yr amp historyz
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yr amp historyz
james post in the diary made me do it
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my amp evolution (devolution for bass) is not very logical, i think with some people here they'd need like 20 pages for ex and current amps lol
bass :
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guitar :
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my amp evolution (devolution for bass) is not very logical, i think with some people here they'd need like 20 pages for ex and current amps lol
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Dad's stereo with a jack to phono lead (doesn't sound great kids!)
then
Marshall Lead12 Solid state combo (second hand)
then
Marshall 6100 100W valve head (second hand)
Marshall 1960A 4x12" cabinet (second hand)
Marshall 1936 2x12" cabinet (2x new, 1x stolen)
Crate PowerBlock (new, now sold)
Vox AD50VT 50W hybrid combo (new, now sold)
Marshall DSL401 40W valve combo (new, now sold)
Orange Tiny Terror (new)
Marshall JVM410H valve head (new, now sold)
Still own and use :-
Orange Tiny Terror and Lead12 as cabinet - practise
Marshall 6100 & 2x12"/4x12" - rehearsal/gigs
then
Marshall Lead12 Solid state combo (second hand)
then
Marshall 6100 100W valve head (second hand)
Marshall 1960A 4x12" cabinet (second hand)
Marshall 1936 2x12" cabinet (2x new, 1x stolen)
Crate PowerBlock (new, now sold)
Vox AD50VT 50W hybrid combo (new, now sold)
Marshall DSL401 40W valve combo (new, now sold)
Orange Tiny Terror (new)
Marshall JVM410H valve head (new, now sold)
Still own and use :-
Orange Tiny Terror and Lead12 as cabinet - practise
Marshall 6100 & 2x12"/4x12" - rehearsal/gigs
Soon to have...James wrote:I realised last night. i've been playing guitar for about 10 years. This will be my first ever tube amp, and although the Laney was alright, my first good amp, too.
My amp history (check out the convenient aproximately to scale pics)....
Squier SP10 (new)
Marshall MG30 (second hand)
Laney TF300 valvestate (new)
I got the squier when I started playing. The marshall maybe a year later. Sold the marshall after a few years and bought the laney. Had the laney through uni and sold it to go to Ireland. I still have the squier and it's been my only amp for the past year.
64 Bassman into Torres custom 2x10 cab (second cab (wasnae born to buy it new, made the cab from a kit)
Actually, now I know what amp I'm going to have, I'm off to wire that cab up.
Shabba.
mine is pretty simple.
i started with the 20 watt solid state gorilla amp that sounded like ASSSSS
we tore off the gorilia logo and put it on nates TV set 2 years ago. we thought it would be funny if he had a gorilla TV instead of a sanyo
after that i graduated to the Performer 1000 which morphed into the COUGAR 1000.
and then i have a giant 500 watt PA with 6 hi/low ins, rca in/out and two 15" cabs that my computer, and everything else i own musically is plugged or mic'd into.
i started with the 20 watt solid state gorilla amp that sounded like ASSSSS
we tore off the gorilia logo and put it on nates TV set 2 years ago. we thought it would be funny if he had a gorilla TV instead of a sanyo
after that i graduated to the Performer 1000 which morphed into the COUGAR 1000.
and then i have a giant 500 watt PA with 6 hi/low ins, rca in/out and two 15" cabs that my computer, and everything else i own musically is plugged or mic'd into.
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i think we already did a similar thread to this prior to one of our nasty crashes. . . but i always love reminiscing about old gear, so here's my history:
my first ever amp i got at the same time i got my first guitar (wayne's world edition cij strat). both were secondhand, and the amp looked something like this:
bought this model crate gx65 off of a friend to rock with my slut'o caster:
finally, my first amp that nobody owned before me! marshall valvestate 8240:
now i needed a half stack to keep up with the MASSIVE RAWK TONES of saturday's child. so i got a marshall valvestate vs100 head. . .
