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Poll: best amp brand

Best amp brand

  • Fender

    Votes: 69 10.1%
  • Ampeg

    Votes: 150 22.0%
  • Ashdown

    Votes: 27 4.0%
  • Blackstar

    Votes: 6 0.9%
  • Gallien Krueger

    Votes: 111 16.3%
  • Markbass

    Votes: 57 8.4%
  • Mesa

    Votes: 216 31.7%
  • Genzler

    Votes: 61 8.9%
  • Aguilar

    Votes: 81 11.9%
  • Darkglass

    Votes: 15 2.2%
  • Eden

    Votes: 31 4.5%
  • Peavey

    Votes: 25 3.7%
  • Orange

    Votes: 38 5.6%
  • Hartke

    Votes: 30 4.4%
  • Acoustic

    Votes: 14 2.1%
  • OTHER

    Votes: 149 21.8%

  • Total voters
    682
I’m surprised there aren’t more Darkglass votes. The company seems well loved here. Their overdrive pedals are spot on, including I found Vintage Microtubes for 1960s and 1970s overdrive sounds.

Maybe too narrow of a “modern metal” reputation.