Expensive amps with crap graphics and fonts

Lebarque

Winny_Pooh said:

robinbowes said:

I really don't care what stuff looks like. I'd happily play with it all off stage as long as it sounds/feels good. In fact, if I get an Helix that's effectively what I would be doing! 

Keep this in your living room for a month
http://i.imgur.com/pEgxiEK.jpg

Part of his criteria was that it has to sound good though, @Winny_Pooh

fandango

richardhomer said:

Lebarque said:

Good: Most amps which use the guy's surname 

Not sure I agree:

Carr - no - because it reminds me of Jimmy Carr.

Freidman - no - because it reminds me of Dean Friedman who recorded the truly awful 'Lucky Stars'

Morgan - no - because it's a very dull name....

Carr - at least your not thinking of Alan Carr.

Marty Friedman anyone?

And Morgan .... Morgan Cars? Now that's cool.

Zoolooter

CloudNine said:

I wouldn't say the Redplate design team are exactly knocking it out the park..... 

Agreed, also Two Rock skipped on design duties.

57Deluxe

Oh and yes Peavey ...

These were cool
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wRtrnDsEj1c/UPDUbIO5zNI/AAAAAAAAAMo/tywWc7cMB2c/s1600/100_0734.JPG

These not
https://assets.peavey.com/images/large/118120_18133.jpg

ICBM

Winny_Pooh said:

robinbowes said:

I really don't care what stuff looks like. I'd happily play with it all off stage as long as it sounds/feels good. In fact, if I get an Helix that's effectively what I would be doing! 

Keep this in your living room for a month
http://i.imgur.com/pEgxiEK.jpg

Those look great, sound great, are loud enough to play anywhere up to the size of a small country and are impossible to break.

I've got one, brilliant amp. Sold my Mesa...

Winny_Pooh

^^^ see, this is the problem with taste, not everyone has it  
I could use one with lapslide and a tele from time to time but try and get a warm lead tone or pop a fuzz in front and it sucks bad. 

robinbowes

Winny_Pooh said:

robinbowes said:

I really don't care what stuff looks like. I'd happily play with it all off stage as long as it sounds/feels good. In fact, if I get an Helix that's effectively what I would be doing! 

Keep this in your living room for a month
http://i.imgur.com/pEgxiEK.jpg

I'd be more than happy with one of those. 

My first "proper" amp in the 80s was a Bandit 65 - cracking amp. The Special is the same but louder, I believe? 

R. 

ICBM

Winny_Pooh said:

I could use one with lapslide and a tele from time to time but try and get a warm lead tone or pop a fuzz in front and it sucks bad. 

I admit I cheated and replaced the rather metallic-top-end Black Widow speaker with an Eminence Delta 12A, which warmed the sound up a lot.

It does rather sadly take away that classic late-70s 'jet engine' look of the metal dust cap and rim, though…

robinbowes said:

My first "proper" amp in the 80s was a Bandit 65 - cracking amp. The Special is the same but louder, I believe? 

Yes, basically - although the later 130W model has a semi-parametric mid EQ, which is a bit more touchy to dial in (although more effective) than the Bandit's or the earlier 120W one.