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Having been through a fair few amps over my time I am currently using a Fender Blues Junior II Tweed...why?

1)It's light, fits nicely in my car boot (trunk!)
2)It's got a great clean tone and works nicely with pedals
3)It's light and small!
4)It's pretty loud and breaks up nicely
5)It's small!

I should mention that it gets mic'd and goes to the PA and I get a monitor feed from a wedge or IEM's so total loudness doesn't matter at all!

Yes I am being lazy, but it is the perfect amp to throw in the back of the car for most small to medium gigs, it works nicely with my pedal board, I like the fact it has a FAT switch....I wish I had a FAT switch

Here are some pictures!

Fender Blues Junior III Tweed

Fender Blues Junior III Tweed

Fender Blues Junior III Tweed and Blackstar HT5 together

Enjoy!

Peace

Neil

Im still trying to figure out the differences between all types of Amps. Ie; fender, peavey, Marshall's etc. I understand there are differences in sounds but I've never really paid much attention. I've only ever had a peavey amp and recently a small line 6 to practice with

After much research and demo'ing I bought myself a line6 dt-25+pod hd500. Largely because I didn't know what kind of sound I wanted to get, and it gives a very good representation of the fender/Marshall/vox/Mesa sounds. In a year or so I'll probably be ready to sell it and buy something more dedicated to 'my sound', but now I have a much better idea what that is (it will be a fender or vox).

I've got 5 amps right now and I've had some others in the past.

Here's what I got:

-Vox AC4TVH, small, not too loud, crazy good dirty tone if matched to the right cab, I use mine with a bell and howell 1x12 cab made in the 50's, it was a home theater speaker but it sounds really good with that little vox head.

-Marshall MKII Bass from 1977, really toneful clean with huge lows, dirty crunch when pushed, dirtier than a superlead but with a twist of the eq it's easy to get that classic marshall crunch

-Marshall Jubilee from 1987, apparantly similar to a modded JCM800 but I never tried one myself, good for distorted tone, not a hard sounding amp, it's quiet for a 50w amp.

-Fender Supersonic, 3 channels, 2 clean (vibrolux and bassman) and a dirty channel. I use the bassman channel in my band, it has a nice mid push that cuts through the mix pretty well. It's a versatile studio amp, the vibrolux channel is really shimmery and the dirty channel can work pretty good for solos.

-Ampeg SVT from 1977, the classic bass amp, everybody who walks in love it.


All those tube amps need to be pushed to sound their best but it's especially true with the marshalls, I can get good tone at low volume with the fender more easily than with the marshalls.

Aren't marshalls known for their warmth and distortion? I've seen a lot of heavy rock and metal bands using Peavey though.

There are so many marshall models... and they all sound different.

A classic marshall tone is ACDC, that's the plexi crunch tone.

Marshalls aren't reputed for their clean tone but I really like the clean on my MKII, it's a really toneful clean sound.

Some Marshall are "warm" some other are "bright".
The most popular models are the Plexi and the jcm800, check on youtube if you want to hear the difference between the two, they're not the same amp at all.

Silver face 130 watt master volume Twin Reverb
Silver face Master volume Pro Reverb
Silver face Four Ten bassmen
Gibson Falcon (early Sixties )
Custom Shop 63 Delux Reverb Anniversary model ( Blond )
Custom Shop Vibro King full stack ( with the matching Two Celestion G30 12's Cab ) All Blond
Vox AC 30 HH mahogany cabinet Commemorative Anniversary
Mesa Boogie Trans Atlantic TA-15
Mesa Boogie Triaxis
Mesa Boogie V Twin Rackmount
Mesa Boogie 20/20
Mesa Boogie 290
Altec 40 watt EL 34 based power amp that I love with the Triaxis
Tubeworks Mossvalve 500
Two Bag end Cabs with 12 Inch Gauss Speakers
A old Super Reverb Cab Gutted, back fully enclosed and seeled W/ To Celestion Ceramic Tens ( A G60 and A G 70 ) and two Blue Jensen Alnicos
Old Guild Thunder Base Cab with Two 15 inch Altecs

fender tweed deluxe
fender tweed pro tv front
fender tweed pro wide panel
fender tweed pro narrow panel
fender tweed tremolux narrow panel
fender tweed bassman reissue
fender brown princeton
fender brown vibrolux
fender brown concert
fender black vibroverb
fender black deluxe reverb
fender black pro reverb
fender black super reverb
fender 2x12 cab
fender 1x15 cab
gibson ga20
gibson ga6
gibson br9
marshall 50 watt lead head w/matching 4x12 cab
marshall jtm45/100 head
marshall jtm45 2x12 combo
marshall 50 watt mkII master 2x12 combo
marshall 18 watt 1x12 combo
marshall studio 15
celestion 2x12 cab
vox ac30
selmer twin 30
ampeg vt40
ampeg reverberocket
ampeg b15n
supro thunderbolt
premier 1x12 combo
premier 1x12 combo
premier 2x12 combo
premier 2x8 combo
silvertone 1x12 combo
silvertone head
vitar lap steel amp
legend 50 1x12 combo
leslie 147 w/combo preamp pedal
top hat club royale (gig amp)
roland jazz chorus 120

