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teletwangler · January 8th, 2005, 12:47 PM

Here are the top 10 reasons I bought a solid state amp:
10 - Clean, clean, clean!
9 - I already had a distortion pedal.
8 - My doctor told me to avoid heavy lifting.
7 - It IS the 21st century!
6 - If it was good enough for Albert King...
5 - Forgive me, I used to be a drummer!
4 - Those jazz cats are a bad influence.
3 - Weren't they developed by NASA for the space program?
2 - Anything to cheese off those tube guys!
and the no. 1 reason I bought a solid state amp...
Spent all my money on golf clubs.

Scotland · January 8th, 2005, 12:58 PM

What would you rate, in order, as the top 10 of the best S.S. amps / combo's ?

rmielech · January 8th, 2005, 05:07 PM

Can't speak for older solid state stuff, but the Fender Dyna-touches do a good job. I've got a mixture of tube and solid state amps, and I've found I can get good sounds out of all of them. Not the same sounds, but good sounds. Some guitars are a better match for certain amps and vice-versa, but you can make a good-quality SS amp sound good with a little effort. And I've discovered a Nashville tele sounds great with just about anything.

DADGAD · January 8th, 2005, 05:21 PM

#11 - SS is lighter weight by at least one chunk of iron.
#12 - You don't have to let them cool down before moving them.

e-merlin · January 8th, 2005, 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scotland

What would you rate, in order, as the top 10 of the best S.S. amps / combo's ?

I doubt that I can come up with 10, but here's a start:

Fender Princeton Chorus
Roland Jazz Chorus
Peavey Bandit (there are several incarnations of this one but they are all good)

Joe-Bob · January 8th, 2005, 06:21 PM

Gotta put the Polytone and Lab Series in there somewhere, too.

Scotland · January 8th, 2005, 11:34 PM

sorry if I have hijacked your thread but I have always wondered what S.S. amps people consider as worthy of praise.

teletwangler · January 9th, 2005, 12:03 AM

Just a lame attempt at humor anyway. BTW mine's a Roland Bluescube 30 and I love it! :D

Pepi · January 9th, 2005, 10:10 AM

I've used a Peavey Special 130 since 1986. I don't use the preamp anymore but the power amp has the best cleans. I run a Valve FX preamp into the power amp and get all the tube sound I need :D

bkief1 · January 9th, 2005, 10:15 AM

I love my Fender Princeton Chorus. Great amp. I replaced the stock speakers some time back with a set of Jensen RI C10Qs. Great choice.

Michael R · January 9th, 2005, 10:48 AM

I like Line 6 FT-II and Vetta (heads). I have an old Randall C-210 that sounds still pretty good too.

bluescube · January 10th, 2005, 08:49 AM

Roland Bluescube 30 2x10 combo

tdu · January 10th, 2005, 09:29 AM

I had a Line 6 Flextone III and it was a great amp. I would put it on a list of s/s combos for sure.

I gotta disagree with one thing though. I replaced it with a 50 watt Traynor combo that is roughly the same dimensions and they are pretty much equal weight. The Line 6 might even have been a bit heavier in fact.

PaddyBrumson · January 10th, 2005, 10:05 AM

Sits right next to my tube amps and, yes, I can hear the difference. But, it doesn't sound worse, just different. Enough volume to keep up with a drummer and you don't have to crank it to get nice tone for home or low volume playing. It's great to turn on when you know you'll only be playing for a little while and don't want to heat up the tubes.

Kewlpack · January 10th, 2005, 01:40 PM

I hate to admit it but I actually like the Crate GLX/GTX series. Versatile, and meets the criteria above...

I own a GFX15 and it's a decent teeny little practice/small jam amp. Thinking of getting one of the bigger GTX series.

Love the hi gain distortion...

(hope I didn't cause you to spit your coffee out!)
~A~

Sarge · January 10th, 2005, 01:50 PM

Probably unheard of but the Ross Fame Series 50CR.
1X12, 50 watts, chorus, spring reverb, tubeblaster. Light, reliable and sounds very good clean or overdriven.