. . .and a marshall 1960a 4x12 (i think this was in 1998)
time for tube tones! i rocked a marshall tsl100 head through the 4x12 for nearly 8 years:
for smaller sessions and just cool s0ndz, i got a fender pro jr:
at some point a few years ago, i got a bug up my ass to change up my sound, so i got a fender prosonic (ended up keeping it for studio lolz)
when i was doing split duty in big bear and san diego, i got a fender FM412SL cab and loaded it with celestions:
and eventually put a '74 bassman 100 head on top of it
the marshall jvm410h was released and has been a delight to play. <3<3<3<3<3<3<3
the champ blew up when jimmy put bass through it or something. the crate blew up when a former satchild guitarist borrowed it. the valvestate amps were both traded in for their successors. the jvm was purchased with funds from selling the tsl, and the prosonic was sold for needed cash last year. the bassman went to junkbox along with its custom outfitted cab.
my first ever amp i got at the same time i got my first guitar (wayne's world edition cij strat). both were secondhand, and the amp looked something like this:
bought this model crate gx65 off of a friend to rock with my slut'o caster:
finally, my first amp that nobody owned before me! marshall valvestate 8240:
now i needed a half stack to keep up with the MASSIVE RAWK TONES of saturday's child. so i got a marshall valvestate vs100 head. . .
. . .and a marshall 1960a 4x12 (i think this was in 1998)
time for tube tones! i rocked a marshall tsl100 head through the 4x12 for nearly 8 years:
for smaller sessions and just cool s0ndz, i got a fender pro jr:
at some point a few years ago, i got a bug up my ass to change up my sound, so i got a fender prosonic (ended up keeping it for studio lolz)
when i was doing split duty in big bear and san diego, i got a fender FM412SL cab and loaded it with celestions:
and eventually put a '74 bassman 100 head on top of it
the marshall jvm410h was released and has been a delight to play. <3<3<3<3<3<3<3
the champ blew up when jimmy put bass through it or something. the crate blew up when a former satchild guitarist borrowed it. the valvestate amps were both traded in for their successors. the jvm was purchased with funds from selling the tsl, and the prosonic was sold for needed cash last year. the bassman went to junkbox along with its custom outfitted cab.
First guitar amp = 80's Peavey that I can't find a picture of. A "Backstage?" It was small, maybe 15 watts.
Next. Music Man 210-65. Solid state preamp into a pair of EL34 tubes.
Then. Fender Twin Reverb. 135 Watts, Ultralinear transformer.
Then I messed with the above amp until it sounded a lot better and did some non-stock things.
Meanwhile.... I got one of these
Which crapped out and then sat around, while for small-amp laffs I used a Vox Pathfinder
until I learned some stuff and fixed up the Vibro Champ... which I've written far too much about already.
Next. Music Man 210-65. Solid state preamp into a pair of EL34 tubes.
Then. Fender Twin Reverb. 135 Watts, Ultralinear transformer.
Then I messed with the above amp until it sounded a lot better and did some non-stock things.
Meanwhile.... I got one of these
Which crapped out and then sat around, while for small-amp laffs I used a Vox Pathfinder
until I learned some stuff and fixed up the Vibro Champ... which I've written far too much about already.
Bass detonation implodors:
I gigged endlessly through an old blackface Bassman + cab (borrowed), which was nasty for bass. I have to try buying it off the owner some day, for amp mirth.
Then went to 300 watts of tchoob heaviness
Through the only thing I could still afford after buying the above.... Sunn 410 cab.
I did a thread on that cab a while ago when I was fixing one of the speakers.
I gigged endlessly through an old blackface Bassman + cab (borrowed), which was nasty for bass. I have to try buying it off the owner some day, for amp mirth.
Then went to 300 watts of tchoob heaviness
Through the only thing I could still afford after buying the above.... Sunn 410 cab.
I did a thread on that cab a while ago when I was fixing one of the speakers.
It was borrowed.
Also ws borrowed, than had to give it back. Did miss the 30 WATTS OF POWA!
Current amp and first amp. I bought it used, much love for this amp. I may buy a cab loaded with V30's, because the bass on them is apprently epic, and my speakers lack bass response, but have upper-mids, treble in droves. I probably wont though, no love for lifting things.
Also ws borrowed, than had to give it back. Did miss the 30 WATTS OF POWA!
Current amp and first amp. I bought it used, much love for this amp. I may buy a cab loaded with V30's, because the bass on them is apprently epic, and my speakers lack bass response, but have upper-mids, treble in droves. I probably wont though, no love for lifting things.
