Need help in picking a new amp...

[Robert Delahunt]

Re: Need help in picking a new amp...

FYI I work within a network of folks who do anything BUT 'Christian karaoke". My home church is directly tied to Morning-Star and I regularly do 2 hour sets at my local IHOP affiliates Prayer Room. 75% of the stuff i wind up doing is spontaneous and written on the fly as we play.
Like this all using high gain tube amps running dirty but using touch and volume control to clean up.
You may not "need" heavier tones" I however only very rarely play completely clean. But when I do I need a solid clean tone. I normally play out 3 to 4 times a week also with worship teams doing anything from Modern Worship to Jump Shout black Gospel to traditional Pentecostal stuff.

That's good that you're involved and doing stuff musically. I like the concepts and things you're saying here. I'm only pointing out that, based on my experiences, yours is the exception to the rule, even among megachurches. Not anything wrong with it, just that it's rare. This is why I say versatility is probably his best bet. What happens when he needs to play the intro to Here In Your Presence by New Life Worship? That's some very beautiful cleans there: will his rig be able to handle that? Will it also be able to handle the guitar solo? It's got some bite to it.

Come on over here and let's jam