Stan Martin · January 10th, 2005, 02:00 PM

soft or firm tofu

KC · January 10th, 2005, 03:02 PM

I played all through the 70s on a Bantam amp, a 50-watt 1x12 combo -- I'd forgotten how good it sounded until a friend came over with the same amp a couple of years ago. doesn't seem to be much info about it on the web so it may be fairly rare but worth a look.

charliebrown · February 13th, 2005, 08:07 PM

Definitely a Flextone II or III Plus...pick your favorite models and forget the others...pretend they don't exist. This amp really shines with an extension cabinet...a Mesa Boogie Wide Body 12" cabinet adds a nice bottom end and rounds out the sound nicely.

Garrison · February 14th, 2005, 02:21 AM

Would a Vox Valvetronix ADVT 30 qualify?
I do love mine!

TheGoodTexan · February 14th, 2005, 09:36 AM

If you've never tried out a Randall RG-80....stop what you're doing right now and go find one!

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...ok...what did you think about it?

Actually, the RG-80 is a really, really, good sounding amp. It's a 60 watt, 1x12 combo, in a nice little compact cabinet. They were made from the early to mid 80s, I think. It has two preamps (but just one EQ)that can be used at the same time...set one for slight OD and leave the other one clean, and you can get the "Sparkle Drive" tone right there from your amp.

This amp has been called "the poor man's Dumble", and I don't disagree. Clean tones galore...nice and punchy. The pure overdrive would fit right in there with Robben Ford. Crisp, with lots of sustain, but no mud whatsoever. They came with a stock Celestion.

The best part? They can be found used for $150.

Jef · February 14th, 2005, 09:43 AM

Nobody mentioned Kustom yet? They're part of that classic CCR sound.

Jef

migra dude · February 14th, 2005, 09:44 AM

The thing was a beast. I put casters on it. It had a celestion with a square magnet if I remember correctly. I sold it to a buddy of mine about 11 or twelve years ago. He still has it. I remember it had great overdrive but you had to pull the volume knob to get it. The clean channel was definitely LOUD, but uninspiring if I remember correctly.

Oskar · February 14th, 2005, 10:27 AM

I have an AD60VT Head into a Vox 2x12 cabinet and it's a great amp. My tube amps having been sitting in the corner for the past 8 months.

Joe-Bob · February 14th, 2005, 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheGoodTexan

If you've never tried out a Randall RG-80....stop what you're doing right now and go find one!

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...ok...what did you think about it?

Actually, the RG-80 is a really, really, good sounding amp. It's a 60 watt, 1x12 combo, in a nice little compact cabinet. They were made from the early to mid 80s, I think. It has two preamps (but just one EQ)that can be used at the same time...set one for slight OD and leave the other one clean, and you can get the "Sparkle Drive" tone right there from your amp.

This amp has been called "the poor man's Dumble", and I don't disagree. Clean tones galore...nice and punchy. The pure overdrive would fit right in there with Robben Ford. Crisp, with lots of sustain, but no mud whatsoever. They came with a stock Celestion.

The best part? They can be found used for $150.

There's one for sale right around the corner from me. I've never even considered one. Maybe i need to go play through it.

TheGoodTexan · February 14th, 2005, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe-Bob

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheGoodTexan

If you've never tried out a Randall RG-80....stop what you're doing right now and go find one!

There's one for sale right around the corner from me. I've never even considered one. Maybe i need to go play through it.

Yeah...at least go try it out. These amps are sleeping around guitar shops and pawn shops all over the place...and they can be had for cheap. Most of us see them, and don't even give it enough consideration to look at it a second time.

Take your guitar with you, and crank up the clean side of it first, then try the OD...then blend them together. The treble control is also a push/pull pot, that seems to add a little compression. Not a huge difference on clean, but fairly noticeable on OD

Each channel has a volume and gain control, and each is capable of both clean and OD tones.

The two channels are switchable via the footswitch...but those footswitches had a wierd connector...so if the footswitch is MIA...you'll have to build one yourself...and I have a schematic for it.

