against electrics, a little underpowered for bull band practice. Stolen in a burglary in college.
* Peavey Combo 210. My favorite amp, hands down, except when moving it. Pretty much a half-stack (in power and size), the combo alone weighed 80 pounds. Added the extension cabinet, all the bass I ever needed to gig with. Currently somewhere in a church about two churches ago, I need to figure out how to get it back (might have to borrow the minivan from the wife on a day she doesn't need it).
* Fender Bassman 150. My current do-all. Good sound for both guitar and bass, nice power/volume especially for guitar, not too hard to schlep around, and takes pedals pretty well.
Short list:
* Dean Markley 5W guitar amp. First amp to go with my first bass. Beat it to hell. Eventually it burned out and I just chucked it.
* Lab Series L6 100W bass amp. Nice combo, big 15" speaker, did what it needed to for practice against electrics, a little underpowered for bull band practice. Stolen in a burglary in college.
* Peavey Combo 210. My favorite amp, hands down, except when moving it. Pretty much a half-stack (in power and size), the combo alone weighed 80 pounds. Added the extension cabinet, all the bass I ever needed to gig with. Currently somewhere in a church about two churches ago, I need to figure out how to get it back (might have to borrow the minivan from the wife on a day she doesn't need it).
* Fender Bassman 150. My current do-all. Good sound for both guitar and bass, nice power/volume especially for guitar, not too hard to schlep around, and takes pedals pretty well.
Firebrand
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Re: List every amp you've ever owned!
This was a challenge as the majority of my gigging life was spent with rack gear. Bass amps and any pedal based amps are not listed. It H=Head
Peavey Rage 108
Ampeg SS70C
Crate G80XLS
Crate G1600XLH
Laney ProTube 50H
Fender London 185H
'74 Fender Champ
Johnson JT60 (modeling amp)
Fender Cyber Deluxe
Line 6 Vetta
Atomic 50
Danelectro Nifty Fifty
Traynor Custom Special 50
Genz Benz Black Pearl 30 (1 head, 1-1x12 combo)
Mesa DC3H
Vox Pathfinder SMR15H
Quilter MicroPro II 200 H
Reverend Hellhound 40/60H
Marshall G215RCD
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This was a challenge as the majority of my gigging life was spent with rack gear. Bass amps and any pedal based amps are not listed. It H=Head
Peavey Rage 108
Ampeg SS70C
Crate G80XLS
Crate G1600XLH
Laney ProTube 50H
Fender London 185H
'74 Fender Champ
Johnson JT60 (modeling amp)
Fender Cyber Deluxe
Line 6 Vetta
Atomic 50
Danelectro Nifty Fifty
Traynor Custom Special 50
Genz Benz Black Pearl 30 (1 head, 1-1x12 combo)
Mesa DC3H
Vox Pathfinder SMR15H
Quilter MicroPro II 200 H
Reverend Hellhound 40/60H
Marshall G215RCD
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Silence Kid
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Fender Libra
4x12 , 100 watt, 1970 Solid State!!! Sounds like either (well, both) a wet sponge full of reverb, or a wash of white noise
Silverface Champ
Not too much to say about it that hasn't been said. Louder than the Libra
Jordan Trouper
A dark-sounding solid state oddity made in Pasadena; I remember little of it
Fender Tonemaster
Only ever used the dirt channel, through a Mesa 4x12 . Fantastic amp.
Line 6 Spider 112 50 watt
Ever want to feel like you're using a synth to trigger guitar sounds?
Fender Champ 600
A tiny sounding amp, till you do the tweed mod...
Vox AC4C1-BL
A BRIGHT sounding amp with the cheap tubes; but RFTs tamed it. Awesome
Orange AD5
A VERY BRIGHT sounding Champ clone that an RFT 12AX7 would not tame. Sounds nothing like "Orange."
Orange CR20LDX
The dirt channel was like hearing two guitars at once; a fuzz pedal and your clean tone at the same time, with a very poor blend. Really lol. (But the cleans were nice.)
