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JohnnyCrash · July 1st, 2009, 09:56 PM

No one amp EVER "does it all."

I build amps based on what they do best. Then again I record more than I gig/rehearse.

So in this regard, I'd have a "Marshall," and a BF Fender Reverb amp (preferabley a dual 6L6 variety).

I love the brick thick sounds of 5E3's, but quite frankly 50w MV Marshalls do the rock thing best (therefore their classic "rock" amp status). I dig the chime of a Vox, but... well, OK I amend my statement - do not settle for a swiss army amp - settle for three: a BF Fender reverb, a Vox AC15 or AC30 (with Celestion Blues), and a Marshall.

Nobody ever likes to hear that one amp can't do it all, but they can't. Sorry.

If you're in a soul or old school blues band, get a tweed (old rockabilly, get a bigger fixed bias tweed). If you're in a '60s blues or country band, get a BF Fender Reverb. If you're in a rock band, get a Marshall. If you're in a cover band, get a Line 6. If you record... you'll need 3 amps. I've got more than a dozen amps and I still scratch my chin and stare at my amps during any given track recording.

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JohnnyCrash Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Fullerton, CA Posts: 8,744	No one amp EVER "does it all." I build amps based on what they do best. Then again I record more than I gig/rehearse. So in this regard, I'd have a "Marshall," and a BF Fender Reverb amp (preferabley a dual 6L6 variety). I love the brick thick sounds of 5E3's, but quite frankly 50w MV Marshalls do the rock thing best (therefore their classic "rock" amp status). I dig the chime of a Vox, but... well, OK I amend my statement - do not settle for a swiss army amp - settle for three: a BF Fender reverb, a Vox AC15 or AC30 (with Celestion Blues), and a Marshall. Nobody ever likes to hear that one amp can't do it all, but they can't. Sorry. If you're in a soul or old school blues band, get a tweed (old rockabilly, get a bigger fixed bias tweed). If you're in a '60s blues or country band, get a BF Fender Reverb. If you're in a rock band, get a Marshall. If you're in a cover band, get a Line 6. If you record... you'll need 3 amps. I've got more than a dozen amps and I still scratch my chin and stare at my amps during any given track recording. __________________ -- I constantly have to remind myself I'm a grownup and it's just the internet.