What amps do you guys own?
 

I started off with some sh*t 10 watt Ashton, but now that I've upgraded I've gone to the Marshall MG100DFX, one of the nicest clean sounds I've ever heard, and the overdrive and effects are bad either.

Line 6- Spider III its a nice amp... i just got it like 3 months ago because after finally investing in an electic i got pissed off that it was so quiet.

I was looking at that exact amp when I was first considering buying an electric. It's only 30 watts isn't it? I tihnk that's what drove me away from it.

mines 60 they have quite a few different wattages or watever...they have one big ass one that looks like it would blow down a house..

Yes, they both offer 30-60

I'm a bass player. in a Rock band

Trace Eliott 450 watt head with 7-band graphic ( a REAL one, not one of the new Peavey built trash), Hartke Transporter 4X10 cab, Trace Eliott 1X15 cab.
Great sound, loads of power, ( The band say too much sometimes!), and massive clean sound with loads of bottom end and gusset-ripping highs.

After months of searching and trying dozens of different "toys" I found the ZOOM bass multi-FX pedal, and I also use a Behringer pre amp / boost - handy for some extra grunt and only £20.

Been recently thinking of getting a nice 18" cab and a power amp to drive it, as we're playing some large venues, though I may just get another, identical cab set up and a power amp to drive them.

Fender DeVille 410

the bass amp is always too much :P

not exactly an electric guitar person but i do have a strat. my amp is some ****ty fender frontman. no clue how many watts it is i play it so little. i'm gonna sell both soon though.

I'm using some crappy amp that came with my bass. Reptone 15b is what its called I think.

250 watt trace elliot combo (7 band)

boss distortion pedal, not one of the little ones, cost me 150. It's got stacks of sounds built into it.

A fender half stack and a 450 watt carlsbro bass combo until recently i pawned them off too.

I have a Peavey Tour 700 and Dr. Bass Cabs!!!! They ROCK !!!!

how many watts do you guys recommend...for like a small gig...bout like 500 people...kinda big audotorium foe example...

I like the sound of tube amps but it seems like the loudest is like 30 watts...

The volume to watt ratio changes depending on if you're using a tube or circuit amp. If you're using a tube amp then 30watts is more than loud enough for 500 people. You could even go with 15. My Vox AC-30 will self destruct and bring the club with it if I crank it.

If you go with a circuit then you would need around 100 - 150 watts.

1 - you mean tube or solid state. both are 'circuits'
2 - Its nothing to do with that really. 30 output watts is 30 output watts.
3 - Loudness is dependent on wattage and speaker sensitivity. a 90db speaker is twice as loud as an 87db speaker.
4 - Tube amps tend to sound louder because they have certain characteristics and many are designed to be pushed over maximum to gain power tube distortion. hence on a lot of amps, 30 watts is the maximum it can handle completely clean. it might go as much as another 5 watts once power tube distortion hits.


For these reasons tube amps seem louder than solid state at similar settings. seem being to key word here.

In a more practical sense however, my solid state Line 6 X3 sounds ****ing amazing, and I could easily run the line out from that through a 1000 watt behringer poweramp module into a homebuilt cab. And it would have still only cost me as much as a medicore halfstack while sounding a hell of a lot better and more versatile to boot.

i have a crappy marshall mini
but i'm trying to get something bigger and better under a budget

what do you think of either of these?:

Buy Blackheart BH5H and BH112 Half Stack online at Musician's Friend

Buy Epiphone Valve Junior Half Stack online at Musician's Friend

fender twin reverb

I don't have an amp that I call MINE at the moment. I use my dad's Traynor 15 watt amp.

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I know a guitarist thats in a ****ty hardcore band and he uses like 20 very small amps.......

why in the name of all that is good and holy and all thats evil and in hell would ANYONE play through 20 small amps????

quality over quantity
and if i misspelled anything please forgive me...i had issues with quantity

Man I've owned them all and still can't decide what I like! Just picked up a rivera 60 watt - like a hot rodded fender - a little more distoted though...

