What kind of amp do you use?

jeff_osu · Tiger Joined: 17 Sep 2003 Posts: 838 Location: Oklahoma

I owned a "Stephens" 25W with a built-in tuner, nice little amp shouldn't have sold it. Crying or Very sad

......but it allowed me to buy a 40W Traynor.

Steve · Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 6:15 am Post subject:

Sixstring · Kitten Joined: 28 Dec 2001 Posts: 140

I have a Peavey Stereo Chorus 212 that I leave at my church so I don't have to haul an amp. It gets reasonable tone, but nothing to brag about. But it serves its purpose and I don't have to pack it back and forth!

For gigs I use a Line 6 Flextone II Plus, which I'm very happy with.

~Q~ · Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 1:11 pm Post subject:

I play through a peavey triple XXX modified to G rated with a custom cut peice of diamond plate on it. Loaded with Groove tube E34Ls and NOS mullard preamp tubes. I have a 4x12 cabinet that I use for large venues and a 1x12 for small shows. Minimal effects running into the beast... a morely bad horsie wah, boss chorus and tu-2 tuner, and an aria digital delay. The rest is all amp! Cool

~Q~

thirtynine · Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2004 8:11 am Post subject:

i play a peavy 5150 with the 5150 4x12 speakers
and i have a marshal valvestate vh100 with 4x12 speakers

fantasticphil · Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 6:47 am Post subject:

I just picked up an Acoustasonic 30 DSP. I would like to give the low down on what it has to offer, but im pretty much amp illiterate. I just thought it sounded good and it had some effects that will keep me busy for a while.

Herb · Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 4:46 pm Post subject: Re: What kind of amp do you use?

Steve · Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 5:13 pm Post subject:

So Herb. What do you think of old Fender tube amps?
Think they're any good?
Wink

envy envy, covet covet. Cool

edit: Ooooh, I missed that sixties SS!
Can't have enough of those around in pristine condition. Rolling Eyes

Herb · Posted: Thu May 06, 2004 6:35 pm Post subject:

Y'know, Steve, I think if I had one, I'd use it! Wink

Steve · Posted: Thu May 06, 2004 7:06 pm Post subject:

I see several JBL speakers behind those cloths.

Herb · Posted: Fri May 07, 2004 2:02 pm Post subject:

The only one that doesn't have JBL D series in it is the '65 Twin. I'm gonna leave the bluebacks in it.

Steve · Posted: Fri May 07, 2004 3:54 pm Post subject:

Herb · Posted: Fri May 07, 2004 6:52 pm Post subject:

Try some E's, they're my #2 choice. Much better than K's. But nothing beats a D model!

Steve · Posted: Fri May 07, 2004 7:21 pm Post subject:

Wow.
Never woulda guessed. Thought the K's sounded a lot like D's to my ears, but more transient response because of the double fold at the outside edge where the paper is glued to the basket's rim.

Never tried an "E."
Thought they were newer: after JBL's "prime."

Are they the ones with the big molded "Continental kit" looking magnet cover that sorta blends/streamlines the components together when viewing from the back?

Still AlNiCo magnet; cast aluminum frame; and 2" voice coil?

Are they still being produced?
Where do you get them?

Thanks advancedly.
Question

Around here, D120/130's go for $150 reconed! #Mad

Herb · Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 6:47 am Post subject:

Yes, they have the wide, flat magnets, and are quite heavy. The D's were the last of the alnico magnets, but the E's still have the cast aluminum frame and 2" voice coil. They made up for the lost tone response that ceramic magnets are famous for with the extreme size and shape of the E's magnet. Very, very close, I have 4 E110's in my big sound system to handle the high mids.