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Crate GX15 from the pawn shop with my first guitar, sounded like the butt hole
HOLY SHIT i Forgot about this until just now,
Randall RH200 G2 got it off ebay because i was given the ampeg cab below and wanted a head
into an old ampeg bass cab with a slanted downward 18 or 15 and 2 10's
then traded that for a
Crate BV412
then sold the Randall and Crate to buy a
Fender Performer 1000
another pawn shop special i think i paid 200 for it.
sold the Performer after i got this amp ( the performer started screwing up reallllly bad)
Sunn Concert Lead and unkown 15 in speaker cabinet, for $100 at a thrift store
worked great for exactly a week then blew up, i was ampless for a while since i sold the fender.
then i saw this at a flea market for $35 i got it for $29(all the money to my name week)
1967 Alamo Fury 115 Tube Bass Combo
i replaced the car audio switch screwed into the top and it works great and has been for about 2 years now, no retubing needed or anything, i love it on 10, i need a boost to make it overdrive even more, then i'm going to a/b it with my New (new to me) to me 1994 Fender "Evil Twin" Twin amp, i'm getting from my co-worker for $400 i've already given him $100
HOLY SHIT i Forgot about this until just now,
Randall RH200 G2 got it off ebay because i was given the ampeg cab below and wanted a head
into an old ampeg bass cab with a slanted downward 18 or 15 and 2 10's
then traded that for a
Crate BV412
then sold the Randall and Crate to buy a
Fender Performer 1000
another pawn shop special i think i paid 200 for it.
sold the Performer after i got this amp ( the performer started screwing up reallllly bad)
Sunn Concert Lead and unkown 15 in speaker cabinet, for $100 at a thrift store
worked great for exactly a week then blew up, i was ampless for a while since i sold the fender.
then i saw this at a flea market for $35 i got it for $29(all the money to my name week)
1967 Alamo Fury 115 Tube Bass Combo
i replaced the car audio switch screwed into the top and it works great and has been for about 2 years now, no retubing needed or anything, i love it on 10, i need a boost to make it overdrive even more, then i'm going to a/b it with my New (new to me) to me 1994 Fender "Evil Twin" Twin amp, i'm getting from my co-worker for $400 i've already given him $100
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Crate GX15 from the pawn shop with my first guitar, sounded like the butt hole
HOLY SHIT i Forgot about this until just now,
Randall RH200 G2 got it off ebay because i was given the ampeg cab below and wanted a head
into an old ampeg bass cab with a slanted downward 18 or 15 and 2 10's
then traded that for a
Crate BV412
then sold the Randall and Crate to buy a
Fender Performer 1000
another pawn shop special i think i paid 200 for it.
sold the Performer after i got this amp ( the performer started screwing up reallllly bad)
Sunn Concert Lead and unkown 15 in speaker cabinet, for $100 at a thrift store
worked great for exactly a week then blew up, i was ampless for a while since i sold the fender.
then i saw this at a flea market for $35 i got it for $29(all the money to my name week)
1967 Alamo Fury 115 Tube Bass Combo
i replaced the car audio switch screwed into the top and it works great and has been for about 2 years now, no retubing needed or anything, i love it on 10, i need a boost to make it overdrive even more, then i'm going to a/b it with my New (new to me) to me 1994 Fender "Evil Twin" Twin amp, i'm getting from my co-worker for $400 i've already given him $100
HOLY SHIT i Forgot about this until just now,
Randall RH200 G2 got it off ebay because i was given the ampeg cab below and wanted a head
into an old ampeg bass cab with a slanted downward 18 or 15 and 2 10's
then traded that for a
Crate BV412
then sold the Randall and Crate to buy a
Fender Performer 1000
another pawn shop special i think i paid 200 for it.
sold the Performer after i got this amp ( the performer started screwing up reallllly bad)
Sunn Concert Lead and unkown 15 in speaker cabinet, for $100 at a thrift store
worked great for exactly a week then blew up, i was ampless for a while since i sold the fender.
then i saw this at a flea market for $35 i got it for $29(all the money to my name week)
1967 Alamo Fury 115 Tube Bass Combo
i replaced the car audio switch screwed into the top and it works great and has been for about 2 years now, no retubing needed or anything, i love it on 10, i need a boost to make it overdrive even more, then i'm going to a/b it with my New (new to me) to me 1994 Fender "Evil Twin" Twin amp, i'm getting from my co-worker for $400 i've already given him $100