The Jemsite guide to amps

[mi2tom]

Originally Posted by raglor

The Laney GH50L is the best sounding tube amp I've ever heard

Ah.... It's my dream tube amp

[Rowashburn]

what about a 50 watt Soldano head on a 4x12" half stack???

Should it be 100 watts for a half stack??? Or 50 watts will deliver a great sound???

[brothersnowgone]

Originally Posted by Rowashburn

what about a 50 watt Soldano head on a 4x12" half stack???

Should it be 100 watts for a half stack??? Or 50 watts will deliver a great sound???

50 watts is enough for a half stack, although there aren't really any rules saying you can't use a 30 watt head or a 350 watt head. It's up to you what sound you want...

[ibanez2005]

My marshall AVT 2000 is the dogs, sounds great miked up into a mixer, may consider getting a bigger amp but would never part with this beauty.

[JackButlerGOT]

I did my entire summer tour for National Guitar Workshop plugged straight into a Peavey JSX..no pedals.. I had brought my rack and all the techno toys..but it seems that during the day clinics, a lot of kids (and adults too) were preoccupied with.."so and so uses this box or that processor"..so I did all the clinics and performances just straight into an amp to show them that you could do "over the top" and just have the guitar, amp and a good cable.. no matter how much you got on the floor or in a rack..a lot of tones is still in the hands. The JSX has more than enough gain and the clean channel is spanking clean..I can dial up a a nice crisp funk clean without a hint of dirt whatsoever..even a loud volumes.. the clincher for me was the half power switch on the back..which is how I usually run mine in 60 watt mode.. it had no problem this summer running along side with Boogies, Marshalls, a Bruno modded Fender and a Guytron Boutique head. Just a really great working musician's amp.

[mike-o]

Just wanted to say that the Laney GH100L has the best drive tone I've ever heard.

[texshred777]

Originally Posted by mike-o

Just wanted to say that the Laney GH100L has the best drive tone I've ever heard.

I listened to a live Racer X album and can't say I disagree much. I spent most of the album wondering what is PG playing on, it sounds amazing!

I think my favorite drive tones have been compliments of a Rivera tbr-1SL. I also really love the Mesa Mark IV, Nomad series and I also love the 5150(prefer the 1 over the 2)!

[rob777vdy]

yeah this is a good imformative thread,what about line6 amps ive just swapped my jem555,for a line6 flextone111.does anyone have one of these amps.and whats your thoughts on line6 amps.

[HeavyMetal4Ever]

I've got a Flextone III too, and I love it

It's a really versatile amp, and I am happy with the huge range of tones it's capable of. I've heard people say that the models don't sound as good as the original amps, and they are probably right (I havn't played most so can't say), but who cares?

If you look at it as an amp that can produce a huge range of tones, for the price, it's pure gold.

That being said, i'm currently on the lookout for a 5150 locally. Pure metal mayhem!

By the way, great thread folks

Please keep the quality info coming...

Rock on!

[rob777vdy]

Originally Posted by HeavyMetal4Ever

I've got a Flextone III too, and I love it

It's a really versatile amp, and I am happy with the huge range of tones it's capable of. I've heard people say that the models don't sound as good as the original amps, and they are probably right (I havn't played most so can't say), but who cares?

If you look at it as an amp that can produce a huge range of tones, for the price, it's pure gold.

That being said, i'm currently on the lookout for a 5150 locally. Pure metal mayhem!

By the way, great thread folks

Please keep the quality info coming...

Rock on!

if you hang on a bit evh is bring out a new rig,might be worth checking out.yeah i like my flextone only use it indoors so its ideal.have you got another speaker wired up to it,i have its awsome sounds like playing in a stadium

[7 Dying Trees]

Well, I'll have to throw VHT into the ring again, absolutely awesome amps, why anyone in the UK would buy a rectifier instead of this I have no idea...

Originally Posted by Fear_Factory

VHT amplifiers! www.vhtamp.com

Originally Posted by Mr Orange

When it comes to VHTs, the Pittbull is a bad mutha. 3 channels, footswitchable graphic eq, half power function, power and gain to spare and tones modern as hell. Suits almost everything. Smokes your average boxes. A buddy's got a 2x12 Pittbull, I've gigged it a couple of times and loved it. Btw, the Pittbull won the 100 W GP combo shootout back in '92. The runner-up was the 30th Anniversary Marshall (yup, the blue one).

I've got an Ultr Lead, with the graphic EQ on it. Seriously smokes, pinpoint precise, and a lead tone that just screams. It's not a dominating amp, but rather one that sits nicely in a growling snarly midrange, with ridiculously tight almost percussive bass response. However, it's not for everyone, and is a seriously dry amp, tight as hell, but whilst still having an organice 3d sounding midrange.

[manfromplanetX]

I like my James Brown designed Peaveys... from the VTM through the JSX, I have one of each... except a JSX, which I may pick one up sometime. I really like the VTM and the Ultra Plus 120. The xxx and 5150 are good too, a really cool amp is the little 40 watt xxx, the crunch channel. I also have a Wiggy, which is a little strange
Now I have developed a Lee Jackson problem, having purchased a Metaltronix 1000, Ampeg VL502, a Crate Stealth 50 combo and an actual Lee Jackson XLS500 and XLA500 head and a Lee Jackson Cab I am starting to run out of room
hahahahahaaa!!!
The XLS and the VL are great!!! everyone should try one of the VL502s, they are dirt cheap have a reverb and a built in attenuator...what more could you want!!!

[Cowboy49]

Howdy there, it's been ages since I started this thread (as Mr Orange)!

Anyway, my current amp setup is:

VHT Deliverance 60. The thing is a monster. Killer tone, very responsive. I went looking for an amp, ditched the option of buying the D60 for the hefty price tag, went on testing and testing amps after amps... and came back a few weeks later and bought it.

Early '70s Fender Twin Reverb Amp . An impulse buy, found this one for a good price. The tone is the sweetest clean tone ever. It's also very responsive to your gitboxes, it's easy to adjust pickup height with this one. I highly recommend picking up a SF Fender combo, they can still be acquired at reasonable prices – but not very long!

[freakout]

I use a later 70's silver face fender twin reverb myself. Throw on an ibanez ts-9 tubescreamer and your in the tone zone.

[TimelordPupil]

I wouldn't be surprised if the majority of you have not heard of them as they aren't even made anymore, but I highly recommend Sovtek amps. They have fantastic cleans but limited higher gain sounds. But, they are fantastic as a base for pedals to work on. They don't make great sounds, but they transmit them from effects astoundingly well. And, they are only around $500 on the bay.