So...
What amp did you play through today?
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So...
What amp did you play through today?
Well thanks for asking Coy.
I used a 6G3 Brown Deluxe clone.
Normal channel, half-volume with a Stratocaster and a Les Paul.
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...psqd9qnf8v.jpg
Oh THAT is friggin GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!
I played through a Bugera Vintage 5 tube yumminess and a BLACKSTAR Fly 3 watt.
Excellent!Quote:
Originally Posted by Volumeknob
What guitar did you use?
I noodled around with my silverface Spankmaster Reverb this afternoon, using my R9 flametop and my Buddy Holly tribute Strat.
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Originally Posted by phantomman
Nice.
Can you Define the "SpankMaster?"
I've got a big SpankMaster, SuperSixReverb... much to much spank in most places.
Pics or this thread is useless.
This is a Spankmaster Reverb......
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...mps/SFSM07.jpg
(shown in comparison with its little brother, a stock '68 Deluxe Reverb with a JBL D120F)
The Spankmaster is a conversion I dreamed up about ten years ago that mates a DR chassis to a 15-inch JBL D130F, wrapped in a taller custom-made cabinet. The version shown is #2 of six that I've built thus far -- four for clients, two for myself. The other one is a blackface re-issue chassis with blonde/wheatstraw cosmetics.
My Big Spanker...
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...pszqyjonzc.jpg
6L6GC, or 6V6GT, I'm glad it never has to move again.
D130F... one of the best... ever!Quote:
Originally Posted by phantomman
Very nice.
Yesterday I practiced through the Mojotone Princeton Reverb clone that I built a couple of years ago.
I was actually testing a new project Epi SG G310..........I call her "Butters"Quote:
Originally Posted by CoyotesGator
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/...psh5oig60q.jpg
Now THAT is an amp!Quote:
Originally Posted by CoyotesGator
I recently started gigging again so I re-strung MIM '50s Classic Series Strat, a 2013 PV '52 Reissue Tele and played them both through a Mustang III (mainly for the tuner) and a Blues Deluxe reissue.
The kit sounded great, my playing, well, not quite so...
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i2...tv/M80%203.jpg
1989 Fender M80. Remember? Originally covered with grey carpet. Ugh. Retolexed with light blue.
Will be used alongside a Fender SuperChamp X2 in Surf Green for my daughter's wedding August 1st!
I like that better than a dingy gray rug.
:yah:
Mukman....thats gorgeous!
I played through....er these.....
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/...pscqpdoyd1.jpg
Frame off restored 64 Ampeg Jet or custom 12 watt semi clone of a Matchless Lightning. I dig small amps, and these things give me the cool clangy Keef and squishy Neil type tones I love.
I grabbed my Les Paul Special and gave it a run through these two...'66 Bassman and '63 Reissue Reverb Unit!
[IMG]http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3a84abd8.jpg[IMG]
[IMG]http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/...psaea84f72.jpg[IMG]
It was a nice little change of pace.
T2
I DO remember -- Painful..Quote:
Originally Posted by mukman
For me last night it was my 5F2a / Philco and a tele.
At today's work lunch jam I use my 5F1 tweed Champ clone. The guitar was my new Epiphone ES-335 Pro. I used a Rat pedal with them. It didn't suck.
I know the feeling, there's a reason I don't direct ya'll to my youtube videos!Quote:
Originally Posted by terry
MUCH better than the Fender rug.Quote:
Originally Posted by mukman
Hey that looks like my studio floor, and thought it was just a ghost in the middle of the night.Quote:
Originally Posted by Volumeknob
Keef!Quote:
Originally Posted by chuckocaster
That just makes my teeth itch.Quote:
Originally Posted by T2Strat
That is sweet! Is there a build thread somewhere?Quote:
Originally Posted by jeru
Work. Lunch. Jam. work lunch jam...Quote:
Originally Posted by Don
Wanna send me an application for employment?
60's Guyatone S8 through a '64 Gibson Falcon RVT
I keep it pretty simple CoyotesGator! I like me some clang and a little grind, nothing too far removed from Keef, Neil, or John Forgerty. They call it "alt country" now... But it's nothing new, cool stuff, just not trying to reinvent the wheel over here.
New lo-volume hi-coolness practice rig...
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s...ngle/Voxy2.jpg
Set up in the corner of my vintage books/vinyl/guitars reading/listening/relaxing room.
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s...ngle/Voxy1.jpg
What they are: 3 Vox Pathfinder 10 amps - one a Limited Edition... the red ones were $70 each and the British one was like $85.
I'm running them split in three signals -
1. dry signal, in-and-through my Zoom G3 processor (taking the XLR out to a 1/4" cable end)
2. Zoom G3 processed - Left out into one red Vox
3. Zoom G3 Right out into the other red Vox.
Sounds great, and it looks so darned cool. Not terribly loud though - I'd have to mic one of them to use them live. But this way I can leave my gig amps stored and just use them when we play out.
Don't they look so cool and neat?
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Originally Posted by Rickenjangle
HELL YEAH. Most certainly a hi-coolness practice rig. Pretty geeky there on the splitting/processing :salud:
I bought a Path-10 off craigslist for $20. Neat little package.
Geeky indeed. I call it my tri-stereo rig. Which is of course a misnomer.Quote:
Originally Posted by jeru
But it's literally the only way I could split the signal with the gear I had on hand...not gonna buy an A/B/C amp splitter box for a lot of ducats when it's just for home use.
OTOH - I do sit around and think about schemes for running signals between devices. It's kinda like counting sheep. I plan out elaborate guitar rigs. :D
Just these old things today!
