These Go to 11 - The Guitar Amp Thread

[BoomMF 1399]

@TexasEd It's a Blues Deluxe, which is great when it's allowed to cook. A very different animal from any other amp in the collection. Not really "Fender clean" anywhere on the dial and gets raunchy quick.

 

The new Blues Jr IV (it's a proper upgraded tonal circuit over the III) is probably what you're looking for. But a deal on a used III would do you well, too. And the III is a bona fide, proven gigging champ that is just as at home at home.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 23, 2018 by BoomMF

[TexasEd 8067]

thanks

[Buzzrock 14921]

An old acquaintance had a pair of Blues Deluxe amps.  He let me take one home under the auspices that he'd sell it to me if I liked it. Didn't take me long to say yes, and then he got cold feet. Fuck that guy.

Houses I want to go to:

Boom

tbone

AUTF

[Buzzrock 14921]

So I have to say, as far as the Katana is concerned, I like clean/crunch sounds much better than the lead/brown sounds. Anything high gain sounds really artificial to me.

Granted I live in the burbs with no basement and I can't really lay into it. But so far I'm just playing mellower stuff through it.

[tbone_ 14127]

An old acquaintance had a pair of Blues Deluxe amps.  He let me take one home under the auspices that he'd sell it to me if I liked it. Didn't take me long to say yes, and then he got cold feet. Fuck that guy.
Houses I want to go to:
Boom
tbone
AUTF

I have a pool. And a pond.

[BoomMF 1399]

North Austin Guitar Center has a v2 Marshall Class5 for $300.

[hullabelew 3724]

North Austin Guitar Center has a v2 Marshall Class5 for $300.

These amps rock. I bought one from Paul Wesley and it is perfect for a humbucker loaded guitar.

[BrickHorn 18237]

On 7/24/2018 at 11:50 PM, BoomMF said:

North Austin Guitar Center has a v2 Marshall Class5 for $300.

I am very tempted....

[BoomMF 1399]

V2, with the power reduction and the reinforced cabinet, make the amp even more legit.  It has cathode biasing, too. You can drop any matched pair into it without biasing the tubes. Pretty slick shit for a $300 tone dragon.

[BoomMF 1399]

Since I don't have a pond, I nominate Tbone's place for the First Annual Surly Jam and Pancake Social.

[Deej 76800]

I've still got a proper covered stage in my yard. No pool, but I could dig out a pond.

[Deej 76800]

This...

[Anton Chigurh 3319]

This...

That’s pretty fuckin’ cool, dude. I dig.

[Deej 76800]

It's pretty great. Live music at parties. Thinking I should host an unofficial SXSW showcase.

[Buzzrock 14921]

For you Katana guys, this guy dialed in some fun tones and listed his settings:

Interesting that he takes all the tone controls down for some of them. But it works.

[AnotherUTFan 9750]

18 hours ago, Deej said:

This...

 

 

[Grandioso 2592]

They’re heeeeeerre. New Princeton and extension cab.




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[Handcruser 2805]

I'm on the board for the music association where I live. We're brand new and trying to get off the ground. One of the things I'm working on is a kids camp.. where we intro kids to music and instruments and let them get their feet wet. I'm looking for equipment. Cheap guitars and small amps. If anyone has something they would like to donate we'd appreciate it immensely.

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[BoomMF 1399]

1 hour ago, Grandioso said:

They’re heeeeeerre. New Princeton and extension cab.




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Waza, Waza everywhere. (A little literary humor because I'm well read as fuck.)

Killer setup, man.  Do you need to borrow my ruler to line the pedals up?  DM me.

Edited August 4, 2018 by BoomMF

[Deej 76800]

You should get some silverface grill cloth for that cab.

[Grandioso 2592]

23 minutes ago, BoomMF said:

Waza, Waza everywhere. (A little literary humor because I'm well read as fuck.)

Killer setup, man.  Do you need to borrow my ruler to line the pedals up?  DM me.

I have been experimenting so much, I havent had time to tighten it all up. I even have like 10 George L cable jacks, which would make this shit clean is fuck. Also, my ISO brick is usually under the board.. Al I need to do is decide on a final arrangement. 

[Grandioso 2592]

27 minutes ago, BoomMF said:

Waza, Waza everywhere.

And the DM-2w is pink.

[noharleyyet 2838]

New Amp Day....humped the twin across town and did some horse trading.

1696RTH & 1790C Cab...the 335 approves

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[Grandioso 2592]

Oh SNAP. All those Black Magic demos I've seen have been off the hook.

[Grandioso 2592]

Oh DOUBLE snap - this is the super new one with a six spring reverb tank. Also, it's got a master knob.

Edited August 4, 2018 by Grandioso

[BoomMF 1399]

I can hear the tone coming out of the picture.

Have to wonder why no Corinthian leather lounger in the pic. Seems like the perfect time to drop that bad boy somewhere in the background.

[dcbc 14487]

9 hours ago, Grandioso said:

They’re heeeeeerre. New Princeton and extension cab.




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Remind me which Victorias you have?

