need a new single 12" combo amp
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ItsaBass
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Re: need a new single 12" combo amp
A used copy of the same thing, or just repair it. With an amp you've had for 21 years, even an expensive repair can often defy the logic of what's "worth it" and what's not. You're used to it. You know what to expect. You know its history. It has done the job for 21 years, so it must be doing a lot of things right, and not much wrong. I say repair rather than replace.
A used copy of the same thing, or just repair it. With an amp you've had for 21 years, even an expensive repair can often defy the logic of what's "worth it" and what's not. You're used to it. You know what to expect. You know its history. It has done the job for 21 years, so it must be doing a lot of things right, and not much wrong. I say repair rather than replace.
Erlend_G
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Hard to find those amps. Atleast here in north norway.
Hard to find those amps. Atleast here in north norway.
GuitarStv
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I had a YGM3 for a while . . . and while it was a lovely sounding amp for what it did, there were certainly drawbacks. The biggest one was that it just flat out doesn't work as a practice amp. There's no effects loop, and it kinda sounds like poo until it's up above yelling volume.
I had a YGM3 for a while . . . and while it was a lovely sounding amp for what it did, there were certainly drawbacks. The biggest one was that it just flat out doesn't work as a practice amp. There's no effects loop, and it kinda sounds like poo until it's up above yelling volume.
Re: need a new single 12" combo amp
Put a pedal in front if you need 1000 lb. bee in a bottle. An excellent all tube amp that you can buy all day for 6-800 US. Effects loop? LOL. You guys are always trying to sound like Page/whatever 70s and you want an effects loop. How about something that doesn't sound like **** to start with? Don't expect some inscrutable student model Oriental POS to sound like a professional musical instrument. They're made for kids.
Put a pedal in front if you need 1000 lb. bee in a bottle. An excellent all tube amp that you can buy all day for 6-800 US. Effects loop? LOL. You guys are always trying to sound like Page/whatever 70s and you want an effects loop. How about something that doesn't sound like **** to start with? Don't expect some inscrutable student model Oriental POS to sound like a professional musical instrument. They're made for kids.
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NegativeEase
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ha. I love those amps but many are sealed with a weird Canadian torx or Robertson screw head to get into the back and see the speaker in a store -which annoys me because when I play them in a store and the they sound different or not as expected, I want to know what speaker is loaded or what mod was done -as you know Traynors are one of the most modded and tweaked amp because .....well they are the easiest to in most cases because of the layout and access. but those damn screws in a Guitarmate drive me crazy,
ha. I love those amps but many are sealed with a weird Canadian torx or Robertson screw head to get into the back and see the speaker in a store -which annoys me because when I play them in a store and the they sound different or not as expected, I want to know what speaker is loaded or what mod was done -as you know Traynors are one of the most modded and tweaked amp because .....well they are the easiest to in most cases because of the layout and access. but those damn screws in a Guitarmate drive me crazy,
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superted5000
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have you tried a Roland Bolt? most people don't like the overdrive channel (although I find you can coax nice low gain tones out of it), but the clean channel is to die for - clear even with the volume dimed, which you'll rarely have to do (it can get so loud)
they're all 1x12 but you can get a 30,60, or 100 (denoting the number of watts). I've got one and I'm rarely above a three on the volume.
has an effects loop, reverb, footswitch to turn the overdrive on or off etc. - the works
It's a solid state preamp, but tube power - so you get a solid state kinda overdrive, but then on the clean channel, a beautiful tube sound. really great for jazz/surf/anything clean, and as soon as you need gain, just chuck a couple of pedals in front and you're there. if you really want that tube sound, get a pedal with a tube on it.
have you tried a Roland Bolt? most people don't like the overdrive channel (although I find you can coax nice low gain tones out of it), but the clean channel is to die for - clear even with the volume dimed, which you'll rarely have to do (it can get so loud)
they're all 1x12 but you can get a 30,60, or 100 (denoting the number of watts). I've got one and I'm rarely above a three on the volume.
has an effects loop, reverb, footswitch to turn the overdrive on or off etc. - the works
It's a solid state preamp, but tube power - so you get a solid state kinda overdrive, but then on the clean channel, a beautiful tube sound. really great for jazz/surf/anything clean, and as soon as you need gain, just chuck a couple of pedals in front and you're there. if you really want that tube sound, get a pedal with a tube on it.
ehdwuld
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GuitarStv
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I'm sorry man . . . but the Robertson screw head is the greatest invention in screwing since birth control. I have no idea why you backwards Americans haven't adopted them wholesale and still insist on stupid Phillips or slot for most things.
I'm sorry man . . . but the Robertson screw head is the greatest invention in screwing since birth control. I have no idea why you backwards Americans haven't adopted them wholesale and still insist on stupid Phillips or slot for most things.
ehdwuld
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friggin Canadians
all about being so right and stuff
I'm sorry man . . . but the Robertson screw head is the greatest invention in screwing since birth control. I have no idea why you backwards Americans haven't adopted them wholesale and still insist on stupid Phillips or slot for most things.
friggin Canadians
all about being so right and stuff
Powdered Toast Man
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Illegal.Eh, just play direct to the sound board. It’s what page did, it's what I've started doing. Amps are just for old fogeys who won't let go of the past.
But seriously, in that price range, see if you can't find a Johnson Millenium combo. It's the only good modeling amp I've ever played. It's got tubes (although some of the best tones are pure solid state), the least powerful model has 150 watts, and they are tragically underpriced. Only downside is it weighs ~80 lbs for 212, but I've learned to come to terms with the heft and size of my Johnson.
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