I love the fact that they all sound different. They all have strengths and weaknesses. Knowing what they are is fun, and it helps my clients. I find that coming up with an appropriate gtr/amp combination has a much more profound effect on a recorded track than any recording gear "chain".

42 amps! That's crazy, they don't even have that at the store, I'd love to see a pic of your room.

I unloaded some amps last year. Here's what I have left. The Unibox and Ganesha get used frequently.

Goodsell Unibox
Adam Stark XRay
Adam Stark Funk Motor
Maven Peal Ganesha
Top Hat Vibra-Trem 1x12
Mesa Boogie MK 1 1x12
Ampeg B-15S 1x15
SWR Redhead 2x10
Nomad Hi-Gain head
Marshall JMP 100 MK II
1962 Standel Custom 15
Tusc DF 100
Tusc DF 55 PB
Emory Spotlight
Supro champ
Champ clone, maker unknown
Epiphone Valve Jr
Engl E301

amps:

1968 MARSHALL PLEXI 100w Super Bass + matching 1982b cab w/greenbacks
custom Kelemen 30w Dumble clone + 2x12 custom Kelemen cab
2 x custom Brett Davis amps (50's champ & 59 bassman)
ampeg b18x
ampeg b15n
airline 60's tube spring reverb tank
airline 1950 - 8500
airline 1950 - 8502 (2) a + b
fender 61 princeton brown
fender 62 bassman blonde modded 80 watt
fender 65 bandmaster blackface
fender 65 tube reverb RI
fender 77 twin
fender 82 super champ
fender champ 600 RI/modded to 1950 5c1 circuit
fender 63 reverb 90s ri
gibson falcon
2x12 fender cabs vint utc
2x12 fender cabs jensen mods
2x12 celestion greenbacks
1x12 50's wolverine silvertone
1955 gretsch electromatic deluxe
harmony H303
harmony H410
magnatone estey 411
marshall 1960 4x12 cab
marshall 4x12 cab newer
marshall jcm 800 50w
national valco 1956
oahu lap steel amp 1940's
silvertone 1330
silvertone 1331
silvertone 1332
silvertone 1336 all tube head
silvertone 1484 tube head 50w
univox 1969 model 1031 tube head 100w
vox 66 all tube cambrige v103/v3

on our website you can click on an amp and see the close up..no sound samples yet....but someday!

Santa Fe Recording Studios Frogville Studios

WOW!!!!!

Current amps -

Dr. Z Mini Z with 1x12 Z cab
74 Princeton
77 Princeton Reverb
65 Bandmaster, turned into a 2x12 combo
65 Showman with 2x12 cab

Ones that got away over time
Hilgen Basso Grande with 1x15 closed cab
Music Man 65/410
ADA MP-1
Mesa V-Twin

Marshall TSL 60 and Marshall 1959 Plexi 100 watt.

I used to have a Vox AC30 but it was WAAAY to loud for 90% of what I needed it for

so I sold it and with the proceeds I bought:

Vox AC4
Blackstar HT1
Fender Blues Jr 3

I have to say I'm loving the low wattage life.

Lots of tonal variety, no ear bleeding but real tube breakup when I need it and the Blues Jr is still loud enough to play out. I can now get all of the amp sounds I want with real amps pushing air in my home studio without a lot of interruptions from the local police telling me to turn it down

not a lot of clean headroom but since I'm not trying to play cleans un mic'd in a sports stadium, who cares.

So jealous! I fell in love with that tone just from videos and ****, especially after I found out that was one of the amps John Frusciante used. If only they weren't so damn expensive. I almost went and bought one of the clones from cieratone or whatever its called.


anyway, my first and only tube amp is the Egnater Renegade. Nice little amp. I only have the 1x12' combo but thats still enough for me. 65 watts or 18 watts. I just find that I really have to turn both it and my single coil strat up to get some dirt. I really need to get some kinda fuzz/overdrive/distortion pedal to help that

Yeah it's a good amp. Live it doesn't sound that good imo but it records well. It just doesn't have much balls compared to my other amp when listening to the amp in the room but once "miced", it sounds good.

