What amps do you like?

[68GibsonSG]

I know your going to be shocked when i say this i like solid-state amps, specifically Acoustic (Acoustic Controls Corp.), one reasons is because they sound good, and the other reasons is they are the only true solid-state amps that are big enough for a gig



:twisted: SG

 

[68GibsonSG]

i'm sure ess hates them, to me he seems like he loves the tube sound
(by kind i mean the brand and if its solid state or tube, i'm not just talking about transistors vs. valves), if i was to own a tube amp it would be a fender either a Tone Master, or Band Master



:twisted: SG

 

[ess]

on the contrary duder. im into ALL gear, crap or otherwise. just to varying degrees.

 

[68GibsonSG]

oh, sounds good to me, i dont hate tube amps, but personally they have been undependable to me at gigs (i was talking about late-60's tone & band masters)



:twisted: SG

 

[ess]

get em serviced regular :idea: :idea: :idea: :arrow:

 

[68GibsonSG]

yea, but they'd always over heat, i think what i had was a fender stage master i bought it new in 2000 got rid of it last year they used to be on the fender web-site now i think they stopped making them

 

[CharlieB]

The only true solid state big enough to gig eh?

And just how big is big?

 

[Voxman]

Lots of amps were bad designs but put out anyway for typical corporate reasons.....Fender's reissue Bassman had 1/4 watt resistors where they should of had 1/2 watt hence problemo's! Like anything else maintenance reigns supreme.....there are no secrets to this stuff! :idea: Fixed properly it runs 30 years every time.

 

[68GibsonSG]

oh ok, by big i mean look at the doors' setup sumtime (i have the same amps) i use Acoustic 260 heads & 261 cabs, i'll send sum links tommorrow right now the site has over used its bandwidth, but yea the only other true solid-state amplifiers are tiny

 

[vic108]

To tell you the truth, I get more joy and dynamics out of this LINE 6
FLEXTONE III XL (and floorboard) than any amp I've ever owned.

It's also the the second solid state amp I ever owned (the first ss was a
Fender that I didn't own for long in the 1980's = didn't like, also too BIG).

Not to say I didn't enjoy the valve (tube) amps, but alot of tube amps
IMHO are one trick ponies (I had a Mesa Boogie MARK IV, TRAYNOR, etc).

Still got that Mesa Boogie Subway Rocket and for THAT sound, it's great.

My next amps are the VOX modeling amp and a LINE 6 SPYDER II head.

If I had the cash: VOX, MATCHLESS, TOP HAT, BAD CAT, TONY BRUNO...

 

[68GibsonSG]

oh, the vox sound is pretty cool especially the super beatle, but if i change the settings on mine the right way it sounds almost like a super beatle

 

[ess]

 

[vic108]

hey 68, ease up on the ink dude!
we can hear ya!

 

[68GibsonSG]

yea, okay.......

 

[68GibsonSG]

(i have 3 stacks) my Acoustics sound pretty good with a Maestro Fuzz Tone

 

[Voxman]

@Ess!

 

[68GibsonSG]

hey voxman where on L.I. r u from im from L.I.

 

[ess]

:arrow:

 

[68GibsonSG]

i live in greenport on L.I.

 

[Voxman]

Lake Tuberonkoma,
Exit 60! LIE Nice out there 68' did a lot of work for D'Quisto's house in Greenport, a right after that pig? resturant or something like that...... :wink: