Your top 5 amplifiers!
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drew_half_empty
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Re: Your top 5 amplifiers!
It's not about innovation, I'll agree that for some guys a channel switching midi programmable amp with a big footswitch is the way to go, but if you just crank your amp and use the volume on your guitar for clean and dirty and/or use pedals an old one channel amp is the way to go. I mean if you want the purest tone you can get you don't plug into something with half a gameboy inside, you go with direct signal path
It's not about innovation, I'll agree that for some guys a channel switching midi programmable amp with a big footswitch is the way to go, but if you just crank your amp and use the volume on your guitar for clean and dirty and/or use pedals an old one channel amp is the way to go. I mean if you want the purest tone you can get you don't plug into something with half a gameboy inside, you go with direct signal path
tonefreak1527
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Re: Your top 5 amplifiers!
i dont mean the mesa mark 5 style, i was thinking some modern 1 channels are really good, blues deluxe, night train, jcm800, and some high gain modern amps, the whole 5 channels 41 knobs eleven gazillion switches with automatic toaster isn't the right way either, the bes are 1 and 2 channel amps that are simple, one of my favorites was a custom from the ax84 building blocks that had 2 channel clean and lead, and had a 20 watt pp power amp, it was tonal nirvana, no channel monster will ever achive that (but the supersonic is close)
i dont mean the mesa mark 5 style, i was thinking some modern 1 channels are really good, blues deluxe, night train, jcm800, and some high gain modern amps, the whole 5 channels 41 knobs eleven gazillion switches with automatic toaster isn't the right way either, the bes are 1 and 2 channel amps that are simple, one of my favorites was a custom from the ax84 building blocks that had 2 channel clean and lead, and had a 20 watt pp power amp, it was tonal nirvana, no channel monster will ever achive that (but the supersonic is close)
King IzzO)))
Ultimate Kitten Puncher
Re: Your top 5 amplifiers!
M/B Mark IIC+
M/B Mark III
JCM800 w/KT88
Peavey Butcher
Some VHT with 6550's and the EQ on the front (pittbull maybe?)
M/B Mark IIC+
M/B Mark III
JCM800 w/KT88
Peavey Butcher
Some VHT with 6550's and the EQ on the front (pittbull maybe?)
drpietrzak
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Re: Your top 5 amplifiers!
Tweed Deluxe (5e3)
Tweed Bassman
Tweed Twin
Tweed Champ
Tweed Pro
Tweed Deluxe (5e3)
Tweed Bassman
Tweed Twin
Tweed Champ
Tweed Pro
Bludave
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Re: Your top 5 amplifiers!
My collection of amps is really good. I have some nice ones, but when you speak of wanting here is a list that I think any Pro would want.
1. Fender Twin (Blackface) 80W of clean power and takes pedals extremely well.
2. Fender Deluxe Reverb (Blackface) No real pedals needed here. Great for recording
3. Marshall 50W Plexi (VERY LOUD) but pure tonal Bliss
4. VOX AC30
These 4 are all truly great amps. I could see the Twin replace with a Super Reverb due to volume control.
My current collection is:
Fender Super Reverb (Silver)
Fender Deluxe Reverb (Silver)
Marshall 900 50W 2 12" combo ( I gigged a lot with this)
Bogner Shiva 80W EL34 1 12" combo
Komet 60 connected to a Marshall 1960 AX with greenbacks
My collection of amps is really good. I have some nice ones, but when you speak of wanting here is a list that I think any Pro would want.
1. Fender Twin (Blackface) 80W of clean power and takes pedals extremely well.
2. Fender Deluxe Reverb (Blackface) No real pedals needed here. Great for recording
3. Marshall 50W Plexi (VERY LOUD) but pure tonal Bliss
4. VOX AC30
These 4 are all truly great amps. I could see the Twin replace with a Super Reverb due to volume control.
My current collection is:
Fender Super Reverb (Silver)
Fender Deluxe Reverb (Silver)
Marshall 900 50W 2 12" combo ( I gigged a lot with this)
Bogner Shiva 80W EL34 1 12" combo
Komet 60 connected to a Marshall 1960 AX with greenbacks
Re: Your top 5 amplifiers!
Though I get what you are saying, each pedal you uses a load of electronics which then go into your signal path. Wouldn't it be better to just use another channel on your amp than a tubescreamer??
