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Post by johnreardon on Jan 24, 2021 16:40:50 GMT
I used to have a Fender Bassman 4x10 and that was heavy. Over 50lbs.
Of all things, I sold it to a harmonica player. I thought it was a bit over the top for him, but he had been looking for one and traveled over 120 miles each way to come and buy it. It was a great amp, just too heavy for me.
That's a cool amp too- did you use it for bass or guitar? Guitar only
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Post by Die Bullen on Jan 24, 2021 22:49:10 GMT
That's a cool amp too- did you use it for bass or guitar? Guitar only I figured, those amps are probably used as often for guitar as for bass
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Post by zontar on Jan 31, 2021 2:03:10 GMT
I figured, those amps are probably used as often for guitar as for bass Most likely a lot more for guitar than bass.
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Post by Die Bullen on Jan 31, 2021 2:18:32 GMT
I figured, those amps are probably used as often for guitar as for bass Most likely a lot more for guitar than bass. Could be!
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Post by zontar on Jan 31, 2021 2:23:20 GMT
Most likely a lot more for guitar than bass. Could be! Based on people I know who have owned them, and countless interviews I have read or watched or listened to--I would say more than could be.
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Post by northernboy on Aug 15, 2021 23:48:30 GMT
I have a 1959 Fender Harvard that someone gave to me, basically unused.
It's a very long story.
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Post by allthumbs56 on Aug 16, 2021 0:18:12 GMT
Oddly, my Roland Microcube is probably the coolest for how it sounds and where I can use it.
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Post by Die Bullen on Aug 16, 2021 6:03:36 GMT
I have a 1959 Fender Harvard that someone gave to me, basically unused. It's a very long story. Wow that's a heck of a freebie!
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Post by laristotle on Aug 16, 2021 10:05:44 GMT
I have a Marshall Reverb 75 112 (5275) since the mid eighties. Took that with me for a lot of jams. Was complimented by a bassist one time that said that it has better tone than other guitarist's Mesa Triple Rec. lol Next up is my Traynor IronHorse (20/40w). Cool little head that has great, loud cleans and a beautiful crunch channel. But by far, for grab n' go jams, is a Traynor QuarterHorse (25w SS pedal amp). I got that with 10" weber which held up fine at this jam. Then the host wheeled out a 412 for me to plug into. Sheet Mon! did that ever open it up!
For bass, I use a Markbass Jeff Berlin 115 (500w) and a Traynor SB115 (200w).
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Post by northernboy on Aug 16, 2021 11:42:49 GMT
I have a 1959 Fender Harvard that someone gave to me, basically unused. It's a very long story. Wow that's a heck of a freebie!
Yep!
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Post by george on Aug 17, 2021 22:49:33 GMT
Hard to say.
I have a 57 Custom Champ and that amp has a lot of mojo particularly with a Les Paul Jr.
Also have a 57 Custom Deluxe which sounds great, looks great and has the same DNA as the Champ.
So the answer is both .. lol
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Post by edwardbloom on Jan 23, 2022 8:12:23 GMT
Oddly, my Roland Microcube is probably the coolest for how it sounds and where I can use it. i don't think that's odd. i have a pod gx and it sounds as good as any s.s. amp i ever heard, but does far, far more. the cube amps are pretty cool. i had a 30x for a while, and i thought it was one of the best s.s. amps i ever played. my coolest amp is this one. when i bought it, i felt guilty for spending the money, but the longer i own it, the happier i am with it. i wanted one for a loooong time. it's one of the most satisfying gear purchases i have ever made.
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Post by highdeaf on Jan 24, 2022 17:44:50 GMT
Nice amp, Mr 'Bloom'. I have it's lil bro (TA15) and love it. It's my only lunchboxer now.
I suppose by some people's standards, my 70-odd year old Masco PA head converter to guitar amp would be the coolest. In reality, it's not, IMO. Both xformers have been replaced, it's been sprayed over and being true point-to-point, it's a nightmare to work on (turret amps are much easier). Filled with less-common SL7 pre tubes, it isn't that practical to use regularly and tonal, it's a bit of a one trick pony. I like more tricks than that. But it does look cool.
