Which amp do you gig with the most (and what type of music do you play)?
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Chickenwings
Alnico 6/8
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22watts 6v6 power. 1x12. All tube. PTP wiring. Pine finger jointed cabinet. Fender princeton reverb II.
22watts 6v6 power. 1x12. All tube. PTP wiring. Pine finger jointed cabinet. Fender princeton reverb II.
metalmachine
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bias nodded 5150. I play a mixture of death thrash groom and sludge
bias nodded 5150. I play a mixture of death thrash groom and sludge
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STRATDELUXER97
Stratoblaster Tone Meister
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66 BF Fender Pro Reverb 2x12 combo with Webers...Classic Rock/Blues/Originals..40 watt amp..
66 BF Fender Pro Reverb 2x12 combo with Webers...Classic Rock/Blues/Originals..40 watt amp..
Bludave
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I have a few nice amps that I gig with and some nicer ones that I don't. Not so much that I won't but most of the clubs I play are small & the larger amp are just too loud.
For years I used a Marshall 900 50W combo 2 12". Its a very respectable amp & has never failed me.
Lately I have been rehearsing with a 67 Deluxe Reverb. It is also a great sounding amp & they take pedals very well. I use a small pedalboard with just a few stomp boxes. I get great cleans & a decent OD with a pedal. I play mostly blues & some classic rock, but blues based.
I have a few nice amps that I gig with and some nicer ones that I don't. Not so much that I won't but most of the clubs I play are small & the larger amp are just too loud.
For years I used a Marshall 900 50W combo 2 12". Its a very respectable amp & has never failed me.
Lately I have been rehearsing with a 67 Deluxe Reverb. It is also a great sounding amp & they take pedals very well. I use a small pedalboard with just a few stomp boxes. I get great cleans & a decent OD with a pedal. I play mostly blues & some classic rock, but blues based.
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Jay 77
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Orange TH30 > Orange 1x12 (V30) or Avatar Vintage 2x12 (V30's), depending on the venue.
90's alternative rock cover band
Orange TH30 > Orange 1x12 (V30) or Avatar Vintage 2x12 (V30's), depending on the venue.
90's alternative rock cover band
Low_fidelity2100
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Small Venues: '83 Fender Concert II w/EVM12L.
Big Venues: '80 Fender Bassman 70 & Sunn 412V w/emi swamp thangs & Texas heats.
I play Grungy/Alty/rockish/loud noises/music...
Yes the Bassman is not a really Desirable model, being UL, and having a Master Volume and all that. But its got great Loud cleans, and being as I get all my sounds from pedals, thats exactly what I need for what I do.
Small Venues: '83 Fender Concert II w/EVM12L.
Big Venues: '80 Fender Bassman 70 & Sunn 412V w/emi swamp thangs & Texas heats.
I play Grungy/Alty/rockish/loud noises/music...
Yes the Bassman is not a really Desirable model, being UL, and having a Master Volume and all that. But its got great Loud cleans, and being as I get all my sounds from pedals, thats exactly what I need for what I do.
Quencho092
New member
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Acoustic 200H bass amp
1x12 inch front mounted JBL orange cone car speaker in 3/4'' ported birch cab with tweeter
mostly jazz and R&B
This thing makes entire rooms vibrate and is light enough to carry both amp and cab in one trip by hand. It is a godsend, I encourage players who keep their tone clean to look for quality bass amps that respond well to guitar signal, the whole rig cost me less than 500 bucks and I don't envy the tones I used to get from a deluxe reverb. (headroom is more important to me)
Acoustic 200H bass amp
1x12 inch front mounted JBL orange cone car speaker in 3/4'' ported birch cab with tweeter
mostly jazz and R&B
This thing makes entire rooms vibrate and is light enough to carry both amp and cab in one trip by hand. It is a godsend, I encourage players who keep their tone clean to look for quality bass amps that respond well to guitar signal, the whole rig cost me less than 500 bucks and I don't envy the tones I used to get from a deluxe reverb. (headroom is more important to me)
Boogie Bill
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I use Mesa Boogie amps and cabs. I have:
DC-3 112 V30 Combo, with a 112 EVM Theile cab, or by itself for small venues and jams;
Mark III EVM Combo with EQ, Simul-Class and Reverb; with a 112 EVM Theile cab, and--I have a second, recently acquired Mark III combo with a Celestion G-100 (which has a much more aggressive mid-range tone than the EVM);
Mark IV EVM Combo, with a 112 EVM Theile cab;
Maverick 212 V30 Combo, with a 212 V30 Horizontal Recto cab;
Mark III 200-watt Coliseum Head with EQ and Reverb and a Mesa C90/EVM 412 Half-Back cab.
