Post your favorite amp.
Fender Super Champ XD, if it was at least 22-38 watts I'd gig with it, hell I used to. However, I need volume to jump out over my rythm player so I roll with a marshall 1923c for gigs.
1973 Hiwatt DR-103. Loud.
Out of the amps I've owned (Fender Performer 650, US Made HRDLx, V30 Blues Junior, TRRI) well its pretty obvious all of them are Fender amps ;D
My favorite is the TRRI. Its way too loud but it has a crazy bubbly clean quality to it that is just insane for blues and takes pedal incredibly well (except the rangemaster). I will probably buy a blues junior to mod or a Marshall haze 40 (which absolutely rips it up in the drive department) in the future.
I just had some work done on my blues deluxe. I had a tapering resistor put on the volume pot so It doesn't blast my head off on 2. got it retubed and biased and a couple other resistors changed and man does it sound great. my mesa nomad 100 is a close second. and it's not really an amp but my axe fx is bananas.
I have a '64 Fender Bandmaster head (40 watts or so) that I used to run into an Ampeg V-4 4x12 cab back in the day. I found out that I could use a splitter to run signal into both inputs, turn everything on 10, and get some of the sweetest power tube overdrive I've heard. And yes, it did tend to get pretty loud. ;D
Quote from: pandadandan on June 02, 2011, 03:52:35 PM
1973 Hiwatt DR-103. Loud.
That's a great choice!!
My usual amps I use are 73' Sunn concert lead (greyface), 73' Sunn Model T and 72' Sunn Solarus.
Though recently I've been using an Earth 440 Bass Producer Seriers. It's solid state, 700 watts, 2 ohm output load (4-4x12 cabs) and its got such a clean sound. Its really perfect for applying pedals.
The amp I'm most interested in now is an AIMS Eclipsor or maybe the Peavey Butcher. I've heard great things about that Peavey head being a poor man's hot rodded JCM 800. There's just too many awesome amps out there...
I had Martin of MJW amps build me a 5w 6v6 Goldstar. It never leaves the house and is primarily for testing pedals. As such I wanted a simple single channel clean 'fenderish' amp with a good buffered loop, and that's what I very much got. I absolutely love it. I've thrown everything I've got at it and the only pedal it doesn't like is our bizarro Russian Tonebender clone. Strangely it does exactly the same thing on another MJW so it's probably an incompatibility with it and the way Martin does things. Still *everything* else sounds better on it. It's bloody marvellous.
Quote from: bigmufffuzzwizz on June 02, 2011, 06:59:33 PM
Quote from: pandadandan on June 02, 2011, 03:52:35 PM
1973 Hiwatt DR-103. Loud.
That's a great choice!!
My usual amps I use are 73' Sunn concert lead (greyface), 73' Sunn Model T and 72' Sunn Solarus.
Though recently I've been using an Earth 440 Bass Producer Seriers. It's solid state, 700 watts, 2 ohm output load (4-4x12 cabs) and its got such a clean sound. Its really perfect for applying pedals.
The amp I'm most interested in now is an AIMS Eclipsor or maybe the Peavey Butcher. I've heard great things about that Peavey head being a poor man's hot rodded JCM 800. There's just too many awesome amps out there...
Awesome selection yourself. Model Ts are huge sounding. Every time I see Boris, I marvel at the three Ts glowing in the background.
If you're after a Butcher, also keep an eye out for the VTM120 (or VTM60, but that's only 60w. Booo) as it's the successor of the Butcher. The only difference is that there are some mod dipswitches on the front panel of the VTM allowing you to shape the tone more (bass boost/treble boost/mid boost). The Butcher and VTM are super easy to mod, too. You can take them apart really quickly.
Yea the bass player from Boris does use crushing Model T's, but he's got that white one I sometimes see in pictures on stage w/ Sunn. I like the Model T, but I feel the price is such a hype I wanna clone one. It looks like such an easy amp to build.
I've heard of VTM120. I'd glady take either one.
Is it anything similiar to a Ampeg VT-120? Cause I have one of those that I'm looking to get rid of.
Quote from: bigmufffuzzwizz on June 04, 2011, 05:36:21 AM
Yea the bass player from Boris does use crushing Model T's, but he's got that white one I sometimes see in pictures on stage w/ Sunn. I like the Model T, but I feel the price is such a hype I wanna clone one. It looks like such an easy amp to build.
I've heard of VTM120. I'd glady take either one.
Is it anything similiar to a Ampeg VT-120? Cause I have one of those that I'm looking to get rid of.
Nah the ampeg is a different beast. I love the V-series Ampegs though, especially the doom-friendly V-4. Killer amp.
VTMs can be had for cheap still. Kind of sleeper amps, to be honest. Their main drawback is that they are usually biased cold, so they can sound a bit sterile unless you get the plate voltage higher. Still, they're loud as hell and have that JCM crunch, which is all good.
Fender bassman, plexi Marshall, vox ac30, anything Orange.
Right now I have a 76 Vibro Champ, and it's awesome.
The best amp I've played was been a Matchless DC30, or a nice old Princton. Either of those would be fantastic to own and gig with.
Jacob
Quote from: jkokura on June 04, 2011, 05:25:12 PM
The best amp I've played was been a Matchless DC30, or a nice old Princton.
I love the Princeton also. I played with a guy that used a silver face that was awesome. It was also the heaviest little combo amp I ever picked up. Felt like it was made out of lead.
I've only ever had my Marshall JVM410 and Fender Deluxe Reverb RI but I love both.
Recently tried out an Orange Tiny Terror and a Mesa Boogie Express 5:25 and wouldn't mind purchasing either one of those!
J
I know about heavy amps haha. I have my workhorse that has never let me down. A mesa boogie Rectoverb 1 12" combo. It is 82lbs. It sounds awesome though. I have NEVER used the rectified distortion setting hahaha. I know there are nicer amps out there but this has always had my back. I have gigged it the past 5 years and still have the original tubes in it.
I just built a weber 5e3 deluxe and love it. Not super versatile though. I love the mesa transatlantic series and the lunch box head weighs nothing and sounds amazing.
Still searching for my ideal fender amp. Building two others right now to hopefully find the perfect circuit.
Quote from: sgmezei on June 04, 2011, 09:44:54 PM
I just built a weber 5e3 deluxe and love it. Not super versatile though. I love the mesa transatlantic series and the lunch box head weighs nothing and sounds amazing.
Just checked out the weber amp kits site. Lots of great kits that seem reasonably do-able for a begginer in this topic. I'd love to build a 5e3. Thats the champ model right cause thats the one i want?
5e3 is tweed deluxe, 5f1 is champ
Quote from: jtn191 on June 05, 2011, 07:40:09 PM
5e3 is tweed deluxe, 5f1 is champ
Thats the one. I think I may be able to convince my buddy to fund a build project for one of those Weber standalone reverb units!
I'm wondering if the price is a little cheaper since the cabinets aren't included right now.
I have only owned 2 amps, and still own both. A Bill M modded Blues Junior and a '67 Bassman. Both give their own unique tone; the only thing I could see replacing the Bassman is a D style amp, i.e. Ceriatone or Carol Ann
I'm gassing for a Dr. Z Maz 18 in the worst way. Just the sound and touch I've always dreamed of, just need to buckle down and save some bucks. Oh, and hide my credit card.
Traynor YCV-40WR, Fender Super Champ XD, And a Orange Tiny Terror. But, fav go to amp is the Tiny Terror for it's simplicity in design, construction, and sound. Love it. GAS is bad on the credit card.
I only have one amp now, an Ampeg Reverberocket 6L6 combo that I stuck a Warehouse Guitar speaker in. This amp does everything I want really; it sounds great for country, blues and rock. I don't play any metal so I'm fine with this.
But don't let me lie to you. My GAS is ubiquitous.
u·biq·ui·tous
[yoo-bik-wi-tuhs]
–adjective
existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent: ubiquitous fog; ubiquitous little ants.
Amazing what you find on the internuts. I like to think tiny little ants are eating my brain causing GAS. I never would have thought that. :P
I wonder what kind of GAS he's talking about.. ???
;D
I've got GAS. both kinds. It hurts myself and others :o
I gotta vote for my vintage reproduction Hiwatt DR-504. Talk about taking pedals nicely.
I mostly jam an old superdrive 18 (mine is a 1x12 combo with oxblood grillcloth) Very versatile little amp.
Of all the amps I've had, I'm most satisfied with my Mesa Stiletto Ace. As of late, I've been GASing for some Vox action as well. *sigh*