A great little amp for sure, as a backup or practice amp. I have gigged with one several times too. Plently of power for most any gig.

Also...please note...not all "RG" series Randalls are the same. The 25s...50s...and 100s....do not sound like the RG-80 at all.

Kewlpack · February 14th, 2005, 11:20 AM

Have to say no to the Crate stuff. It didn't hold up. 'Nuff said.

I've since found a fantastic tone from the Fender Stage 1000. 3 channels, 7 timbres (very very cool), Celestion g12t-100 speaker (great!), and all the important addons (effect loop, parallel ext out 8 ohm, 160w with ext cab engaged, some decent dsp, light!, portable, consistent tone).

I just bought a Boss GT-8 and run it straight into the clean channel.... tons and tons of tones and tones! 8)

Go try that new pedalboard out - it is teh r0xx0r.
~A~

popthree · February 14th, 2005, 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kewlpack

Have to say no to the Crate stuff. It didn't hold up. 'Nuff said.

thats funny...and ironic. when crate came out thats all they were about...durability. sounded like crap, but built like a truck. i have one of the actual "CRATE" bass amps that looks like a crate. sounds hidiously dull, but i believe i could leave it out in the weather for a year without damaging it.

Kewlpack · February 14th, 2005, 11:46 AM

Ya, the GLX212 I had actually began to lose parts.

I think the cabinet was okay; very solid; but screws and things were starting falling out. LOL

I figured I'd just take advantage of the GC return policy and keep going on the tonequest.

~A~

Jakedog · February 14th, 2005, 12:05 PM

Not really a solid state fan, but I do love Lab Series L-5 combos! They flat out sound great!

I'll have to keep a weather eye out for one of those Randalls, I'd like to hear one.

I had a Fender Pro-185 when I was a kid, liked it alot. The drive channel sounded awful by itself, but if you cranked the gain in conjunction with a Boss SD-1 it was tone to DIE for. Big, fat, meaty, and sustained for years. Mine is probably still sustaining in a shed somewhere in rural Texas.

Jake

charliebrown · February 14th, 2005, 01:05 PM

All I remember about this amp is, at the time, thinking what a great combo it was...nice sound...it's been so long since I've played through one that I have forgotten the feel and tone though...I'll be keeping my eyes open!

ye olde fretmonkey · February 14th, 2005, 01:55 PM

Peavey Vegas
Peavey Nashville
Peavey KB
70s Yamaha s/s combos
Lab Series

all OK by me...

Aen · February 15th, 2005, 12:44 AM

I'm actually trying to swap my Peavey VTM 120 for a Fender Dyna touch. Can't be luggin a half stack around anymore, plus I need some freakin' CLEAN.

Jakedog · February 15th, 2005, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aen

I'm actually trying to swap my Peavey VTM 120 for a Fender Dyna touch. Can't be luggin a half stack around anymore, plus I need some freakin' CLEAN.

I'd swap in a second if I had an amp to swap you. I LOVE my VTM. I get killer cleans from mine, have you tried running into the "low" input? When I run into the high, it's too much gain for me, and not all that toneful. So I run into the low side, gets great clean sounds, and I overdrive with my TS-9's. I would love to have a second one.

Jake

stantheman · February 15th, 2005, 06:26 PM

got INCREDIBLE TONE with Randall Amps and Guild Starfires IV's. This was during the Alligator "Stone Crazy"
period. There are about 5 performances that I saw Buddy give that were unbelievable - even for Buddy - in
the last 35 years and one of them was with the Randall
and Starfire IV rig; the Starfire IV was actually involved
in three of them. Buddy is ALWAYS a great show but on these 5 particular occasions he pitched no-hitters.
For the record: Buddy Guy with a Guild Guitar in his hands is a very dangerous Man. Makes me wonder what Clapton would sound like if he took "the plunge".

