I use a 1964 Strat with a Jet Sig Anniversary Head through a 4 x 10 cab with 2 Weber Alnico and 2 weber regular speakers (Jensen replacements). I can nail the SRV tones and still get a lot of other tones. I use 6v6 tubes but I don't use the lead channel only the front end of the amp. My Strat...
I've owned 3 bassman amps and I had the same problem, wanting to downsize and still maintain that great tone of the bassman. I finally ended up with a Clark Deluxe. I retubed it and put in a Celestion Greenback. It's not the same as the bassman because of the physics of the amp but the tone is...
I played a gig with "Rhino" aka Kenny Earl playing drums (drummer for Manowar and Holly Hell) in my blues band "BC Blues" in Monterey, Ca. It was a small venue and I used a Louis Electric Deluxe Buster. I love my Clark Deluxe but the LE was incredible and had much more headroom which I loved...
I have a few TR's and I can nail the RF sound with my Kimock loaded with RCA Blackplate 6l6 tubes and Brimars. For my Jet Sig I use Phillip's 7581a and Brimar 12ax7 tubes. I also have a Drip Edge DR that Ben Fargen modified for me and it is a killer amp that I use for more of the classic rock...
I have a swart AST and I've used it at Church, I like it but in Church I prefer amplifiers that that are foundations for pedals, this brings a lot of versatility. For blues and jazz I will go with the Swart. I guess it all depends on what type of music is played at your church. I go to Shoreline...
I like the way you explain this, however being on the Supplier end of the business there is a lot of greasing going on, maybe a better way to put it is "Shelf-Space Renting". The point is there is a relationship with the "Mechanism (Vons/Safeway)" and the suppliers "Dole, T&A, DiArrigo, Green...
When a product like Mesa shows up in Guitar Center you can bet that money went accross the table somewhere along the line. I haven't looked at Randall's books and maybe he has a silver spoon in his mouth, but something happened from the early days. GC now carries 200 + Mesa items. It's called...
I was just thinking about all of this and I can say that being in business doesn't have any right or wrong when it comes to pricing something. It's up to the owners to do with it what they want. If they want to lower the price of the J2 then have at it. Bill and Joe made a nice market and helped...
I'm selling an older very used JCM 800 2 x 12 combo for a friend. I plugged it in to check everything out. I was blown away at how good it sounds. I have no idea of the value but checked e-bay and they get a lot of action. Need a little help here.
What's the value?
What do you think of...
I've really noticed a difference betweens amps I use. I have a great stable of amps, Cat5, Two Rocks, Clark, Bluesverb, AST.....etc. There are two things that stand out. The Two Rocks sound good no matter what I did with them. The sonic character of the Two Rock. The other amp that was...
Good thread. I have a ton of amps. Old Fenders, new boutique amps and some rebuilds. I play out all of the time and use different amps. I DON'T have a main amp. I play and write blues for my own band and use a Two Rock Jet2, Category 5 Tempest, Category 5 Andrew and a Red Plate Blues Machine (I...
I threw some in my Komet 60 with the intent of toning it down a bit and it worked wonderfully. It still was crazy loud (because Komet 60's are) but it was more manageable.
Give them a try, I think you'll be surprised.
I think my Two Rock J2 and Kimock are about the fattest tone monsters I have played. The Komet 60 and Category 5 Tempest and Andrew are all fat. I also have a Jackson Ampworks Atlantic that is the 19 watt version and it is really fat. Got a Redplate Blues Machine coming this week and I'll post...
I've found if you get a tweed boutique, Clark, Victoria etc. and find some really nice old tubes, bingo, makes all the difference in the world. I've had the real things and still do. They just don't hold up under real gigging situations, plus you don't want them to get stolen.
It's because two rock owners sell and buy newer better models that Bill Kinard comes up with, I've been doing it for years. I have kept my Sterling and Kimock for quite a while but I've gone through about 5 others and currently have a J2. I'll probably sell it in a while and buy something else...
I recently purchased the Wampler delays. One is a tape simulator and the other is an analog delay. I use them both for different reasons. I also own a tape delay, 2290 tc electronics and pete cornish tes. These are all high end products and have use all kinds of delays. For the money the...