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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: d1dsj on February 13, 2009, 10:17:36 PM

Title: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: d1dsj on February 13, 2009, 10:17:36 PM: As the title states... what guitars are you using with what amps? What your favorite combinations? Discuss......

I've been a Cornford fan for a few years now and I don't see me changing anytime soon.
Title: Re: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: Twinfan on February 13, 2009, 10:59:43 PM: As I think a lot of people know by now, a friend of mine called Martin is a small custom amp builder based in Derbyshire - see my sig for a link to his site. I have several amps that he's built for me:

A few clones:
* Marshall JTM45 + matching 2x12 with Celestion Golds
* Marshall JTM45/100 with master volume + matching 4x12 with Celestion G12H Heritages and V30s
* Fender Deluxe with power scaling and a Celestion Blue
* Deluxe '+' (with 6L6s) 'Relic' with a re-coned 55Hz Celestion G12H

Plus I have the original prototype of one of his own models, which I also helped to spec up with him:
* Martamp Orion (two channel clean/dirty/dirty+extra gain stage) Marshall-style head with KT-66s

My favourite guitar/amp combinations are:

* Deluxe + Fender Custom Shop Tele = Bluesy rock perfection. Rev Willie G would be proud!

* JTM45/100 half stack + pimped Epiphone SG = My Angus rig, for YC/DC. Hells Bells!

* Martamp Orion + 2x12 with Celestion Golds + PRS Modern Eagle = 'My' rig, for 'my' tone. From clean to hard rock!
Title: Re: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: FernandoDuarte on February 13, 2009, 11:45:44 PM: Mine is a clone of a Plexi made by Pedrone (brazilian amp builder), model 1959 if I'm not wrong (MV) but with 30w... 2x12 cab with Eminence Private Jack (If I'm not wrong)
Title: Re: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: Stevepage on February 14, 2009, 12:12:50 AM: Line 6 Pod XT Live.

I've had great amps (Engl Powerball, Laney's, Marshall's) but to be honest, I've never been as satisfied as I am now with the XT. I can finally get the tone I've been looking for, don't know how well it's going to work for me in a band rehearsal or gig, but hopefully I'll find out soon.
Title: Re: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: Roobubba on February 14, 2009, 12:31:37 AM: 5150-II. Looking towards a Diezel VH4 or Herbert in around 2 years or so, but for now, I'm very happy with the amp :) Oh, and I swapped out the speakers in my 5150 slant cab for 2 x Celestion G12K-100 and 2 x EVM 12L black label and I couldn't be happier with those! (in combination with my 2 x 15" Celestion bass speakers + 2 x 8" wharfedale bass speaker cab)
Roo
Title: Re: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: sebby123 on February 14, 2009, 12:38:09 AM: Right now i use a Gibson les paul studio premium plus through a mesa mark IV thru -> a Port city 4x12 V30 love that cab looking to get rid of the IV for a einstein though :)
Title: Re: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: Oli on February 14, 2009, 01:25:08 AM: Currently 2 rigs:
The simple rig being a JCM900 50w with a modified ProCo RAT switched in there some time. It's the rig i go to when i want to play some stoner/doom
The fancier rig is an ADA MP1 and an Alesis Quadraverb. Can do everything from Pink Floyd to Slayer.

Got another amp that'll be on it's way soon, but i'll report that when the time comes :)
Title: Re: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: hamfist on February 14, 2009, 09:16:30 AM: I don't have any ace guitars, but two very nice ones ! A Gordon Smith Graduate and a MIM Fender Nashville tele.

Number one amp is my home built special, I call it the TC-1 (triple channel, version 1 - very original !), rebuilt from a 1970's Selmer 100W PA.

Power amp in it is standard Marshall 2203, 4 x EL34's.

- Channel one pre-amp is from a JMP50, low gain, surprisingly chimey.

- Channel two is straight up Marshall 2203

- Channel three was originally based on a Dual Rec high gain, but is now very heavily modded to sound much more Marshally.
It's now basically, a relatively vintage (as in 1980's) sounding 4 gain stage heavy crunch/lead channel.

Channels 2 and 3 excel with the 2 x humbucker Gordon Smith. Channel One excels with the tele. With those two guitars and my 3 channels I can cover a lot of bases (escpecially if you add a couple of pedals into the mix).

Oh, honourable mention goes to my Ultimate Attenuator - without which I could not use a 4 x EL34 amp !
Title: Re: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: AdamB on February 14, 2009, 09:38:02 AM: Egnater Mod 50 with Erect (Dual rec) and SL2 (Hot rodded JCM 800) modules.