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i2...psu0mzqxfj.jpg
Got the Space Echo running really nice just now, they can be a little temperamental from time to time.
'64 JM > ZVex SHO > '81 Ibanez OD-855 Overdrive II > '85 Roland RE-201 Space Echo > '57 Bassman clone I built a while back.
Tommy.
Speaking of SHO...Quote:
Originally Posted by ziess
I have a Super Hard On just looking at this rig! :D
!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rickenjangle
Is it due to the original Space Echo footswitch I tracked down? That usually does it for me!
Tommy.
I played my Tele through gasp..... Roland Blues Cube 30 nice little practice amp... :worm
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Originally Posted by ziess
If I had to pin it down it's the whole rig - so simple, elegant, and toneful (I can only imagine).
I had one of those for a while- paid $69 for it with an Eminence Tonker speaker! The cleans were nice! I used it with a band. It was easily loud enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by melody
You're right, it's really simple. I don't even turn the OD-855 off, it just stays on warming things up a bit. It sounds really good at all volumes with the vintage P10Rs really shining when the amp hits 4-5. I swap my main amp quite often but the Bassman is getting a lot of play time at the moment.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rickenjangle
Tommy.
I might use the Mesa/Boogie Studio .22+ for rehearsal tonight. Just because I feel like it.
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Originally Posted by Don
How did the Tonker sound? I have been thinking of replacing the stock speaker for something with a clearer sound.
Finally got a pic... So here ya go! My 12 watt Lightning semi clone sitting on top of my 64 Jet. On top of the 2X10 I got a Frankensteined Flip Top sitting on top of my Ashdown. The Mini SVT cab kinda sucks, but it looks cool and is good enough to jam out a little at home.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...psmapuxpbo.jpg
The Tonker was pretty loud and articulate. I never heard the BC-30's stock so I can't compare, but when I tried the Tonker in my Mesa Express, the dirty sound was crispier and crunchier, really nice, but the clean sound was less fat and round.Quote:
Originally Posted by melody
That sounds delicious.Quote:
Originally Posted by dirtdog
I would love love to see a pic.
That is way too cool!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rickenjangle
So many options, wet, dry, mix.....
One has to fed with a delay, right?
Good to know I'm not the only deaf man in the neighborhood.Quote:
Originally Posted by ziess
Very nice setup.
I gotta get me another Telecaster, really, need, a, Telecaster.Quote:
Originally Posted by melody
Keef! Keef! Keef!Quote:
Originally Posted by chuckocaster
Longhorn El Vaquero
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4418/...fff645cc_h.jpg
DROOOOOOLLLLLLLL! (I need a bib when I look at those beautiful Goldtops.)Quote:
Originally Posted by renderit
:sun
Tanks. This be da new one... And to keep it in context with the thread, my favorite amp of all is below as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rickenjangle
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4414/...8d69c374_h.jpg
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4394/...05a3a085_h.jpg
No amp. Played acoustic today. Martin 000-15M!
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Originally Posted by renderit
That's the ticket, Ren.
I would still love to hear a couple clips of the Croc O Tweed and P-90's.
I had a few quality minutes with my old Taylor 810 today.Quote:
Originally Posted by Don
Sound clips for the At Mars Specialist above if you want to hear it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgyp_Jd0DPM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LG6uTqrRaVg
I played an outdoor home bbq gig with my 5E3 clone, Tele clone and Epi 335. My amp wasn't mic'd and during sound check the bass went out into the audience to listen to the band (he was wireless). Moments later, I saw his hand go by me and turn up the bright channel volume on my amp. He obviously had little experience with a tweed Deluxe and that had little effect on how loud I was. :daI turned down the other channel and got the result he was looking for.
Later, I played another band's guitarist's Les Paul through his Marshall DSL40C. His pickup switch was spun around backwards so I didn't dare touch it. The amp was on the dirty channel and the clean channel was too quiet so I just rode the guitar's volume control. It was fun!
Marshall JVM and Fender DRRI--why choose?
A Peavey Valveking 100 watt head through a Fender 1-12 cab. Nice 100 watt head that I got for $150. The gig was outdoors with threat of rain so the Peavey subbed for my Mesa. Best budget rig I ever had. 80 watt cab was $100, and a Ibanez 4-12 was another $150.
Today. Old style.
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4424/...26f87bce_h.jpg
Nice work. Wish you would do my DRRI.Quote:
Originally Posted by NTBluesGuitar
Nice. Here's mine.
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4335/...10101f2d_h.jpg
This morning I gave this set a workout......
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...pspbptledg.jpg
The Surf Ninja through my silverface Spankmaster Reverb.
Last night it was the Tweed NOS Blues Jr. again.
It's been a while since I've played through my Vibrolux Reverb! Maybe tonight...
Bought my Rivera Chubster 40 16 years ago and haven't looked back since. Tone to the bone!
http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/a...-09/chub40.jpg
My son's little Super Champ XD. Makes a perfect bedroom practice amp and I needed a little slapback echo for the lines in Queen's "Crazy little thing called love" we're doing. The XDs effects are passable for practicing.
Need to buy a delay pedal now.
TT
Marshall DSL 15 head with a Fender DT 112 cab. I was using my 2003 Fender American Series Strat. No effects.....
Plugged my Rickenbacker 330-6 (Jetglo) into my Bedrock 1200 series 4x10.
An identical amp just went on Ebay, for those interested in seeing.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/121593565239...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
I spent about an hour with my Vibrolux Reverb, Tele and Strat tonight. What a sweet, sweet amp! Maybe I'll bring it to rehearsal this week.
Carvin Vintage 16 with a G&L Tribute Legacy HB.