Paul in Colorado · February 16th, 2005, 02:06 AM

I forgot about those Randall amps. I used to sell them. They also had a tube combo that I used to check out of the store for "experimental" purposes. But those RG-80's sounded pretty good. I used to gig with the Randall tube combo and a weird Yamaha electric that was sort of Alembic-like with tapped humbuckers. Good sounds all around.

SteveK · February 16th, 2005, 11:15 AM

Ah, my little guilty secrets:

Trace Elliot Tramp. 1x12" 40 Watt all solid state amp (the later versions had a valve in the pre-amp). The distortion is actually quite useable, but I haven't played a gig with it since I bought a Fender Blues Deluxe in a blow-out back in mid '97. It sits at home and I use the power amp & speaker to make my POD 2 loud. Hmm, I mighttake it to rehearsal sometime and see if anyone notices...

Tech21 Trademark 10. The home practise amp that replaced everything for at-home use until I realised that I had to set up my gigging pedalboard and get used to driving it, so it sits in the living room and gets occasional use while I jame along with a DVD or three (sad or what?).

Cheers - Steve

bongo · February 16th, 2005, 04:23 PM

gotta add my 2 cents:

Peavey Special 130 - very, very good clean sound

Peavey Studio Pro - good all around tone, the best Line Out direct recording sound I've been able to get !

Roland Jazz Chorus - :)

Neill Levine · February 16th, 2005, 08:30 PM

Quote:

gotta add my 2 cents:

Peavey Special 130 - very, very good clean sound

Peavey Studio Pro - good all around tone, the best Line Out direct recording sound I've been able to get !

Roland Jazz Chorus -

I run the Peavey Special 130 as well. I use it clean only with a Boss GT-3 to give me all the effects I need when I am playing fusion, rock or funk.
The clean channel is excellent! I tell you what though, it does not compare to the warm clean sound on my tube 1980 Fender 75 combo. For the jazz I play where the use of effects are banned, I go with the tube amp, with all the character.
The SS is lighter though

Garrison · March 1st, 2007, 02:03 AM

Tech 21 TR 60
Tech 21 TR 30
Kustom HV 30
Kustom 12 Gauge
Roland Blues Cube
Vox Pathfinder
Vox VR 30
Peavey Bandit 112
Line 6 Spider 3
Line 6 Flextone 3

well sorta.... ss that is....

January 8th, 2005, 12:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
teletwangler Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: STL,MO Posts: 152	Solid State Top 10 Here are the top 10 reasons I bought a solid state amp: 10 - Clean, clean, clean! 9 - I already had a distortion pedal. 8 - My doctor told me to avoid heavy lifting. 7 - It IS the 21st century! 6 - If it was good enough for Albert King... 5 - Forgive me, I used to be a drummer! 4 - Those jazz cats are a bad influence. 3 - Weren't they developed by NASA for the space program? 2 - Anything to cheese off those tube guys! and the no. 1 reason I bought a solid state amp... Spent all my money on golf clubs. __________________ Did you know that the hole's only natural enemy is the pile?

January 8th, 2005, 12:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
Scotland Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, Yewrup Age: 55 Posts: 7,428 3 Photos	So, what top 10 ? What would you rate, in order, as the top 10 of the best S.S. amps / combo's ? __________________ All those who believe in psycho-kinesis, raise my hand !

January 8th, 2005, 05:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
DADGAD Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Palmdale, CA Posts: 829	#11 - SS is lighter weight by at least one chunk of iron. #12 - You don't have to let them cool down before moving them. __________________ "I need to learn some new scales and stop obsessing about this stuff." http://www.myspace.com/slickshoes

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Joe-Bob Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Dallas, Texas Age: 47 Posts: 5,533	Top 10? Gotta put the Polytone and Lab Series in there somewhere, too. __________________ Why didn't the Psychic Network already know I was gonna call?

January 8th, 2005, 11:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
Scotland Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, Yewrup Age: 55 Posts: 7,428 3 Photos	Sorry Twangler sorry if I have hijacked your thread but I have always wondered what S.S. amps people consider as worthy of praise. __________________ All those who believe in psycho-kinesis, raise my hand !

