What's a "normal" number of amps to own?

Re: What's a "normal" number of amps to own?

I got locked into a serious Marshall collection. I'm an electronics gradaute and still dabble so it's a perfect thing for me. I have:

Marshall JVM410h
Peavey 6505+
Marshall TSL100
Marshall JCM800 2203 (repairing, needs mains tx and new tubes)
Marshall JCM900 4100DR (repaired, needs headbox recovered, but sounds great)
Marshall JMP1 Plexi (repairing)
Marshall JCM600 (needs tubes)
Randall RT50 (I think? I rarely use it)
Peavey Transtube T120 (retired)
Rivera M100 US Spec (retired)
Marshall EL34 100/100 power amp
Engl E530 preamp
Line 6 Pod XT Pro preamp
Digitech Artist 2120 preamp
Rocktron Intellifex online FX unit
 
Re: What's a "normal" number of amps to own?

Powdered Toast Man said:
Ok since everyone else is doing it, here's my list from smallest to largest:
1. Fender EC Vibro Champ
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I'm curious about your impressions of this amp. Is it versatile enough with the tone stack set as it is? How did you end up with it (over any other amp...)
 
Re: What's a "normal" number of amps to own?

allbutromeo said:
As many as needed to cover all of the tone you want. I have a boogie mkv into a custom 2x12, a Marshall sl5 combo, a fender hot rod deluxe, a Hughes and kettner tubemiester 18 into a jet city 2x12, and a peavey 3120 that I occasionally use into the jet city cab or a line6 spider valve v30 4x12
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I have also added a Marshall JCM 900 4500Dual Reverb to this collection since this post.
 
What's a "normal" number of amps to own?

PFDarkside said:
I'm curious about your impressions of this amp. Is it versatile enough with the tone stack set as it is? How did you end up with it (over any other amp...)
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It's actually pretty awesome! It's basically the 57 5F1 Champ with a tube bias tremolo added on.

As to how I ended up with it, well I always wanted a 5F1 Champ and this one popped up locally. Seller was asking $700 and I negotiated with him to $650. It was a great price that I couldn't pass on. It was either that or build a kit and once I started pricing out a kit with quality components it was going to run me about the same so, why not?

The ECVC has become one of my go to amps around home. The half power switch is useful as it lets me put music on the PA and brings the amp down enough to jam along with at a loud but reasonable volume. At full power the amp cuts very well in a band setting. Such that it's too loud in some cases. Comparatively, while my 73 Champ is similar in volume, it's got a softer tone that disappears when the band is playing.

Basically I love this amp.
 
Re: What's a "normal" number of amps to own?

I have one half decent amp and need 4 - 5 more.

1. A 5e3 amp with 5881s
2. A Magnatone Stereo Twilighter
3. A Brown Tremolux Clone (although the Twilighter might nullify this need)
4. Something 40 - 50W running EL34s
5. Something in the 40 -50W range running KT77s
 
Re: What's a "normal" number of amps to own?

No such thing as normal in the world of music. :D

I've got three "top level" amps for my studio and a good practice amp for my living room. The only other thing I want is a Orange Rockerverb just because it's very different than my current amps, and a creme and/or natural wood finish Mesa Mark something simply because they are sexy. :cool: And I suppose a specialist clean amp such as a Fender Twin or Roland Jazz Chorus would be cool.

I like having lots of guitar and effects flavors, however.
 
Re: What's a "normal" number of amps to own?

I have two. One solid state high-wattage head for anything modern sounding, and a Vox Night Train for everything else. I'm not buying any more amps unless the amp is something classic and/or great, like an AC30/JCM800/Bassman etc.

beaubrummels said:
Survey says...

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Brian May has a Rig Rundown, and I think it is the best episode they've done. It has some info on this stack of AC30s.
 
Re: What's a "normal" number of amps to own?

(2) for me: (1) for home use - a Vibrolux and (1) for gig use - a Super Reverb. Similar vibes, just one gives up the goods a bit quicker.
 
Re: What's a "normal" number of amps to own?

