What amps do you own?

Bangbang · November 10th, 2008, 10:36 PM

Peavy Bandit
Peavy Rage
Peavy Envoy
Roland Cube
......currently looking for another toy..can't decide....tube or ss. Hell...I want them all except a Vypyr....Ughhh

S. Rock · November 11th, 2008, 12:29 AM

since I'm only playing as a hobby, I only have two amps. I have a Gibson Explorer(tube amp), which I've had since 1966 when I started playing. and I also have a Crate G60 that I bought in '85 when I bought my Les Paul. that's all right now, unless I count the small Hartke amp that I just bought for my daughter. it's a little practice/beginner amp.

synchro · November 11th, 2008, 11:58 AM

'65 Twin Reverb (converted to piggyback)
Blues Jr (modded)
Crate Power Block
Behringer 2x30 watt
Behringer Ultrabass 60 watt
Avatar 1x12" bass cabinet

ToneMonkey · November 11th, 2008, 05:52 PM

Matchless Lightning - '98 @ 15W
Traynor YGM-3 GuitarMate Reverb - '73 @ 20W
Fender "The Twin" - '94 @ 100W !!
Blues Jr - 2000 @ 15W

Covers most bases

Shades of Blue · November 11th, 2008, 08:25 PM

Peavey Bandit 112
Fender Princeton 65
Ibanez 35W Bass amp

Working on getting a Marshall Half Stack...

Crowecaster · November 12th, 2008, 08:13 AM

Peavey Classic 50 2-12
Fender Princeton 65
Peavey Musician
Epi Valve Jr.
My Classic is a 1980 model with 2 6L6 tubes, I like it a lot.

thaus · November 12th, 2008, 09:34 AM

I have a 1995 Peavey Blues Classic.......highly underrated amp, all tube and a great kicking 15" speaker! My practice amp is one of those little VOX ADVT30's.....really nice tones! I just bought a FAB AMP head used from a local guy.......have just read some good and not so good things about this company but for $100, it seems like an interesting 10w tube amp.

thaus · November 12th, 2008, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Crowecaster

Peavey Classic 50 2-12
Fender Princeton 65
Peavey Musician
Epi Valve Jr.
My Classic is a 1980 model with 2 6L6 tubes, I like it a lot.

Did Peavey make the classic series as far back as 1980? I have the Blues Classic and I was under the impression that those were released in the mid-90's.......but I am no expert!!!

BlueDog · November 12th, 2008, 12:38 PM

Rivera Clubster 25. Basically a smaller version of the Fender Deluxe Reverb II. Sweet strat tones, but can get overwhelmed with big bass notes from humbuckers.

tylerangle1990 · November 12th, 2008, 02:22 PM

Fender Stage 1000 (solid state)
Crate V3112 (MIA- ALL TUBE!)
VOX Pathfinder 15 (tiny practice amp that serves pretty much no purpose)

Boris Bubbanov · November 12th, 2008, 04:34 PM

Fender 65 Reissue Twin Reverb, Eurotubes replacement tubes;

Fender Custom Vibrolux Reverb-Amp, stock;

Gibson (mojotone) GA-5 reissue, stock so far;

2 Peavey Classic 50 2 x 12s, one stock, and one with Weber Ceramic Blue Dogs and Eurotubes replacement tubes. Stupidly, the amps are in 2 different places 660 miles apart so I cannot compare them.

Bubbanov

P.S. I gave my Bandit II to my brother in law. June I think?

thaus · November 12th, 2008, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Boris Bubbanov

Fender 65 Reissue Twin Reverb, Eurotubes replacement tubes;

Fender Custom Vibrolux Reverb-Amp, stock;

Gibson (mojotone) GA-5 reissue, stock so far;

2 Peavey Classic 50 2 x 12s, one stock, and one with Weber Ceramic Blue Dogs and Eurotubes replacement tubes. Stupidly, the amps are in 2 different places 660 miles apart so I cannot compare them.

Bubbanov

P.S. I gave my Bandit II to my brother in law. June I think?

Hey Boris......is the Eurotube mod a noticable improvement? I think I still have the stock tubes (whatever they are!). Actually I think a couple are Sovteks since I remember having to replace a few at the turn of the century.

tylerangle1990 · November 13th, 2008, 10:54 AM

I just put Eurotubes in my Crate, one of the preamp tubes was bad when I got it so I still have a stock preamp tube in with the JJs but there is still a TON more definition and dynamic response. Feels much more 3 dimensional, before it sounded a little flat and cold.

cherokee747 · November 14th, 2008, 06:57 PM

I've got a nice 1965 Bassman that's a virtual Tone Monster! Starts smoking at about 5 on the dial. Takes pedals well too.(tubescreamer) I also have a 1969 Plexi Clone my amp tech built for me. 50 watts of pure rock. All Mercury Magnetics inside. I've actually got this head sitting on a 1967 Dual Showman cab w/D130's inside. Qiute a bedroom rig. LOL

Mike

RRLT · November 14th, 2008, 08:03 PM

Crate GX-40C

some old harmony amp (no model on it)

the harmony sounds like something bb king would use and the crate sounds real clean at low to mid volume

-Eric

imwjl · November 15th, 2008, 02:39 PM

Deluxe Reverb reissue
Princeton Reverb reissue
Micro Cube

These are the keepers, and I love the Princeton's slight darkness or depth for lack of better description as well as how it is full and rich sounding at low volumes.