The Mark III half stack is just a glorious sounding amp, but I have to be able to turn it up to about 3 on the Master on the half-power setting. The Mark III combos are also delicious; and with the EVMs and the Theile cabs, these little 1/4 stacks can easily compete with anybody's halfstack.
The Maverick 212 with the 212 Recto is a nice little "low power" stack. The Mav is a terrific amp--with AC-30, Twin Reverb and Marshall Plexi tones at my fingertips.
The Mark IV combo is terrific for recording, but very good for live use when I don't know the venue...there are lots of options to tailor the power amp from 15 watts to 85 watts and lots of stops in between. I usually just set the Mark IIIs and the Mark IV in the recommended sweet spots and just play...no real tweaking needed.
The DC-3 is a real screamer, and sounds bigger than 35 watts. In my old band we did one gig at a club, with my other guitarist using a 5150 full stack. Not only did I get a lot of compliments from the audience and the staff--I was the one the sound guy asked to turn down!
My current band is G/B/K/D and we're doing oldies and classic rock covers, blues, country, jazz, fusion, bluegrass--we do it all--and originals too. We're pretty low volume. I typically a G&L Legacy and a Legacy Special; and a 2HB guitar like a Les Paul, ES-335 or Ibanez GR-520 Ghostrider. And then I might bring an Ibanez 5-string banjo; a Martin D-28 or Taylor 710CE six-string acoustic; a Takamine EF381SC 12-string; and a DanElectro Innuendo 12-string electric--any or all of them, depending on the gig.
The trick is to have the right amp for the venue, and the right guitar for the song.
Bill
I use Mesa Boogie amps and cabs. I have:
DC-3 112 V30 Combo, with a 112 EVM Theile cab, or by itself for small venues and jams;
Mark III EVM Combo with EQ, Simul-Class and Reverb; with a 112 EVM Theile cab, and--I have a second, recently acquired Mark III combo with a Celestion G-100 (which has a much more aggressive mid-range tone than the EVM);
Mark IV EVM Combo, with a 112 EVM Theile cab;
Maverick 212 V30 Combo, with a 212 V30 Horizontal Recto cab;
Mark III 200-watt Coliseum Head with EQ and Reverb and a Mesa C90/EVM 412 Half-Back cab.
The Mark III half stack is just a glorious sounding amp, but I have to be able to turn it up to about 3 on the Master on the half-power setting. The Mark III combos are also delicious; and with the EVMs and the Theile cabs, these little 1/4 stacks can easily compete with anybody's halfstack.
The Maverick 212 with the 212 Recto is a nice little "low power" stack. The Mav is a terrific amp--with AC-30, Twin Reverb and Marshall Plexi tones at my fingertips.
The Mark IV combo is terrific for recording, but very good for live use when I don't know the venue...there are lots of options to tailor the power amp from 15 watts to 85 watts and lots of stops in between. I usually just set the Mark IIIs and the Mark IV in the recommended sweet spots and just play...no real tweaking needed.
The DC-3 is a real screamer, and sounds bigger than 35 watts. In my old band we did one gig at a club, with my other guitarist using a 5150 full stack. Not only did I get a lot of compliments from the audience and the staff--I was the one the sound guy asked to turn down!
My current band is G/B/K/D and we're doing oldies and classic rock covers, blues, country, jazz, fusion, bluegrass--we do it all--and originals too. We're pretty low volume. I typically a G&L Legacy and a Legacy Special; and a 2HB guitar like a Les Paul, ES-335 or Ibanez GR-520 Ghostrider. And then I might bring an Ibanez 5-string banjo; a Martin D-28 or Taylor 710CE six-string acoustic; a Takamine EF381SC 12-string; and a DanElectro Innuendo 12-string electric--any or all of them, depending on the gig.
