What's your favorite guitar amp brand?

What's your favorite guitar amp brand?

  • Fender

    Votes: 69 17.5%
  • Marshall

    Votes: 95 24.1%
  • Mesa/Boogie

    Votes: 77 19.5%
  • Crate

    Votes: 8 2.0%
  • Line 6

    Votes: 15 3.8%
  • VHT

    Votes: 5 1.3%
  • Orange

    Votes: 12 3.0%
  • Other

    Votes: 113 28.7%

  • Total voters
    394
Re: What's your favorite guitar amp brand?

Who dug up this thread? Jeez, look at those 5 beautiful amps. I honestly believe those are the 5 finest amplifiers ever produced. The holy grails.
 
Re: What's your favorite guitar amp brand?

well, I'll probably take some heat on this but I've turned to the dark side!!! I'm using a vox tonelabSE and a pair of Atomic Reactor 112's, the vox models class A and A/B amps using a 12ax7 to replicate the amp models and the Reactors are 18 watt A/B tube amps using a single 12AX7 and a pair of EL84's - I'm programming some great tones out of this machine - plus the wah pedal (does both a classic 847 and a mccoy) sounds bitchen, and I can adjust the sweet spot to my guitar!!! In stereo the chorus, phasing, flange, univibe effects are primo. I'm having a blast!
 
Re: What's your favorite guitar amp brand?

Gearjoneser said:
Who dug up this thread? Jeez, look at those 5 beautiful amps. I honestly believe those are the 5 finest amplifiers ever produced. The holy grails.


I think you missed one..............

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Re: What's your favorite guitar amp brand?

First I will admit there are SO many amps out there I have not played BUT of the ones I have I'll be biased and say my Maz Jr. Dr. Z. It's unique edgy and has great breakup. I hear Marshalls on recordings and am blown away but have never been able to ellicit much from the ones I've played. (DSL TSL) Fender handwired is good but still not my thing...unless maybe an old bassman.

Luke
 
Re: What's your favorite guitar amp brand?

Okay, I read through the thread fairly qucikly (it's 5AM and the only reason I'm awake is a bad headache) but I didn't see anyone mention Vox, nor is it in the poll. Shame!

Glad to see some Peavey recognition, but I'd focus not only on their big tube amps. The transtube series are some of the most versatile non-modelling amps I've come across. A lot of really great sounds in those amps, for really reasonable prices.
 
Re: What's your favorite guitar amp brand?

PEAVEY!!!!! I voted other.I'v got a Peavey Blues Classic with the 1X15".It rocks!It's loud,it's got tone,and it just look's cool.It's great for the music I play.
 
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Re: What's your favorite guitar amp brand?

If you aren't playing a Fender (Fender), and aren't playing hardcore metal (Mesa/Boogie), then there is zero excuse in my mind for using anything but a Marshall. Simply put they are THE best amps out there for most anything. I wonder what the hell the other 44 are playing.
 
Re: What's your favorite guitar amp brand?

Carr Mercury and Hammerhead. Great amps!
 
Re: What's your favorite guitar amp brand?

I would use NOTHING but a Fender amp. Buck Owens sumed it up pretty good when he said this about Fender amps "You know, a Tele doesn’t sound the same with another kind of amplifier. Some people think it does, but it don’t."





I rest my case.
 
Re: What's your favorite guitar amp brand?

Here is what Merle Haggard has to say about Fender amps:

"I’ve tried other amps too but I always wind up coming back to Fender."
 
Re: What's your favorite guitar amp brand?

You missed out quite a few important brands there (and imo included not so important). as for a favourite amp i voted marshall but i would personnally have to say that a Cornford would be my favourite amp. ive played a few cornford and they seem very versatile and will destroy any amp for blues, rock or even heavy metal. i heard Guthrie Govan, Yngwie malmsteen and zack wylde playing these amps and they are simply unbelievable. i also love peavey amps, its funny since they are largely underrated and yet are some of the best amps in the world. if you play heavy metal then there is NO amp that can beat a peavey 5150 it simply rocks(i use one in my band :P). Ive been talking to a few people who have recently bought the Jsx from peavey and everyone loves it and has stated that its the sound they have been searching for for years. i voted marshall simply because my first decent amp was a Marshall avt150 and after all the years ive had it i still love it and still play it everyday, it never seizes to impress me with its tone and really high quality effects. if i was going to buy a cheap practice amp then i would set asside the line6 modelling amps and the superior vox modeling amps id walk past a marshall and id buy a Laney LC15R because these amps sound a lot more expensive and they are, loud as hell with that lovely Marshall/Laney valve tone simply the best budget amps you can buy.

Ive been with peavey for a few months now and for customer service they cannot be beaten, they are the best in the buisiness when it comes to looking after their customers and taking care of problems.
 
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Re: What's your favorite guitar amp brand?

I'm on a VOX high right now. Just got one of the new ad50vt models. For the money,there is not a better combo to be found.
 
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