I seem to have accumulated a few amps. Mostly small practice size stuff. Until a week ago when I started clearing some stuff out, I had 3 Fenders, 2 Alamos, 2 Danelectros and 1 Peavey plus a Peavey 4-12 Butcher/VTM cab. I don't know how I ended up with all this other than I would come across a small amp and buy it. Anybody else do this?
I have a tiny Crate practice amp.
I'm getting rid of stuff and still looking at amps! I was just in GC last night and went right to the used gear wall. I left with a new cymbal stand for my kit instead. I will keep collecting Alamos though. They have the cool and cheap factor going on.
I have too many amps.
Where as I would usually disagree here, you are a special case ;)
musicman 210rd
68 fender showman
66 fender bassman
68 fender vibro champ
73 fender vibro champ
68 sunn 1200S (120 watt guitar head that makes a better bass amp)
70's Evans 200E (pedal steel amp)
60's Guild thunderbass (40 watt guitar head)
18 watt marshall clone built from kit
5E3 Deluxe tweeed clone built from kit
Epiphone valve junior head and combo versions
cabs
marshall 2x15 for bass
avatar 4x12 and 2x12 for guitar
Marrs 1x15 for pedal steel
I record from the deluxe tweed clone.
I most often play thru the vibro champs when dicking around
or "the big rig" (showman plus musicman thru space echo)
I have 2 amps.
At SunnJake's...
I have more than I need at any one time, but I usually different amps at different times. I have a Carvin X100B, Peavey VTM120, Fender Princeton Reverb Reissue, Traynor YBA-1, Sunn Beta Bass and a GK MB800. The Peavey is redundant, since the Carvin can get pretty much any tone it can, plus it's more flexible and has power scaling. I haven't gotten rid of it though because I got it at such a low price and it's a good amp. So if I ever need it, it's there. I don't use the Fender that much, since I have the Carvin and a 2x12 at home for practice and recording, but it's more portable and less obtrusive for practice, home recording or a low volume jam. The rest are bass stuff and I play bass way more often and with diverse tonal and volume needs than guitar, so it's not hard for me to justify having different stuff. Hell, at the moment I could probably use all of my bass amps for one band if I wanted. I've got enough cabs and we play loud enough that I could justify it.
Seeing as how I really don't spend money on anything else that isn't a necessity or home improvement other than music, I don't sweat having too much gear. Only gear that's of no use.
Garnet Odyssey - Current main bass amp for the band
Garnet BTO - Spare
Garnet Pro
Garnet Pro 200
Sovtek Mig 50 (for sale)
Epi Valve jr (For sale)
Crate VC 50 (for sale)
Harmony H303A I modded into a preamp of sorts, sitting in front of a Stewart World 1.2 power amp (this power amp is currently used to power Lordfinesse's Kaos Pad noise'O-maker).
Laney AOR30 112 combo.
Cabs:
Ampeg 610 - Current main rig
Laney 410 (Noise'O-maker)
Generic matamp style 412 in Blue
Traynor 215
...I think that's it.
Harley Benton/Epiphone Valve Jnr
Trace Elliot Boxer65
Nolan 50 watt (70s plexi clone)
Sound City 120 MKIV
Peavey Mace VT
Trace Elliot PA250/Sansamp Oxford (soon to be replaced with an Acoustic 360+ clone)
wow, nice stables you guys. IF we ever pull out a stereo system amp thread, I will stand tall, but in this realm, I have a crap asst of practice amps.
however, for a SS practice amp, my little dean markley is really nice. old 12" kustom SS I got for cheap way long ago. it needs a 3 wire power cord....some crap bass amp, 2 little fender greta 12au7 ers
I use stereo components in a PA fashion around here too when I want to get loud.
also the Hammond 18w and 50w amps are on the bench waiting for their rebuilds sometime down the road.
reminds me. there is a town in SW ohio called xenia. a nothing, nowhere, no excuse to even exist place. its only claim to fame was getting wiped off the map by a tornado back in the 60's or whenever that happened.
I have now discovered a damn good reason to live in xenia. it is a mere stone's throw from the main parts-express facility, the warehoused stockpile of dreams. fuck the Smithsonian, ford or the field's museums. parts-express showroom is where I wanna be.
(thee summit racing main facility is over in akron. I really have to stay out of there too, OMG, total overload in there too)
Marshall JCM 800 2204 50w head
Marshall JCM 900 4500 50 w head
Fender blues junior
Fender squire champ 15G
Marshall MS2
Part built 18w valve head which I might finish by 2015...
