Clean Amp Suggestions Please

Fishboy7

I’m craving that big fat clean sustainy tone with plenty of headroom.

 

I’m probably going to try and track down a Two Rock ( ,…. really like the look of the new Studio Signature) or maybe a Super Reverb

 

But what else should I try?  Doesn’t need to have Reverb, fx loop or anything.    Simpler the better.   

 

I have owned a Morgan SW22 which was lovely, but I would rather buy something different.  I also tried a Rambler but that wasn’t quite the sound I had in my head. 

 

Any suggestions appreciated   

mgaw

I just received this in the post yesterday and it is quite superb

http://3rdpower.com/products/amps/wooly-coats-spanky-mkii/

slate

Dr. Z antidote 
I had one for a year or so and it was glorious sounding. 
KT66s, tube rectifier - tonally it was very similar to a JTM45 but with way more clean headroom so you could get that beautiful clean tone of the JTM at gig volumes without it breaking up and distorting into a flubby mush. 

hywelg

DrZ EZG . 

ecc83

You might find an Artisan A100 head going pretty cheaply. Just straight 83s and EL34 s, big traffs and a choke. The only Silicon in it is a hugely over rated bridge rect.  Virtually bomb proof, BSH build. Got a bit of NFB in it so at 12W or so out pretty "Class A hi fi".

Four input jacks so you can actually kludge effects in there.

If you want all the bells and whistles there is the HT-100 head but that is not "all valve". Equally clean and effin' loud if needs be.

Dave.

koss59

The best I’ve found so far after a few Two Rocks, Carr Rambler etc is actually a Lonestar Classic. People seem to ignore Boogie as they’re not boutique enough anymore but my god the Lonestar kills those previously mentioned amps IMO.

If I didn’t want the two channels and Fx loop though I was going to be looking at the Suhr Bella which is based off Scott Henderson’s Dumble modded Bandmaster.

dazzajl

Pick a lovely boutique box. Take a blindfold test against a lowly blue collar, ‘working mans’ HRD and see if you feel going over the £350 mark is worth it to you. 

BintyTwanger77

dazzajl said:

Pick a lovely boutique box. Take a blindfold test against a lowly blue collar, ‘working mans’ HRD and see if you feel going over the £350 mark is worth it to you. 

I've been drooling over (and bought and sold) plenty of higher priced boutique gear, but recently moved on a few guitars and a very nice amp, and went for a Blues Jnr IV and a MIM Classic series Tele, and get a lovely clean tone at home. 

Kebabkid

Divided by 13 - don't be put off by the wattage. Both wattages are loud and there's enough clean headroom, particularly on the 15 watt setting. As used by Rob Harris of Jamiroquai, The Edge, The Eagles & Paul McCartney's band

No reverb or fx loop but a choice of 9 watts with 6V6s or 15 watts with EL84s i.e Fender or Vox?

http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/116794/divided-by-13-jrt-9-15-head-choice-of-2-heads-purple-available-only#latest

kreggs

mgaw said:

I just received this in the post yesterday and it is quite superb

http://3rdpower.com/products/amps/wooly-coats-spanky-mkii/

I guess you wont be feeling sheepish buying that product

Sassafras

Twin Reverb.

kreggs

Hiwatt DR 504 maybe

skaguitar

Roland JC120

monquixote

H&K Puretone

guitarblaster

mgaw said:

I just received this in the post yesterday and it is quite superb

http://3rdpower.com/products/amps/wooly-coats-spanky-mkii/

That looks great, can you tell us more! Where are they sold in the UK?

ICBM

kreggs said:

Hiwatt DR 405 maybe

FTFY

meltedbuzzbox

Hiwatt > everything else

sweepy

Have a chat to Chris @RiftAmps ;

kizzer

If your looking for an old school clean amp I've got an old Yamaha G100 for sale here.

Fishboy7

Thanks - for all the suggestions
 
I had forgotten about the DrZ stuff (EZG50 a definite contender) and they seem to come up fairly cheap used.

The Suhr Bella sounds interesting too. 

Or this maybe....

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/173801371184

squidtastic

I'll second the Mesa Lonestar suggestion - Classic or Special, depends on just how much headroom you need.