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

jefrs · April 12th, 2009, 10:12 PM

Once you get away from the bedroom-blaster and modelling practice amps there are a number of practical ss amps out there. I got rid of my easy to carry with one hand PV Valvestate only because it was too loud. The sadly discontinued but not left-pond Sessionette is even better (try JD-10). I recently tried out the huge-like-a-sideboard JC120 and the Cube60, both good but all the Cubes do rather buzz. I once came across a Peterson jazz amp - nice, pretty wooden box the size of a Cube30 but 100 watts. You do need more watts in an ss. Unlike a valve amp they can be turned down without loosing quality. If I needed a lightweight stage amp again, would get another cheap s/h Bandit and immediately change its usually appalling speaker.

April 12th, 2009, 10:12 PM	#44 (permalink)
jefrs Friend of Leo's Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Newbury, England Age: 54 Posts: 2,136	Once you get away from the bedroom-blaster and modelling practice amps there are a number of practical ss amps out there. I got rid of my easy to carry with one hand PV Valvestate only because it was too loud. The sadly discontinued but not left-pond Sessionette is even better (try JD-10). I recently tried out the huge-like-a-sideboard JC120 and the Cube60, both good but all the Cubes do rather buzz. I once came across a Peterson jazz amp - nice, pretty wooden box the size of a Cube30 but 100 watts. You do need more watts in an ss. Unlike a valve amp they can be turned down without loosing quality. If I needed a lightweight stage amp again, would get another cheap s/h Bandit and immediately change its usually appalling speaker. __________________ There's two kinds of people, those that hear the music and those that don't.