Though I get what you are saying, each pedal you uses a load of electronics which then go into your signal path. Wouldn't it be better to just use another channel on your amp than a tubescreamer??
Simon_F
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Re: Your top 5 amplifiers!
You beat me to it!
I was going to go...
Marshall JTM45
Marshall Plexi
Marshall JMP Mk II
Marshall Jubilee
Marshall DSL
You beat me to it!
I was going to go...
Marshall JTM45
Marshall Plexi
Marshall JMP Mk II
Marshall Jubilee
Marshall DSL
GuitarGuy503
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Re: Your top 5 amplifiers!
Vox AC-30
Marshall DSL
Marshall JCM800
Mesa/Boogie Rectifier
Fender Deluxe Reverb
Vox AC-30
Marshall DSL
Marshall JCM800
Mesa/Boogie Rectifier
Fender Deluxe Reverb
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woemoejack
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Re: Your top 5 amplifiers!
Bogner Shiva (own one)
Marshall JTM 45
Fender 5e3 (own one)
Silvertone 1481 (own one)
Bogner Uberschall
Bogner Shiva (own one)
Marshall JTM 45
Fender 5e3 (own one)
Silvertone 1481 (own one)
Bogner Uberschall
Christopher Caruana
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Re: Your top 5 amplifiers!
1. Marsahll JCM 800
2. Marshall 1959 SLP
3. Mesa Coliseum
4. Marshall JMP
5. Marshall JCM 900
1. Marsahll JCM 800
2. Marshall 1959 SLP
3. Mesa Coliseum
4. Marshall JMP
5. Marshall JCM 900
MesaDCLP
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Re: Your top 5 amplifiers!
Mesa Boogie Mark IV ...OWN!!!
Epiphone Valve Junior combo ...Own for practice and fun
Mesa Boogie Rectoverb ...Sold, enjoy Dad
Peavey Classic 30 ...Sold, enjoy Dad's friend
Peavey Ultra 410 ...Reclaimed by Satan himself in a fire from Hell!!
Top 3 would have been better for me though, I've only owned 5 all tube amps!! And yes to me, only tubes matter.
... Although the Peavey Windsor with a 4x12 at my house would rank in the list, but I don't own it. Talk about bang for buck?!!
Mesa Boogie Mark IV ...OWN!!!
Epiphone Valve Junior combo ...Own for practice and fun
Mesa Boogie Rectoverb ...Sold, enjoy Dad
Peavey Classic 30 ...Sold, enjoy Dad's friend
Peavey Ultra 410 ...Reclaimed by Satan himself in a fire from Hell!!
Top 3 would have been better for me though, I've only owned 5 all tube amps!! And yes to me, only tubes matter.
... Although the Peavey Windsor with a 4x12 at my house would rank in the list, but I don't own it. Talk about bang for buck?!!
JeffB
Let it B
Re: Your top 5 amplifiers!
I know it was meant in jest but some of those early Park (Marshall) SS amps circa 1993 or so actually had a pretty decent crunch tone- very "lizzy".
I'd like to replace the Fender(s) in my original post with the folowing- I'm GAS'ing hard for this beeatch.
I know it was meant in jest but some of those early Park (Marshall) SS amps circa 1993 or so actually had a pretty decent crunch tone- very "lizzy".
I'd like to replace the Fender(s) in my original post with the folowing- I'm GAS'ing hard for this beeatch.
MetalManiac
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Re: Your top 5 amplifiers!
First of all, to limit someone to 5 amps is pretty sadistic. if i must chosse 5 however, it'd be these;
1) Fender tweed Bassman 4x10 ( x2)
2) Fender Blackface Super Reverb
3) Sunn Model T
4) Marshall JCM/ JMP
5) Original Mesa Boogie MKI cane / wood
Dmmit, you didn't even give me a Marshall Hot Rod , but I'll say the Soldano SLO as honoable mention.
Man, I could reel off five more amps I'd love to have pretty easily.
First of all, to limit someone to 5 amps is pretty sadistic. if i must chosse 5 however, it'd be these;
1) Fender tweed Bassman 4x10 ( x2)
2) Fender Blackface Super Reverb
3) Sunn Model T
4) Marshall JCM/ JMP
5) Original Mesa Boogie MKI cane / wood
Dmmit, you didn't even give me a Marshall Hot Rod , but I'll say the Soldano SLO as honoable mention.
Man, I could reel off five more amps I'd love to have pretty easily.
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