Telecaster Guitar Forum - View Single Post - Are There Any REALLY Good Solid-State Amps (Don't Pass Over Just b/c of the "SS"!)

scoots · April 11th, 2009, 04:27 PM

it seems to me a tube amp tends to "spread" out your sound more as you crank it up while a ss amp keeps it's "tightness" as you turn up. both are cool effects in my opinion. i run a tube amp now but with this me-50 i can run some effects in stereo and for the other side of this i'd love to find a good deal on an old (ss) peavey session 500. really good solid state amp? in my opinion, i would consider the session 500 a really good ss amp.

April 11th, 2009, 04:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
scoots Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: hinckley,mn Posts: 551	it seems to me a tube amp tends to "spread" out your sound more as you crank it up while a ss amp keeps it's "tightness" as you turn up. both are cool effects in my opinion. i run a tube amp now but with this me-50 i can run some effects in stereo and for the other side of this i'd love to find a good deal on an old (ss) peavey session 500. really good solid state amp? in my opinion, i would consider the session 500 a really good ss amp. __________________ ...took the tube out of the v1 spot and replaced it with a dilithium crystal (like on star trek)...