"perfect" Country/Classic Rock Amp?

[guitarman_nebr]

i am a Telecaster lover looking for that perfect Country and Classic Rock amp.

i have been through many and just can't find the sound i am looking for.

it is that well rounded mids plus sparkling highs sound with out the ear spliting ice pick.

i use a modded CS-3 compressor, Xotic AC Booster, Xotic BB Preamp in front.

a Chorus and Delay in the loop.

my current amps are a Bedrock 621 and a Zinky Blue Velvet.

what will get me "that" sound i hear on , let's say, the Hellcasters CD's???

[Stan Martin]

A Fender Pro Reverb or Twin Reverb should fit the bill.

[Tim Swartz]

Most of the Hellecaster tones to me sound like tweed Bassman or Super Reverb with the occasional Matchless Jorgenson.

[TeleV]

I love the sound of my Tele through a DRRI...straight in...no pedals.

[Tele Fan]

I suggest taking your rig to a store that will let you demo a Bassman, a Super Reverb, and a Deluxe Reverb. Those are the magic 3 for me. I also really like a Blues Jr. once it has had the BillM mods done to it.

[DMace]

"Perfect" is in the ear of the beholder, obviously. But any BF or SF Fender (I'm not a fan of the reissues) with enough power to be heard over a drummer should do the trick. It's mostly down to your fingers, guitar, settings, and any pedals you might add to the mix. Imho.

[guitarman_nebr]

yea, i understand my use of the word "perfect" is not the best. how else does one ask?

i have owned a DRRI. it sounded good, but it hated pedals. i have to use a few for different levels of drive.

how are the Dr. Z Maz Jr.'s?

i get by with 1x12 and 30 watts.

it is the well rounded mids i am mainly after. or as some call it, the "Vox" sound.

i ask these questions because i live in the middle of nowhere and there is not a music store anywhere near me. the internet is my music store.

[Wayne Alexander]

Since you want the Vox sound, get an AC30. It's exactly what you describe.

[golfnut]

Originally Posted by guitarman_nebr

yea, i understand my use of the word "perfect" is not the best. how else does one ask?

i have owned a DRRI. it sounded good, but it hated pedals. i have to use a few for different levels of drive.

how are the Dr. Z Maz Jr.'s?

i get by with 1x12 and 30 watts.

it is the well rounded mids i am mainly after. or as some call it, the "Vox" sound.

i ask these questions because i live in the middle of nowhere and there is not a music store anywhere near me. the internet is my music store.

Dr Z Stangray with 2X12 open back cab /Celestion blues. I play country and classic rock and this is in my opinion the perfect amp for that. It loves my AV52 RI and my 62 RI hotrod strat sounds great as well.
I did have the Maz 38 with the 2X12 Z best cab. Although that was a great amp as well I did have issues with ice picky highs and the cabinet was just too loud for most places.
The Stangray was designed with the Vox AC30 in mind.

[LK]

I have two SFDR that are perfect, to me anyway. Not to loud and if I need more, just put a SM57 in front of it and you can play arena's. That being said, I am thinking of selling one of them to get a 5e3. But I will always have at least one SFDR.

LK

[bassame]

Originally Posted by Wayne Alexander

Since you want the Vox sound, get an AC30. It's exactly what you describe.

+1 I flipped in and out of the Country Music Awards last night, and was amazed at how many VOX amps I saw - why it's downright "unamurrican"!

[Wally]

When I heard the HEllecasters live at an Arlington gutiar show back soem years ago, there were two Groove Tubes Soul-O amps and a small Matchless ?LIghtning?....can't tell you for sure but Jorgensen may have been playing the Matchless. I took pictures of their pedal boards that day....fairly extensive boards.

[jjh37854]

Z Maz Jr

perfect for what you describe, and its built like a tank

[Big John]

I'n getting great mileage from a Fender SuperSonic !!, clean one side, dirty the other, tube, great reverb ...... try one !

[mikethebike500]

Originally Posted by jjh37854

Z Maz Jr

perfect for what you describe, and its built like a tank

+1

[hal]

Deluxe Reverb. Ground zero for tone.

[holndav]

Two words:

Fender Twin

[guitarman_nebr]

i owned an AC30CC2........too heavy and pretty picky about settings. they seemed to change from venue to venue. great amps but awfully inconsistent. i play smaller clubs.....1x12 amps with a mic.

that leaves out a Fender Twin as well.....LOVE the tone, too much amp for my needs.

i had a Supersonic for quite a while........i loved the drive side,but there was no clean headroom on Bassman setting on the clean side. the other setting was pretty thin

the DRRI was really nice on the cleans.....it just hated pedals, and i tried several in a attempt to get along.

i know i am being picky, but i have tried alot of amps!! i have been close once with a Dr. Z Carmen Ghia..........just not enough headroom for cleans.

another amp that was close was the Kustom Coupe'36....just missed with not enough of that low mid tone.

how are Maz Jr's? is there a fair amount of clean headroom? do they like pedals?

i have looked at a Peavey Classic 30 too, how are they?

[Bbenderman]

You much try the new Mesa Boogie Express 5-50.
Its sounds like i dream
Country twang yes
My favourite amp its so aluround
Jerry Donahue=Mesa Boogie

[guitarman_nebr]

Wally,

yea, i have looked at Matchless amps alot. they seem to be on every stage these days. BadCat, 65 amps, and Divided by 13 amps too.

hell, you only live once. i should take the plunge. i just wish i could get my hands on these amps before i buy one.