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My band has a big gig next week, and we were very rusty after time off gigging to make an album. So, we booked some rehearsal space where we could make a racket. On a whim, I dusted off my ancient Peavey Bandit from 1987(!). In a dual amp setup with a handwired 5e3 clone, it sounded phenomenal. Totally unexpected that an unloved transistor amp from the 80's could sound so good. I get all that lovely valve crunchiness with a really solid clean thump underneath - the most perfect garage rock / trashy indie sound. I've been through some expensive options, and an amp that I'd struggle to get £75 for has provided the answer. Best thing is, I already had it! Sorry for the gushing. I'm ok now.
Anyone else found something unlikely or humble that has way exceeded expectations? It's good to remember that cheap stuff sometimes works really well
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A lot of the stoner rock guys like to use ampeg bass cabs for guitar here at the studio too
Seal of quality IMO.
It weighs and costs more than the amp!
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
my ideal amp would have, a volumr, a gain, a tone control and a reverb, never needed anything more.
I use to have a marshall jvm210 , had two channel each with three levels of gain, master volume and master master volume, too many knobs. for me the fewer knobs the better, plus the knob holding the guitar
I too am a one knob man. The Bandit confuses things with EQ, but I will set it somewhere and never change it.
It's how I justify having so many guitars. What fun would it be if I could just get different sounds by changing my amp settings?
I also have a fair few pedals. They are either left always on, or always off. I should probably get rid of the ones that are always off...
Noise, randomness, ballistic uncertainty.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein