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11-16-2011, 05:14 PM
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with so many manufacturers these days offering so many different features/advantages, which is the best in your opinion? i've thought about this for some time now and have not really had the opportunity to try enough brands.
so......
which brand makes the Loudest amps?
which brand has the best features? what are they?
which brand offers the best tone shaping? versatility!
which brand has the best visual styling?
which brand offers the best value for money?
these are the sort of details i'm looking for, PLEASE, NO FLAMING, i'm looking for opinions formed from personal experience, not "my mate says xxxx amp is the mutts nutts, so it must be"
specs, prices, and photo's would be cool too
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11-16-2011, 05:15 PM
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11-16-2011, 06:17 PM
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11-16-2011, 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by RickenBoogie  There is no best anything, just alot of variety. All comes down to personal preference, and nothing more. | Right, but I'm going to answer SVT-VR for all of those questions 
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11-16-2011, 07:14 PM
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11-16-2011, 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by rad bassman ...
so......
which brand makes the Loudest amps?
which brand has the best features? what are they?
which brand offers the best tone shaping? versatility!
which brand has the best visual styling?
which brand offers the best value for money?
these are the sort of details i'm looking for, PLEASE, NO FLAMING, i'm looking for opinions formed from personal experience, not "my mate says xxxx amp is the mutts nutts, so it must be"
specs, prices, and photo's would be cool too | You don’t ask for much, do ya...
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11-16-2011, 07:18 PM
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11-16-2011, 07:18 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: NYC | | | There is no clear winner. Price range is a huge factor and No head can do the vintage and modern thing IMO. I have a great little setup going where I get the best of both worlds. I have the hartke LH500 and a Gallien krueger MB500. The hartke gives me that vintage tubey sound. The GK gets the growly, punchy and modern sound. I think GK has the best all around sound IMO and hits all your requirements. Its powerful, has tons of features, and the price is sooooo right.
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11-16-2011, 07:31 PM
| | | | The GK MB500 has tons of features?
TC Electronic BH500 , Line6 HD400… for tons of features.
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11-16-2011, 07:33 PM
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11-16-2011, 08:15 PM
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11-16-2011, 08:19 PM
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The loudest amp? They are all silent without a speaker cab. I take that back there were some Ampegs with really loud cooling fans?
Best value for your dollar IMO/IME is G-K, I can get any sound I want from them with little trouble. Some people need more knobs to turn?
GenzBenz, Mesa, Carvin, Ampeg, Peavey, Marshall...... Take your choice. Mine after many decades was G-K, it may not be yours?
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11-16-2011, 09:21 PM
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11-16-2011, 09:39 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: cincy ky | | | get out and play some. there's no way you can form any more than second hand opinions without hearing them for yourself.if you could describe your tone, or who's tone you like, you'll probably get some more useful direction.
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11-16-2011, 09:44 PM
| | | mutts nutts...lol 
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11-16-2011, 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by JimmyM Right, but I'm going to answer SVT-VR for all of those questions |
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11-16-2011, 10:08 PM
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Sheesh! That's easy!
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11-16-2011, 11:25 PM
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11-17-2011, 01:54 AM
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11-17-2011, 01:57 AM
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