Legendary Guitar/Bass Amps

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Wed Nov 03, 2010 12:31 pm

I have one of these, it's awesome.

aen · Post by **aen** » Wed Nov 03, 2010 2:26 pm

I had a Peavey VTM 60, it was pretty fucking cool. Mine certainly didnt do "twin clean" but it was an awesome crunch amp. And also, I've never worked with an amp/cab combo that was easier to work feedback with.

SKC Willie · Post by **SKC Willie** » Wed Nov 03, 2010 2:54 pm

I love the peavey bandits. Made in America and sound good!

I bought one with an "upgraded" speaker in it used, at a music store, for $120 out the door. They sound fantastic and are built like tanks.

samuelcotterall · Post by **samuelcotterall** » Thu Nov 04, 2010 9:48 pm

Dingus wrote:
Dave wrote: I don't think thats the same Bandit I had - mine looked different but I thought it was a 112 - it was 60 Watts.

This one?

I still have one of these. Itâ€™s mega.

cobascis · Post by **cobascis** » Thu Nov 04, 2010 11:55 pm

Even though these are pretty common, Silverface Bassmans are incredible and often cheaper than a MIG, etc....

I got mine for 250 shipped.

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 10:01 am

samuelcotterall wrote:
Dingus wrote:
Dave wrote: I don't think thats the same Bandit I had - mine looked different but I thought it was a 112 - it was 60 Watts.

This one?
I still have one of these. Itâ€™s mega.

nearly every band I sound engineered for in the early nineties had a peavey bandit. They were load and bugger to balance with a shoddy PA, sometimes i didn't even run them through the desk as it wasn't worth it.

brandon. · Post by **brandon.** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 2:24 am

I love this thread! Meaningful resurrection!

Acoustic 370
- 325 watts @ 2 ohms (I think?)
- bullet proof, never breaks
- reaffirms my love for it every time I turn it on.
- might not be a legendary unknown, but if you ever see one, the value is unbeatable.
- bright switch for grinding bass tones

Haze · Post by **Haze** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 5:50 am

Ampeg B15, mother of all bass amps imo

i. will. own. one. someday...

brandon. · Post by **brandon.** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 1:58 pm

I've never tried a B15, but what makes it so good? The tone? Why do you consider it the mother?
Interested!

AaronGuitarDude · Post by **AaronGuitarDude** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 7:35 pm

lorez wrote:
samuelcotterall wrote:
Dingus wrote:

This one?
I still have one of these. Itâ€™s mega.
nearly every band I sound engineered for in the early nineties had a peavey bandit. They were load and bugger to balance with a shoddy PA, sometimes i didn't even run them through the desk as it wasn't worth it.

my church has one. love the amazing clean though.

AaronGuitarDude · Post by **AaronGuitarDude** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 7:37 pm

this is my dream amp. hopefully.

brandon. · Post by **brandon.** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 8:32 pm

I just got a Traynor YGA Signature head that's beat to hell with a 4x10 cab. Pictures of the real thing soon...
The tubes are shot, sounds like wicked thrash punk now.

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 8:43 pm

YOU LUCKY BASTARD!
Is it a 60's one with the drip edges and the chickenheads?
Can't believe you got this for so cheap.

71Smallbox · Post by **71Smallbox** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 12:52 am

When I think of classic amps, its always what I hear on my favorite older records.
Vox AC30 Topboost
Fender Tweed Bassman combo
Fender Twin
Marshall JTM45
Marshall JTM50-100 watt
Laney Supergroup
Hiwatt DR100
Orange OR120
Roland JC120
Ampeg SVT

brandon. · Post by **brandon.** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 2:31 am

But I don't mean "classic" amps, I mean legendary word of mouth amps. Everyone knows that Fender Twin's are awesome, but it seems less people are as aware of the awesomeness of Sunn Concert Leads and Sovtek Migs.

JJLipton · Post by **JJLipton** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 6:40 am

My first amp was a peavey "rage" 158. Great little amp.

Legendary mark I mesa boogie, used on many albums, including weezer's blue album.

Will · Post by **Will** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 8:27 am

I'M GONNA LET YOU ALL IN ON ONE.

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It's a 1978 Yamaha G100. Solid-state, 100W, with a near 300W high-efficiency speaker. You might hear some players call it the poor-man's JC-120, but they'd be dead wrong.
There are basically 3 things wrong with every JC-120:
- The Fender-style EQ section has very little midrange, and no tubes means there's no compression to soften the edges. It can be stunningly brittle.
- The hiss is so loud you think a faucet has been left on.
- It's almost always too loud.

The G100 corrects every one of these. The amp was designed by Paul Rivera, and he gave it a very well voiced Baxandall-style EQ, plus an active parametric with 9db cut-boost and a width control. You have all the range you need to get all the frequencies balanced as you want. Even better, the clever class A/B power amp operates at a higher voltage then conventional SS amps and uses giant power capacitors usually found on tube amps. This gives nearly no background noise and helps the amp give and respond more like a clean tube circuit. Finally, because it only has one power section as is better designed, it is also perfectly happy at bedroom levels. But it will still give you crisp cleans at drummer levels.
It is one of the most pleasant and useful amps ever made. And I got mine in a store for $73.

mickie08 · Post by **mickie08** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 3:19 pm

My guitarist used to use one of those Yamaha but it had 4x10 setup.. Great sounding amp. Because they are old solid state and a bit unpopular, you can find them for a song and a dance on CL and stuff.

brandon. · Post by **brandon.** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 1:36 am

sounds like this fits here:

stewart wrote:So, a couple of days ago we were in the studio doing some recording, and I fired up an old Selmer amp that was lying around and stuck it through an Orange 4x10. The guitar channel was fairly normal, not a million miles away from a fender twin but with no mid control. The bass channel was absolutely brutal, teeth-shatteringly loud.