The trick is to have the right amp for the venue, and the right guitar for the song.
Bill
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Jessie's ghost
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My idea of a "gig" is goofing around with a couple of friends playing covers of hard rock and classic metal tunes in a space with no PA. And no audience, for that matter.
So I take my heavy artillery: Marshal TSL100 (JCM 2000 100-watt EL34 head) with a 1960A cabinet (angled 4x12 with Celestion G12T-75's). It's loud and flexible, takes pedals well and slaves to a preamp nicely.
My idea of a "gig" is goofing around with a couple of friends playing covers of hard rock and classic metal tunes in a space with no PA. And no audience, for that matter.
So I take my heavy artillery: Marshal TSL100 (JCM 2000 100-watt EL34 head) with a 1960A cabinet (angled 4x12 with Celestion G12T-75's). It's loud and flexible, takes pedals well and slaves to a preamp nicely.
ItsaBass
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Ampeg J-12T, the Jet II. I've had it since new. My only problem with it is that it isn't loud enough, and sometimes I cannot get a mic for it at a gig.
Sometimes I will run a jumper over to my '69 Princeton Reverb. That sounds the best, but I usually don't do it, because it makes unloading a two-trip matter. I can carry all my stuff and the bass player's stuff in one trip if I don't take that extra amp.
Other times I will use the Jet in the effects loop of my SJ-212RT Super Rocket (or my JCM-2000 TSL 122 before I sold it to get the Super Jet). This is a great solution for getting more volume, but it is a major PITA. The Super Rocket is a tank, and it's volume is not needed in most places.
The only tie I forego using the Jet is when someone tells me that they have a cabinet on hand as part of a backline. Then I just bring my Reverberocket 50W head. That is too loud most of the time.
So Ideally I will be able to find something between the Jet and the Reverberocket, which overdrives at just the right volume. I am looking at the Mesa F30 combo, and that would be ideal because of it's size. However, I don't know if a Mesa really replaces an Ampeg tonally speaking.
The music is hard rock/metal/pop. My tone is pretty straight classic rock. Stock guitar into stock amp turned up.
Ampeg J-12T, the Jet II. I've had it since new. My only problem with it is that it isn't loud enough, and sometimes I cannot get a mic for it at a gig.
Sometimes I will run a jumper over to my '69 Princeton Reverb. That sounds the best, but I usually don't do it, because it makes unloading a two-trip matter. I can carry all my stuff and the bass player's stuff in one trip if I don't take that extra amp.
Other times I will use the Jet in the effects loop of my SJ-212RT Super Rocket (or my JCM-2000 TSL 122 before I sold it to get the Super Jet). This is a great solution for getting more volume, but it is a major PITA. The Super Rocket is a tank, and it's volume is not needed in most places.
The only tie I forego using the Jet is when someone tells me that they have a cabinet on hand as part of a backline. Then I just bring my Reverberocket 50W head. That is too loud most of the time.
So Ideally I will be able to find something between the Jet and the Reverberocket, which overdrives at just the right volume. I am looking at the Mesa F30 combo, and that would be ideal because of it's size. However, I don't know if a Mesa really replaces an Ampeg tonally speaking.
The music is hard rock/metal/pop. My tone is pretty straight classic rock. Stock guitar into stock amp turned up.
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phil_104
Cheesesteakologist
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Currently, and by far my favorite so far in this life for gigs is my Blues Jr. Not a standard stock model, but it does EXACTLY what I want it to do, with so much control. I have a Jensen C12N in there that just sits right. I keep it clean with just a bit of nastiness if humbuckers are going into it, and keep a Fulltone Plimsoul and Boss DS-1 in front for dirt, depending on which guitar I'm playing. I use to play much, much larger amps, but the 1x12 15w format just seems to work for me. I get to push it hard enough to sound like I actually mean it, and bigger venues have a PA, so it works every time for me. Just gotta make sure to have a good microphone on hand.