I'm having a VHT style module built soon too, (by Salvation Mods in the Czech Rep) with many different toggles and options that come on the different VHT amps :)

And a Matamp 4x12 with 2 V30's and 2 G12K-100's in an X pattern
Title: Re: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: MrBump on February 14, 2009, 09:51:45 AM: Three amps for me:

Pignose tranny thing (the same one from Crossroads, I think...)
1971 Orange GRO 100
RAT modded Blackheart Little Giant, which I think I'll sell soon.

The Orange is just awesome. Limited, but awesome.

Mark.
Title: Re: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: 38thBeatle on February 14, 2009, 10:05:09 AM: I don't have the luxury of choice-I just have one amp ( Laney VC30). I think it is pretty good for the money I paid but I would love to have my friend's old Plexi or another friends original Bassman. The guy with the former also has an old Champ and it is a fantastic little amp.If I had the cash to get a new amp well I think I'd trawl the various topics on the forum to get some ideas. I like the idea of a Martamp judging by Twinfan's descriptions. I think my Strat would sound great( notwithstanding my playing).
Title: Re: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: Nolly on February 14, 2009, 10:08:03 AM: I'm running a Diezel VH4 into a rear-loaded Diezel 4x12 with V30s, and an Elmwood M60 Modena into an Orange PPC412, also with V30s.
I'm considering trying some different speakers in the Orange, as despite it being a dark sounding cab, it has quite a piercing "shattering glass" attack when you're not standing directly in front of the speakers.
Title: Re: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: the_bleeding on February 14, 2009, 10:10:29 AM: 1 amp, 1 guitar, but multiple "rigs" now. :D

My guitar, is a bc rich mockingbird special in white, with a bareknuckle warpig in the bridge.

For Rock, hardrock and metal, i run a maxon od808 into my marshall 6100lm, and tame the fizz and boost low mids with an mxr 10 band in the loop. Gets it sounding super thick. I do this on both the crunch and lead channels.

If i want to play more classic Cream sort of stuff, i just go straight in, or sometimes boosted into my crunch channel.

For doom, i run straight into the clean channel with either my Bluebeard fuzz, or my boss fz-2. On occasion i will use the fz-2 as a boost on a low gain crunch channel to get a more raunchy tone, or boost my bluebeard with my maxon to give it more edge.

Thats pretty much it for the most part. Gets me a wide range of tones :)
Title: Re: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: gwEm on February 14, 2009, 11:36:34 AM: i have a marshall jmp50 master volume for 1976.

originally it had a very early 2204 circuit, which i didn't care for so much. i've since modified it for the classic 2204 circuit, and removed the gain pot bright cap. the motley selection of valves has been replaced by NOS mullard 12ax7 preamps, and reissue mullard el34 power amp. further more i've replaced the jmp spec power transformer for a heybeor (i know the spelling is wrong) which has a higher voltage to get a bit more headroom.

i also have a rack rig which i use sometimes - marshall 20/20 1u power amp (which i quite like actually and think is quite good), and a marshall 9001 preamp which is cheap fun and cool to modify, but the 2204 slays it. i'd like to replace this preamp with something for teh br00talz, just to contrast with the marshall. maybe some sort of 1u engl, or a rocktron piranha if i can find one at the right price.

live i use sansamp gear. it used to be a GT2, which went a bit funny after years of heavy use. i was so happy with that GT2 though that i got a sansamp character british to replace it.
Title: Re: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: Groove Cartel on February 14, 2009, 12:19:26 PM: I use a Mesa/Boogie Lonestar Classic, revalved with Sovtek 6L6's which are far more musical that the Boogie valves. Clean channel set on 50W on Tweed setting, with all drive sounds coming from a Blackstar HT-Dual..... and thats it!

Guitar.... Vanquish Legend Custom and backup Vaquish Legend Classic
Title: Re: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: Elliot on February 14, 2009, 12:34:38 PM: Either my heavily modded Fender Blues Junior or a Blackheart Killer Ant as the valve end of a Digitech RP350 into a 2x12 with G12H30s. Not 'great' amps by any stretch, but as the B Jr gives me the exact sound I want at the right volume I can't be bothered to buy another amp.

Wouldn't mind a Supersonic or a brownface era Super - but that's looking to the future....
Title: Re: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: _tom_ on February 14, 2009, 12:46:41 PM: Laney GH50L :)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/tomr61/IMG_0088.jpg)
Title: Re: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: sgmypod on February 14, 2009, 03:39:11 PM: Hamfist why bluetac
Title: Re: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: Lew on February 14, 2009, 03:39:31 PM: As most already know I use a Martamp-v6-20 for mid gain Marshall tones through a Martamp 2x12" with whatever speakers Martin put in there ;P and soon a Diezel or like when the right priced used one comes around.
Title: Re: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: hamfist on February 14, 2009, 04:45:47 PM: Quote from: sgmypod on February 14, 2009, 03:39:11 PM
Hamfist why bluetac

Stops the knobs getting turned in transit, as this amp gets lugged all over the place.

