What kind of amp do you use?

Barry · Tadpole Joined: 26 Jan 2004 Posts: 22

hey Guys,

Since I'm new here I'm interested in what kind of amp system everyone is using. I use a rack ADA All tube midi system with a 4-12 cab. How about you guys? Brag on your amps a bit.

Barry

PunkStar · Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 3:14 pm Post subject:

I have no bragging rights. Most of the time I just play acoustically. But I have two little amps. A small Drive bass amp (no idea what wattage). And a small Marshall G10MKII 10 watt practice amp. Not particularly impressive. But I don't need it. I'm acoustic.

Brian · Pit Bull Joined: 26 Aug 2003 Posts: 373

I really wanted one of those ADA amps when they came out. For 3 services at church I play acoustic flattop with a 3-way pickup system and a solid body electric through a 55 watt all tube Rivera Sedona; best acoustic amp I've ever heard and very fine electric guitar amp. For the jazz band I play my archtop through a very small/lightweight 200 watt solid state Evans AE200. At home I have a fully loaded 60/100 watt Mesa Boogie MK IIB. There's another thread around here where I described my amps with pix, and a url in the weblinks area.

Kane17 · Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2004 10:06 pm Post subject:

Rackmount setup like below

Rocktron Gainiac Tube Preamp
Peavey Deltafex digital stereo effects
Technics 5x100 watt receiver (For a power amp)

all this goes into a home-made 4x10 cabinet with emminence speakers..

Very fun stuff to play with Cool

PS: Oh yea...all that stuff gets mic'ed to a fairly good sized PA.

shardy53 · Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2004 5:21 am Post subject:

1970 Fender Princeton reverb
1980"s Marshall Studio 15
TA 100R Trace Eliot acoustic

ACfixer · Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2004 8:41 am Post subject:

1970 Fender Twin Reverb. I use a DS-1 for the grime.
Roland CUBE 30 practice amp.

Barry · Tadpole Joined: 26 Jan 2004 Posts: 22

Brian,

The ADA pre amps are easily obtainable on E-Bay and pretty cheap too. I had quit playing guitar completely after becoming a Christian for 10 years and only started playing again a year ago. I got both my ADA MP1 and the ADA MP-1 Classic off Ebay for $130 each. Both are in terrific shape. You can still get a Brand new MP-1 Classic and the Midi Foot controllers still in the Shrinkwrap at ADADEPOT.com for about $390.oo It's difficult to find the Power amps though. I looked on Ebay for 4 months I think before I found my ADAT100s all tube power amp. They are getting rare. Nobody parts with them. You can find the B200s SS power amp pretty easy. I got one as a backup recently that sounds great and looks brand new for only $120.00. Go get one Brother and join the tone Zone Club.

Barry

shardy53 · Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2004 2:27 pm Post subject:

AC fixer,
That old fender twin reverb must be a beast. A friend of mine had one of those and I have never heard any tube amp that could be so loud and clean. The only thing that came close was a 1978 Norlin Lab L5 solid state amp that I used to have.
Steve

ACfixer · Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2004 3:21 pm Post subject:

Honestly Steve, it is too loud. I don't know how watts and numbers are manipulated by companies but they never line up apples vs. apples (kinda like horsepower on power tools Rolling Eyes

). All I know is that the Fender Twin Reverb has to be one of the loudest amps on the planet. I had a Peavey Ultra head 120 watt tubester and it wasn't as loud as the twin. I am kind thinking about ditching it for a Super Reverb 4x10 with 45 watts which I hear are still as loud as all get-out.

shardy53 · Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2004 2:34 pm Post subject:

ACfixer,
Check out the 50 watt Fender Pro tube series 4x10 Concert Reverb. I have one and it just has tone and power out the Kazoo. It also has a 1/4 power switch that brings it down to 12 watts. It has all the goodies, Effects loop, two channels, reverb, tremolo, DI out, footpedal, cover, etc

http://www.fender.com/products/show.php?partno=0215900000

Steve

ACfixer · Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2004 3:36 pm Post subject:

What a GREAT idea!!! Thanks Steve, I'll check it out asap. So you get the full tube tone with the 1/4 switch kicked it eh? That must be sweet through the 410 cab...

benrandom · Newbie Alert Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Posts: 2 Location: LA

i use a mesa triple rectifier through a traditional 4x12 mesa cab, boss, mxr, line 6, dunlop and soon vht pedals, audio tecnica rackmounted wireless, duncan loaded prs santana se and emg powered strat. i also have a peavey bandit that i use sometimes when i don't want to play loud, (i feel like its a crime not to always play the mesa loud) the distortion is alright on the peavey but the clean i horrible on the thing, i think that ive been spoiled by the mesa though.
,ben

sharring · Tiger Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Posts: 812 Location: Texas

A 1968 Fender Deluxe Reverb fills my needs very well. It's a toneful amp with a Weber alnico speaker and New Old Stock tubes. However, I remember being 18 and struggling out the front door with a 100watt Yamaha 2-12 combo and a Marshall 4-12 extension cabinet. My father would look up from the paper and say "Son, you should have taken up the piccolo".

Steve · Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 6:38 am Post subject:

pretty.rock.machine · Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2004 6:22 pm Post subject:

I use a Kustom Solo 16. Does any one else own a Kustom?
I'm hoping on investing in a Marshall someday along the road. Wink