the guy who invented fire
Fuzzy. Guitars
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Sound City 50+
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TwilightOdyssey
Darkness on the edge of Tone
Re: Sound City 50+
That deafening sound you hear is silence, I believe!
That deafening sound you hear is silence, I believe!
the guy who invented fire
Fuzzy. Guitars
Re: Sound City 50+
yeah...I heard that!
Somebody has GOT to know something!!!
TwilightOdyssey said:That deafening sound you hear is silence, I believe!
yeah...I heard that!
Somebody has GOT to know something!!!
That90'sGuy
DyzaBoyzologist
Re: Sound City 50+
As an old amp tech friend of mine once said "it's not Sound City, it's Sound S-h-i-t-t-y" They are known for breaking down and the tone is nothing to write home about. They're pretty much wannabe Hiwatts. They were made before Hiwatt (Pete Townshend used them before Hiwatt came out) and Hiwatt pretty much eclipsed them in tone and durability.
As an old amp tech friend of mine once said "it's not Sound City, it's Sound S-h-i-t-t-y"
They are known for breaking down and the tone is nothing to write home about. They're pretty much wannabe Hiwatts. They were made before Hiwatt (Pete Townshend used them before Hiwatt came out) and Hiwatt pretty much eclipsed them in tone and durability.
Jeff Seal
New member
Re: Sound City 50+
...Gotta disagree with you there Chris!... Sound City's are some of the finest amps ever made!... whether or not they're "tone-wise", any better or worse than anything of the same era is purely subjective.....but they were built as solidly as any other amp made...
Hiwatt's are well known for their "pristine" layout, but it actually lends them to be less reliable than many other's......(absolutely nothing against Hiwatt's!!!, just most of the amps of this era are of quality rarely seen today!)
Considering any amp to be a "wannabee" really confuses most..(and puts it in a "derogatory" light....)..... Sound City's are decent enough that I would grab one over a Marshall SL or Hiwatt in two seconds flat!
...but that's just my opinion...
Jeff Seal
the_Chris said:As an old amp tech friend of mine once said "it's not Sound City, it's Sound S-h-i-t-t-y"
...Gotta disagree with you there Chris!... Sound City's are some of the finest amps ever made!... whether or not they're "tone-wise", any better or worse than anything of the same era is purely subjective.....but they were built as solidly as any other amp made...
Hiwatt's are well known for their "pristine" layout, but it actually lends them to be less reliable than many other's......(absolutely nothing against Hiwatt's!!!, just most of the amps of this era are of quality rarely seen today!)
Considering any amp to be a "wannabee" really confuses most..(and puts it in a "derogatory" light....)..... Sound City's are decent enough that I would grab one over a Marshall SL or Hiwatt in two seconds flat!
...but that's just my opinion...
Jeff Seal