Fender Libra
4x12 , 100 watt, 1970 Solid State!!! Sounds like either (well, both) a wet sponge full of reverb, or a wash of white noise
Silverface Champ
Not too much to say about it that hasn't been said. Louder than the Libra
Jordan Trouper
A dark-sounding solid state oddity made in Pasadena; I remember little of it
Fender Tonemaster
Only ever used the dirt channel, through a Mesa 4x12 . Fantastic amp.
Line 6 Spider 112 50 watt
Ever want to feel like you're using a synth to trigger guitar sounds?
Fender Champ 600
A tiny sounding amp, till you do the tweed mod...
Vox AC4C1-BL
A BRIGHT sounding amp with the cheap tubes; but RFTs tamed it. Awesome
Orange AD5
A VERY BRIGHT sounding Champ clone that an RFT 12AX7 would not tame. Sounds nothing like "Orange."
Orange CR20LDX
The dirt channel was like hearing two guitars at once; a fuzz pedal and your clean tone at the same time, with a very poor blend. Really lol. (But the cleans were nice.)
GuitarFanatic
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Re: List every amp you've ever owned!
Some crap kawasaki thing
some crap ashton amp
marshall MG15FX
Vox TB35C2 (first tube amp)
Some random 70s solid state thing
Behringer VT-250FX
RMS amp from the 80's (still own it!)
Marshall Valvestate VS-65R (main amp!)
Peavey Studio Pro 110 (still in repair)
Some crap kawasaki thing
some crap ashton amp
marshall MG15FX
Vox TB35C2 (first tube amp)
Some random 70s solid state thing
Behringer VT-250FX
RMS amp from the 80's (still own it!)
Marshall Valvestate VS-65R (main amp!)
Peavey Studio Pro 110 (still in repair)
beaubrummels
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Re: List every amp you've ever owned!
I guess I can't top that list.
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P.S. see sig. Wait, doesn't owned mean you paid for them?
I guess I can't top that list.
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P.S. see sig. Wait, doesn't owned mean you paid for them?
Wattage
High Voltologist
Re: List every amp you've ever owned!
Hmm guitar and bass amps I've owned(that I can remember anyway, started playing when i was 12 so...) I tried to get in chrono order
Homemade tube amp out of an old radio
Premier 20wt Combo
Crate 60wt SS combo
Fender Silverface Champ
GK400RB with 1x15 folded horn cab
Music Man HD120 with 4x10 cab
Roland Bass Cube
Acoustic B320 with 2x15 cab
Gorilla practice amp (God remember those!?! Everyone had one when they came out)
Ampeg V4 head w/Laney 4x12 (4 - 25wt Fanes) why I ever sold that cab? It belonged to Rush's backline when it was new, sold it when I quit music in the early 90's maybe??
JCM 800 head (which model? It sucked whatever it was)
Randall RG120ES with the Laney and a Marshall 1960 4x12 (between the 800 and the Ampeg I went with Randall reliability, it was a great amp)
Crate VC2112R
Orange AD30 1x12 combo
PV XXX combo
Peavey XXX HD with PV 412MS cabs
Vox Valvetronix combo
Hilgen Basso Grande
LINE 6 Vetta II combo
LINE 6 Duoverb HD
Lace Rat Fink SS practice amp
PV Windsor with matching CAB
Marsha DSL2000 Head
Egnater Tweaker 15wt Combo
Jey City 20wt head
Orange Dual Terror head with RnRAmps 4x10
Orange AD30 head
Orange Micro Terror
Vox lil Night Train
I am sure I missed at least one....in bold I still have
:bigeyes:
Hmm guitar and bass amps I've owned(that I can remember anyway, started playing when i was 12 so...) I tried to get in chrono order
Homemade tube amp out of an old radio
Premier 20wt Combo
Crate 60wt SS combo
Fender Silverface Champ
GK400RB with 1x15 folded horn cab
Music Man HD120 with 4x10 cab
Roland Bass Cube
Acoustic B320 with 2x15 cab
Gorilla practice amp (God remember those!?! Everyone had one when they came out)
Ampeg V4 head w/Laney 4x12 (4 - 25wt Fanes) why I ever sold that cab? It belonged to Rush's backline when it was new, sold it when I quit music in the early 90's maybe??
