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Whats your favorite Guitar amp?
- Thread starter SpectorBass308
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#1. Roccaforte- not sure of the model, but it was a one channel mini stack that had the best guitar tone I have ever heard in my life.
#2. Mesa Road King- Best non boutique amp I've ever played
#3. Framus Dragon- Only played it once, but it had some distortion that sounded like a blowtorch, in a really good way!
#2. Mesa Road King- Best non boutique amp I've ever played
#3. Framus Dragon- Only played it once, but it had some distortion that sounded like a blowtorch, in a really good way!
Mesa Blue Angel
Dr Z Route 66
Marshall JTM-100
Marshall Bluesbreaker/JTM-45
(Yes, I have a thing for KT-66's)
Dr Z Route 66
Marshall JTM-100
Marshall Bluesbreaker/JTM-45
(Yes, I have a thing for KT-66's)
For myself, I like a nice AC15. For someone I'm playing with, I like a Fender Twin, Mesa Recto, or just about any old Marshall.
Blasphemy!
But I'll bite. Hand-wired AC-30 would be my dream guitar amp. Next on the list, an original blackface Super Reverb. I've got a Deluxe Reverb and a Tweed Blues Jr., both loaded with vintage Jensens. And a '66 Vox Cambridge Reverb, which is like a SS baby bro to the AC-30. And a good ol' JC-120.
They're all my favorite.
But I'll bite. Hand-wired AC-30 would be my dream guitar amp. Next on the list, an original blackface Super Reverb. I've got a Deluxe Reverb and a Tweed Blues Jr., both loaded with vintage Jensens. And a '66 Vox Cambridge Reverb, which is like a SS baby bro to the AC-30. And a good ol' JC-120.
They're all my favorite.
I have a Vox AC30CC2, and it's a great amp, I'd love a handwired, but they are too pricey for me.
I don't need the volume so my rig consists of a 70 Princeton Reverb with a Reverend Alltone 10 and Trave Elliot Velocette with a Weber 10A100. A few pedals and an AB/Y switch. It's a pretty darned good rig.
I'll add an AC type amp in at some point...
An old guitarist has a Dr Z Z-28. 22 watt 4x10 combo with an outboard Fender Reverb Tank that sounds pretty darned good - and who knew that 22 watts could be that loud ?
Other guys I know ...
Vibrolux Reverb
Deluxe Reverb
Marshall 18 watt head on a 4x10
All nice sounding amps.
Local jazz guys are into AER - those are friggin' amazing but I suspect not the sort of amp this thread is about ...
I'll add an AC type amp in at some point...
An old guitarist has a Dr Z Z-28. 22 watt 4x10 combo with an outboard Fender Reverb Tank that sounds pretty darned good - and who knew that 22 watts could be that loud ?
Other guys I know ...
Vibrolux Reverb
Deluxe Reverb
Marshall 18 watt head on a 4x10
All nice sounding amps.
Local jazz guys are into AER - those are friggin' amazing but I suspect not the sort of amp this thread is about ...
Fender Twin
Mesa
Vox
Played in bands with all of these good sounds - also played with a Marshall half stack - not so good!!
Mesa
Vox
Played in bands with all of these good sounds - also played with a Marshall half stack - not so good!!
I've not played much in the way of guitar amps, but I did like the sound of an Orange Rockerverb 50 through a Mesa 4x12" that a previous guitarist used.
Sound City (Early Hi-Watt I believe) 300W tube head, 4x12 cab. I actually used to play my bass through it.
Jim Carr
Dr. Jim
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On a side-note, someone GAVE one of these amps to my dad (along with a '65 Reverb Tank), simply because it "wasn't working"
It's a '59 Tweed Vibrolux, complete with cigarette butt and empty pack of matches in the back 
(along with a '65 Reverb Tank)