Cabs:
1967 (ish) Marshall 4x12 bass cab which I have recovered and shoved new G12Ms in. Weighs a ton and has Jim Marshall's sig on the inside. Still have the speakers it came with, 2 Jensens and 2 G12Ms rated at 20W - one of the greenbacks is useable so will shove it in a cab eventually. Worth getting the others reconed? The Jensens and the one greenback are trashed, ripped and held together in parts with tape.
Unnamed 2x12 closed back cab that had GT12-75s in it when I got it, now has vintage 30s.
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Quote from: tossom on May 13, 2013, 10:39:42 AM
Marshall JCM 800 2204 50w head
Marshall JCM 900 4500 50 w head
Fender blues junior
Fender squire champ 15G
Marshall MS2
Part built 18w valve head which I might finish by 2015...
Cabs:
1967 (ish) Marshall 4x12 bass cab which I have recovered and shoved new G12Ms in. Weighs a ton and has Jim Marshall's sig on the inside. Still have the speakers it came with, 2 Jensens and 2 G12Ms rated at 20W - one of the greenbacks is useable so will shove it in a cab eventually. Worth getting the others reconed? The Jensens and the one greenback are trashed, ripped and held together in parts with tape.
Unnamed 2x12 closed back cab that had GT12-75s in it when I got it, now has vintage 30s.
More often than not, reconing is worth it. Look into the replacement cost, vs. reconing vs. how important those speakers are to you. When it doesn't make sense is when the speakers are undesirable and there might not be a reconing kit available. Both of those I believe are desirable.
I have some amps but what I really need to do is spend a bunch of money turning all the combos I have into heads instead. A couple headshells and an unloaded 4x12 and I'd be much happier with my current collection.
Quote from: fallen on May 13, 2013, 05:41:35 PM
I have some amps but what I really need to do is spend a bunch of money turning all the combos I have into heads instead. A couple headshells and an unloaded 4x12 and I'd be much happier with my current collection.
I did this with a Laney LC30 that now belongs to my guitarist and the Peavey Mace VT I sue myself. Still have an unloaded 4x12 that needs some speakers too.
Sunn/Fender Mustang bass combo
Peavey PA-120
Acoustic 220
The Acoustic is my main amp, the Peavey is being used by my guitarist. Both are beasts and loud enough for what we do. That Sunn/Fender bass combo has been gathering a bit of dust actually, it's a great pedal platform though.
cool lookin little baldwin there Shocker. 8)
If you count my Smokey/Supro mini-amp, I have 3. If not, 2:
1) 5-watt Blackstar head
2) Mesa V-Twin pre>Mesa 50/50 (technically 2 50-watt amps in one box)
Then for cabs I have a 1x12 loaded with a Greenback, a 2x12 loaded with Hellatone 30s, and a 1968 Sunn 4x12 with the original "Sunn Transducer)" speakers.
Quote from: Chovie D on May 14, 2013, 11:54:16 AM
cool lookin little baldwin there Shocker. 8)
It's the 1x12 version. Got it because of the Willie connection (pretty sure he uses the 2x12).
Quote from: The Bandit on May 14, 2013, 12:55:28 PM
Quote from: Chovie D on May 14, 2013, 11:54:16 AM
cool lookin little baldwin there Shocker. 8)
It's the 1x12 version. Got it because of the Willie connection (pretty sure he uses the 2x12).
they remind me of standels...another well regarded SS amp form the same time period. the colored buttons are drum beats and shit?
Not much now, I go through stuff w/ some regularity..
Randall "Sustainer 140"
Sunn Concert Bass
Some little Ibanez bass combo...1x10, use it for bedroomin'
I have a Peavey VTM 60, Peavey Bandit (sounds great on the High Gain setting with an EQ in the effects loop), and a Peavey Classic 20 (needs a re-tube) and a home made 2x12 made of pine and a randall 2x15.
Why you no likey Peavey, JH?
Quote from: Chovie D on May 14, 2013, 03:11:18 PM
Quote from: The Bandit on May 14, 2013, 12:55:28 PM
Quote from: Chovie D on May 14, 2013, 11:54:16 AM
cool lookin little baldwin there Shocker. 8)
It's the 1x12 version. Got it because of the Willie connection (pretty sure he uses the 2x12).
they remind me of standels...another well regarded SS amp form the same time period. the colored buttons are drum beats and shit?
Nah, "Supersound" switches. Basically a bunch of different tone presets. I'll shoot a picture of the controls when I get a chance. It's a very clean and very loud amp.
I only have two:
1. JCM 800 2203 100 Watts
2. 1959 Reissue SL Plexi with Splawn Mod
I also have a Marshall 1960a 4x12 and a shitty Crate 4x12 I'm trying to get rid of.