January 8th, 2005, 05:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
rmielech TDPRI Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Middletown, NJ Posts: 64	Can't speak for older solid state stuff, but the Fender Dyna-touches do a good job. I've got a mixture of tube and solid state amps, and I've found I can get good sounds out of all of them. Not the same sounds, but good sounds. Some guitars are a better match for certain amps and vice-versa, but you can make a good-quality SS amp sound good with a little effort. And I've discovered a Nashville tele sounds great with just about anything.

January 9th, 2005, 12:03 AM	#8 (permalink)
teletwangler Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: STL,MO Posts: 152	It's OK Just a lame attempt at humor anyway. BTW mine's a Roland Bluescube 30 and I love it! :D __________________ Did you know that the hole's only natural enemy is the pile?

January 9th, 2005, 10:10 AM	#9 (permalink)
Pepi Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Indiana Age: 55 Posts: 262	I've used a Peavey Special 130 since 1986. I don't use the preamp anymore but the power amp has the best cleans. I run a Valve FX preamp into the power amp and get all the tube sound I need :D

January 9th, 2005, 10:15 AM	#10 (permalink)
bkief1 TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 52	I love my Fender Princeton Chorus. Great amp. I replaced the stock speakers some time back with a set of Jensen RI C10Qs. Great choice.

January 9th, 2005, 10:48 AM	#11 (permalink)
Michael R Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Mystic CT Posts: 579	I like Line 6 FT-II and Vetta (heads). I have an old Randall C-210 that sounds still pretty good too.

January 10th, 2005, 08:49 AM	#12 (permalink)
bluescube Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Greensboro NC Age: 42 Posts: 1,181 6 Photos	Roland Bluescube 30 2x10 combo

January 10th, 2005, 09:29 AM	#13 (permalink)
tdu Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 33 Posts: 2,833 11 Photos	I had a Line 6 Flextone III and it was a great amp. I would put it on a list of s/s combos for sure. I gotta disagree with one thing though. I replaced it with a 50 watt Traynor combo that is roughly the same dimensions and they are pretty much equal weight. The Line 6 might even have been a bit heavier in fact. __________________ Torn Down Units brand Rock n' Roll My Solo Stuff:

January 10th, 2005, 10:05 AM	#14 (permalink)
PaddyBrumson TDPRI Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Atlanta Age: 60 Posts: 71	Tech 21 TM60 Sits right next to my tube amps and, yes, I can hear the difference. But, it doesn't sound worse, just different. Enough volume to keep up with a drummer and you don't have to crank it to get nice tone for home or low volume playing. It's great to turn on when you know you'll only be playing for a little while and don't want to heat up the tubes.

January 10th, 2005, 01:40 PM	#15 (permalink)
Kewlpack Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Westminster, Colorado Posts: 155	Eh... Crates! I hate to admit it but I actually like the Crate GLX/GTX series. Versatile, and meets the criteria above... I own a GFX15 and it's a decent teeny little practice/small jam amp. Thinking of getting one of the bigger GTX series. Love the hi gain distortion... (hope I didn't cause you to spit your coffee out!) ~A~

January 10th, 2005, 01:50 PM	#16 (permalink)
Sarge Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pgh,Pa Age: 54 Posts: 3,550	Ross Probably unheard of but the Ross Fame Series 50CR. 1X12, 50 watts, chorus, spring reverb, tubeblaster. Light, reliable and sounds very good clean or overdriven.

January 10th, 2005, 02:00 PM	#17 (permalink)
Stan Martin Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Pepperell Posts: 900	why not ask what is better soft or firm tofu

January 10th, 2005, 03:02 PM	#18 (permalink)
KC Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Missoula, Montana Posts: 1,338 16 Photos	Bantam I played all through the 70s on a Bantam amp, a 50-watt 1x12 combo -- I'd forgotten how good it sounded until a friend came over with the same amp a couple of years ago. doesn't seem to be much info about it on the web so it may be fairly rare but worth a look.

