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- From: MIZUTANT@wharton.upenn.edu (Taka Mizutani)
- Newsgroups: alt.guitar,rec.music.makers
- Subject: Re: Tube Amp Recommendations
- Message-ID: <MIZUTANT-270193161635@microlab6.med.upenn.edu>
- Date: 27 Jan 93 21:20:32 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan26.160814.11650@random.ccs.northeastern.edu>,
- chris@ccs.northeastern.edu (Chris Dunn) wrote:
-
- : I recently sold my amp and effects because the need for warm tone,
- : smooth overdrive and sweet sustain overcame me. My first love is th
- blues, : so I have no great desire for gigantic amounts of HIGH gain, but
- : plenty of overdrive is desired (ala Roy Buchanan). Money is a
- : consideration, and I only want to spend up to about $550. Of course
- : I'm going to go out and play, play, play on what I can find, but
- sometimes
- : its hard to try them all, so I'd like to hear from all you tube
- : aficionados. Are the well known brands all they're cracked up to be?
- : Are there solid state amp just as good in the price range, with just as
- : good "tone" (whatever you want that to mean)? Send replys to this news
- : group, or to my email address. If there's enough response I create a
- : summary. Thanks.
- :
- : Here are some that I'm considering based on price, design, and
- reputation:
- :
- : New:
- :
- : - Peavey's new tweed amps. 50 watts, vintage design, comes in 2x12 and
- : 4x10 combos. Also small 15 watt 1x10 may become available sometime.
- :
- : - Carvin XV112, all tube 100 watt, 1x12 combo.
- :
- : - Hughes & Kettner ATS 60 Combo. 65 watt, 1x12 combo, with I believe
- : a tube preamp.
- :
- : Used:
- :
- : - Bedrock BC-75 Combo, 2x12 vintage all tube combo, 75 watts.
- : - Bedrock Lead 50c combo, all tube 1x12 combo, 75 watts.
- :
- : - Tubeworks 2112 combo 1x12, 100 watts, tube preamp, "MosValve" power
- amp.
- :
- : - Laney Tube combo, 1x12, various wattages.
- :
- : - Mesa Boogie, studio .22, 22 watt, all tube. (Are M/B's as good as they
- : are expensive? What kind of sound are they designed for?)
- :
- : Solid State:
- :
- : - Possibly a new Crate or Gallien Krueger?
- :
- : Chris (chris@damon.ccs.northeastern.edu)
-
- I have a Mesa Boogie studio .22. Love it. Bought it new for $650. Tone may
- not be to your liking if warm dark-sounding amp + pickups of the same ilk
- combine to be too dark-sounding.
-
- In regards to what they are designed for, they can play nearly any type of
- music, metal, classic rock, blues, etc. One of the smoothest sounding amps
- around. (Wish I had the money to hook it up to a 4x12" stack!)
-
- Taka Mizutani
- MIZUTANT@wharton.upenn.edu
-