I have two heads I should sell... a Plush PS1000, and a Guild Thunderbass. The Plush is a tough one because it needs a tune up, meaning I will lose even more money on it (I overbid by maybe 100 bucks on Ebay... 400 dollar purchase).
peavey micro bass
peavey bandit 112
peavey kb-300
peavey mark VI head
ampeg 4x10 cab
ampeg b-100r 1x15
Mesa Boogie Dual Rec, 2 channel
'86 Marshall JCM800
Sunn Beta Lead
Acoustic 370
Blackheart Little Giant
Peavey Sheffield loaded 4x12s, one slant, one straight.
Peavey 810TVX
Fender Dual Showman 2x15
I have a Marshall RI 1987XL - 50 watt and a Traynor YBA 1A - w/ kt88s in it... The Traynor sounds pretty nice for bass - as its a bass amp - but I deff prefer it for guitar. I need a new bass amp - I think I have had enough 100lb tube monsters... My last bass amp was a MarkBass LittleTube 800 - I ran it with a JHS LOw Drive in front of it - through an Orange 4x10 - sounded fkkn awesome. And the amp fit into my shoulder bag and weighed like 5 lbs - lol.
I'm up to 6 now...
bass:
Trace Elliot 4x10" combo with extra 4x10" cab
guitar:
Ibanez Valbee combo
Peavey Bandit 1x12 combo
Peavey Valveking 1x12 combo
Laney Lionheart 20 head, 2x12 cab with vintage (1965) Celestion G12s
Laney GH50L head, 4x12 cab with Celestion G12-80s
I don't really use the Peaveys, they're too loud for home use and I have the Laneys for band rehearsals. I got the Valveking just because it was cheap and I thought it would be a good candidate for modding (which it is, I just haven't gotten around to it yet).
I had 5, disassembled 2 for experimentation. Still had a Carvin MTS 3200 head w/ Carvin 2X12 cab, a '74 Acoustic 4X12(big one like old Marshall vintage tall cab) a V16 Palomino combo, and a Epi Valve Jr head and 1X12 cab.
I was so impressed by Epi's simplicity and the discovery that I really didn't NEED a huge rig for jamming, recording, etc that I traded in Carvin and Palomino for a Marshall DSL 15 head. Still have all the cabs(1x12, 2x12, 4x12) which can be used for the Marshall and Epi heads, and have never felt better.
You truly can not enjoy the tone from a cranked 100 watt head the same as a lower wattage head pushed. You can actually HEAR all the tonal variables versus hearing for a second before going deaf, and blind from the sheer rage of a big amp.
Question about that Traynor...
Ask yourself...
I got a bunch of dusty old run o the mill 100 watters. Ya know, Marshall, Orange , Fender, Sunn, crap like that.
Sounds like you're compensating for something. :-D
Yes. When I was a child I was so poor I couldn't even afford one 100 watter, just a Peavey.
Electric 120 non-master
Matamp GTL140
Sound City 120 (heavily modified by Roccaforte as a prototype)
Sunn Beta Lead
Sunn Coliseum slave (used as a bass amp)
Sunn Concert slave (used as a bass amp)
Fender Champ 500 w/Mercury Magnetics mod kit
'57 Fender Harvard
Vox Nighttrain
Matamp 4x12 w/EV 12L
Matamp 2x15 w/Big Ben's
Mesa Thiele
Sunn 215B
Mesa 2x15
JBl 2x15
Avatar 1x15
Marshall 1960a Weber Michigan's
Avatar 1x15
No name 1x15 w/EV
Sunn 212LH
I have more stuff than I use but can't seem to sell anything and I also can't seem to stop adding.
0 Amps
2 Emperor 4x12s.
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Only one of those or120s is mine. 1977.
I find myself using these "amps" a lot these days. They sound surprisingly good – great even, through studio monitors. And there's near infinite configurations with all the options/effects/cabinets/mics available.
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I don't see a Dimble in there. ;D
Guitar Rig is a lot of fun, with all those possibilities and combinations. Try the AC30, all dimed, into an Ampeg 8x10 sometime :)
Relating to possibilities and combinations, i recently picked up a used Eganater Tweaker 15 combo and have fallen in love with it. I've always kinda written off the Egnater stuff as being for the Guitar Center crowd, like Bugera or Line 6. On a whim, I tried out the Tweaker and was blown away. It's got a ton of solid, different tones inside of it. It's loud for a 15 watt. Has a relatively good amount of headroom (for a lower wattage amp). Is a really good pedal platform (although i've been plugging straight in), and they are fuckin cheap. You can really dial in a lot of convincing sounds on this thing, almost like a modeling amp but real and organic sounding. You can also swap out power tubes (ships with 6v6) to el34, 6l6, kt's and the like with no biasing or fuckin around. Long story short, if anyones in the market for a cheap, low wattage amp, don't sleep on these. You can find the heads on craigslist for around 300 bucks.
