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endsjustifymeans wrote:From my experience there is actually not alot of grit in a mig 50. It's got more clean headroom than any amp I've ever used. Even with the volume cranked it's barely breaking up.

Now my Mig 60... whole different story.

I've also heard the Mig 50 Midget has alot better grit than the regular 50, but I've never used one.

Yep that's definitely true.
What I should have said is that it's worth going the extra mile trying to get these to breakup. It won't be easy and it won't be cheap but it can be done with the right sequence of preamp tubes, a dummy load, a clean boost and the right pickups. Whenever it does, i'll spit and snarl at you like a bobcat on booze.

johnnyseven wrote: There are a couple of these up on sale on Gumtree at the moment, one for £250 and one for £300 - although I get the impression that they are the same amp. Do people think they are worth these prices? They both have a matching 4 x 10 cab.

After a quick pound-CAD conversion, I'd say 250 is a wicked deal if it comes with the 4x10. Apparently these heads sounded best with their matching cabs, but I've never actually heard them together.

If I saw one here in the local classifieds for around that price, I'd grab it just as a back up.

BacchusPaul wrote:One of the best sounding amps that was knocking around when I was playing gigs when I was fifteen or so:

I had one of those for years! I loved it, it seemed like everybody in my high school that played electric guitar had one. Great amp. I sold it for only $40 less than what I paid for it brand new.

I dunno if this is considered "legendary" or not, but from personal experience, old Acoustic Control Corp stuff is awesome. I picked up a 140 bass head for nothing (it was literally given to me) and it's a great solid state bass head, albeit a bit noisy.

Traynor 120B
-Loud as balls, no N
-Graphic EQ and master volume

my bass player Nate has a ROAD amp. we call it the road head.

220 watts. 2 channels loud as all hell. you can get amazings sounds cranked up with a 6x10 cab.



this is an internet photo, but next time im over there ill take some robroe sized photos

the dude that made kustom amps started making these after he sold kustom in the 70's

There is also a mid 70's Ampeg V4 on the raleigh craigslist for only $450 now! If anyone wants it I will pick it up and ship it to you!

HERE

Dammit. These things never happen when I actually HAVE $450 going spare...

Billy3000 wrote:

BacchusPaul wrote:One of the best sounding amps that was knocking around when I was playing gigs when I was fifteen or so:

I had one of those for years! I loved it, it seemed like everybody in my high school that played electric guitar had one. Great amp. I sold it for only $40 less than what I paid for it brand new.

I don't think thats the same Bandit I had - mine looked different but I thought it was a 112 - it was 60 Watts. I hated my Bandit whateveritwas - some the worst distortion I've ever heard. Awful brittle tonez. The Zoom 2020 digi multi effects proabbly didn't help either and I was probably noob enough not to know how to dial the amp for nice sounds.

I don't know if they're legendary by the thread criteria but Selmer made amps that many British greats began on before getting their Matamps, Oranges and Marshalls. After some advice on amps from the tech geeks at Electrical,com they pointed me at old Selmers and Carlsboros as being amps they wished they could get their hands on in the States. I had a nice Selmer Treble n' Bass that had some sweet cleans:

Dave wrote:

Billy3000 wrote:

BacchusPaul wrote:One of the best sounding amps that was knocking around when I was playing gigs when I was fifteen or so:

I had one of those for years! I loved it, it seemed like everybody in my high school that played electric guitar had one. Great amp. I sold it for only $40 less than what I paid for it brand new.

I don't think thats the same Bandit I had - mine looked different but I thought it was a 112 - it was 60 Watts. I hated my Bandit whateveritwas - some the worst distortion I've ever heard. Awful brittle tonez. The Zoom 2020 digi multi effects proabbly didn't help either and I was probably noob enough not to know how to dial the amp for nice sounds.

I always loved getting to play with one, but that was probably as much to do with not liking the amp I was using most of the time (A Laney Hardcore Max, not a bad amp, but very cold sounding). My distortion sound was coming from a DS-2, so that tells you something of what I was playing and how fussy I was about my fizz. The Peavey always sounded good though, and always sounded great with a bit of chorus. It seemed to thicken up with chorus far more than any other amps I had access too, and with wah it didn't disappear.

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?

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?

That model is the one I have, and it is 75 or 80 watts or something. 100 watt 4 ohm output into an 8 ohm speaker.
Maybe Dingus didn't have a transtube model bandit? I'm pretty sure the pre-transtube bandits we around 60 watts.

My first amp was a Peavey Stereo Chorus, like this guy:



Infinite love for the Peavey

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?

Oh aye that's it!!

B_Paul, I expect the cleans on it where just fine but back then I was all about the 'stortion and totally wet behind the ears as to tones and stuff. I just knew the dissortion wasn't my cuppa! I'd like to have a go at one again and see what my ears say now.

Peavey Butcher
- Tube, 120 watts.
- I've seen a few of these in Ontario for a really decent price.
- Apparently they go for a JCM800 sound, but don't really get there.
- A real work horse. It has a bad ass name too.





I love hearing about the old peavey amps. that stereo chorus looks awesome, was it built to rip off a jazz chorus? (seems like)
I've heard great things about the old VTM series...

Are there any other cool old peavey heads worth mentioning?

Oh my!
I used to play trough a Butcher, in my old band.
It was awesomely loud and yeah, pretty much just like you said, It'd go about halfway up the dirt scale of a JCM800 and then not get any dirtier, just louder.

Other memorable Peavey amp: The Roadmaster.



Sounds like a VTM but it's twice as loud.
I think teh Thurstonz played these throughout most of his career with SY.

laterallateral wrote:

god damn, these are fucking great amps. they nail the 80's look, but totally pussyfuck the 70's bass amp tonez.

i'd be god damn tempted to trade my XXX 2x12 if i could find one in good shape. i constantly go back to my microbass just for the luscious cleans.

Sunn Concert Lead
I used one of these tonight for the first time. I couldn't believe the power. It altered my reality.

laterallateral wrote:My first amp was a Peavey Stereo Chorus, like this guy:



Infinite love for the Peavey

this is almost exactly like my Peavey Deuce. which i love
brilliant claen, brilliant overdirve, and i can combine the two. also with built in reverb and phaser.

gaybear wrote:also with built in reverb and phaser.

Is that the phaser that can do a ridiculously slow sweep? Like a full 30 seconds or something?