[tbone_ 14127]

That lamp is dope. Nice amp too.

[Deej 76800]

On 8/4/2018 at 5:35 PM, noharleyyet said:

New Amp Day....humped the twin across town and did some horse trading.

1696RTH & 1790C Cab...the 335 approves

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I really dig that amp, but they have really strayed from the purpose of the Black Magick.  Not that I'm complaining. I wish someone would release an amp that replicates Page's modified Hiwatt from the Royal Albert Hall concert.

Edited August 6, 2018 by Deej

[hullabelew 3724]

On 8/4/2018 at 3:48 PM, Grandioso said:

They’re heeeeeerre. New Princeton and extension cab.




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Fantastic.  What cab it that?  And I think I'm about to order that Waza Chorus.  My little duo is going to do some Pretenders and that should be perfect.  

[Grandioso 2592]

On 8/5/2018 at 12:29 AM, dcbc said:

Remind me which Victorias you have?

http://www.victoriaamp.com/amplifiers-2/ 

Silver Sonic - Bassman architecture but lower wattage and reverb + trem

Electro King - Basically Mark Baeir re-engineered the Gibson GA40 and made it awesome

 

 

[Grandioso 2592]

6 hours ago, hullabelew said:

Fantastic.  What cab it that?  And I think I'm about to order that Waza Chorus.  My little duo is going to do some Pretenders and that should be perfect.  

The cab is just some POS from god knows when. But the owner put a Celestion Creamback in it. 

Edited August 6, 2018 by Grandioso

[dcbc 14487]

2 hours ago, Grandioso said:

http://www.victoriaamp.com/amplifiers-2/ 

Silver Sonic - Bassman architecture but lower wattage and reverb + trem

Electro King - Basically Mark Baeir re-engineered the Gibson GA40 and made it awesome

 

 

Nice.  Great amps. 

[Grandioso 2592]

9 hours ago, hullabelew said:

Fantastic.  What cab it that?  And I think I'm about to order that Waza Chorus.  My little duo is going to do some Pretenders and that should be perfect.  

Meet me in the pedal thread sir.

[hullabelew 3724]

Missing is the Vox AC4. He stays upstairs.

[Grandioso 2592]

 

[Buzzrock 14921]

Pretty maids all in a row:



Of course the baby is the troublemaker.

[dcbc 14487]

A little impromptu family photo.  Some have been posted before, but this is what I have whittled it down to over the last thirty years.  No fancy music room since the kids were born. 

 

1.  1973 Deluxe Reverb with a 1968 Jensen C12N.  Blackfaced by David Allen.  My desert island amp.

2.  Victoria 45410 (Bassman 5f6-A).  Replaced Emi Legends with a quad of Weber 10A125 (20 watt) speakers.  Close Second.

3.  Magic 5e3 Deluxe

4.  Clark Penrose (5f4 Super)

5.  Fender Twin (5e8a - Low Power Tweed Twin)

Edited August 25, 2018 by dcbc

[Grandioso 2592]

If I run this into that Magic and dime the amp, will I sound like Neil?

 

[dcbc 14487]

6 minutes ago, Grandioso said:

If I run this into that Magic and dime the amp, will I sound like Neil?

 

I'm not sure if you need any pedals to sound like Neil with the Magic.  More often than not, I run it with a telecaster into the Bright channel, with the Bright on 5, the Normal on about 9, and the Tone around 8.  After 3 on the Volume knob of the channel you're using, it's very distorted and compressed.  Running the volume up just makes it more compressed.

 

This is the video that sold me on it.  The amp builder is playing guitar.  He runs through Cinnamon Girl when he switches to the LP about half way through.  Only difference between mine and the one in the video is a Weber 12A125 in mine and a Celestion Blue in the video.

 

Edited August 25, 2018 by dcbc

[Buzzrock 14921]

Hot damn. That LP grind.

[Chad Fuck 17684]

Wowsers.  That sounds awesome.

[the idoit 165]

If I run this into that Magic and dime the amp, will I sound like Neil?

 

I have that exact stomper. Not quite as pretty as that one but it still works like a champ.

[Grandioso 2592]

Was at Rockin Robin the other day to get some patch cables. Y'all may remember me posting about this in May, but this fucker still hasn't been sold. Price is still $2,199 so it may not be a used amp. You can get one new for $1,999 from Humbucker Music in different colors. I'd go make an offer of $2,000 on this monster if I needed a new amp. 

[Deej 76800]

So, Grandioso, how's the Princeton?

[Buzzrock 14921]

Anyone played around with the Katana Air? I'm considering swapping out my 100W Katana for one. Arguably the coolest part of the Katana is the software, and being able to do that without a USB cable and a computer is appealing. Plus just the portability of it. A little pricey though.

[tbone_ 14127]

What does it do?

[Chad Fuck 17684]

It goes to 11.  Obv.

[DougO 5250]

Lame. After 30-something years developments in modern technology should have it up to at lesat 14 or 15 by now.

[Deej 76800]

You haven't tried a Kemper, yet.