February 13th, 2005, 08:07 PM	#19 (permalink)
charliebrown Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 195	Top 10... Definitely a Flextone II or III Plus...pick your favorite models and forget the others...pretend they don't exist. This amp really shines with an extension cabinet...a Mesa Boogie Wide Body 12" cabinet adds a nice bottom end and rounds out the sound nicely. __________________ Sarcasm is only one service we offer.

February 14th, 2005, 02:21 AM	#20 (permalink)
Garrison Banned Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: An Englishman in Canada! Age: 41 Posts: 243	Would a Vox Valvetronix ADVT 30 qualify? I do love mine!

February 14th, 2005, 09:36 AM	#21 (permalink)
TheGoodTexan Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: xx Posts: 5,539	If you've never tried out a Randall RG-80....stop what you're doing right now and go find one! . . . . . . ...ok...what did you think about it? Actually, the RG-80 is a really, really, good sounding amp. It's a 60 watt, 1x12 combo, in a nice little compact cabinet. They were made from the early to mid 80s, I think. It has two preamps (but just one EQ)that can be used at the same time...set one for slight OD and leave the other one clean, and you can get the "Sparkle Drive" tone right there from your amp. This amp has been called "the poor man's Dumble", and I don't disagree. Clean tones galore...nice and punchy. The pure overdrive would fit right in there with Robben Ford. Crisp, with lots of sustain, but no mud whatsoever. They came with a stock Celestion. The best part? They can be found used for $150.

February 14th, 2005, 09:43 AM	#22 (permalink)
Jef Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Antwerp, Belgium Posts: 760 8 Photos	Nobody mentioned Kustom yet? They're part of that classic CCR sound. Jef

February 14th, 2005, 09:44 AM	#23 (permalink)
migra dude Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Lynden, WA Posts: 104	I had one of those! The thing was a beast. I put casters on it. It had a celestion with a square magnet if I remember correctly. I sold it to a buddy of mine about 11 or twelve years ago. He still has it. I remember it had great overdrive but you had to pull the volume knob to get it. The clean channel was definitely LOUD, but uninspiring if I remember correctly. __________________ rig: 79 Strat>RMC3 wah>Boss TU2>Klon Centaur>MI Audio Blues Pro>MI Audio Crunch Box>Allen V-18 or Old Flame.

February 14th, 2005, 10:27 AM	#24 (permalink)
Oskar Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Northampton, MA Posts: 3,245	Yeah, Vox would quality... I have an AD60VT Head into a Vox 2x12 cabinet and it's a great amp. My tube amps having been sitting in the corner for the past 8 months.

February 14th, 2005, 11:20 AM	#27 (permalink)
Kewlpack Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Westminster, Colorado Posts: 155	I've recanted on the Crate stuff Have to say no to the Crate stuff. It didn't hold up. 'Nuff said. I've since found a fantastic tone from the Fender Stage 1000. 3 channels, 7 timbres (very very cool), Celestion g12t-100 speaker (great!), and all the important addons (effect loop, parallel ext out 8 ohm, 160w with ext cab engaged, some decent dsp, light!, portable, consistent tone). I just bought a Boss GT-8 and run it straight into the clean channel.... tons and tons of tones and tones! 8) Go try that new pedalboard out - it is teh r0xx0r. ~A~

February 14th, 2005, 11:46 AM	#29 (permalink)
Kewlpack Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Westminster, Colorado Posts: 155	Ya, the GLX212 I had actually began to lose parts. I think the cabinet was okay; very solid; but screws and things were starting falling out. LOL I figured I'd just take advantage of the GC return policy and keep going on the tonequest. ~A~

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February 14th, 2005, 12:05 PM	#30 (permalink)
Jakedog Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cleveland,OH But my heart's still in TX Posts: 4,573	Not really a solid state fan, but I do love Lab Series L-5 combos! They flat out sound great! I'll have to keep a weather eye out for one of those Randalls, I'd like to hear one. I had a Fender Pro-185 when I was a kid, liked it alot. The drive channel sounded awful by itself, but if you cranked the gain in conjunction with a Boss SD-1 it was tone to DIE for. Big, fat, meaty, and sustained for years. Mine is probably still sustaining in a shed somewhere in rural Texas. Jake __________________ It's not that I lack focus, it's just that I'm musically schizophrenic...