I don't know........hes a weird one he is........

seriously. 1 hardcore heavy watt happy amp and 1 microcube for fun and practice is all you need ampwise.

I primarily use an inherited Line 6 Flextone III. I usually dislike Line 6 products, but there's no denying the awesomeness of the Flextone III.

I'm planning on picking up a cheap 10-15 watt amp (price range 70-120 bucks). Any reccomendations?

get a microcube

i've looked around and this seems like it would ba solid setup.

Epiphone Valve Junior Stack

*with an added on Valve Junior extension cab.

it seems like it would, but would this definately work...and don't valve juniors just have built-in overdrive...like when the volume goes up the overdrive does??

well valve juniors are basically oldschool amps
its not that it has built in overdrive, its more that when u reach a certain volume (prolly about half volume) the sound begins to distort a bit
i need to know how loud the valve junior is tho........would it be good for gigs?

We just picked up a Traynor Bass Mate 10. Now we can play bass without fear of blowing our other amps.

Vox Pathfinder 15R Guitar Combo Amp

the satisfaction of a really good amp, and only $119

I so want to see a pic of those 20 amps!

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Bass amp

Laney something typical 4x10 1x15.

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Guitar amp

This was my set up after we lost our bass player, run my 15inch thru it to give it some bottom end. noisey, messy and fun. I regret getting rid of the sovtek (brick) though.

i've got 4 amps at the moment.

marshall valvestate 40 - got it in 1995, really bright sounding, great for getting a good high sound when paired up with a darker amp in stereo.

peavey rage - 15w practice amp of doom. my old synth guy used to have one as well, we tried our best to blow it up one night. just couldn't fry those circuits. we ran a bass through it, synths, pedals galore. nothing. WILL NOT DIE.

traynor ts-140 - some old custom job from the early 80s - 2 10" speakers, weighs a ton. only 1 of 5 inputs work. reverb is shot. won't switch to the clean channel. sounds effing awesome full blast haha

warwick sweet 15 - punchy little bass amp that doesn't get all muddy on my low B string, even when i cut the tone.

very jealous

im running through a laney hybrid cant remember the model name
the distortion is fantastic for this kind of amp...kicks the marshall valvestates
but i prefer my big muff, however the clean is not fantastic

vox runs some really really nice amps.
i wouldnt mind pickin up an AC30 if they werent so damned expensive

Engl Savage 120, only 2500 bucks, not as much as the SE (4k) and has PHENOMINAL TONE, midi foot switch is an extra 250 mind you

if you like that british sound, usually alot more mids, this is how it's usually phrased btw

Vox, Marshall = British sound

Fender = American sound, and when people say a "California" or "Rectofied" sound they are always undoubtedly speaking about Mesa Boogie. i'm a Mid Nazi, i keep it maybe 1.5 on the dial and loath that specific tone, but not a Mesa fan either (though their cabinets kick ass) i found my lover in Engl amps. I'm a German tone guy (WTF!? lol):crazy:
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+10000
not to troll, i see i'm adding up the list but i saw this and had to add, i got one of these Roland Microcubes, yeah brotha, they are ****in killer for trips and ****. I use batteries and a spare sling and walk around with it and my ESP and play guitar. Fun ****, plus the effects are kinda cool. When at home i use it as a mini microphone system since it comes with that capability as it's made with a mic channel. Microcubes kick ass

If you cut your mids too much, you'll never cut through in a band situation. The guitars voice is in the midrange. In a mix, if you have just bass and treble on your amp, the highs will get swallowed up by the cymbals, and the low end will get destroyed by the bass.

The idea in a band situation is to give each instrument its own place. When you're in your bedroom no mids full treble and bass can sound alright, but it will sound horribly thin when you try to play along with other people.

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very much agreed
i used to do it when i was about 14
no one could hear me when i played leads and chords were just a big wall of sonic mush
then i sold that nice fender red knob super 60
coz...it wasnt hardcore enough (shakes head) i was such a fool

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