My foray into Solid State amps

[jimilee]

So I wondered what the deal was with pedals that are meant to emulate tube amps or preamps. All of my amps are tube amps, so I decided to pick one up on the cheap. Picked up a Marshall Code 50 50watt SS amp used for 149 and free shipping from sam ash.

After I  played with all the emulations for a couple of days while waiting for an ear infection to clear up, it was time. I built a TS-10 sounded good.  I tested a few others, a Piercing overdrive (Tim pierce) and a TS-7. Sounding better. Next was a Hudson side car. The diodes I used were 1n270, 4148 and a red LED. The bass pot on that thing is huge. The amp came to life and literally shook the floor. Amazing! I must say, some of these pedals make more sense on an SS amp.

As a pedal builder, I can recommend getting one (for research purposes, of course) and giving it a try, I think you'll be surprised.


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[jessenator]

How's the multi-band eq on the Sidecar?

I haven't tried a TS or similar into a solid state in a while. I have s lonely 10" combo I could start playing with again, until I figure out the black magic curse that is my house's grounding and can use my Pretender hum free.

[jimilee]

How's the multi-band eq on the Sidecar?

I haven't tried a TS or similar into a solid state in a while. I have s lonely 10" combo I could start playing with again, until I figure out the black magic curse that is my house's grounding and can use my Pretender hum free.

The multi band EQ gets the job done nicely. The bass pumps without being farty.


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