Show us your amp(h)s!

[deeaa]

These days the cab has a spookbox logo since crank ceazed to exist after the 1st album was done.

 

[guitarhack]

Thanks, DVM. I'm not sure what I did wrong the first time. I have a few more to post later when I get back to the hacienda.

 

[guitarhack]

Nice suite of Peaveys!! A Trifrecta!

Thanks! They're terrific amps.

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Thanks! They're terrific amps.

Nice! But you mean amphs. ;-)

 

[Blaze]

Wonder wich one is Joe s favorite ..

 

[guitarhack]

Nice! But you mean amphs. ;-)

Indeed! Screaming solos included.

 

[guitarhack]

Lets try the Fenders

Super Champ XD

Vibro Champ XD

 

[guitarhack]

And the old schoolers

'67ish Earth Sound Research Super Guitar G-2000. 100 watts of all tube awesomeness sitting on an Avatar G212H.

'65 Ampeg R-12 Rocket 2 with a mid-eighties Celestion Greenback.

 

[NWBasser]

My new mini bass rig. Just got the Berg yesterday. It's a real mutt setup of Genz Benz, Hartke, and Bergantino.

And the guitar amph:

 

[FrankenFretter]

My new mini bass rig. Just got the Berg yesterday. It's a real mutt setup of Genz Benz, Hartke, and Bergantino.

Did you just get sick of waiting for the other Hartke? What's the story on that?

 

[NWBasser]

Did you just get sick of waiting for the other Hartke? What's the story on that?

Yeah, after a month of waiting I gave up. BassNW had this used Berg cabinet in for a similar price to the Hartke. Bergs are usually well out of my pice range, being boutique and all. The guy at BassNW didn't want to make the exchange for a used cab and insisted that they could only apply my credit to a new cab. I said "fine, I want my money back then since Hartke can't deliver the product in a timely manner." He called the owner and said that they'd make an exception this one time.

Seems like bull$*#) to me.

At any rate, I really like the new cab and it seems to pair well with the Hartke.

 

[FrankenFretter]

Yeah, after a month of waiting I gave up. BassNW had this used Berg cabinet in for a similar price to the Hartke. Bergs are usually well out of my pice range, being boutique and all. The guy at BassNW didn't want to make the exchange for a used cab and insisted that they could only apply my credit to a new cab. I said "fine, I want my money back then since Hartke can't deliver the product in a timely manner." He called the owner and said that they'd make an exception this one time.

Seems like bull$*#) to me.

At any rate, I really like the new cab and it seems to pair well with the Hartke.

Sounds like a crock to me, too. Glad they "made an exception", and that you like the new one.

 

[NWBasser]

Gahh!!

Stoopid me, I blew out the Berg at practice last night. I should know better than to use a single 112 cabinet with a full band. Last song of the evening and I get that nasty broken gnarl tone of a blown driver.

Time for a recone.

Playing bass guitar has its own set of equipment challenges...

This is hardly the first driver I've shredded. You'd think I might learn something eventually.

Going forward, I'll stick to using both 112s and may spring for a bigger cab like the new Avatar 3-way. Lots of glowing reports on those and it would probably be a much better solution for outdoor gigs.

 

[MAXIFUNK]

Gahh!!

Stoopid me, I blew out the Berg at practice last night. I should know better than to use a single 112 cabinet with a full band. Last song of the evening and I get that nasty broken gnarl tone of a blown driver.

Time for a recone.

Playing bass guitar has its own set of equipment challenges...

This is hardly the first driver I've shredded. You'd think I might learn something eventually.

Going forward, I'll stick to using both 112s and may spring for a bigger cab like the new Avatar 3-way. Lots of glowing reports on those and it would probably be a much better solution for outdoor gigs.

THAT SUCKS hope you regroup shortly!!!!

 

[bcdon]

My Mesa Boogie Mark V. :dude

 

[bcdon]

Gahh!!

Stoopid me, I blew out the Berg at practice last night. I should know better than to use a single 112 cabinet with a full band. Last song of the evening and I get that nasty broken gnarl tone of a blown driver.

That sucks! I don't understand how you could have blown it, was the single cabinet an insufficient load?

 

[Pickngrin]

Here's my silverface Fender Champ:

silverface Musicmaster Bass:

Traynor Reverb Master (circa mid 1970s)

little Traynor bass practice amp - BLOC40 I think

and my newest acquisition, a Vox VT30 Valvetronix

I'm going to be moving soon and am looking forward to having more room for my gear.