A couple of them are quite sensitive. I run the amp though an Ultimate attenuator, so I use the UA for general volume control, and the 3 channels are matched with each channels MV - so it's useful if I can keep each MV control in it's "matched" position with the other channels.

And also, as you can see, my amp conversions are not based on any aesthetic qualities. It's all just simply functional !
Title: Re: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: sgmypod on February 14, 2009, 05:21:07 PM: makes sense
Title: Re: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: TheDev01dOne on February 14, 2009, 05:55:05 PM: I have a Laney TT-50 head that I changed to KT77 power section... that I run through a Marshall 2x12 with G12m Greenbacks.

It does everything I need it to with ease, I love having 3 channels and switchable master volumes. Not that fancy or even what I really like but it has pretty decent tone and loads of versatility. Very reasonably priced for all the features too I gotta say.

If I wanted to find "my" tone I'd have a single channel with some kind of boost pedal but it's so easy to use the Laney I can't be bothered changing anytime soon.

(http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh5/TheDev01dOne/Guitar%20Stuff/LaneyStack.jpg)
Title: Re: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: Fourth Feline on February 14, 2009, 06:10:50 PM: As already disclosed on this forum - an incredibely elaborate rig , consisting of :

Customised Vintage VSA 575

(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u135/Fourth_Feline/VSA575.jpg)

Through an AAD CUB G100

(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u135/Fourth_Feline/AADCUB100-1.jpg)

with Fishman Acoustic Reverb unit ( if ever needed )

(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u135/Fourth_Feline/Fishman_AFX_Reverb_orig_1031-2.jpg)

Favourite 'tool of the trade'

(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u135/Fourth_Feline/Agatepick-2.jpg)

Add short Cleartone cable(s)

If ever gigging again ( small scale ) - I would happily just use a D.I. box from the guitar straight into the P.A. instead.

( Try not to die with excitement y'all ! ) :lol:
Title: Re: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: sgmypod on February 14, 2009, 06:27:56 PM: At moment a kelly valve 100w p/a (http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/98/l_9804b7ff16806977f60add22d057aca2.jpg)(http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/118/l_75f9d65c742a93b517af4969c2765599.jpg)slightly converted for guitar into a Matamp 4x12(main amp for band at mo)

A homebuilt 5w valve 6v6 based amp 1x12 combo(http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/10/l_daecb9a667f9397712cba6303dba2512.jpg) now varnished with black corners and handle

Soon to be finished birdcage (http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/24/l_26fa51467e2f42f9a4a00a626329e921.jpg)

and last but far from least my Martamp v6-20 beautiful amp (http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/123/l_df9a2bb4bef79be48b0ba00eef19446a.jpg)(http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/93/l_29c293cb75c47e63e6bcd16b8dd573b9.jpg)
Title: Re: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: juansolo on February 14, 2009, 06:36:46 PM: Blackstar HT5 into a Martamp Hot100 loaded 1x12. Just got a G-Sharp to dick around with. Probably should sort out a box or something for it... I also have a Pod X3 that I run through a Musical Fidelity Hi-Fi amp, a set of Kef speakers and a M&K sub which works surprisingly well.

(http://www.juansolo.demon.co.uk/misc/ampage.jpg)
Title: Re: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: Sifu Ben on February 14, 2009, 07:03:48 PM: Ashdown Fallen Angel 60 watt 2X12 (one of the original UK made, all tube, no DSP ones)
Peavey Vypyr 30 (I've been meaning to put pics up all week, but the light's just been too cr@ppy)
Title: Re: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: Andrew W on February 15, 2009, 09:56:10 AM: (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3148/2621400866_85f008a9f5.jpg) (http://"http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/2621400866")

I have the above Cornell Plexi Seven that I adore. I got Dennis Cornell to modify the lowest output channel to make it even quieter. This means I can now turn it up to 8 or 9 in my tiny flat and not get evicted. Granted the amp sounds best when used on the 2 or 7 watt settings but to be able get grin inducing power amp distortion without destroying the entire neighbourhood makes me very happy. Perhaps one day I'll get a Romany Plus or a Swart Space Tone as well for less raucous Strat twanging. I can dream can't I?
Title: Re: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: WezV on February 15, 2009, 12:25:44 PM: My matamp little rock, the only one that aint black :P

(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/WezV/amp1.jpg)

the cab is a 70's carlsbro that had been cut in half - it has the orginal McKensie Speakers which look to be rebadged greenbacks

i was playing around with valves recently and cant remember what i left in it but its sounding pretty damn good!!
Title: Re: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: Ratrod on February 15, 2009, 01:27:15 PM: well, I'm a sucker for vintage Fenders and early Marshalls.