JCM 800 head (which model? It sucked whatever it was)
Randall RG120ES with the Laney and a Marshall 1960 4x12 (between the 800 and the Ampeg I went with Randall reliability, it was a great amp)
Crate VC2112R
Orange AD30 1x12 combo
PV XXX combo
Peavey XXX HD with PV 412MS cabs
Vox Valvetronix combo
Hilgen Basso Grande
LINE 6 Vetta II combo
LINE 6 Duoverb HD
Lace Rat Fink SS practice amp
PV Windsor with matching CAB
Marsha DSL2000 Head
Egnater Tweaker 15wt Combo
Jey City 20wt head
Orange Dual Terror head with RnRAmps 4x10
Orange AD30 head
Orange Micro Terror
Vox lil Night Train
I am sure I missed at least one....in bold I still have
:bigeyes:
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d1dsj
Cornographer
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1. Crappy plastic 5w combo POS - kicked the ****e out of it
2. Laney 30w combo with built in trem - sold to buy....
3. FAL Kestrel 2 x 12 combo - sold to buy
4. Marshall original JTM45 - built in 1965, my birth year and I sold it!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5. Roland GA60 combo - sold for...
6. JCM800 50w vertical input - sold
7. Marshall 2554 silver jubilee 1 x 12 - sold
8. Marshall 1987 50w R.I in black - sold
9. Marshall 1987 50w ltd edition in white - sold
10. Fender ProSonic in Lizard green - sold
11. Cornford MK50H black chassis - sold
12. Cornford Hellcat 35w - sold
13. Cornford MK50II - sold
14. Cornford MK50H black chassis (very early one) - my #1 and all time favorite amp I recovered in Marshall white tolex
15. Marshall 2554 Silver Jubilee combo - lovely little amp I use this when space is tight
16. Orange Tiny Terror - great amp and sold it! see below though!!!!!
17. Cornford Hurricane 20w 1 x 12 combo - awesome sounding amp, I use this when we play venues with a big PA
18. Crate Powerblock - my Plan B amp for when the **** hits the fan
19. Orange Tiny Terror - just got it today because I couldn't resist this lovely little monster!
20. Pandora PX5
21. Fender 1 x 12 solid state combo
22. Fender 1 x 10 solid state combo
23. Fender Champ 12 in snake skin with black/ white knobs
24. Fender Champ 12 in black with black/ red knobs
25. Marshall 9100 power amp
26. Peavey Classic 30
Bass amps.
Ashdown Superfly - sold
Phil Jones briefcase combo - still have this one and it's a great little amp - now sold
Eden WT330
Eden WT550
Eden D12XLT 1 x 12 cab
Epifani UL 3 x 10
Cabs I've sold.
Marshall 2 x 12 but 4 x 12 sized cab
Marshall JCM800 4 x 12
Marshall Purple Hendrix R.I 4 x 12
Mesa Recto 2 x 12
Mesa Tall 4 x 12
Cornford 4 x 12 steel mesh grille
Cornford 4 x 12 angled 4 x 12
Cornford 4 x 12 Richie Kotzen
Marshall mid 70's 4 x 12
Trace Elliot 1 x 15
Trace Elliot 4 x 10
Ampeg 1 x 15
Ampeg 4 x 10
Eden D210XLT
Eden D410XLT
Cabs I still have.
Cornford RK 4 x 12 Black
Cornford MK 2 x 12 Oxblood
Orange 4 x 12 from 1972/73 - stock - Sold
Orange 4 x 12 from '75, I recovered in Marshall white tolex
Marshall 4 x 12 from '73/ '74 checkerboard grille
Marshall HW R.I 4 x 12
Updated
Current line up
Cornford MK50
Cornford Hurricane 1 x 12 combo
Marshall Silver Jubilee 2554 1 x 12
Marshall JTM 45 R.I in purple and signed by Jim himself
Orange Tiny Terror - early Korean
Orange Dual Terror
Crate Power Block
Yamaha THR10C
Cornford RK 4 x 12 black
Cornford 2 x 12 Oxblood
'75 Orange 4 x 12 re-covered in while levant
Marshall '72 checker grille 4 x 12
Marshall AHW 4 x 12
Eden WT330 head
Eden Wt550 head
Eden D12XLT 1 x 12
Epifani UL310
1. Crappy plastic 5w combo POS - kicked the ****e out of it
2. Laney 30w combo with built in trem - sold to buy....
3. FAL Kestrel 2 x 12 combo - sold to buy
4. Marshall original JTM45 - built in 1965, my birth year and I sold it!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5. Roland GA60 combo - sold for...
6. JCM800 50w vertical input - sold
7. Marshall 2554 silver jubilee 1 x 12 - sold
8. Marshall 1987 50w R.I in black - sold
9. Marshall 1987 50w ltd edition in white - sold
10. Fender ProSonic in Lizard green - sold
11. Cornford MK50H black chassis - sold
12. Cornford Hellcat 35w - sold
13. Cornford MK50II - sold
14. Cornford MK50H black chassis (very early one) - my #1 and all time favorite amp I recovered in Marshall white tolex
15. Marshall 2554 Silver Jubilee combo - lovely little amp I use this when space is tight
16. Orange Tiny Terror - great amp and sold it! see below though!!!!!
17. Cornford Hurricane 20w 1 x 12 combo - awesome sounding amp, I use this when we play venues with a big PA
18. Crate Powerblock - my Plan B amp for when the **** hits the fan
19. Orange Tiny Terror - just got it today because I couldn't resist this lovely little monster!
20. Pandora PX5
21. Fender 1 x 12 solid state combo
22. Fender 1 x 10 solid state combo
23. Fender Champ 12 in snake skin with black/ white knobs
24. Fender Champ 12 in black with black/ red knobs
25. Marshall 9100 power amp
26. Peavey Classic 30
Bass amps.
Ashdown Superfly - sold
Phil Jones briefcase combo - still have this one and it's a great little amp - now sold
Eden WT330
Eden WT550
Eden D12XLT 1 x 12 cab
Epifani UL 3 x 10
Cabs I've sold.
Marshall 2 x 12 but 4 x 12 sized cab
Marshall JCM800 4 x 12
Marshall Purple Hendrix R.I 4 x 12
Mesa Recto 2 x 12
Mesa Tall 4 x 12
Cornford 4 x 12 steel mesh grille
Cornford 4 x 12 angled 4 x 12
Cornford 4 x 12 Richie Kotzen
Marshall mid 70's 4 x 12
Trace Elliot 1 x 15
Trace Elliot 4 x 10
Ampeg 1 x 15
Ampeg 4 x 10
Eden D210XLT
Eden D410XLT
Cabs I still have.
Cornford RK 4 x 12 Black
Cornford MK 2 x 12 Oxblood
Orange 4 x 12 from 1972/73 - stock - Sold
Orange 4 x 12 from '75, I recovered in Marshall white tolex
Marshall 4 x 12 from '73/ '74 checkerboard grille
Marshall HW R.I 4 x 12
Updated
Current line up
Cornford MK50
Cornford Hurricane 1 x 12 combo
Marshall Silver Jubilee 2554 1 x 12
Marshall JTM 45 R.I in purple and signed by Jim himself
Orange Tiny Terror - early Korean
Orange Dual Terror
Crate Power Block
Yamaha THR10C
Cornford RK 4 x 12 black
Cornford 2 x 12 Oxblood
'75 Orange 4 x 12 re-covered in while levant
Marshall '72 checker grille 4 x 12
Marshall AHW 4 x 12
Eden WT330 head
Eden Wt550 head
Eden D12XLT 1 x 12
Epifani UL310
regan
New member
Re: List every amp you've ever owned!
