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Anyone play tube amps?
Posted on 7/16/12 at 1:24 pm
Posted on 7/16/12 at 1:24 pm
Just restored a 1969 Ampeg B-25 60 watt all tube amp and my 1988 ampeg classic.
Love the tube tone. Prefer it over solid state
Love the tube tone. Prefer it over solid state
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Posted on 7/16/12 at 1:54 pm to TheDoc
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Love the tube tone. Prefer it over solid state
Well obviously, Who wouldn't?
Posted on 7/16/12 at 2:09 pm to CottonWasKing
Tube always prevails in that fight.
Posted on 7/16/12 at 2:42 pm to CottonWasKing
Some prefer solid state.. : dunno:
Posted on 7/16/12 at 2:59 pm to TheDoc
Nice! Very Nice!
Posted on 7/16/12 at 7:42 pm to TheDoc
very nice amp.
I have a peavey classic 30, 1- 12". And a fender Champion 600 practice amp. both tubes and love'em.
I have a peavey classic 30, 1- 12". And a fender Champion 600 practice amp. both tubes and love'em.
Posted on 7/16/12 at 7:45 pm to TheDoc
People who like really sharp crunch prefer solid state. I think I remember Dimebag Darrell preferring them.
ETA: I likes da tubes.
ETA: I likes da tubes.
This post was edited on 7/16/12 at 7:48 pm
Posted on 7/16/12 at 8:15 pm to Patrick O Rly
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People who like really sharp crunch prefer solid state. I think I remember Dimebag Darrell preferring them.
Not really true. Dime used a randall rg100 which is the best solid state amp ever made. Too much noise and hum out of the tube amps basically forced him to switch. That amp is also 150 watts, so it had TONS of head room.
I also can't think of any name guitarist who uses solid state amps. Aging guitarists trying to snag endorsements don't count.
Tube all the way
Posted on 7/16/12 at 9:53 pm to Haplochrom
quote:B.B. King has been using Lab Series L5 for years. Years ago, Ty Tabor & Allan Holdsworth have used them as well. Tabor used to keep them covered so no one would know what he was using.
I also can't think of any name guitarist who uses solid state amps
George Lynch used the Randall rg100 es to record Dokken's Tooth and Nail. During the early part of that tour, he had a wall of dummy marshalls out front. What he was really playing through was an rg combo mic'ed up behind the stage.
There's no telling how many well known players use a roland jazz chorus to record with.
Posted on 7/16/12 at 10:44 pm to Haplochrom
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I also can't think of any name guitarist who uses solid state amps.
Looks like you're not familiar with Ty Tabor as well - who just happened to be an influence on Mr. Abbott, and is also in a band from Texas.
Posted on 7/16/12 at 10:46 pm to Haplochrom
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Too much noise and hum out of the tube amps basically forced him to switch.
The guy won a Randall amplifier in a guitar contest. I seriously don't think he was forced to switch into anything.
Posted on 7/16/12 at 10:58 pm to TheDoc
quote:
Just restored a 1969 Ampeg B-25 60 watt all tube amp and my 1988 ampeg classic.
Love the tube tone. Prefer it over solid state
In an effort to turn this thread into a true musical equipment review thread...
Its ok, but does it do metal?
Posted on 7/16/12 at 11:02 pm to TheDoc
In all seriousness, nice snag. I love tube. I used to play an old silver jubilee. Swapped over to an AC30 and finally settled on a Marshall Haze with a couple little homebrew tweaks. Just didn't have a need for the big shite 
Posted on 7/17/12 at 7:01 am to Srbtiger06
Ampeg is what the rolling stones all used back in the day... Love the tone
Posted on 7/17/12 at 7:43 am to TheDoc
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Ampeg is what the rolling stones all used back in the day... Love the tone
Yeah, that's actually Keith's signature tone (IMO) from the late 60s and 70s. He uses old Fender tweeds (twins I think) now, but I think the old Ampeg tone is HIS tone.
Here's an example of an Ampeg for those not familiar. Very clean amps with subtle overdrive. Keef's were bigger but this is the basic tone. A real beaut!
Ampeg GU-12
I'm going to ebay right now! I need one!
Posted on 7/17/12 at 8:48 am to TheDoc
I have an old Fender Bass tube amp that I bought from a country church in Montgomery. I love it. It still looks brand new. I posted a pic of it a while back in the "Post your Rig" thread.
Posted on 7/17/12 at 11:01 am to TheDoc
I've got an old Silvertone 1482 that's about 15 watts of 6v6 goodness and a Crate Vintage Club 30w that runs EL84s.
