Not for me - I have way too many.
The singer in one of my bands is looking for a new amp.
He uses a variax and line6 pedal so the priority is a clean sound, it must be a 2x12 (possibly 2x10 I guess) and loud.
He would prefer a valve amp.
I've lent him my fender twin in the past and that would tick all the boxes but he would like the option of a drive channel to give a back up if he had a pedal problem.
I'm making a list of suitable candidates for him to think about - I suspect there is a hughes and kettner that would do the job and a split channel marshall might be good.
Any more thoughts?
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Although shipping is no go due to the extreme weight (100lb) so we'd have to meet somewhere. The weight alone may put him off though!
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If postage was an option I'd have considered it. Great amps and definitely the type of thing he should get.
Peavey Valve King? Lighter than a Twin I think, and cheap. Not great sounding though, rather generic and characterless.
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Peavey is probably a bit bland (even though he will be running a modeller into it).
A good rep for being reliable is high on the list as well after a number of problems he's had with gear last year.
"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
"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
"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
I was just talking to the chap looking for an amp and he's probably going to borromw something from me and buy in the summer now an might get something new rather than used.
What are the clean and reliability like on something like a vintage/modern marshall?
I need to check out Hughes and Kettner and Blackstar as well as they probably do something that would suit.
(blackstar might be out though - I also do regular dep gigs with a local band called blackstarr so the name puts him off lol)
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Build quality and reliability - not great.
I would not buy a modern Marshall, personally. Too many issues, and I don't really like the sound of them compared to the old ones either (even the Vintage Modern). I would avoid the TSL combos as well.
If you could find an old Club & Country that's a great amp though, basically a Marshall Twin, but richer-sounding and with overdrive, although it's not switchable. Still the size and weight of a Twin, too. JCM800 combos are also very heavy.
A JCM900 Dual Reverb 100W combo is a possibility. The clean sound on them isn't bad at all, and they're loud, smaller and lighter - and with very good end handles. They do have some known issues but they're probably better than the newer ones, and easier to repair and improve.
"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