In chronological order:
Marshall valvestate 15r (gone)
marshall 2555 (gone)
digitech valvefx + marshall valvestate 40/40 combo (gone)
mesa boogie maverick (regret letting this go!)
marshall 2554 (gone)
Bad cat mini cat (still got it)
Roland micro cube (gone)
Laney LC30 (still got it)
Mesa subway rocket reverb (still got it)
Roland cube lite (still got it)
& if it counts Matchless vibro box preamp (still got it)
I don't even like marshalls don't understand how I've owned 4!, I'm looking at a princeton or deluxe reverb next
In chronological order:
Marshall valvestate 15r (gone)
marshall 2555 (gone)
digitech valvefx + marshall valvestate 40/40 combo (gone)
mesa boogie maverick (regret letting this go!)
marshall 2554 (gone)
Bad cat mini cat (still got it)
Roland micro cube (gone)
Laney LC30 (still got it)
Mesa subway rocket reverb (still got it)
Roland cube lite (still got it)
& if it counts Matchless vibro box preamp (still got it)
I don't even like marshalls don't understand how I've owned 4!, I'm looking at a princeton or deluxe reverb next
ehdwuld
A Ficus
Re: List every amp you've ever owned!
UPDATE!!!!!!
OK have since added
15 watt Peavey Vypyr - sounded good but felt so flimsy gave it away
30 watt Roland Cube - got thrown in a deal with Ascension , sounds good little under powered still got it
Got a pair of the preamp pedals that need a PA or power amp - sound convincing in a mix
The girl has one of those little First Act amps
And we just got her one of the Peavey VIP2 Vypyr amps to play bass through
She likes it
UPDATE!!!!!!
OK have since added
15 watt Peavey Vypyr - sounded good but felt so flimsy gave it away
30 watt Roland Cube - got thrown in a deal with Ascension , sounds good little under powered still got it
Got a pair of the preamp pedals that need a PA or power amp - sound convincing in a mix
The girl has one of those little First Act amps
And we just got her one of the Peavey VIP2 Vypyr amps to play bass through
She likes it
Re: List every amp you've ever owned!
Ive had:
A cheap Sears model POS.
Peavey Special 130
Fender 10 watt some model
Carvin MTS 3212 (First Tube amp)
Zinky Smokey (still have) *sounds surprisingly good thru a 4x12. Would be cool if it had a volume control
Peavey Classic 30 (still have)
Hughes and Kettner Blue 30 (Still have)
Egnater Tweaker
Splawn Quickrod (still have)
JCM800
Lunchbox Amp (still have)
one I forgot:
Ampeg BA112
Ive had:
A cheap Sears model POS.
Peavey Special 130
Fender 10 watt some model
Carvin MTS 3212 (First Tube amp)
Zinky Smokey (still have) *sounds surprisingly good thru a 4x12. Would be cool if it had a volume control
Peavey Classic 30 (still have)
Hughes and Kettner Blue 30 (Still have)
Egnater Tweaker
Splawn Quickrod (still have)
JCM800
Lunchbox Amp (still have)
one I forgot:
Ampeg BA112
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El Dunco
Sock Supplier to RHCP
Re: List every amp you've ever owned!
First amp I ever owned was a piece of **** 'Zephyr' brand practice amp with the worst distortion imaginable and a 6" speaker but I bought it because it was included with my first electric guitar seeing as no-one would buy it for me (Nathan) and I was 13 years old at the time.
Next was a Fender J.A.M. It was very interesting. It didn't have a gain knob, it had four switches with different levels of gain. Bright and Full on the clean side, Crunch and Lead on the overdrive side. I normally ran a Korg AX10G in the FX return as the built in distortion wasn't my favourite but I did use them time to time. I was still to really appreciate good tone.