LOL, that's a funny question!!! I have 22 guitars & 12 amps! As far as amps go I have a Fender Princeton Reverb, a REAL Champion 600, a Sliverface Twin Deluxe, a X2 Super Champ Head & Cab, & 2 S.S. Fenders from my youth, a Princeton Chorus & a Stage 1000. Those are the Fenders, I also have a Ibanez Tube Screamer TS15 Head & cab, the speaker was replaced with a 8 ohm Greenback, a Orange Micro Terror & cab, a VOX Night Train G1 50w head that I run through a Ibanez Tube Screamer TS30 2x12 cab that's been loaded with a Celestion Vintage 30 & a 65w Creamback, a hand wired VOX AC-15HW combo, a AC-15 Twin T.B combo & a AC-30 T.B. combo. All of the VOX amps are the newer ones nothing vintage unfortunately, my AC-30 is British made though!!!

That's normal right????

I could list all the guitars too but to save time I basically have a fender everything & a few G&L's? 5 Stratocasters with different guards & @ least one of every other popular model in one form or another, I really like their offset's & although a few are modified MIM's most of them are U.S. models!!! I think I maybe have 4 or 5 that are 100% stock, most of them have been modified in one way or another & I have several extra assembled Pickguards for a lot of them......

This is also normal right????


I mean you guy's would tell me if I had a problem right???


LOL, I suppose it is odd that I have more effects pedals than my local music shop??? Maybe I need some kind of gear rehab??? 12 step meetings in the Guitar Center basement or something? Do you think that Passages Malibu guy could CURE me? Charlie Sheen looks like he's doing great!!!

All kidding aside, I am a recovering addict & I told myself back when I was using that if I ever got clean & put a fraction of what I was spending on killing myself I'd have an amazing collection!!! That's why I have sooooo much crap now & nobody really gives me s#!t for it. It's also always evolving, I trade up or outright for different stuff every now & then, keeps things interesting & I have a lot of fun, but because you can't CURE addiction, I tend to take things to the extreme!!!
 
Re: What's a "normal" number of amps to own?

I am seriously downsizing. I sold my guitar synth amp, a Peavey PA 100, my Marshall VS100 and a 4x12 cab. My Fender red knob half stack is next. My Randelll was gifted to my best friend. This will get me down to:

fender Excelsior
JCM 2000 DSL w/ 4x12
Fender Quad Reverb
Ampeg V4 cab
Marshalll 2x12

The Marshallls will be my gigging rigs. I want to add a solid state head to the mix like a Roland JC120h or a Lab Series.
 
Re: What's a "normal" number of amps to own?

Myaccount876 said:
I have two. One solid state high-wattage head for anything modern sounding, and a Vox Night Train for everything else. I'm not buying any more amps unless the amp is something classic and/or great, like an AC30/JCM800/Bassman etc.



Brian May has a Rig Rundown, and I think it is the best episode they've done. It has some info on this stack of AC30s.
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I watched a interview with Brian May & his AC-30's , I don't know if it's the same thing your talking about but they are standing in front of this huge stack of AC-30's!!! Brian looks right @ the camera & says "only about 1/2 of them are working @ any given time, Valve Amps don't travel well" So just because you see 40 AC-30's doesn't mean they are all working, they still put them up on stage but only cuz it looks cool!!!! I'll tell you one thing, being Brian's guitar or amp tech is not an easy job! Between the AC-30's needing constant maintenance & his guitar/guitars, well we all know the story about him & his dad making it in their hobby shop 50+ years ago because he couldn't afford a solid body @ the time, all things considered I'm surprised it hasn't biodegraded yet!!! I think it has more super glue on it than wood @ this point...
 
Re: What's a "normal" number of amps to own?

GuitarDoc said:
"Normal" number of amps would be 1-2.
"Good" number of amps would be 2-3.
"Better" number would be at least 3.
"Best" is whatever fits your needs/wants/desires and whatever you can afford.

I consider myself "normal", OK, well maybe not so normal, but I have 8 amps and wish I had at least 2-3 more. There are many on this forum that make my amp stable look like a toy barn.
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Not directly directed at our good GuitarDoc . . .

. . . just using his answer as reference.



For ME, my ideal amount is 4 heads.

I only say that, because i have 4 2X12 cabs, and in the perfect-world, i want to connect each cab to a head.
So i am hard at work to complete my QUAD AMP RIG.

Four amp heads, on top of four 2X12 cabs.
 
Re: What's a "normal" number of amps to own?

I downsized, and for the first time I have more guitars than amps. I doubt it will last long though.
 
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