Hi all
Just wondering if anybody knew of any amps other than the Supro reissues (which are very spendy!) that did the similar kind of junk shop type amp sounds especially if they have the looks to go with it as well? Bonus marks for reverb or loop, master volume.
Or the ultimate cheapskate idea I did have as a new year project was to get or make/modify a cab to look a bit like them and use either the JHS Twin Twelve pedal I already have or one of the Supro based ones into a solid state power amp somehow mounted to the cab to get something unusual and quirky, but would be obviously much better if there was a similar amp.
Or some kind of amp rehouse project?
All a bit whimsical but am having ideas which I do like to feed
I'm scared and I'm waiting for life
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http://www.honeyboyamps.com
Dont know quite what they sound like, but the visuals might be the vibe you're after. British made too.
Adam
http://vintage47amps.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnatone
Boom, instant lo fi, cool looking amp without spending horrible amounts of money. Plus, it's already a brilliant, well made amp that can do more than a junky lo fi tone.
It also does not like my Jhs Silvertone twin twelve pedal much, it's OK with the MXR dist+ but still not doing it for me
I had a similar thing trying to cop Eric Johnson's thing for years but I really don't get on with strats... now I play a hollowbody or Gretsch into a voxy amp with lots of pedals = way happier.
You're probably right about the other bit but I've no way to play at the moment as I've no amp usable at the volume i can cope with in a small room and I've a useless couple of preamps in a crap little set up and no room to set anything else up until i can dump them off so I'm planning whimsical 2018 exploits instead I think, using that as distraction. I'll be quiet
Sorry, I didn’t mean to be personal...oh, yeh, there are variations of them and all relatively cheap.
I wonder what the Lone Wolf Harp Train 10 is like with guitar, £300 Chinese valve combo with retro looks. Can’t find anything on line where anyone uses it for anything other than harmonica but it is supposed to have that fifties small combo vibe.
Can get some great roaring tones from mine and are rated at 40W from 2x6L6 3x12AX7. Out into a 4x12 and is a massive sound.
http://i60.tinypic.com/2dahvdx.jpg
Edit, sorry Google searched it and found it, the G40v? Not a looker by any stretch but could be an interesting project...
http://media.musiciansfriend.com/is/image/MMGS7/G-60VR-Guitar-Tube-Combo-Amp/489058000000000-00-500x500.jpg
I have followed the Premier Guitar Ask Amp Man upgrade on my G40V..
https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/Dusting_Off_a_Pignose_G40V
https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/Pignose_G40V_Amp_Mods
The amp is ultra portable for a loud tube amp and makes an excellent backup - or even better - part of a stereo setup with a Tweed Deluxe!
http://i59.tinypic.com/2uesf9k.jpg