Author Topic: Time to start thinking about a decent amp or two (Read 6340 times)

JJretroTONEGOD · « **Reply #15 on:** May 17, 2007, 08:48:51 PM »

ps, dont forget about SOLDANO! and ORANGE amps

Eric · « **Reply #16 on:** May 17, 2007, 09:26:58 PM »

If you're going to test drive a Deliverance then by all means give a Pitbull UL a try to. IF you can find one of the new Sig:X heads try that to.

dave_mc · « **Reply #17 on:** May 18, 2007, 02:55:54 PM »

Quote from: JJretroTONEGOD

if you really need two amps go for two, but if I were you, i'd go for a Custom Audio 100 watt head and 4x12 cab, I believe that they can cover any tone, in any style and they are indestructable + Scott Henderson uses that amp on world tours, have you ever heard the kind of tone he can get??? (without BKP's!). Personally I think you only need 1 very very good amp and not two OK amps, but that's just my opinion! If you want a heavier sound then you can use an overdrive pedal or change channels. You can afford THE best amps in the world with that kind of budget.

i agree in priniciple (i haven't tried the cae, but it's meant to be great)... but £3000/2 is still £1500, i'd be hoping to get more than an "ok" amp for £1500, lol...

:drink:

JamesHealey · « **Reply #18 on:** May 18, 2007, 05:16:50 PM »

Bogner Ecstasy, is the most versitile amp on the planet..
If you can work the thing, don't be afraid to dime the presence to 10 to get a marshall type crunch and dial in/out the mids, and mess about with all the different buttons..

But hand on my heart it's the most versitile thing ever made.

If ur just after a straight forward marshall tone machine get a Splawn or Roccaforte..

The Diezel stuff is really modern sounding and kinda sound artificial to me, not my thing.. i'd also look into the Soldano SLO100 not the most versitile amp in the world but it's a tone to absolutely die for..

genocidal tendencies · « **Reply #19 on:** May 18, 2007, 10:01:40 PM »

Thanks for the responses, guys.

One amp is certainly an option, has a few advantages as it'd take up less room and be more giggable if I ever bother joining a band. At the moment I tend to agree with dave, though, engl powerballs and matamp king streets are hardly what you'd call "ok."

Splawn have always sounded horrible to me in clips but I suppose you can't tell that much from them, Roccaforte is definitely worth a look but their prices are mental.

Cornell, cornford, wolftone, soldano, orange... all good, keep 'em coming...

LazyNinja · « **Reply #20 on:** May 18, 2007, 11:49:53 PM »

Also might be worth waiting for Blackstar amps to be launched. Supposed to be the "next big thing".

dave_mc · « **Reply #21 on:** May 19, 2007, 03:17:33 PM »

Quote from: genocidal tendencies

Thanks for the responses, guys.

One amp is certainly an option, has a few advantages as it'd take up less room and be more giggable if I ever bother joining a band. At the moment I tend to agree with dave, though, engl powerballs and matamp king streets are hardly what you'd call "ok."

Splawn have always sounded horrible to me in clips but I suppose you can't tell that much from them, Roccaforte is definitely worth a look but their prices are mental.

Cornell, cornford, wolftone, soldano, orange... all good, keep 'em coming...

to be honest, it basically depends on your situation... if you have room for two amps, and are able to carry it to gigs easily enough, i'd definitely veer towards two amps if you want a range of tones. of course, excepting the fact that you happen to find one amp that does everything perfectly (and tha the two amps at £1500 sound as "good" as one at £3000)...

genocidal tendencies · « **Reply #22 on:** May 19, 2007, 10:25:20 PM »

Well basically I don't gig and I've got plenty of room so 2 amps isn't a great problem, but if, say, a bogner ecstasy sounds exactly the same through the whole range of tones as two amps do, it'd have to be my choice because of the practicality. But if I can distinguish any tonal superiority in 2 amps that's what I'll go for. I'm even half considering 3, if vintage marshalls really are good then I could be looking at a JMP, a matamp 1224 and an engl. Depends what I end up liking, basically.

HTH AMPS · « **Reply #23 on:** May 19, 2007, 10:51:54 PM »

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if vintage marshalls really are good then I could be looking at a JMP, a matamp 1224 and an engl. Depends what I end up liking, basically.

'if' vintage Marshalls are good? - wft? :? at this point in history with all the great recordings made with these amps, I think we can safely say they are REALLY THAT GOOD 8)

I've thought of another amp that would compliment a vintage Marshall - Bogner Uberschall. it has a great clean channel and the OD channel is just awesome.

:twisted:

genocidal tendencies · « **Reply #24 on:** May 19, 2007, 11:30:11 PM »

Well yes, obviously they're good, but what I need to find out is, are they as good as modern equivalents? The workmanship that goes into something like a king street or a budda and the quality of the components has got to count for a lot. And age has to take its toll on any amp. Which is better I don't know, but it'd be surprise me if I prefered an elderly marshall to a shiny new custom made matamp.

Uberschall was my first thought when you mentioned marshalls, actually, those things sound monstrous from clips.

dave_mc · « **Reply #25 on:** May 20, 2007, 03:37:27 PM »

main problem with a vintage marshall if you don't gig is the lack of a master volume, i'd have thought... an attenuator or something like that might be nice...

genocidal tendencies · « **Reply #26 on:** May 21, 2007, 04:57:07 PM »

You know I hadn't even thought of that... My mum would have had a heart attack. :(

While we're on the subject of excessive volume, anybody know if it's safe to run an amp off a petrol generator?