what amp do you have/want??? - Page 2

RIPfrey05 · 07.09.2006, 10:12 PM

I play guitar through either a big old sony solid state stereo connected to a massive old sony speaker for my obnoxious metallic crispy sound or a 70's Fender music man bass amp for earthy tube sound.
I want to play bass though a huge loud car system so i can shake the world. hoever now i just use one of the previously mentioned amps. ;<

Savage Clone · 07.09.2006, 10:15 PM

Huge bass amps work better than huge car stereos in any case.

holy-reverb!! · 07.09.2006, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Savage Clone

Mine:

is that 50 or 100 watt?

Savage Clone · 07.09.2006, 10:17 PM

200. Uses 4 KT-90s for output power. It's from 1969.

Sheriff Rhys Chatham · 07.09.2006, 10:20 PM

i have a fender, want a marshall.

holy-reverb!! · 07.09.2006, 10:21 PM

my god, 200. KT-90s, wow. I have would never think you have this. I would guess its a 50 or 100 JMP. Must be very loud and clean. I heard that you can use 6550 instead of KT-90s. I know that Ei from yugoslavia makes good KT-90s. What do you have in it, the originals?

Savage Clone · 07.09.2006, 10:27 PM

It's a Marshall Major. The originals were KT 88s. You can use 6550s, but the tone suffers. It had 6550s in it when I got it, but I had it totally overhauled and retubed. I think the ones that are in there are Svetlanas, but I don't remember. It is extremely loud and clean, but with all that ridiculous headroom I get seriously great low end tone. It's a surprisingly versatile amp, and sounds great for playing amplified acoustic stuff too, believe it or not. When playing loud rock music, it completely rules.
It was a big change from using combos (my last amp was a Mesa 2x10 that was only 38 watts, though I loved it), but I am not going back. I never used to be a "Marshall guy" until I tried this one. It really is amazing.
I will say that had I been able to afford to keep my old Mesa and still be able to get this one, I would have kept it. That Blue Angel was very nice as well, and was a great "small amp."

CHOUT · 07.09.2006, 10:28 PM

Just got:
Fender Deville

To replace this:
Line 6 Flextone II. I think I'm going to keep it for now, until I need my next heroin fix.

Oh yeah, and my bass amp:
Gallien Krueger 400RBIII Head
Avatar 15" Cab

Norma J · 07.09.2006, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by holy-reverb!!

I hate those amps. Too metal, horrible clean. When it comes to marhsall it has to be vintage designs. 18 watt combos or Plexis, anything but marshalls answer to high high gain and horrid clean.

It sounds great clean - it has a really nice warm sound. The four channels allows me to get the sound of a JCM800 aswell as a sound beyond that. It's the best of both worlds, so to speak.

CHOUT · 07.09.2006, 10:42 PM

And while we're talking about amps:
I just sold my Acoustic 360 bass cab on Craigslist for $10. It broke down years ago, sat in my mom's basement then in a shed for at least 5 years.
These are strange because the power amp is in the cab, not to mention the speaker faces backwards. I'm keeping the preamp head complete with weird synth-drone like tuner and fuzz!

Savage Clone · 07.09.2006, 10:43 PM

I think some of those Acoustic amps are kinda cool.

CHOUT · 07.09.2006, 10:44 PM

It was a good amp when it worked.

Savage Clone · 07.09.2006, 10:45 PM

The tolex on that puppy looks sweet.

CHOUT · 07.09.2006, 10:46 PM

here's the back

Savage Clone · 07.09.2006, 10:48 PM

The horror!
I do like the tilt-and-roll design, though.

RIPfrey05 · 07.09.2006, 10:49 PM

buttsechs

CHOUT · 07.09.2006, 10:50 PM

If i had a big enough car that I could fit it in, I woulda probably kept it and got it repaired eventually. I'm very happy with my much more portable bass rig though.

Cantankerous · 07.09.2006, 10:52 PM

The tilt and roll feature is definitely a plus. I put mine on a skateboard.

Savage Clone · 07.09.2006, 10:53 PM

Pansy.

Cantankerous · 07.09.2006, 10:56 PM

Thanks for taking the time to notice, I really appreciate it.