February 14th, 2005, 01:05 PM	#31 (permalink)
charliebrown Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 195	RG-80...I had forgotten... All I remember about this amp is, at the time, thinking what a great combo it was...nice sound...it's been so long since I've played through one that I have forgotten the feel and tone though...I'll be keeping my eyes open! __________________ Sarcasm is only one service we offer.

February 14th, 2005, 01:55 PM	#32 (permalink)
ye olde fretmonkey Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Austin Age: 49 Posts: 3,658	Peavey Vegas Peavey Nashville Peavey KB 70s Yamaha s/s combos Lab Series all OK by me... __________________ Just 'cause that's the way things are, that never did make it right.

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Aen Tele-Holic Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eau Claire, WI Posts: 942	I'm actually trying to swap my Peavey VTM 120 for a Fender Dyna touch. Can't be luggin a half stack around anymore, plus I need some freakin' CLEAN. __________________ Alt-country and psych-rock-tronica! Hey, be happy you can choose one genre for yourself! http://www.myspace.com/aenpage

February 15th, 2005, 06:26 PM	#35 (permalink)
stantheman Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: White Mountains Posts: 5,945	Buddy Guy years ago got INCREDIBLE TONE with Randall Amps and Guild Starfires IV's. This was during the Alligator "Stone Crazy" period. There are about 5 performances that I saw Buddy give that were unbelievable - even for Buddy - in the last 35 years and one of them was with the Randall and Starfire IV rig; the Starfire IV was actually involved in three of them. Buddy is ALWAYS a great show but on these 5 particular occasions he pitched no-hitters. For the record: Buddy Guy with a Guild Guitar in his hands is a very dangerous Man. Makes me wonder what Clapton would sound like if he took "the plunge". __________________ Somebody Loan Me A Dime

February 16th, 2005, 02:06 AM	#36 (permalink)
Paul in Colorado Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Fort Collins, CO Age: 56 Posts: 5,155 3 Photos	I forgot about those Randall amps. I used to sell them. They also had a tube combo that I used to check out of the store for "experimental" purposes. But those RG-80's sounded pretty good. I used to gig with the Randall tube combo and a weird Yamaha electric that was sort of Alembic-like with tapped humbuckers. Good sounds all around.

February 16th, 2005, 11:15 AM	#37 (permalink)
SteveK TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Posts: 51	Ah, my little guilty secrets: Trace Elliot Tramp. 1x12" 40 Watt all solid state amp (the later versions had a valve in the pre-amp). The distortion is actually quite useable, but I haven't played a gig with it since I bought a Fender Blues Deluxe in a blow-out back in mid '97. It sits at home and I use the power amp & speaker to make my POD 2 loud. Hmm, I mighttake it to rehearsal sometime and see if anyone notices... Tech21 Trademark 10. The home practise amp that replaced everything for at-home use until I realised that I had to set up my gigging pedalboard and get used to driving it, so it sits in the living room and gets occasional use while I jame along with a DVD or three (sad or what?). Cheers - Steve

February 16th, 2005, 04:23 PM	#38 (permalink)
bongo Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: hamden, ct Posts: 139	gotta add my 2 cents: Peavey Special 130 - very, very good clean sound Peavey Studio Pro - good all around tone, the best Line Out direct recording sound I've been able to get ! Roland Jazz Chorus - :) __________________ all I need is just one more guitar :)

March 1st, 2007, 02:03 AM	#40 (permalink)
Garrison Banned Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: An Englishman in Canada! Age: 41 Posts: 243	Tech 21 TR 60 Tech 21 TR 30 Kustom HV 30 Kustom 12 Gauge Roland Blues Cube Vox Pathfinder Vox VR 30 Peavey Bandit 112 Line 6 Spider 3 Line 6 Flextone 3 well sorta.... ss that is....