cpa2guitar
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[FONT="]I have a question that, having read many of the posts on this forum, I know some of the members here can answer.
I have been buying, trading, and selling amps for the last four years or so, trying to find the right combination of amps to achieve my objectives. I have made progress and this tone chase is winding down, but there are a couple of issues I am still addressing.
Except for the Shiva, the power of all my amps range from 18 to 28 watts. Since I need great tone at low volume, this has been fine. Still, my favorite amp builder, Dan Boul, has stated there are some tones that just cannot be had without a big amp. So even though I am a die hard 65 Amps fan and own five of Dan's amps, I am looking elsewhere for this one.
Recent posts about the new Germino master volume has me seriously looking at either a Monterey 100 or Headroom 100. If I go with a Germino, Greg will be able to help me chose between those two amps, based on my preferences, but...
Question 1: Are there amps other than Germino that I should be looking at?
I don't know if any of the following are mutually exclusive, but my criteria are:[/FONT]
[FONT="]Quest[FONT="]ion 2: If anyone has played both the [/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT="][FONT="][FONT="][FONT="]Germino Monterey 100 and the 65 Amps Producer EL, would you please compare and contrast the tone and feel of these two amps? [/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT="]One [FONT="]Last Consideration: [/FONT][/FONT]I am kno[FONT="]c[FONT="]ke[FONT="]d [FONT="]out by [/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]the clean tone produced by Channel 1 of my KT88 Shiva, but just could not bond with or relate to Channel 2 of that [FONT="]amp[/FONT]. I have kept the Shiva because of the cleans on Channel 1 and the fact that it doubles as a killer amp for my acoustics (I know... who knew?), but... It would be really nice if I could find an amp that met the above criteria and deliver cleans that are so fine it would make my Shiva unnecessary. That may be highly unlikely, but one can always hope...
Thanks in advance for any advice you can give me,
Kirk[/FONT]
I have been buying, trading, and selling amps for the last four years or so, trying to find the right combination of amps to achieve my objectives. I have made progress and this tone chase is winding down, but there are a couple of issues I am still addressing.
Except for the Shiva, the power of all my amps range from 18 to 28 watts. Since I need great tone at low volume, this has been fine. Still, my favorite amp builder, Dan Boul, has stated there are some tones that just cannot be had without a big amp. So even though I am a die hard 65 Amps fan and own five of Dan's amps, I am looking elsewhere for this one.
Recent posts about the new Germino master volume has me seriously looking at either a Monterey 100 or Headroom 100. If I go with a Germino, Greg will be able to help me chose between those two amps, based on my preferences, but...
Question 1: Are there amps other than Germino that I should be looking at?
I don't know if any of the following are mutually exclusive, but my criteria are:[/FONT]
- [FONT="]Played clean, I'd like it to be able to reproduce the tone Hendrix had on The Wind Cries Mary and SRV had on Riviera Paradise (can one amp nail both of these clean tones?);[/FONT]
- [FONT="]The amp needs to convey everything the hands are doing. I guess "must be unforgiving" might be another way of saying it;[/FONT]
- [FONT="]The amp needs to operate quietly (I really don't like noisy amps that produce a lot of hiss when cranked);[/FONT]
- [FONT="]Assuming one of my guitars has the classic Hendrix or SRV Strat sound (ever notice how many Strats don't possess what many of us consider the "classic Strat sound"?), this amp will complete the package (i.e., produce that Hendrix/SRV tone);[/FONT]
- [FONT="]Must be able to reproduce that great late '60s and early '70s distortion;[/FONT]
- [FONT="]Must have a master volume that retains most of the amp's tone when not played at ear-bleeding volumes; and[/FONT]
- [FONT="]Must have that low "umph" you just can't get out of a 28 watt amp.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Quest[FONT="]ion 2: If anyone has played both the [/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT="][FONT="][FONT="][FONT="]Germino Monterey 100 and the 65 Amps Producer EL, would you please compare and contrast the tone and feel of these two amps? [/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT="]One [FONT="]Last Consideration: [/FONT][/FONT]I am kno[FONT="]c[FONT="]ke[FONT="]d [FONT="]out by [/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]the clean tone produced by Channel 1 of my KT88 Shiva, but just could not bond with or relate to Channel 2 of that [FONT="]amp[/FONT]. I have kept the Shiva because of the cleans on Channel 1 and the fact that it doubles as a killer amp for my acoustics (I know... who knew?), but... It would be really nice if I could find an amp that met the above criteria and deliver cleans that are so fine it would make my Shiva unnecessary. That may be highly unlikely, but one can always hope...
Thanks in advance for any advice you can give me,
Kirk[/FONT]