help me choose an amp for 80s rock

[yoyohomieg5432]

i want to make this clear for everyone in case they havent read: i only play at my home, although i still play pretty loud

hi, sorry another thread on this. i have several amps that i am intersted in and instead of asking about just one i would like to put a poll in this thread and if everyone could, say why they would choose the amp they voted for.

i really only play in my house, but i play pretty loud most of the time.

im looking for boston, guns and roses, etc tones.

im interested in:

two rock ruby- 35 watts w/ halfwswitch and master volume. 2xel34's, supposed to be a pretty high gain two rock.

bad cat hot cat 30- el34's, amp sounded pretty good. this is the most volume i would want is an amp like this.

divided by 13 ldw 17/39- el34's, MV, 17 watts. supposed to be modeled after amps from the 60's to mid 80s.

reinhardt storm- el34's, 30 watts i believe with powerscaling. supposably meant to sound like G'n'r s apetite for destruction, havent got to heard the amp though

i am also open for any other suggestions as well. once again, if you could please state why you would choose that amp.

[Griz]

You may have to compromise, tone-wise. Boston and GnR guitar tones are quite different from each other, to say nothing of the 80's bands that may be lurking in the "etc." category.

Slash is associated with JCM800 "Silver Jubilee" Marshalls, whereas I think Tom Scholz (sp?) incorporated his own custom design hi-gain preamp into the Boston sound.

A lot of other 80's bands would have likely been using rack-based guitar rigs. The ADA MP-1 (I think that's the model) was omnipresent. As uncool as rack systems are these days, something like that might just be your best bet.

[murkat]

Jcm 800 owend the 80's

[Serious Poo]

The definitive rock amp of the 80's was the Marshall JCM800, so...

[Scott Peterson]

Originally Posted by murkat

Jcm 800 owend the 80's

+1 - and I was there to hear it.

[yoyohomieg5432]

i know the 800 did, but wont that be too much amp for my house?

[Bo Faulkner]

Jcm 800

[Hamertoe]

Some fine amps are mentioned but I had to pick "other". I saw allot of shows in the 80's and gigged a few. It was Marshall wall to wall. It's been summed up here already but can't be said enough. Marshall has pretty much filled the bill for signature rock tone in each decade, so far.

[Zootallures]

Splawn- Quick Rod!!

[jezzzz2003]

The Reindhardt or an early Marshall amp.
think about it, what were most 80's rockers playing?..

[MBreinin]

Boogie MkIII.

The EQ takes you from Whitesnake to Boston...and more than enough gain for any '80s tune. I have a MkIII, I had a Ruby. A great choice on the cheap is a Marshall 3203. '80s in a box for about $400..they KILL.

Mike

[yoyohomieg5432]

bump to my previous question.. wouldnt 50 watt jcm 800's be too loud for HOME which is where i'm playing?

[FFTT]

Yes, that's why /13 has the RSA 23 and the LDW 17/39

[Serious Poo]

Originally Posted by yoyohomieg5432

i want to make this clear for everyone in case they havent read: i only play at my home, although i still play pretty loud

Originally Posted by yoyohomieg5432

bump to my previous question.. wouldnt 50 watt jcm 800's be too loud for HOME which is where i'm playing?

Well, you said you played pretty loud...

The 35 watt amps you listed will put out appx 90% of the volume of a 50 watt Marshall JCM800, so either way you're going to be pretty loud. If volume's a concern, I recommend getting a THD HotPlate.

Output difference calculated as (35 watts / 50 watts) ^ .30103 = 89.8% output, rounded.

[bosstone]

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