Can I be guided as to the pitfalls and highs of my choice.
I can wait and get a Fender, recent or vintage, or get a clone and get in earlier.
It won't be gigged, just me and my lonesome at home.
I may jam at some point, but love to solitude of playing my guitar.
Am not in a searing rush, the longer I wait the more I have to spend.
My current amp, since new in 2000 is a Cornell Romany.
Guitars - Strat Delux, Martyn Booth Special , Tele, Gretsch.
Thank-you in advance.
Not enough guitars, pedals, and cricket bats.
USA Deluxe Strat - Martyn Booth Special - Epi LP Custom
FX Plex - Cornell Romany
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For a amps that are all built from the same very simple circuit, they can all sound extremely different. You’re going to have to play some until one floats your boat. Or take a punt and hope for the best.
And here’s one.... Lazy J20. Sounds so good with single coils !
It was refined and refined by Jesse, solely for use as his own amp , long before he ever thought of building and selling them as a business.
And that only happened by chance when the amp was borrowed for a recording session
After that, word of mouth spread, and he started getting requests for custom orders.
You can google reviews easily enough that highlight the features of the amp
Jesse is a great guy and build quality is awesome. Mine is still utterly quiet years down the line.
oh, and they hold their value remarkably well.
I just play at home for my own pleasure. it sounds so sweet clean or driven.
That's why my main amp is a Romany. 1 plug, a few knobs and it sings sweet music.
I may need to find an amp person to sit down with and explain the mysteries with me. I'd not want to drop a lot of money on an amp and then ruin it's tone.
I may come along to the jam as a spectator/learner. So can as there.
If there is a thread I need to read please do let me know.
Thanks.
USA Deluxe Strat - Martyn Booth Special - Epi LP Custom
FX Plex - Cornell Romany
I've got a very early Lazy J 20 - it doesn't even have a logo plate. It was just in Chandlers as a "Jesse amp". I bought it after I tried it in the shop as it sounded stunning (and sold my Cornell Romany Plus that I'd had before).
I've played some 5E3 clones and they are aren't as good as Jesse's tweaked version. A Celestion Blue speaker might help, but I'd go for the Lazy J in your position. In the long term, it will save money as it cures amp GAS.
I play my Gartone Bluesman at home, its not too loud for me.
Gartone Bluesman 10
Rift Tweed 5 (champ)
Rift Tweed 15 (5e3)
http://vyseamps.com/classic.html