What amp(s) are you using?

[caucajun]

i'm playing my prestige 250 thru a late 70's fender musicmaster bass amp w/ a 5E3 mod. that's my small gig rig, and my fave. when i need more clean power, for a larger room, i have a 90's ampeg super jet. oh, and both are TUUBE!

what's everybody else pluggin' into?

[corsair]

Main rig is a Holden 100w tube combo with a slant fronted quad should I need extra projection, which is rarely! The amp is a 70's NZ built Marshall clone running 2x KT88s in the power section and 4x ECC 83s in the pre-amp and reverb. Bass amp is an ELFA 100w solid state combo, also ,from the 70's; this from Australia and powerful but light to cart about.
These days, though I just go straight into the board, or in smaller gigs, into the PA amp which is a much easier solution!

[MarkW]

I play through an early 70s (71 or 73 I can't recall) Fender Twin Reverb. It's in dire need of an overhaul as the tubes are crackling like crazy right now.

It has a beautiful warm tube tone as you'd expect. I really don't need an amp as powerful but I simply can't part with it.

[sticky]

hi,

i mainly play through a line 6 15 watt (plenty loud enough) or a 50 watt marshall acoustic amp, i think they made this one for the thunder range, perfect match, LOL.

so thats my setup... apart from the variety of boss pedals i use. (DD7, AC2, CH1, SD1, BD2 and a tuner, not boss)

bye for now,

mark.

Oh yeh i also have a HH studio 50 in the uk but it needs a look at.

[Old Gregg]

After owning an Ampeg SVT 4 Pro, then a Trace Elliot GP7, I finally found my ideal amp in the (very compact) form of the Markbass "Little Mark" II . Paired with two 12" Markbass cabs, it's a very portable, very versatile and VERY loud little set-up.

Here's the full stack (with my Wal Custom MKII, which I sold last year):


Here's the half-stack configuration (still plenty loud enough for small gigs):


And here's the 2.9kg, 500w head in it's "gig bag" - a laptop case, of all things !


Finally, a rig that I can actually carry all by myself !

[elzorillo]

I currently have a peavey 6505 head (bought without cab). changed my mind and realised it's gonna be to damned heavy.. about to do a straight swap for a 5150 2x12 combo.

Is that a good deal?

[caucajun]

i'd prefer a 5150. but, probably because i'm a "made in USA" nut. i' toured the peavey factory back in the early 90's. (it's not far from my home "20). they used to have alot of pride back then.

[ppc6mm]

I have a Line 6 Flextone III Plus, 1x12 Celestion, with an external cabinet, also with a 1x12 Celestion , both sitting on Auralex Gramma Isolation platforms, & a FBV shortboard footswitch.....

The Marshalls off to the sides are owned by my 2 sons.....

[Pollyanna]

Well, not to be outdone by all you showoffs with your fancy amps and gizmo's:

I've got a little Fender Champion 600 Valve amp, a little Marshall G10 MKII amp and a Marshall SV-1 Supervibe Chorus Pedal! So there!!!!

Oh yeah, and I've got a pink guitar lead too!

Pauline

[corsair]

Oh yeah, and I've got a pink guitar lead too!

Oooh; I'll just bet that pink leads make it go better!! (Once again, ignore me - I have a veritable rainbow of coloured cables; none, however, pink!)

[Pollyanna]

Oooh; I'll just bet that pink leads make it go better!!

Of course!!!!

Oh, but I do have to plug it in first to make it go really well!

I've got red leads too but I only use them when I get my red Spectrum SX out to play!

SIGH!!! I don't know! Do you chaps not know that a girl must be colour co-ordinated in these things?

Pauline

[ppc6mm]

I've got red leads too but I only use them when I get my red Spectrum SX out to play!

Pauline

Is this a little known secret?

You have to match the color of the cables to the color of the guitar?

If this is true, I have a lot more purchases to make!!!!!

[corsair]

I've got red leads too but I only use them when I get my red Spectrum SX out to play!

..Right!! The gloves are off.... show-off!!

[corsair]

Is this a little known secret?

You have to match the color of the cables to the color of the guitar?

If this is true, I have a lot more purchases to make!!!!!

..See; all this good info you're picking up just being here?! You won't get that a your local guitar emporium!!

[Pollyanna]

You have to match the color of the cables to the color of the guitar?

Most definitely!!!

Not just that though Rod, you have to have matching guitar straps as well! Oh, and if at all possible, matching outfits too!
(Of course, Wellies are an optional accessory!)

There now! Aren't you chaps soooo glad that you have me to advise you on all these little dress code secrets?

Pauline

[colt933]

I use a Line 6 Pod XT Live modeller either direct for recording or into the effects return on a newer tweed Peavey Classic 30.

The little Peavey has a great clean sound. The dirty channel sucks though. And the Peavey's preamp does not take pedals well.

By running from the guitar into the POD and out of the Pod into the Peavey's effects return, I bypass the Peavey's preamp circuit and only hit the tube power section. Believe it or not, the Pod sounds even better going through the tubes and 12" guitar speaker than it does going direct into studio monitors. The tubes and guitar speaker give it a warmer tone and microphones respond well. My master volume is the output gain on the POD. None of the knobs on the Peavey do anything in this mode. The little 30 watt combo is plenty loud for local gigs.

I use lots of different models in the POD: Fender, Boogie, Marshall, Budda, Hiwatt, etc.

I really want the newer Pod XT 3 Live because it allows 2 different, independent signal paths. That is the key to a big tone live.

[sticky]

HI all

i havent been around this site for a while as ive started school again and havent had the chance.
ive just bought a peavey valveking head which i use with one of the two cabs my dad bought a while ago and doesnt use, the cabs have three: 100 watt, 16ohm 'fane' speakers wired in parallel wich to those of you who want to know adds up to 300 watts and 5.3 ohms. the peavey has great sounds going through the clean or lead channels and it is very loud, hehe

bye for now,

mark

[hummel]

Hi,

At home and small gigs I use an old&small SWR workingman combo (1x12 - 100watt), sounds great but needs some compression through an EBS multicomp.

Gigs are through a 500 watt Yamaha BBT500T head (similiar to an Ashdown Superfly, but way more versatile) and 2 Ashdown mini cab's 1x15" en 4x8". It's very portable and loud enough.

[corsair]

At home and small gigs I use an old & small SWR workingman combo

...I used one of these for a while and loved it to bits - volume was not a problem for even the biggest gigs as I just used the line out into the board! I didn't have any compression problems though?

[corsair]

i havent been around this site for a while as ive started school again

... yes, yes!! Thank you for reminding us all in here that we're all old fogies!