British vs. American

[scarified]

As someone with both British and US citizenship, I have no problem alternating between a Trace Elliot and a Mesa for bass, and a Marshall and a Mesa for guitar.

The key difference is that we Americans like to give our amps plenty of raw power, whereas we British prefer an adequate power rating.

My 100 British watts seem to be about as loud as my 600 American watts ....

 

[NortyFiner]

Ampeg owner, so I have to vote USA. Or is it China? Or wherever they're made now...

Among British amps, the ones that interest me most are Marshall and Orange.

 

[Against Will]

I vote Canada with Traynor...

Ditto, I support good sounding amps I can afford.

 

[madmatt]

Gallien Krueger.

 

[Alex1984]

I don't think anyone can get me to move from the American/Canadian side of the pond.

 

[mpdd]

mesa head, orange cab

 

[Deluge Of Sound]

They'll have to pry my Orange out of my cold, dead, hands.

That said, I wouldn't go out of my way to buy any of their current products.

 

[My name is Mudd]

Trace Elliot FTW!

 

[BassyBill]

I don't really have a dog in this race even though I'm a Brit as I'm totally happy with my Markbass stuff these days.

 

[GaryM]

I'm British and use a Peavey T-Max head and Peavey 210 TVX cab. The guitar players in the bands I'm in use British (Orange, Marshall) and German (Hughes & Kettner) amps, which lends support to the "bass - USA / guitar - UK" idea posted earlier. Maybe expand it to "bass - North America / guitar - Europe"?

 

[TonyP-]

 

[steve f]

Been diggin' the Genz Benz thing lately, I have.

 

[edbass]

Hmmm...
What about US born but with British "parents"?

 

[scowboy]

I've got a UK made Ashdown ABM500 but I have also got a seldom seen Demeter HB600. So "I go both ways".

I'm very much looking forward to Ashdown's MiBass or whatever their micro is called.

 

[carl h.]

Ampeg, Fender, Peavey in the house, but MG and VW in the garage (Jeep and Dodge in the driveway)

Then there was the stuff that used to be made just down the road a bit EDEN (also left off the list btw)

 

[shrimpflea]

I was born in England, grew up in the USA....I've only owned US amps but always wanted to get a British amp.

 

[countrybass007]

Currently, I think Orange is making some incredible bass amps and cabs.

 

[RickenBoogie]

All Boogie, all the time here, but if I were a serious guitarist, I'd be torn between Fender and Vox.

 

[Grooveman1961]

Marshalls are fine. Go ahead and send them on over, and we'll fix them so they sound right.

 

[RobJ]

I can't believe that someone from England would leave out Trace Elliot. :scowl:

Trace Elliot for the win!

+1 !