They're both too loud for my day-to-day living room playing. I'm seriously considering getting a Champion 600 so I can crank it at home. The only 1w-ish tube amps I can find are at boutique prices.
They're both too loud for my day-to-day living room playing. I'm seriously considering getting a Champion 600 so I can crank it at home. The only 1w-ish tube amps I can find are at boutique prices.
Posted on 7/17/12 at 7:31 pm to Mandocello
Was at work and wanted to respond but didnt have the time.
very familiar with kings x and i think i have even referenced them on here a few times. to quote from his wiki...in the May 1996 issue of Guitar Player magazine that he had used a solid-state Gibson Lab Series L5 amplifier along with the Strat Elite guitar to record the first four King's X albums. By the time of the interview, however, he had changed his equipment completely, the main pieces of his gear being a rack-mounted Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier and the preamp of his Elite Stratocaster that was converted into a rack-mounted preamp (this allowed him to emulate the sound of his Elite Stratocaster, regardless of what guitar he used), which was his setup during the Dogman era, and would continue into the 1990s and early 2000s.
ty tabor USED TO use solid state, but no longer does.
I have already stated that the randall 120w head is one of the best solid state heads. there are numerous interviews about his choice of rig setup. the man has said that he tried tube and they were too noisy at that gain level, and too warm if he ever got the gain he wanted. he ran two eq's in his setup to keep the warm sound out of his playing.
lynch - the guy practically designed the rg100. its unofficially his signature head. i assumed that by referencing that amp that he is included in using it.
holdsworth - he hates the way a guitar sounds and has tried to get away from it. he hollows out the bodies to reduce the warm sound. he used a synth axe for years, and he plays as legato as possible to create as much of a "voice" than a guitar tone.
oh wait! LINK theres the hughes and kettner all tube combo amp he endorses.
bb king - i know nothing about this guy. if wants to use that amp, cool.
jazz chorus - absolutely forgot about that one. its probably in a major chunk of hard rock and metal players rigs as their clean sound. undeniably used when there were tube alternatives.
quote:
Looks like you're not familiar with Ty Tabor as well - who just happened to be an influence on Mr. Abbott, and is also in a band from Texas.
very familiar with kings x and i think i have even referenced them on here a few times. to quote from his wiki...in the May 1996 issue of Guitar Player magazine that he had used a solid-state Gibson Lab Series L5 amplifier along with the Strat Elite guitar to record the first four King's X albums. By the time of the interview, however, he had changed his equipment completely, the main pieces of his gear being a rack-mounted Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier and the preamp of his Elite Stratocaster that was converted into a rack-mounted preamp (this allowed him to emulate the sound of his Elite Stratocaster, regardless of what guitar he used), which was his setup during the Dogman era, and would continue into the 1990s and early 2000s.
ty tabor USED TO use solid state, but no longer does.
quote:
The guy won a Randall amplifier in a guitar contest. I seriously don't think he was forced to switch into anything.
I have already stated that the randall 120w head is one of the best solid state heads. there are numerous interviews about his choice of rig setup. the man has said that he tried tube and they were too noisy at that gain level, and too warm if he ever got the gain he wanted. he ran two eq's in his setup to keep the warm sound out of his playing.
quote:
B.B. King has been using Lab Series L5 for years. Years ago, Ty Tabor & Allan Holdsworth have used them as well. Tabor used to keep them covered so no one would know what he was using.
George Lynch used the Randall rg100 es to record Dokken's Tooth and Nail. During the early part of that tour, he had a wall of dummy marshalls out front. What he was really playing through was an rg combo mic'ed up behind the stage.
There's no telling how many well known players use a roland jazz chorus to record with.
lynch - the guy practically designed the rg100. its unofficially his signature head. i assumed that by referencing that amp that he is included in using it.
holdsworth - he hates the way a guitar sounds and has tried to get away from it. he hollows out the bodies to reduce the warm sound. he used a synth axe for years, and he plays as legato as possible to create as much of a "voice" than a guitar tone.
oh wait! LINK theres the hughes and kettner all tube combo amp he endorses.
bb king - i know nothing about this guy. if wants to use that amp, cool.
jazz chorus - absolutely forgot about that one. its probably in a major chunk of hard rock and metal players rigs as their clean sound. undeniably used when there were tube alternatives.
Posted on 7/18/12 at 8:24 am to Haplochrom
Doh! Fuse blew last night
Rocking too hard
Rocking too hard
Posted on 7/18/12 at 9:10 am to TheDoc
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Rocking too hard
I may be buying a 5e3 (Mission Finder Tweed Deluxe Clone) in the next couple of days. Your thread inspired me!
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