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Nice little collection there, P&G! BCDon, that set is sweet looking! I would be afraid I would ding em up!!

 

[Pickngrin]

That Boogie is beautiful!

 

[MAXIFUNK]

My Mesa Boogie Mark V. :dude

droll droll drool envy all over my face great rig.

 

[bcdon]

Thanks guys! The boogie is way more amph than my skills are at present, but one day... The best part is that it sounds awesome at very low volumes but man do I long for the day that I can move it past 12 o'clock without getting the neighbors up in arms (have I mentioned how much I hate living in an apartment recently?).

 

[NWBasser]

Don, that is the most incredible looking amph I've ever seen.

And I bet it sounds even better!

 

[Matt]

My Blackstar Ht-20 Studio and my new PRS Standard 22. Tasty tones...

 

[Tig]

My Blackstar Ht-20 Studio and my new PRS Standard 22. Tasty tones...

Very nice, Matt!
How do you like your Blackstar?

 

[Matt]

Very nice, Matt!
How do you like your Blackstar?

I like it very much. I think I am over the honeymoon period with it now and can judge it a tad more truthfully. At low volumes, it sounds great with the PRS. The drive channel really responds well to the humbuckers and the tonal scope available on the ISF is quite large. It cleans up really nicely too. The clean channel is quite a clear deep sounding clean, but it sounds a bit 'dry'. I can't think of anyway else to describe it. Its not a bad sound- also, because it doesn't break up until obscenely high volumes, its great for taking drive pedals.

With my Strat however, it really needs to be cranked to appreciate it. The added compression and warmth from the power tubes makes both channels sounds great. At low volumes, the drive is quite shrill with the Strat although the clean still sounds really good. I've been considering a speaker upgrade for a bit more bass response.

I've come to realise that a 20 Watt valve amp really shouldn't be considered a bedroom amp and it is more suited for jams and small gigs. Oh well, just means I need another amp

 

[deeaa]

Strats always sound shrill you just have to stick to guitars with real pickups and not those strat thingys...;-)

 

[ibanezjunkie]

I've actually got a few, but some are at a friend's house.

Only got the BH at home right now

 

[Tig]

Unless the speakers need additional bass for all of your guitars, you might consider changing the Strat's pickups. Bare Knuckle Pickups makes a few Strat pickups with fuller bass than most Fender pickups come with. Check out the Vintage Hot series in particular. http://www.bareknucklepickups.co.uk/main/pickups.php?cat=strats

The demos made by Robert of his new Hell Guitar No. 2 (T-style) has the Bare Knuckles "Boss" Tele pickups, which have a great sounding and rich bass range.

 

[Brian Krashpad]

Fender Super Reverb Amp (US 1966) 4x10 all-tube 40W combo amp, blackface, modded into 2 2x10 cabs

Sunn 200S (US 1960's) 60W all-tube amplifier head, built as a bass amp but doubles as a guitar amp

Risson 4x12 slant front cab with Celestion-made Risson speakers (US, 1980's?)

DIY 2x12 cab Speaker cabinet made from a gutted Crate combo amp, containing two British-made V12 Celestion 60W speakers + Sovtek MiG50H "Tube Midget" (Russia c. 2000) 50W all-tube amplifier head

Cigarbox Half-Watt amp Half-Watt solid state guitar practice amp that can run from a 9-volt battery or regular household current

DIY 2x8 cab Speaker cabinet made from a gutted Fender combo amp, containing two stock 8" Fender speakers

Kustom 100 (US 1960's) matching 100 W solid state head and ported cab (1x15) in tuck-and-roll aqua (Kustom's color name: "cascade") metal flake

Ampeg SVT bass cab (US 1970's?) 8x10 cab + Crate BX-200 bass head (US 1995) 200W solid state head

 

[Brian Krashpad]

Woodson 250 (US 1970's?) matching bass head and 1x15 cab, 250W(?)

Laney TF 100 (UK 1990's) 50-watt solid state combo amp with 10" speaker, 2-channel (clean and distortion) with onboard reverb and effects loop

Fender Super Champ XD (CHI 2008?) 15W tube combo amp with 10" speaker with 16 pre-amp voices and 16 onboard effects settings, 2 channels, switchable with footswitch

DIY 2x10 bass cab made from a Peavey PA cab with Carvin bass speakers

DIY 80W Power amp in 1x12 cab Power amp is Tube Works MosValve MV-962, cab believed to be a Dean Markley, speaker is an Electro-Voice EVM12L