TAVD, You have a Nomad Hi-Gain head listed. Could you help me out with some information on it? My uncle has one in his garage that is missing the tubes and I'm wondering if it would be worth investing any time or money into making it work. I'll try and attach a picture of it. Thanks, Jollymon

They can sound pretty good with both channels jumped. I wouldn't invest too much but I'd imagine you can re-tube it and fix any minor issues for under $200.

pics...

I'm pretty straightedge.

1978 Fender Twin silverface w
Blackheart BH5H with Bitmo Triple Bypass mod + Blackheart 112 cab
Egnater Tweaker 15 head + home built 2x12 cab

My next purchase is probably the Tweaker 40 head or even the 88. It does pretty much everything you want an amp to do.

This is a bit off the path for me, but what the hell. From back row top, L to R:

Horan 5 watt 6L6, 12”
Late 80’s Deluxe Reverb
Blues Jr
Epi cab with 12” Tone Tubby
’63 Vibrolux Reverb, 15”
‘96 Naylor Electroverb 38, 12”
Blues Jr
Horan 5 Watt 6L6, 8”



Here's a shot of Horan's superclean hand-wiring. They are my main studio amps. Two knobs; 100% tone. The Vibrolux came out of a prison where they had stuff for inmates' use. I had a steel player in a few months ago, and he almost fainted at it.

These few remain after thinning the herd from about 20, some of which I hadn't seen for years. A few Matchless (bought but rarely used), old Gibson LP amps, Silvertones, etc...

The Naylor is my main gigging amp, but sometimes the 2 Blues Jr's. They make an awesome little stack, much louder than you'd imagine.

Fuchs ODS HRM 100 watt
Dr Z Maz 38 Reverb
Mesa Mark IIB Simul-class, all options
THD Bivalve (will straight-trade for JTM45 or 70's JMP in the DC metro area. Sweet amp, mint, with box cabinet. Just doesn't fit my vocabulary)
Jim Kelley FACS (LOVE this amp. Hoping that Jim can get back in the business)
Silverface Fender Vibro-Champ
Silverface Fender Champ
Mesa S.O.B.
Pignose

2x12 Avatar Vintage open-back, EVM12L's
2x12 Avatar Vintage closed-back, Celestion Vintage 30's (Hellatone 60's)
4x10 Audiozone closed-back, Jensen P10R's

The track still isn't finished mixing (6 mos. later!). I was using my Mooger-Collider with 6 or seven outputs.

I sold most of this stuff, but I'm still looking for a home for my beloved RG-300 head.

Right now I depend upon:

Vox AC4 (w/ ancient AT7 in preamp)
Fishman Loudbox Performer

Wishing for:
Bogner Duende Seco-Mojado

Im a steel player too... my mouth is watering. Looks awesome and great story behind it. Super jealous.

Thanks. It really is a sweet one, and I was really lucky to bust it out of the Graybar Hotel. It's actually brought a bit of work to the studio, as I now keep it locked up here. No work release for that one

Ampeg SVT - THE bass amp in my book
Ampeg Reverb rocket - Nice warm blues tone
Ampeg Jet II - As above!
Blackstar Artisan 100 - Versatile, big headroom clean sounds to early Marshall crunch
Blackstar Artisan 30 - Again nice clean tone and lightly broken up tones
Gibson Skylark - What a tone and awesome tremolo
Headstrong Lil' King - Princeton clone, versatile
Peavey 6505+ Head - High gain metal madness
Vox AC30HWH + matching cab - Best AC30 I have heard
Vox Pathfinder 10 - Great underated little solid state amp

My Beloved Selmer Truevoice Diplomat Reverb.

Still in its fully operational original state and condition from 1964. They don't make them like this anymore!.

My humble collection....

Trainwreck Liverpool
Dumble ODS
65 Marshall JTM 45
69 Marshall Super Bass
69 Marshall JMP 50
Mesa Boogie Mark V Combo
87 Marshall Silver Jubilee
65 Ampeg Reverborocket
Matchless SC-30
65 Amps Little Elvis
Fender EC Tremoluxe
Genz Benz Black Pearl
65 Fender Deluxe Reverb
57 Fender Bassman
63 Vox AC-30
80's JCM 800
Tonehenge Monolith 50
73 Hiwatt DR 103
Satellite Mudshark
Mojave Dirty Boy


And for Bass

Tecamp Puma 1000
Markbass Little Mark Tube 800

In my sights on the to buy list

Carvin Legacy 3