I had Blues Junior and Deluxe in the Hot Rod series and at this point wish I would not have wasted the time and money and just got these to begin with. I realize the Blues Junior is very popular, so I guess I'm more into 6xx tone than EL-84.

Have fun shopping.

synchro · November 15th, 2008, 06:17 PM

There's more to the sound of an amp than the tubes, they are one of many factors which determine the sound an amp produces. The Blues Jr is definitely capable of a wide range of classic Fender sounds. It doesn't do a pure Tweed sound but if you truly crank up the mid-range you can get pretty close. It is not exactly on center as a Blackface sound but by soldering one wire between two lugs on the mid-range pot you can get pretty close and still retain the ability to crank the mid-range and get the Tweed sound. Frankly, IMO the Blues Jr is one of Fender's best efforts and it's hidden in their low priced lineup.

Orlando Mike · November 15th, 2008, 10:57 PM

all I need

dan P · November 16th, 2008, 11:59 AM

seymour duncan 84-50, Crate V-15, epi valve jr....all excellent tube amps, the first two are made in the good ole USA !

GilJanus · January 4th, 2009, 07:10 PM

Just one at the moment - a Vox DA-5 in Camo -

I do have a Fender Super Champ XD on the top of my GAS list

Gil

Brad Pittiful · January 4th, 2009, 07:39 PM

i have

fender FM25 DSP

VOX cambridge 30 twin reverb

66musicmaster · January 5th, 2009, 08:49 AM

Pretty simple:

83 (?) Peavey decade - any good speaker replacements for it?
Roland Cube 30x
RMS 20 bass practice deal. Strats sound good thru it, but no distortion.

Loving the Cube. It has the sounds I want. MAy not be completely accurat models, but I love the tones it gives me and I listem to me more than anyone else does.

Randy

stevo58 · January 5th, 2009, 09:27 AM

Hmm ...
Fender HR Deville (not used)
Klemt Echolette BS40 modded to a JCM800 (not used)
Teisco VT1 (currently in pieces)
All the rest I built myself ...
Tweed Pro 5E5A (current gigging amp)
Tweed Deluxe 5e3 (with 6G3 tone stack)
Marshall-style 18 watt
Tweed Princeton 5F2A with many modifications
Tweed Vibrolux 5F11 with submini tubes (3 watts) Primary home and recording amp.

I also have a Zoom G2 for noiseless practice and recording

Currently doing Spice simulations of a very special tweed Twin (5e8 )-based amp, which should be done by the end of 2009.

Also considering building a Soldano Atomic 16 with a 1-watt output stage, but I just got a Princeton chassis cheap; so the plans may change.

steven

Shades of Blue · January 5th, 2009, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shades of Blue

Peavey Bandit 112
Fender Princeton 65
Ibanez 35W Bass amp

Working on getting a Marshall Half Stack...

Ok, So I sold the Princeton and got a Fender Blues Jr. Very pleased.

Not working on the Marshall half stack anymore...settled on a Marshall MG10CD instead for the headphone jack.

terminal3 · January 5th, 2009, 10:10 AM

Blues Jr. with JJ tubes and a Celestion Blue instead of the stock Eminence
Gretsch G5222 with JJ cryo tubes and a Jensen ceramic instead of the stock whatever-it-was

Very happy with both, there's more work I could do on them but I'm not as handy with a soldering iron as I'd like to be, so might have them done for me someday but at the moment they're pretty awesome as main/practice amps respectfully.

Laroosco! · January 5th, 2009, 03:24 PM

SF Fender Twin
Homemade 50 watt Plexi Head
mid sixties Gibson Skylark

orcslayer · January 5th, 2009, 04:19 PM

Roland Micro Cube (7 lbs, 4" spkr, AC/DC power)
Roland Cube 30X (10" spkr, 30 watts, great onboard effects)
Roland BC-30 (Blues Cube 30; my favourite, 12' greenback spkr, beautiful clean channel)
Peavey Envoy (10" spkr, 40 watt SS)

I HAVE owned:
Fender Hot Rod Deluxe
Ampeg ss170C (100 watts, twin 12`Celestions)
Peavey bandit (100 watts, 12`Scorpion peavey Spkr
Ibanez amp with 10`spkr in the 80`s
Ace Tone made in Japan tube amp in the 70`s
Sears amp WITH TREMELO - WOW! in the 60`s when I was in high school

My all around favourite of all those: The Roland BC-30 followed by Fender HRD

TIMB · January 5th, 2009, 06:49 PM

1973 Marshall 1987
1996 Marshall 1987 RI
1975 Marshall 1959
2001 Marshall 1959 RI
1983 Marshall JCM800 2204
1975 Hiwatt DR504
1976 Hiwatt DR504
2004 Hiwatt custom 50
2003 Fender DRRI
199? Crate vintage club 20
and a Roland micro cube

PeteG45 · January 7th, 2009, 02:08 PM

I have a Peavey ValveKing 112 and I used to have a Vox AD15VT.