How many amps?

Ranbat · May 12, 2013, 08:25:53 AM

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?

Discö Rice · May 12, 2013, 11:38:08 AM

I have a tiny Crate practice amp.

Ranbat · May 12, 2013, 01:09:51 PM

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.

Mr. Foxen · May 12, 2013, 03:10:54 PM

I have too many amps.

RAGER · May 12, 2013, 03:29:39 PM

Where as I would usually disagree here, you are a special case

Chovie D · May 12, 2013, 07:32:16 PM

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)

The Shocker · May 12, 2013, 08:48:04 PM

I have 2 amps.

At SunnJake's...

Corey Y · May 12, 2013, 09:10:24 PM

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.

Pissy · May 13, 2013, 06:42:43 AM

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.

moose23 · May 13, 2013, 07:29:12 AM

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)

jibberish · May 13, 2013, 07:33:50 AM

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)

tossom · 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.

The Shocker · May 13, 2013, 12:55:43 PM

Pissy · May 13, 2013, 01:46:10 PM

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.

fallen · 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.

moose23 · May 14, 2013, 07:59:37 AM

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.

MichaelZodiac · May 14, 2013, 08:51:28 AM

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.

Chovie D · May 14, 2013, 11:54:16 AM

cool lookin little baldwin there Shocker.

RacerX · May 14, 2013, 12:42:19 PM

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.

The Bandit · 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.

It's the 1x12 version. Got it because of the Willie connection (pretty sure he uses the 2x12).

Chovie D · 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.

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?

Metal and Beer · May 14, 2013, 05:52:24 PM

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'

justinhedrick · May 14, 2013, 06:39:46 PM

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.

RacerX · May 14, 2013, 06:41:07 PM

Why you no likey Peavey, JH?

The Shocker · May 14, 2013, 09:10:32 PM

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.

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.