First tube amp, Crate V30. Now we're talking. This was actually a really nice amp. It ran two EL84s and while it didn't have lots of gain, it had a nice Marshally character to it and sounded great pushed with an overdrive. I still have the Tone Tubby speaker that came with it as it was switched out before I sold it. I played a couple of shows with it and decided I needed something more powerful.
Fenders. I owned one Fender Twin silverface from the 70s with vintage Fender speakers. It had the most magnificent cleans I've ever heard. I still have the other Fender 'The Twin' from the 80s. It's a very interesting amp. While not as brilliant as the silverface, the cleans are unmistakably Fender and better than the cleans on any other amp I've heard. The overdrive once you dial it in and run it through a good cabinet is actually quite awesome. With a graphic in the FX loop, it can pass for one of those early Mesas.
My first halfstack and a staple of my live rig for 3 years was the Randall RH200G2. The cabinet was loaded with Celestion Seventy-80s but sounded amazing with everything I ran through it. The Randall had everything. Volume, tight gain, extreme flexibility with the tone controls. Being solid state, it never let me down ever but I eventually sold it as it was taking up space and had to make room for the next two. At around the same time, I scored a fuzzy carpet covered RG100 which cops the Pantera sound exactly with an EQ and a boost but I tend to not want to cop the exact Pantera sound.
Mesa Dual Rectifier 2ch. I'd been gasing for one of these for a while after I saw a few different bands (both local and international) use them live and while no two sounded the same, they had a familiar hugeness to them that I really liked. It more than lived up to the hype and has remained one of my main recording and live amps for the last 6 years. At the same time, I got a Marshall JVM with a fetching white 4x12. It's still one of my favourite modern hi-gain amps. While not as huge as the Mesa, it's tight, clear, has a sweet sounding midrange especially through V30s and sounds amazing in tandem with the Mesa.
I have a few others such as the Johnson Loredo 25. It's just a little 10" speaker (Celestion tube 10 to be specific) low wattage EL84v tube amp which I can crank to high heaven for interesting lead, blues, garage rock and other sounds. My Dad bought me a Crate Powerblock for my 17th birthday with the awesome extension cab they made for them back then which had a Celestion GK100. I sold that cabinet with the Crate tube amp and I wish I hadn't have because those cabinets are impossible to find nowadays. I take the powerblock with me every show, if it's not local I'll still bring it with my carry-on because it's indispensable as a backup in the event of an amp problem.
The most recent rig I've put together as an ADA MP-1 with an ADA Microtube 200watt power amp. The power amp sounds really nice to run just about any preamp or preamp pedal into (it's my understanding it was designed to run preamps in the studio), has plenty of volume and a sweet, real tube driven presence circuit. The only other item of mention is the Digitech RP1000. An ex guitarist of my band gave it to me. While it's not the most state-of-the-art modeler, makes up for it with the 4 cable hookup method which lets you run a good amp or preamp along with having a loop for your stompboxes and you can set them up on patches to switch in and out.
First amp I ever owned was a piece of **** 'Zephyr' brand practice amp with the worst distortion imaginable and a 6" speaker but I bought it because it was included with my first electric guitar seeing as no-one would buy it for me (Nathan) and I was 13 years old at the time.
Next was a Fender J.A.M. It was very interesting. It didn't have a gain knob, it had four switches with different levels of gain. Bright and Full on the clean side, Crunch and Lead on the overdrive side. I normally ran a Korg AX10G in the FX return as the built in distortion wasn't my favourite but I did use them time to time. I was still to really appreciate good tone.
First tube amp, Crate V30. Now we're talking. This was actually a really nice amp. It ran two EL84s and while it didn't have lots of gain, it had a nice Marshally character to it and sounded great pushed with an overdrive. I still have the Tone Tubby speaker that came with it as it was switched out before I sold it. I played a couple of shows with it and decided I needed something more powerful.
