Who Makes the Premier 6L6 Boutique Amp
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Archer_of_Fish
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Re: Who Makes the Premier 6L6 Boutique Amp
Depends on what you are looking for.
Depends on what you are looking for.
That90'sGuy
DyzaBoyzologist
Re: Who Makes the Premier 6L6 Boutique Amp
+1.
There are a lot of great amps out there that are 6l6 equipped.
Let's look at some of them:
Bogner Shiva, VHT 50/ST (actually switchable between 6l6 an EL34), Fargen Blackbird, Bruno Cowtipper 45, Top Hat Ambassador 50 or 100, Fuchs ODS, Allen Brown Sugar
These amps are all top of their game in the 6l6 realm and there are plenty more out there that I'm sure are wonderful.
Archer_of_Fish said:
+1.
There are a lot of great amps out there that are 6l6 equipped.
Let's look at some of them:
Bogner Shiva, VHT 50/ST (actually switchable between 6l6 an EL34), Fargen Blackbird, Bruno Cowtipper 45, Top Hat Ambassador 50 or 100, Fuchs ODS, Allen Brown Sugar
These amps are all top of their game in the 6l6 realm and there are plenty more out there that I'm sure are wonderful.
the guy who invented fire
Fuzzy. Guitars
Re: Who Makes the Premier 6L6 Boutique Amp
Marshall's are fender ripoffs with good cleans...
screamingdaisy said:
Marshall's are fender ripoffs with good cleans...
Curly
Moe's Bluesman
Re: Who Makes the Premier 6L6 Boutique Amp
yeah, there are so many good amp companies now
I think of amps as having three topologies: Fender, Marshall, and Vox. So, it depends on what you're looking for.
I got to play several nice amps lately, and I liked the Bruno Underground 30, so I'd take a look at his offerings.
I really like my Victoria Double Deluxe, and he has quite a few tweed type amps using 6L6s. He also has the Regal, a single ended 6L6 amp with 1 15", based on a Valco amp.
yeah, there are so many good amp companies now
I think of amps as having three topologies: Fender, Marshall, and Vox. So, it depends on what you're looking for.
I got to play several nice amps lately, and I liked the Bruno Underground 30, so I'd take a look at his offerings.
I really like my Victoria Double Deluxe, and he has quite a few tweed type amps using 6L6s. He also has the Regal, a single ended 6L6 amp with 1 15", based on a Valco amp.
TwilightOdyssey
Darkness on the edge of Tone
Re: Who Makes the Premier 6L6 Boutique Amp
I was just singing the Double Deluxe's praises in another thread ... I thought it had 6V6 power tubes, tho ...Curly said:
the guy who invented fire
Fuzzy. Guitars
Re: Who Makes the Premier 6L6 Boutique Amp
It is 6V6's...4 of them.
TwilightOdyssey said:
It is 6V6's...4 of them.
That90'sGuy
DyzaBoyzologist
Re: Who Makes the Premier 6L6 Boutique Amp
Absolutely. In fact, price wise, I guess you could call that "the" premier boutique 6l6 amp. I completely forgot it was 6l6 equipped myself :smack:
aleclee said:
Absolutely. In fact, price wise, I guess you could call that "the" premier boutique 6l6 amp. I completely forgot it was 6l6 equipped myself :smack:
Gearjoneser
Gear Ho
Re: Who Makes the Premier 6L6 Boutique Amp
Victoria Imperial
Tophat Ambassador
Toneking
Blues Pearl
For high gain
Soldano
Krank
Two Rock?
Victoria Imperial
Tophat Ambassador
Toneking
Blues Pearl
For high gain
Soldano
Krank
Two Rock?
Re: Who Makes the Premier 6L6 Boutique Amp
IMHO most 6L6 boutique amps are based on blackface fender tones with a gain stage or two thrown in if you're lucky.
I think you'd be just as well served as to go out and buy some high quality transformers and build yourself something based on a fender blackface circuit. Or have it built for you by a guy like jeff seal.
I've taken a long hard look at my Two Rock's guts and there are some things they do that are a bit odd, but they haven't reinvented the wheel. The tone is just there no matter how you slice it. They do give you a ton of options that are quite useable. it's a really tinker-friendly amp. everything sounds great, no bad options. solid state rectifier, but the amp has a nice amount of sag to it. The more and more I play it, the less and less I like the lead channel. I prefer the overdriven sound of EL84's to 6L6's.
Lots of great choices. Just pick a price point and go for it!
IMHO most 6L6 boutique amps are based on blackface fender tones with a gain stage or two thrown in if you're lucky.
I think you'd be just as well served as to go out and buy some high quality transformers and build yourself something based on a fender blackface circuit. Or have it built for you by a guy like jeff seal.
I've taken a long hard look at my Two Rock's guts and there are some things they do that are a bit odd, but they haven't reinvented the wheel. The tone is just there no matter how you slice it. They do give you a ton of options that are quite useable. it's a really tinker-friendly amp. everything sounds great, no bad options. solid state rectifier, but the amp has a nice amount of sag to it. The more and more I play it, the less and less I like the lead channel. I prefer the overdriven sound of EL84's to 6L6's.
Lots of great choices. Just pick a price point and go for it!
aleclee
Major General GAS
Re: Who Makes the Premier 6L6 Boutique Amp
I did, too, and I even own one. :saeek: That's because I don't think it has the eminence of a Dumble or Bruno. Unlike my TRock, I have a hard time with the price of the "premier" amps and probably couldn't pass Dumble's audition process, anyway.Scott_F said:wow, you left out Two Rock.
