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iwantchixx · 04-02-2005, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by fudpuck

Some how I wound up with my Grandpa's old 1956 Fender Tube Pro-Amp. It's looks like hell, but damn...it sounds fantastic.

Man, you've got yourself a real gem there.

Mikey_219Inc · 04-02-2005, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by iwantchixx

6 months? Man, it only takes 3 days max to build an amp. Why's it taking him so long? Having a hard time finding parts?

backlogged is all ... one man operation

Minte · 04-02-2005, 08:08 PM

After years of lugging around hernia inducing amps..i kept this sweetheart..
Fender Sidekick Reverb 20

Timbo · 04-02-2005, 08:22 PM

An old JMP with a MXR 10 band, (or a pq-3) Boss overdrive, Les Pauly.

iwantchixx · 04-02-2005, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Minte

After years of lugging around hernia inducing amps..i kept this sweetheart..
Fender Sidekick Reverb 20

I'm fairly happy with my little Fender combo. It's a Champ DSP 30. I don't use the overdrive channel on it though, too muddy. I use my rackmout all tube preamp.

AlienQ - BANNED FOR LIFE · 04-02-2005, 08:28 PM

Here is meh Ax

By the way your right.
My Amp is a Roland Jazz Chorus 120.

hottoddy · 04-02-2005, 09:06 PM

Hate digital Line 6 crap (except maybe for pc noodling), and the nu-metal Mesa Triple Recto slush sound.

Give me a two channel EL34 tube amp with Celestions, and maybe a TS9 and Fasel Cry Baby.

jonesy · 04-02-2005, 09:10 PM

1982 jcm 800 50watt or 100watt heads
early marshall plexi's 1987 model (not year) like van halen's - modified of course (had mine modified in los angeles by a guy named charles perez who done everyones marshalls back in the 80's and i mean everyone)
tri rectifier
first issue evh

marshall cabs with 4 25 watt greenbacks

les paul standards with duncan customs or jb's in the bridge,
duncan 59's, jazz, or paf's (if you can afford them) in the neck

Tom_PM · 04-02-2005, 09:25 PM

Lets hear some of your recordings everyone. Stop holding out...

fudpuck · 04-03-2005, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Minte

After years of lugging around hernia inducing amps..i kept this sweetheart..
Fender Sidekick Reverb 20

That's a good looking collection you've got going.

fudpuck · 04-03-2005, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by iwantchixx

Man, you've got yourself a real gem there.

Thanks, man. My grandpa played country and bluegrass through it for almost 30 years...so it's well worn. It's one of my favorite possessions.

iwantchixx · 04-03-2005, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by fudpuck

Thanks, man. My grandpa played country and bluegrass through it for almost 30 years...so it's well worn. It's one of my favorite possessions.

How well do the power amp tubes break up as you crank it? Does it have a nice warm overdrive? Or is it strictly a clean amp?

iwantchixx · 04-03-2005, 01:16 AM

These would be rad to drop in a custom tube amp
http://www.oldradioworld.de/teye.htm
http://web.telia.com/~u87127078/eyes/em80.htm

Mikey_219Inc · 04-03-2005, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Minte

i just got a chubby looking at that sg with the soapbar p90

Minte · 04-03-2005, 05:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Mikey_219Inc

i just got a chubby looking at that sg with the soapbar p90

That's a 1967 vintage..plays fantastic..the one to the left of it is my current favorite though.It's a 1955 National *California*

Mikey_219Inc · 04-03-2005, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Minte

That's a 1967 vintage..plays fantastic..the one to the left of it is my current favorite though.It's a 1955 National *California*

im fucking drooling all over myself looking at that sg ... looks like you modded it a little? new bridge and grovers? holy moly i want to have hot monkey sex with that sg

Minte · 04-03-2005, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Mikey_219Inc

im fucking drooling all over myself looking at that sg ... looks like you modded it a little? new bridge and grovers? holy moly i want to have hot monkey sex with that sg

Good eye! It's a *BADASS* bridge and Grovers.The pots have been rewired too.

fudpuck · 04-03-2005, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by iwantchixx

How well do the power amp tubes break up as you crank it? Does it have a nice warm overdrive? Or is it strictly a clean amp?

It's a '56, so it's a little old to have a real overdrive. The sound is generally clean, but if it's turned up past 7-8 (it goes to 12), and you're playing fast, it starts to do it's thing. The "Presence" knob is the main control for effects, and playing with it can get various amounts distortion at high levels.

But you can't really compare it to a Marhsall from the 60's, etc.

fudpuck · 04-03-2005, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by iwantchixx

I'm fairly happy with my little Fender combo. It's a Champ DSP 30. I don't use the overdrive channel on it though, too muddy. I use my rackmout all tube preamp.

Who make's your tube rackmount?

the source · 04-03-2005, 11:27 AM

I've got 2 words for you: Dual Fuckin' Rectifier

there's a reason this is the amp that you've probably heard on every "rock" cd made for the last 10 years. Mesa Boogie knows their shit!

SongRider · 04-03-2005, 11:50 AM

I used a Carvin X100b halfstack and a charvel model 5 for 10+ years and wanted a change so went back to my Les Pauls and have been thru 3 marshall fullstacks, 2 more carvins, A Blue Voodoo fullstack, Line6, Fender stage series, Traynor and a few others I cant recall in the last 2 years. I FINALLY settled on a Mesa Maverick Class A 35 watt 2-12 combo Dual Rectifer and could not be more happy with an amp. It is punchy and real "alive" sounding. I bought it to resell in my store and once I heard it I was hooked!!!

I just threw a Seymour Duncan in my strat and it absolutely ROCKS through it.... So I am going to do the same with my paul. The clean is real "glassy" sounding and the dirty is PERFECT.

I cant find a single thing to complain about on this amp so far. And I am a PICKY bitch!!!

iwantchixx · 04-03-2005, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by fudpuck

Who make's your tube rackmount?

It's a Peavey Rockmaster preamp.

iwantchixx · 04-03-2005, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by SongRider

I used a Carvin X100b halfstack and a charvel model 5 for 10+ years and wanted a change so went back to my Les Pauls and have been thru 3 marshall fullstacks, 2 more carvins, A Blue Voodoo fullstack, Line6, Fender stage series, Traynor and a few others I cant recall in the last 2 years. I FINALLY settled on a Mesa Maverick Class A 35 watt 2-12 combo Dual Rectifer and could not be more happy with an amp. It is punchy and real "alive" sounding. I bought it to resell in my store and once I heard it I was hooked!!!

I just threw a Seymour Duncan in my strat and it absolutely ROCKS through it.... So I am going to do the same with my paul. The clean is real "glassy" sounding and the dirty is PERFECT.

I cant find a single thing to complain about on this amp so far. And I am a PICKY bitch!!!

Mesa deffinately knows their shit. I had a Subway Rocket combo once and that little fucker just boogied! Hence the name Mesa BOOGIE... heh. Great little practive amp. I think it was 30 watts. I plugged it into a Mesa 4x12 and it was still able to shake the foundations. Gotta love all tube watts.

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