Currently, and by far my favorite so far in this life for gigs is my Blues Jr. Not a standard stock model, but it does EXACTLY what I want it to do, with so much control. I have a Jensen C12N in there that just sits right. I keep it clean with just a bit of nastiness if humbuckers are going into it, and keep a Fulltone Plimsoul and Boss DS-1 in front for dirt, depending on which guitar I'm playing. I use to play much, much larger amps, but the 1x12 15w format just seems to work for me. I get to push it hard enough to sound like I actually mean it, and bigger venues have a PA, so it works every time for me. Just gotta make sure to have a good microphone on hand.
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When I use an amp with my jazzy blues band, it is either the Mesa Blue Angel, or the Tech21 Trademark 60. When we use IEMs, I use a Line6 PODHD 500 direct to the board. For my own ambient/loopy stuff, I use a Boss GT-Pro direct.
When I use an amp with my jazzy blues band, it is either the Mesa Blue Angel, or the Tech21 Trademark 60. When we use IEMs, I use a Line6 PODHD 500 direct to the board. For my own ambient/loopy stuff, I use a Boss GT-Pro direct.
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BartekBeben
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Laney GH50L & Marshall 1936, Hard rock / Metal
Laney GH50L & Marshall 1936, Hard rock / Metal
nopicknick
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Vintage Sound Vintage 22......PTP 22 watt 6L6 based amp.
Vintage Sound Vintage 22......PTP 22 watt 6L6 based amp.
Mosher Zone
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My amp right now is an old 70s 0r 80s 120watt combo by a company called Maine, i run it through a Marshall 4X12. It's solidstate but is way better than some solidstate amps made today cause it actually sounds better the louder you go.
My amp right now is an old 70s 0r 80s 120watt combo by a company called Maine, i run it through a Marshall 4X12. It's solidstate but is way better than some solidstate amps made today cause it actually sounds better the louder you go.
SlyFoxx
Glossless
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Over the last 15 years I've used...for a classic rock with a touch of blues.
Carvin x100b...mostly clean as a platform for pedals and a Boss GT-6. With a Carvin 2x12 with a V30 type Carvin speaker.
Fender (73) Pro Reverb loaded with various Carvin and Celestion drivers that have a V30 thing going on. The original Utah speakers were quite frankly utter crap with no balls but were certainly well worn when I bought the amp around 1990.
Mesa Lonestar Special. It's a 1x12 combo. I did a few dozen shows with just the stock speaker but then bought a mesa recto 2x12 and used that thereafter. Moving that 2x12 sucks but man that sucker will fill a room. I've played medium sized clubs on the 5-15 watt settings and didn't even need to be run through the PA.
H & K switchblade through the recto. I fell in love with this amp quickly and fell out of love same. The amp sounds great but just doesn't feel great.
Marshall JVM 410 through the recto. Balls for days. Just ask Jolly.
For the last two years I've not been in a band...just doing solo acoustic shows so now the rig is a Mackie mixer, lots of Crown power into my trusty old EV sx-300 cabs. Throw some fx for the guitar and vocals and I'm done.
Over the last 15 years I've used...for a classic rock with a touch of blues.
Carvin x100b...mostly clean as a platform for pedals and a Boss GT-6. With a Carvin 2x12 with a V30 type Carvin speaker.
Fender (73) Pro Reverb loaded with various Carvin and Celestion drivers that have a V30 thing going on. The original Utah speakers were quite frankly utter crap with no balls but were certainly well worn when I bought the amp around 1990.
Mesa Lonestar Special. It's a 1x12 combo. I did a few dozen shows with just the stock speaker but then bought a mesa recto 2x12 and used that thereafter. Moving that 2x12 sucks but man that sucker will fill a room. I've played medium sized clubs on the 5-15 watt settings and didn't even need to be run through the PA.
H & K switchblade through the recto. I fell in love with this amp quickly and fell out of love same. The amp sounds great but just doesn't feel great.
Marshall JVM 410 through the recto. Balls for days. Just ask Jolly.
For the last two years I've not been in a band...just doing solo acoustic shows so now the rig is a Mackie mixer, lots of Crown power into my trusty old EV sx-300 cabs. Throw some fx for the guitar and vocals and I'm done.
