Who buys Ibanez amps?

[Dr.Mavashi]

Re: Who buys Ibanez amps?

question is: how well does this thing takes bigsbys ....

 

[zero element]

Re: Who buys Ibanez amps?

The Thermion actually sounds pretty cool - very Recto-ish. If it was cheaper, it'd be a way cool amp.

Yeah, Ive tried a Thermion as well and its a decent sounding amp but not $1100 worth of good sound. Ive also played a tone blaster in a shop and it was an ok sounding amp for its 250 dollar price tag for a SS head.

 

[BloodRose]

Re: Who buys Ibanez amps?

That seems like a fun game. Poke the amp with a screwdriver and see who gets blown the most distance... Or who dies. Whichever.



Reminds me of a game we played as a child... Stick your tongue in the outlet!!

Weeee what fun!

 

[Uk Ant]

Re: Who buys Ibanez amps?

It's not just Ibanez that doesn't get mentioned, no one mentions Ashdown guitar amps much either, then again they've stoped making them now.

 

[J Moose]

Re: Who buys Ibanez amps?

+ another for the ValBee...

A few years back I used one on an EP... guitar player in the band owned it and it got used for a few solos & odd overdubbed bits on just about all the songs... always sounded great & I remember it taking pedals well.

I also recall having a pretty decent experience with one of their 4x12 straight cabs in a backline rental... used with several heads & they all sounded decent. The speakers might've been changed but I dunno... the cab looked pretty new.

 

[Lu_B]

Re: Who buys Ibanez amps?

It's not just Ibanez that doesn't get mentioned, no one mentions Ashdown guitar amps much either, then again they've stoped making them now.

You sure about that?

Its a shame if they have as they're great amps - the Peacemakers are really nice. I fancy one of their hand wired Hayden essex Blondes - http://www.haydenamps.com/amplifiers/detail.asp?ID=150.

 

[Uk Ant]

Re: Who buys Ibanez amps?

You sure about that?

Its a shame if they have as they're great amps - the Peacemakers are really nice. I fancy one of their hand wired Hayden essex Blondes - http://www.haydenamps.com/amplifiers/detail.asp?ID=150.

Yep, they are no longer making Ashdown guitar amps (the bass amps are still going).
But as you've pointed out Hayden now make pretty much the old Ashdown range. I'm wondering if they just got fed up with the quality they were getting from the chinese factory.
My Fallen angel sounds great (perhaps a little heavy on the bass mind) and was really quite cheap for the functionality but the first one I got had to go back as it overheated too quickly and on this one the effects don't work (not that I'd use them) and the boost switch on the pedal board is a bit intermitant. Still it sounds better than the euivalent (and more expensive) Marshal.

 

[Ringlund]

Re: Who buys Ibanez amps?

Thermion? That's the all-tube head that Ibanez was raving about a year or two ago.

I never thought much of amps made my a company that primarily makes guitars and basses (and I guess effects), unless we're talking about Fender. Most of the time, the amps are just made for beginners, like Timorousme said.

You must really hate Yamahas then ;-)