victoria 35310

del · May 11th, 2008, 02:07 PM

i found a 35310 for 1100 euro's. I don't know much about these amps, except they are bandmaster clones. Enough clean headroom ?

i asked the same question in the surf's up topic but maybe the 35310 owners won't be reading it.
It sure sounded great, but i ll have to buy a reverb unit ... good choice for clean surf ?

Wayne Alexander · May 11th, 2008, 03:07 PM

Enough clean headroom AT WHAT VOLUME LEVEL? What do you want to do with it? If you need loud clean headroom for classic surf-guitar sounds at volume levels for a large club, this is not your amp. The best recorded record of what the 3-10 tweed Bandmaster sounds like is the Who's Next album - almost all the guitar sounds are Pete Townshend playing a Gretch 6120 through a tweed bandmaster. Not a clean sound. Glorious dirty sound. The amp will play clean but not at high volume.

del · May 11th, 2008, 03:42 PM

small clubs, altough they have PA systems .. just for rehearsels..

TexGoneNW · May 11th, 2008, 04:02 PM

The Clark Tyger is a similar tweed Bandmaster copy, and the breakup seems to come early, to me, considering the wattage of the amp. Depending on the venue and style of music, this may be a good thing.

stantheman · May 12th, 2008, 12:06 AM

I've got the Weber 5E7 Bandmaster. And the 6120-TM to go with it and everytime You lean into 'em they sound like a hit record. There's no fancy nothin' in my 5E7, it's totally stock and I'm not changin' a thing. It'll make everything with strings sound fantastic, Teles, Les Pauls, Strats, Firebirds...
The opening measures in "China Grove" is a 5E7 Bandmaster.
The more You play one the less GAS you have for other Amps.
These 5E7's are different critters from most other Tweeds I've heard and played through. They are not conventional Tweeds and I find myself really trippin' out on Cowboy Chords with this one - the 6120 doesn't exactly hurt the situation either. I believe they're the "pot 'o gold" when it comes to Tweed. The SG Classic with P-90's and this Amp is the way I wanted to sound when I was a 16 year old - and with an MXR Distortion Plus it gets that perfect "Grazin In The Grass Is A Gas" Tone off the Friends Of Distinction 45.

May 11th, 2008, 02:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
del Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: antwerp, belgium Age: 28 Posts: 106	victoria 35310 i found a 35310 for 1100 euro's. I don't know much about these amps, except they are bandmaster clones. Enough clean headroom ? i asked the same question in the surf's up topic but maybe the 35310 owners won't be reading it. It sure sounded great, but i ll have to buy a reverb unit ... good choice for clean surf ?

May 12th, 2008, 12:06 AM	#5 (permalink)
stantheman Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: White Mountains Posts: 5,071	I've got the Weber 5E7 Bandmaster. And the 6120-TM to go with it and everytime You lean into 'em they sound like a hit record. There's no fancy nothin' in my 5E7, it's totally stock and I'm not changin' a thing. It'll make everything with strings sound fantastic, Teles, Les Pauls, Strats, Firebirds... The opening measures in "China Grove" is a 5E7 Bandmaster. The more You play one the less GAS you have for other Amps. These 5E7's are different critters from most other Tweeds I've heard and played through. They are not conventional Tweeds and I find myself really trippin' out on Cowboy Chords with this one - the 6120 doesn't exactly hurt the situation either. I believe they're the "pot 'o gold" when it comes to Tweed. The SG Classic with P-90's and this Amp is the way I wanted to sound when I was a 16 year old - and with an MXR Distortion Plus it gets that perfect "Grazin In The Grass Is A Gas" Tone off the Friends Of Distinction 45. __________________ Somebody Loan Me A Dime

May 11th, 2008, 03:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
Wayne Alexander Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA Posts: 1,083	Enough clean headroom AT WHAT VOLUME LEVEL? What do you want to do with it? If you need loud clean headroom for classic surf-guitar sounds at volume levels for a large club, this is not your amp. The best recorded record of what the 3-10 tweed Bandmaster sounds like is the Who's Next album - almost all the guitar sounds are Pete Townshend playing a Gretch 6120 through a tweed bandmaster. Not a clean sound. Glorious dirty sound. The amp will play clean but not at high volume.

May 11th, 2008, 03:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
del Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: antwerp, belgium Age: 28 Posts: 106	small clubs, altough they have PA systems .. just for rehearsels..

May 11th, 2008, 04:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
TexGoneNW Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Victoria, TX Posts: 917 4 Photos	The Clark Tyger is a similar tweed Bandmaster copy, and the breakup seems to come early, to me, considering the wattage of the amp. Depending on the venue and style of music, this may be a good thing.