View Poll Results: what do you have/want?
fender	15	51.72%
marshall	10	34.48%
vox	5	17.24%
orange	3	10.34%
Dr.Z	1	3.45%
soldano	1	3.45%
hiwatt	4	13.79%
mesa	2	6.90%
gibson	1	3.45%
other	8	27.59%
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07.09.2006, 10:12 PM	#21
RIPfrey05 the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lynchburg in the 03!!! Posts: 865	I play guitar through either a big old sony solid state stereo connected to a massive old sony speaker for my obnoxious metallic crispy sound or a 70's Fender music man bass amp for earthy tube sound. I want to play bass though a huge loud car system so i can shake the world. hoever now i just use one of the previously mentioned amps. ;< __________________ RIPfrey05 registered: 6/12/2004 00:00 Im a church kicking bitch posts: 2089 1337, were gangsters http://www.myspace.com/thefloridaorangebirds MY FUCKING BAND
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07.09.2006, 10:15 PM	#22
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	Huge bass amps work better than huge car stereos in any case.
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07.09.2006, 10:17 PM	#24
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	200. Uses 4 KT-90s for output power. It's from 1969.
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07.09.2006, 10:20 PM	#25
Sheriff Rhys Chatham invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England. Posts: 4,027	i have a fender, want a marshall. __________________ My Music(grunge rock) A part of this blue shit since June 24th, 2004
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07.09.2006, 10:21 PM	#26
holy-reverb!! children of satan Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: toronto Posts: 270	my god, 200. KT-90s, wow. I have would never think you have this. I would guess its a 50 or 100 JMP. Must be very loud and clean. I heard that you can use 6550 instead of KT-90s. I know that Ei from yugoslavia makes good KT-90s. What do you have in it, the originals? __________________
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07.09.2006, 10:27 PM	#27
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	It's a Marshall Major. The originals were KT 88s. You can use 6550s, but the tone suffers. It had 6550s in it when I got it, but I had it totally overhauled and retubed. I think the ones that are in there are Svetlanas, but I don't remember. It is extremely loud and clean, but with all that ridiculous headroom I get seriously great low end tone. It's a surprisingly versatile amp, and sounds great for playing amplified acoustic stuff too, believe it or not. When playing loud rock music, it completely rules. It was a big change from using combos (my last amp was a Mesa 2x10 that was only 38 watts, though I loved it), but I am not going back. I never used to be a "Marshall guy" until I tried this one. It really is amazing. I will say that had I been able to afford to keep my old Mesa and still be able to get this one, I would have kept it. That Blue Angel was very nice as well, and was a great "small amp."
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07.09.2006, 10:28 PM	#28
CHOUT invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Minneapolis MN Posts: 3,128	Just got: Fender Deville To replace this: Line 6 Flextone II. I think I'm going to keep it for now, until I need my next heroin fix. Oh yeah, and my bass amp: Gallien Krueger 400RBIII Head Avatar 15" Cab __________________ Chout's rare Sonic Youth vids: http://youtube.com/SONICchout
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07.09.2006, 10:42 PM	#30
CHOUT invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Minneapolis MN Posts: 3,128	And while we're talking about amps: I just sold my Acoustic 360 bass cab on Craigslist for $10. It broke down years ago, sat in my mom's basement then in a shed for at least 5 years. These are strange because the power amp is in the cab, not to mention the speaker faces backwards. I'm keeping the preamp head complete with weird synth-drone like tuner and fuzz! __________________ Chout's rare Sonic Youth vids: http://youtube.com/SONICchout
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07.09.2006, 10:43 PM	#31
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	I think some of those Acoustic amps are kinda cool.
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07.09.2006, 10:44 PM	#32
CHOUT invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Minneapolis MN Posts: 3,128	It was a good amp when it worked. __________________ Chout's rare Sonic Youth vids: http://youtube.com/SONICchout
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07.09.2006, 10:45 PM	#33
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	The tolex on that puppy looks sweet.
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07.09.2006, 10:46 PM	#34
CHOUT invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Minneapolis MN Posts: 3,128	here's the back __________________ Chout's rare Sonic Youth vids: http://youtube.com/SONICchout
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07.09.2006, 10:48 PM	#35
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	The horror! I do like the tilt-and-roll design, though.
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07.09.2006, 10:49 PM	#36
RIPfrey05 the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lynchburg in the 03!!! Posts: 865	buttsechs __________________ RIPfrey05 registered: 6/12/2004 00:00 Im a church kicking bitch posts: 2089 1337, were gangsters http://www.myspace.com/thefloridaorangebirds MY FUCKING BAND
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07.09.2006, 10:50 PM	#37
CHOUT invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Minneapolis MN Posts: 3,128	If i had a big enough car that I could fit it in, I woulda probably kept it and got it repaired eventually. I'm very happy with my much more portable bass rig though. __________________ Chout's rare Sonic Youth vids: http://youtube.com/SONICchout
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07.09.2006, 10:52 PM	#38
Cantankerous invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A RETIREMENT HOME Posts: 18,499	The tilt and roll feature is definitely a plus. I put mine on a skateboard. __________________ RETIRED
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07.09.2006, 10:53 PM	#39
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	Pansy.
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07.09.2006, 10:56 PM	#40
Cantankerous invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A RETIREMENT HOME Posts: 18,499	Thanks for taking the time to notice, I really appreciate it. __________________ RETIRED
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