oldest amp you've ever gigged?

[Trunkard]

The oldest was a ‘65 Ampeg Gemini 1. Right now, it’s either a ‘69 Deluxe Reverb, a ‘66 Pro Reverb, or a Vox AC15HW1X.

I’ve also played out with a ‘70 Ampeg GU-12, a ‘68 Ampeg Reverbojet, a ‘71 Ampeg VT40, and a ‘70 (I think) Sano 160R. I had a thing for old Ampegs.

 

[L. I. B.]

68 twin bf'd by Gerald Weber 96
got it from a friend late 80's - 150$ I still use it...still my favorite of all my amps ))

 

[Steve_2020]

In the 1970s I used a 1955 Tweed Champ on occasional gigs. I had it on a a/b switch with a 65 Deluxe and would kick it on for solos/crunch. That was a cool rig if the gig wasn’t too large.

 

[ricnvox]

I've played a '74 Quad Reverb live before, sounded great. what's the oldest you've played?

'62 Vox AC30 with original speakers/transformers, etc. Later on switched to a '64 AC30 which I still have.

 

[billybling]

1971 Marshall Major and a Crate 2x12 cab loaded with Celestions.

 

[Mattbedrock]

I’ve got a flock of old fenders that I use frequently. Here’s three of them.
’64 Bandmaster


‘65 Tremolux. I actually have two and used to run them as a stereo rig.


‘66 Princeton

 

[ledzep618]

67 bassman

 

[Strat_lover]

Ever ever is a '59 5E3. My main gigging amp for the past few years has been a '65 Princeton Non Reverb, maybe been four gigs in the last five years it hasn't been our on.

 

[TD_Madden]

'60 Gibson Falcon.....after I had painted it black of course. It was in '68 and I was playing my first gig at 14.... ;-)

 

[BurnTheLies]

1979 Marshall JMP100 boosted with a TS9
9-4-2005


Still have that PRS.

 

[teleluvver]

1952 Fender Deluxe

 

[rusty]

I’ve got a flock of old fenders that I use frequently. Here’s three of them.
’64 Bandmaster


‘65 Tremolux. I actually have two and used to run them as a stereo rig.


‘66 Princeton

I've always paid attention to your amp posts over the years, Matt...typically some Fender eye candy included, but even comparison clips and just solid opinions from playing these things for years -- that's what I'm here for!

 

[FlyingVBlues]

My former 1959 Les Paul Custom played through a 1953 Fender 5A3 Deluxe that sounded absolutely glorious.

 

[TheSchwartz]

The oldest amp I’ve gigged with is a 1978 Music Man 112 RP 65. I felt like at every gig, the amp looked me in the eyes and said, “This is it, man. I’m gonna do it. I’m going to blow up. I’m serious, man. This is gonna be the one.”

 

[Pedro58]

I've gigged old designs, like a 5c3 tweed that had to be mic'ed. I gigged the heck out of a '66 Super Reverb for ten years or longer. But the oldest would be a blonde Bassman from '61 or a tweed '57 Deluxe. Neither of them were particularly good gigging amps. The Super Reverb, in the 1990's to the 2000's and beyond, was just the best.

 

[twotone]

I don't know about 'gigged', but the oldest amp I ever had was a black face Fender Bassman head.

 

[gaelicsolus]

'54 Tremolux

 

[Trevordog]

When I was a kid, I had an ancient tweed Tremolux that couldn't get a clean sound. I don't remember where I got it, but I thought it looked cool.

 

[ricnvox]

'62 Vox AC30 with original speakers/transformers, etc. Later on switched to a '64 AC30 which I still have.

Some context: These were my gigging amps during 2002-2009 or so. I also used a '65 AC50 and a '70 HiWatt DR103.

 

[DrJamie]

Lately, my 1996 Chieftain is the grandpappy of my amps. (it's the heaviest, even as a head) of my amps right now.