Most of my shit lives in storage at the moment, so I gotta think a little.....
Soldano HotRod 100+
Plush 1060s
Verellen Louckshammer
Mesa Mini Recto w/1x12 cab
Dunwich Metro 50watt
Mesa 4x12
Verellen 4x12
Ampeg 2x12
Tried to get rid of some shit earlier this year and only succeeded in selling a Beta Lead which, of course, I wish I still had.
too many!
2 home practice amps
3 solid state bass amps
1 thunderverb 50 Orange guitar amp
modelers ;)
yet, I still want more. more cabs too. for amps I want an Orange Dual Terror and a hovercraft :)
Not enough :'(
-Marshall 2204
- Avatar 'Marshall-style' 4x12 with G12H30/Vintage 30 mix.
-Epiphone Valve Junior 1x8 combo
I'd like to pick up a Mesa Boogie 50 Caliber Plus again or a 6-knobber Laney Pro Tube. Definitely a 1x12 tube combo in my future.
Quote from: clockwork green on May 16, 2013, 11:21:16 AM
Electric 120 non-master
Matamp GTL140
Sound City 120 (heavily modified by Roccaforte as a prototype)
Sunn Beta Lead
Sunn Coliseum slave (used as a bass amp)
Sunn Concert slave (used as a bass amp)
Fender Champ 500 w/Mercury Magnetics mod kit
'57 Fender Harvard
Vox Nighttrain
Matamp 4x12 w/EV 12L
Matamp 2x15 w/Big Ben's
Mesa Thiele
Sunn 215B
Mesa 2x15
JBl 2x15
Avatar 1x15
Marshall 1960a Weber Michigan's
Avatar 1x15
No name 1x15 w/EV
Sunn 212LH
I have more stuff than I use but can't seem to sell anything and I also can't seem to stop adding.
You got rid of the Elmwood? pretty sure it was you that had one of them......
Yeah I had the Modena M90. Great amp but just not what I was looking for in a high gain head. It overlapped more with my Matamp's sonically, well it sounded like them with a good overdrive in the front like my Sonic Titan. I sold it to cover my first EGC.
57 ...as in original? fender harvard ????
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Yeah, it's a real '57. It's been modified decades ago to hold a 12" instead of the 10".
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v495/louderthangod/4f7e4bf8.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v495/louderthangod/03f98935.jpg)
WAY fucking cool!
I have always wanted , and still want, a fender tweed amp and am partial to the narrow panels like yours
can I ask when you bought it, under what circumstances and how much you paid?
good damn its beautiful. :)
I got it about 2 years ago, I think it was $1100-1200 or in that range, I can't quite recall. I got it on ebay but the guy was only about 90 minutes away. I was looking for a nice old tweed and the Tweed Deluxes were a bit more expensive. I figured if a Harvard was good enough for Steve Cropper then it would be good enough for me. It sounds great. A bit cleaner than a Deluxe but if you run it at 100V-110V it gets closer to that classic tweed distortion. There's definitely something special about a good old amp.
I hate the word, but that amp is the definition of mojo.
some day I will find myself a nice little tweed champ or princeton or pro., ive never even seen a harvard.
thanks for sharing the pics and info, beautiful amp!
Are there any Fender amps from that period that weren't good?
Quote from: The Bandit on May 24, 2013, 12:54:59 PM
Are there any Fender amps from that period that weren't good?
Think the bad ones have all caught fire by now.
Quote from: The Bandit on May 24, 2013, 12:54:59 PM
Are there any Fender amps from that period that weren't good?
short answer is no, but some are more desireable than others.
played both these at a guitar show, way overpriced especially the champ.
the princteon the left is what they call TV model, the4 champ on the right is what tehy call "wide panel" as a opposed ot CG's narrow panel harvard
(http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c130/E9th/tweedchamp.jpg)
About 10 years ago, my parents neighbor was cleaning out his garage and found an old tweed champ. They called me and asked if it was worth anything- I said hell yes and don't do anything with it until I can get over there. Apparently the 3 days wait was too much for the dick- he went and sold to the local shop for 200 bucks.
:D yup, you gotta get to those people within 15 mintues or they'll do something stupid.
10 years ago those champs were probably in the $600 range?
Thats about what i want to pay for one now and would consider a good deal.
but im probably way off...
I'd planned on giving the guy 350, assuming it wasn't too messed up- woulda been a great deal for me and a better deal than the impatient cocksucker ended up with.
The Fender Harvard amp was used extensively by Ace Frehley in the studio btw.
I have too many. I probably only "need" 1-2 of the amps I own. Nah, actually only 1