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09-06-2008, 03:44 PM
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Good gear with a bad reputation
I love my Epiphone Valve Jr. With some NOS tubes and running it into a good speaker cabinet the tone is very good. But, its still WAY too loud to give up the goods at bedroom levels.
I used to have a THD Hot Plate when I used 100 watt heads and huge cabinets but living in an apartment type dwelling I downsized to a Princeton Reverb and the Epi so the $300.00 Hotplate wasn't needed. I went to the local guitar shop and saw a Scholz Power Soak for $40.00. I took a chance, figured I only paid $50.00 for the Epi amp, if it goes up in a blaze of glory it would be prety cool to see! Since the Epi only needs to come down a few dbs to be tamed the Power Soak is doing a great job. When I plug a Rangemaster Clone in front of it its maybe the best bedroom level tube tone I've heard. I was afraid to try the Power Soak due to its rep but its not bad at all. Additionaly, the thing didn't even get warm!! It must scough at the wimpy 5 watts its seeing. I'm using good cable as well, that might help. So, I'm just here to give the old Power Soak a little props. Its not going to compete with the newer crop of attenuators but its WAY better than I expected.
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09-06-2008, 05:16 PM
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Silver Face Fender UL amp, Pro and Super Reverb....maybe not my fist Choice for Sabbath...but they sound great, killer blues n stones amp...hit iw with a fuzz face or rat and they rock .
G1275 celestions. Used to paly a lot of Gilmourish stuff and they sounded killer with a lot of effects and Delay
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09-06-2008, 07:11 PM
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got a 74 norlin standard and had a 72 deluxe routed that were stellar guitars, kicked the crap out of my 97 standard. in fact the 74 is a hair over 9 lbs
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09-06-2008, 09:20 PM
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 I vote Mesa Boogie
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09-06-2008, 09:51 PM
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epiphone guitars...
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09-06-2008, 09:53 PM
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I have been playing a 70's LP deluxe that is a fantastic guitar. Heavy, yes, but it sounds really really good.
Also I am quite fond of my DL4.
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09-07-2008, 07:41 AM
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79 strat into a hiwatt lead 20 head... Both items scoffed at by purists, yet some of the 'purist' tones I've yet to hear. Wouldn't trade this setup for anything!
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09-07-2008, 11:02 AM
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09-07-2008, 11:50 AM
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t-rex replica
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09-07-2008, 01:43 PM
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Mesa Boogies
the Mark series (and related) are great amps . . . but he got too successful, and too metal, and nothing like popularity to get the ire of the Bootiquees up.
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09-07-2008, 06:13 PM
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Marshall Powerbrake. I use it for my modded Epi VJr. People say it kills tone but that amp is so bright that a little loss of high end gives me just the right amount of chime at bedroom levels. I use it for all my EL-84 amps!
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