My current amp is an Engl Classic Tube head with a 60's Fender Bandmaster 2X12 with Jensen C12N's.

Sounds like a hot rodded blonde Bassman with some JTM45 influences.
Title: Re: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: Will on February 15, 2009, 01:30:46 PM: Marshall JMP 2203, which means I have my 2204 to sell at some point.
Sh!tty picture I'm afraid

note: please do not click on the image to make it bigger, its disgusting! I think that is a phone pic
Title: Re: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: SG Thrasher on February 15, 2009, 01:41:37 PM: I was gonna take better ones but my camera batteries just ran out u_u.

(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b205/baz_strikes_back/February080067.jpg)
Title: Re: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: Bob Johnson on February 15, 2009, 05:35:56 PM: I have among others a 1974 Traynor YGL-3; it's the best amp I've ever owned. It still has the original Phillips 6CA7 valves and if you do the research you'll find that almost every other power valve since has been a cost reduced version of these. The tone stack is somewhere between a Fender Bandmaster reverb and a 70's Marshall. It runs through a large 2 x 12 cab that I built myself and is based on a Mesa Boogie three quarter back design loaded with a Celestion V30 and a G12T-75. It's a great tool for me because when my customers call round to pick up their guitars they always comment on how great their guitars sound through this amp.
Title: Re: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: WezV on February 15, 2009, 06:04:08 PM: i have a thing for traynors since playing bass through a 70's one - i have nearly brought one a few times since but always just miss out or change my mind (or realise i really have no need for a house full of amps ;) )
Title: Re: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: sgmypod on February 15, 2009, 06:07:00 PM: yeah almost bought one like that with a 4x12...then later the bass version...which is fairly easy to convert to bassman like
Title: Re: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: broken cord on February 15, 2009, 06:42:26 PM: My favorite setup is my Blackmachine B6 through my Emery Sounds Micro Baby.
Title: Re: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: sgmypod on February 15, 2009, 06:50:46 PM: Thats a new one on me
Title: Re: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: HTH AMPS on February 15, 2009, 07:48:42 PM: my current amp is my experimental chassis that I try things out on - looks a total mess, but sounds like Angels gargling nectar. running an EF184 (not too dissimilar to an EF86) as the first preamp valve - after that its sort of a plexi circuit into a pair of 6V6s in cathode bias. around 15w of pure joy :D
Title: Re: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: sgmypod on February 15, 2009, 08:06:36 PM: Pictures.....you know the rule
Title: Re: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: Bob Johnson on February 16, 2009, 08:24:48 AM: Quote from: WezV on February 15, 2009, 06:04:08 PM
i have a thing for traynors since playing bass through a 70's one - i have nearly brought one a few times since but always just miss out or change my mind (or realise i really have no need for a house full of amps ;) )

Another great thing about old Traynors Wez is that they are so cheap! I paid a hundred quid for mine but I guess I would never have bought it if I hadn't used one before. The first time I ever heard of them was in 1971 when I played with a band called Acid at the concert in the park in Philadelphia; the whole backline was Traynor and I was totally impressed with them.
Title: Re: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: ailean on February 16, 2009, 12:48:44 PM: Mostly I play silently through a Balckstar HT Dual and EMU 0404 interface, but my amp is an Orange Rockerverb 50 with an Orange 4x12 (V30's).
Title: Re: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: HairyChris on February 16, 2009, 01:32:21 PM: Diezel Einstein Prototype into Framus Dragon cab fitted with Weber beam blockers. I also run a BBE Sonic Maximiser on low in the loop. Boost is an Analogman 808 mod TS-9.
Title: Re: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: Fikealox on February 16, 2009, 10:38:44 PM: I actually play exclusively through Guitar Rig these days, since selling my Randall RM100 and my Laney Lionheart. I just don't have the space for an amp, although after the looking up some Traynor clips, I'm gassing again
Title: Re: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: JamesHealey on February 17, 2009, 10:47:18 PM: I've owned some pretty impressive amps through the years

THD BiValve
Splawn Competition
Marshall Super Lead from '69
Cornford Hurricane
Fender Deluxe Reverb
Marshall JCM800 2205
Marshall JCM900 Mk3
Carlton Camel
Selmer Treble n Bass 50
Laney LC15R

All nice but none as good as my £150 bargain basement Carlsbro 60TC
Title: Re: All these ace guitars, but what amps are you putting them through?
Post by: sgmypod on February 17, 2009, 10:48:25 PM: *L*