For lots of tricks, I suppose my Mesa LSS is my coolest amp. It covers tons of ground, tonally, and I have it configured to work like a 2.5 or nearly 3 channel amp (with a footswitchable gain boost on the second channel). With a variety of power settings, a nice 'verb and wide ranging tone controls/switches, it is anything but one trick. But it's heavy and just loud enough for a loud stage. So probably my coolest amp is my powered Kemper head.
I know, I know! I'll show myself out now.
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Post by markr on Jan 25, 2022 3:19:11 GMT
Oddly, my Roland Microcube is probably the coolest for how it sounds and where I can use it. This is truly sad, problem is I get it! I bought a used Boss Katana Mini last week because I play through headphones most times. I play so seldom when I can have a tube amp break up and make my my soul happy. I have some really nice amps, just herself does not leave the house much anymore. Herself does not appreciate the volume a tube amp needs to breakup?
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Post by edwardbloom on Jan 26, 2022 11:45:27 GMT
Nice amp, Mr 'Bloom'. I have it's lil bro (TA15) and love it. It's my only lunchboxer now.
thanks! the t/a 15 is the one i really wanted, but at the time i bought mine, i could not find the mesa cab that belongs to it. the 30 i ended buying i use in 15w mode anyhow.
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Post by highdeaf on Jan 27, 2022 17:44:26 GMT
Nice amp, Mr 'Bloom'. I have it's lil bro (TA15) and love it. It's my only lunchboxer now.
thanks! the t/a 15 is the one i really wanted, but at the time i bought mine, i could not find the mesa cab that belongs to it. the 30 i ended buying i use in 15w mode anyhow.
And to think I resisted buying one for years because it didn't have a mid control on either channel. How young and misinformed I was (ten years ago, @ 50 LOL).
I got mine new just as they were discontinued and on sale. It blew away all the other lunchbox-style amps I had.
And funny about that 'mid control' attitude I used to have. I like 5E3's now and all they have is a mid control.
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Post by edwardbloom on Jan 28, 2022 4:42:25 GMT
thanks! the t/a 15 is the one i really wanted, but at the time i bought mine, i could not find the mesa cab that belongs to it. the 30 i ended buying i use in 15w mode anyhow.
And to think I resisted buying one for years because it didn't have a mid control on either channel. How young and misinformed I was (ten years ago, @ 50 LOL).
I got mine new just as they were discontinued and on sale. It blew away all the other lunchbox-style amps I had.
And funny about that 'mid control' attitude I used to have. I like 5E3's now and all they have is a mid control.
do you use the 5w mode? if you do, what do you think of it?
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Post by highdeaf on Jan 28, 2022 15:58:10 GMT
And to think I resisted buying one for years because it didn't have a mid control on either channel. How young and misinformed I was (ten years ago, @ 50 LOL).
I got mine new just as they were discontinued and on sale. It blew away all the other lunchbox-style amps I had.
And funny about that 'mid control' attitude I used to have. I like 5E3's now and all they have is a mid control.
do you use the 5w mode? if you do, what do you think of it?
I use it all the time.
The amp is very flexible, so I don't always use the same configuration, but the most common setup was clean Vox channel (green) and distorted Hi 1 (red) channel. I'd set the green side up to 25 watts for headroom and the red side to 5 watts for that overload and compression you get when you run a tube power amp out of power/headroom.
Lots of 2nd order harmonics (cancelled out in push-pull power configs). I'd hang with drummers on small stages with that setup through a 112 Mesa Thiele or widebody cab. Small, fairly light and it sounded great. It's probably one of the last tube amps standing, when the time comes to downsize. It's that good, IMO.
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Post by edwardbloom on Jan 30, 2022 1:51:18 GMT
do you use the 5w mode? if you do, what do you think of it?
I use it all the time.
The amp is very flexible, so I don't always use the same configuration, but the most common setup was clean Vox channel (green) and distorted Hi 1 (red) channel. I'd set the green side up to 25 watts for headroom and the red side to 5 watts for that overload and compression you get when you run a tube power amp out of power/headroom.
Lots of 2nd order harmonics (cancelled out in push-pull power configs). I'd hang with drummers on small stages with that setup through a 112 Mesa Thiele or widebody cab. Small, fairly light and it sounded great. It's probably one of the last tube amps standing, when the time comes to downsize. It's that good, IMO.
that's encouraging news to me. i hope to eventually get the 15w head, maybe next year if i see one on reverb
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