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Andrew Lamprecht
Minion of One
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I haven't gigged yet at a club or anything but I have played at little get togethers for friends and parties and stuff.
When I did, I would use a Pro Junior for smaller places and a HR Deville 410 for louder places. Most of the time I would just bring a lighter overdrive like a bad monkey and something fuzzy (we would always play hendrix and sabbath covers) and I would take my big muff (or my sunface when I had it).
Now I have a Bassman coming and will probably be looking for something smaller like a Blues Jr.
When I gigged I played mostly Hendrix and Sabbath covers but what I personally play is blues (Gallagher and Green), old metal (Sabbath and Priest), and those late 60s rock bands like Mountain, Quicksilver Messanger Service, and Taste.
I can't wait to get in a jam band type with my Bassman......
I haven't gigged yet at a club or anything but I have played at little get togethers for friends and parties and stuff.
When I did, I would use a Pro Junior for smaller places and a HR Deville 410 for louder places. Most of the time I would just bring a lighter overdrive like a bad monkey and something fuzzy (we would always play hendrix and sabbath covers) and I would take my big muff (or my sunface when I had it).
Now I have a Bassman coming and will probably be looking for something smaller like a Blues Jr.
When I gigged I played mostly Hendrix and Sabbath covers but what I personally play is blues (Gallagher and Green), old metal (Sabbath and Priest), and those late 60s rock bands like Mountain, Quicksilver Messanger Service, and Taste.
I can't wait to get in a jam band type with my Bassman......
NecroPolo
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For almost a decade I was playing 2 50W half-stacks onstage with a signal splitter, one half was some Marshall, the other was usually some sort of Laney. After some changes and swapping parts, I ended up using a Marshall JCM900 SL-X into a 4x12" Laney Greenback cab and a Laney AOR50W Lead head into an 1x15 custom-made "cyclopse" cab. I toured with this from 2005 to early 2011. I play underground metal in different bands and whenever I'm invited to play in other style acts, I keep doing that way onstage.
Around 2011 summer my spine started causing rather harsh problems and I had to quit "gear wheight lifting" so I zipped my gear into a light, highly portable pack. Now I'm using an AMT M1 preamp into an Electro-Harmonix 44Magnum power amp into a little 1x12" Marshall cab. The whole amplification electronics and my stompboxes fit into a normal suitcase, all mounted on a floormat. This setup in the studio slightly outperformed my fav Marshalls with its more balanced and mix-friendly sound but we're about onstage matters here and it's a whole different case.
Considering onstage sound I can get it 90% near to my SL-X with some pros (more articulate, better sustain) and some cons (some loss of raw tube power, some of the dynamics and low-end). Overall, when it's played through some big PA, through the control monitors it makes me feel as confident live as my old stack. I've played approx. a dosen of gigs with this micro stack so far and it was enough even for bigger stages.
For almost a decade I was playing 2 50W half-stacks onstage with a signal splitter, one half was some Marshall, the other was usually some sort of Laney. After some changes and swapping parts, I ended up using a Marshall JCM900 SL-X into a 4x12" Laney Greenback cab and a Laney AOR50W Lead head into an 1x15 custom-made "cyclopse" cab. I toured with this from 2005 to early 2011. I play underground metal in different bands and whenever I'm invited to play in other style acts, I keep doing that way onstage.
Around 2011 summer my spine started causing rather harsh problems and I had to quit "gear wheight lifting" so I zipped my gear into a light, highly portable pack. Now I'm using an AMT M1 preamp into an Electro-Harmonix 44Magnum power amp into a little 1x12" Marshall cab. The whole amplification electronics and my stompboxes fit into a normal suitcase, all mounted on a floormat. This setup in the studio slightly outperformed my fav Marshalls with its more balanced and mix-friendly sound but we're about onstage matters here and it's a whole different case.
Considering onstage sound I can get it 90% near to my SL-X with some pros (more articulate, better sustain) and some cons (some loss of raw tube power, some of the dynamics and low-end). Overall, when it's played through some big PA, through the control monitors it makes me feel as confident live as my old stack. I've played approx. a dosen of gigs with this micro stack so far and it was enough even for bigger stages.
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