Fenders. I owned one Fender Twin silverface from the 70s with vintage Fender speakers. It had the most magnificent cleans I've ever heard. I still have the other Fender 'The Twin' from the 80s. It's a very interesting amp. While not as brilliant as the silverface, the cleans are unmistakably Fender and better than the cleans on any other amp I've heard. The overdrive once you dial it in and run it through a good cabinet is actually quite awesome. With a graphic in the FX loop, it can pass for one of those early Mesas.
My first halfstack and a staple of my live rig for 3 years was the Randall RH200G2. The cabinet was loaded with Celestion Seventy-80s but sounded amazing with everything I ran through it. The Randall had everything. Volume, tight gain, extreme flexibility with the tone controls. Being solid state, it never let me down ever but I eventually sold it as it was taking up space and had to make room for the next two. At around the same time, I scored a fuzzy carpet covered RG100 which cops the Pantera sound exactly with an EQ and a boost but I tend to not want to cop the exact Pantera sound.
Mesa Dual Rectifier 2ch. I'd been gasing for one of these for a while after I saw a few different bands (both local and international) use them live and while no two sounded the same, they had a familiar hugeness to them that I really liked. It more than lived up to the hype and has remained one of my main recording and live amps for the last 6 years. At the same time, I got a Marshall JVM with a fetching white 4x12. It's still one of my favourite modern hi-gain amps. While not as huge as the Mesa, it's tight, clear, has a sweet sounding midrange especially through V30s and sounds amazing in tandem with the Mesa.
I have a few others such as the Johnson Loredo 25. It's just a little 10" speaker (Celestion tube 10 to be specific) low wattage EL84v tube amp which I can crank to high heaven for interesting lead, blues, garage rock and other sounds. My Dad bought me a Crate Powerblock for my 17th birthday with the awesome extension cab they made for them back then which had a Celestion GK100. I sold that cabinet with the Crate tube amp and I wish I hadn't have because those cabinets are impossible to find nowadays. I take the powerblock with me every show, if it's not local I'll still bring it with my carry-on because it's indispensable as a backup in the event of an amp problem.
The most recent rig I've put together as an ADA MP-1 with an ADA Microtube 200watt power amp. The power amp sounds really nice to run just about any preamp or preamp pedal into (it's my understanding it was designed to run preamps in the studio), has plenty of volume and a sweet, real tube driven presence circuit. The only other item of mention is the Digitech RP1000. An ex guitarist of my band gave it to me. While it's not the most state-of-the-art modeler, makes up for it with the 4 cable hookup method which lets you run a good amp or preamp along with having a loop for your stompboxes and you can set them up on patches to switch in and out.
Wattage
High Voltologist
Re: List every amp you've ever owned!
I'd be impressed if you could name the amps you had last month lol!!!
I'd be impressed if you could name the amps you had last month lol!!!
skyydogg01
Active member
Re: List every amp you've ever owned!
Update:
Crate GT65
Blackstar HT Studio 20
Orange Micro Dark (Christmas gift from my wife. Should be on the doorstep this afternoon.)
After today, I'll have the Marshall, Ibanez, Crate GT65 and the Micro Dark.
And I have a CB Gitty (Artec) 2.5w amp to build.
Update:
Crate GT65
Blackstar HT Studio 20
Orange Micro Dark (Christmas gift from my wife. Should be on the doorstep this afternoon.)
After today, I'll have the Marshall, Ibanez, Crate GT65 and the Micro Dark.
And I have a CB Gitty (Artec) 2.5w amp to build.
jtougas
New member
Re: List every amp you've ever owned!
The TradeMark10 had something in it pop, and I lost all of my trebles...
I have to add both an Egnater Tweaker 15 112 halfstack, and a Genz-Benz El Diablo 60, on top of a FlexWave 212 cab.
The Egnater is nice, but the GB is a *beast*.
The TradeMark10 had something in it pop, and I lost all of my trebles...
I have to add both an Egnater Tweaker 15 112 halfstack, and a Genz-Benz El Diablo 60, on top of a FlexWave 212 cab.
The Egnater is nice, but the GB is a *beast*.
