Many have tried but it still isnt a Fender

[B Bent]

I played a $3000 Bruno Cowtipper today and must say that the title to this thread says it all. It wasn't a bad amp, but it certainly wasn't anything like I thought it would be. I was definitely let down! To my ear my Lux sounded 10x's better. What is it with me and boutique amps?

 

[SeraphimTN]

Re: Many have tried but it still isnt a Fender

It's your wallet biting the nerves in your butt that tells your brain to hate it.

 

[Axl H]

Re: Many have tried but it still isnt a Fender

+1 to B_Bent.

Alot of those Boutique amps suck in tone, or lets say not worth 3000+ bucks.

What is it with pedal and ampmakers and trying to constantly reinvent a already good wheel?

 

[B Bent]

Re: Many have tried but it still isnt a Fender

Not all boutique amps are bad guys. The Bruno WAS NOT BAD, it just didn't speak to me personally.

BTW Jacob check my sig. I almost spit pizza on my monitor.

 

[SeraphimTN]

Re: Many have tried but it still isnt a Fender

Not all boutique amps are bad guys. The Bruno WAS NOT BAD, it just didn't speak to me personally.

BTW Jacob check my sig. I almost spit pizza on my monitor.

:laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: ROCK!

 

[Axl H]

Re: Many have tried but it still isnt a Fender

Not all boutique amps are bad guys. The Bruno WAS NOT BAD, it just didn't speak to me personally.

BTW Jacob check my sig. I almost spit pizza on my monitor.

I know, I have tried some Top Hats that just sounded great.

But still for 3k+ its gotta be better than the original.

 

[greco]

Re: Many have tried but it still isnt a Fender

It's your wallet biting the nerves in your butt that tells your brain to hate it.

This is so clever...and real. I'm killin myself laughin.

Congrats !!!

This phrase alone could cause a collapse of the global economy if everybody started to believe in it and live by it.

Dave

 

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: Many have tried but it still isnt a Fender

Thr Bruno was a cool amp and it did look great but for 3k USED it was a complete let down...Greg's Lux or my old beat to hell and back Twin reverb would walk from the Bruno anyday!

 

[B Bent]

Re: Many have tried but it still isnt a Fender

^^^^^^ Don't ask me why, but I forgot to mention you were there too! The verb honestly sucked!!! Verb is one of those things that I am very picky about.

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: Many have tried but it still isnt a Fender

The Bruno is mostly used by jazz and fusion people...not polka twangboys
hehe

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: Many have tried but it still isnt a Fender

Well some of you seem to forget, that there are some very different markets out there!

 

[JohnnyGuitar]

Re: Many have tried but it still isnt a Fender

It's your wallet biting the nerves in your butt that tells your brain to hate it.

Good one.
:chairfall

I carry mine in a briefcase or a pouch so it would have more trouble attacking my butt... one time it did try to cut my arm off.

 

[PUCKBOY99]

Re: Many have tried but it still isnt a Fender

I've got 4 amps all of which would be considered "BOUTIQUE". All are geat & all were under $2k.......USED.

$3k used for the Bruno is definitely high end; they go for less...and QUICKLY...on The Gear Page semi-regularly. I've never played one, but hear they're great amps.

On the other hand, I've had a couple of old school Fenders & Marshalls that just didn't do it for me. And with the prices climbing by the minute on those, the questions begin: buy a boutique amp with top notch components or buy an old amp that needs work, eventually costing as much :dunno:

I'm rambling due to lack of coffee, but I guess I'm saying everyone has their own tastes. Like the Bruno wasn't for you, the guy that loves the Bruno might not dig your Lux.

It's nice to have choices !!!! :bigthumb:

 

[Axl H]

Re: Many have tried but it still isnt a Fender

The Bruno is mostly used by jazz and fusion people...not polka twangboys
hehe

HAHAHA

Polka..... damn it Niels... You loved the polka I played last time

 

[Sprinter]

Re: Many have tried but it still isnt a Fender

A year ago when both of my old Fender amps broke down, I bought a Dr. Z, MAZ 38. The MAZ is a great amp, but I still prefer my '77 Deluxe Reverb. Unfortunately the Deluxe is having problems again.

Sprinter

 

[drpietrzak]

Re: Many have tried but it still isnt a Fender

+1 to B_Bent.

Alot of those Boutique amps suck in tone, or lets say not worth 3000+ bucks.

What is it with pedal and ampmakers and trying to constantly reinvent a already good wheel?

+1 I understand more attention to detail, more care than production and as such better quailty. I am willing to pay for that ... But often the price increase to improvement is not there for those above $1500, at least to me. I do not generally hear them sounding ANY better than one of my current, far less expensive alternatives either.

 

[B Bent]

Re: Many have tried but it still isnt a Fender

Here's the deal. There was a real 1965 Pro Reverb next to the Bruno for $2200. It had some weird noise issues, but you could have easily bought the Pro and dropped less than $800 in it to bring it back to life and IMO have a better amp that is also collectible.

 

[OlinMusic]

Re: Many have tried but it still isnt a Fender

UGH I have to agree

I feel that after a point the tone of Fender RI's is just fine for me and cheap. Get good mics, outboard gear, and EQ's and you can get great tones that way as well.

Too many great albums were done on cheap Fender amps from Sex Pistols to Sultans of Swing.

I am not saying boutique amps don't rock - as I play one, but lately I have been on the Fender hunt again. I love Fender amps. I have played Dr Z's etc, but nothing tops a worn in Vibrolux.

 

[Hot _Grits]

Re: Many have tried but it still isnt a Fender

It's easier for me to get excited about boutique stuff because there just isn't that much nice vintage gear in my country. For example, I have seen and played two tweed fenders in 20 years as a player and gear nut. So a victoria is a practical option for getting that sound...

 

[Bludave]

Re: Many have tried but it still isnt a Fender

Buyin a new amp takes time to adjust to it. It really doesn't matter what brand it is, it takes time to dial in a tone. Of course you have to be able to hear something out of it initially to make you want it. Before I bought my Bogner I had played thru a Marshall 900 combo and a Super Reverb A/B'd. It was a really good combination of tones and sounds I could get. I was looking for one amp that would give me what I was getting out of both. The Bogner has done that and more. It took me a good couple of months to dial it in, but I feel now I have almost all the things I need out of one amp. Its like buying a new guitar, you have to spend time with it and figure out how that particular instrument likes to be played.