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I recently got ‘65 Princeton Reverb reissue special edition with a celestion g10 gold in it. I loved this amp and all of my guitars sound great through it but, being a single channel amp with only one volume knob, I could really only play it clean and sit in the same room with it unless I used some dirt pedals.
I have since got an SPL 100 watt power soak that is vary transparent even when really attenuating the amp. Now that I can get the Princeton to where it is wanting to break up, I LOVE this amp and all of my guitars sound AWESOME through it. I have a 93 Strat deluxe plus, a 97 Les Paul standard, an 05 ES 335 and an 18 G & L ASAT Classic. Last edited by gwlee7; 08-01-2018 at 06:45 PM. Reason: I have fat fingers |
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This is a fun read, thanks everyone. I have not done much amp exploration (though I may have to if I don’t break my bad habit of neglecting to turn mine off after use)
I am more impressed with this Tele every day. I can’t imagine a better buy at $500 used. It was assembled on the side of the border that makes it affordable for me! I think I am a Tele guy going forward. There is just a simple rawness to the sound that I love. I’m horrible at describing sound but surely many of you know what I mean!
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It is nice when you're happy with your tone. It allows you to concentrate on what you're playing instead of all the other stuff that gets in the way when you're fumbling around with equipment. I'm another guy who's lucky enough to have some nice guitars - not super expensive, but you wouldn't know it - and some nice amps to pair 'em with. Strats, Teles, Les Pauls, Rickenbacker, Gretsch, some nice semi hollows. I have a lot of amps, too, but at the moment 3 of them are getting all the playing time: Fender Vibro Champ, Princeton Reverb, and a Vox AC15. If I get a bad sound out of those, it's my own **** fault!
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Being Tele-less for the last few years I ordered some MJT bodies and some necks. But until they get researched, components ordered and then assembled I sprung for an old tele that I once had. This is a keeper for me A light, USA, Fender Telecaster HS. The 2005 and 2006 (last years of manufacture) have a low output (4ohm) Enforcer humbucker that pairs with the already great Fender USA bridge PU.
Here's my color and design. I was the last second bidder on a USED mint one a month ago (eBay- $1,050 and many bids). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYLg-3uhekI I have never paid that much for a USA, used telecaster. These tele's are my favorite of all time. The owner was surprised at the 17 bidders. They are almost noise free and the center position split sounds like a trumpet, with compressed tone. Then you have the bridge can be bright and huge, or very warm EQ'd. The American tele's for 6 years had a 43mm, instead of the current 42.8" nut width (from 2008 and on). So amazing to feel the width. (I have owned 10 teles over the last fun 30 years). I miss the MIM Muddy Waters too. Dig those Baja's! I love your PU's and fat neck. Glad you love your Baja - music connection. |
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Yesterday’s practice was the PRS double cut gold top with soap bars straight into the old tweed Deluxe. No Reverb, just a guitar, cord, and amp. Turned up to three, I finally got the tone I was looking for with the guitar.
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I've been using a Carr Rambler, which seems to be a great all around amp. Can do jazz, metal, and almost anything in between with ease.
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I paired an amazing Probett Rocket III with a Victoria Regal. The guitar is sort of a Strat/Tele/LP mashup and has an incredible array of sounds available. With the ability to swap tubes easily, the Regal is just a flexible. Combining the two gives me endless possibilities.
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My Reverend Jetstream HB and my Two Rock Cardiff head/cab work extremely well together, particularly with the bass contour rolled back slightly on the Reverend. Serious chime with this setup.
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I recently picked up a used Bogner Alchemist 112 and it sounds amazing with my 70s Strat. I’ve been playing around for about a week now and have a couple of settings that I have dialed in. It is such a versatile amp that with a little experimentation you could find just about any sound, from the classic clean fender to a paint pealing Marshall crunch. And the Strat just sustains for days.
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Ha, I have had some funny typos before but that one makes the top 10 list.
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Asheville is the location of Port City Amplification, a perhaps less well known boutique Amp builder who has the reputation among some professionals of building not only one of the nicest super clean amps to be found, but also a speaker cabinet design of some repute . And on a personal note having e-mailed and talked on the phone, he seems to be a super nice and conscientious guy . In any case he does set up visits to the shop which could interesting ( if not expensive ) https://www.portcityamps.com/ Currently I have both my Supro Titan and ext. Cab and My Mesa Boogie Lonestar Special up for sale, because My next (and hopefully last (ha !) amp purchase is going to be his Pearl 50 watt Head and his 2 X12 vertical OS Wave cabinet
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I planned to sell my Vox AC30CCH that I ran into a 2x10 that used to be a Cambridge 30 9320 amp. Wasn't great on both ends. I was looking for a guitar with a Floyd Rose style tremolo but was distracted when I plugged it into a Vox AC15C1 because it sounded GREAT.
I then saw a Vox Bruno TB18C1 at half price in my go-to guitar store and decided to give it a go. Took me a long time to understand how to use it but I really like it now, especially with the Dr. Z Brake Lite attenuator I got for it. I use it primarily with my Taylor SolidBody Classic. I set the amp on the edge of clean by using the attenuator. I like to drive it with my Fulltone OCD and Analogman King of Tone (yes, I jumped on the hype-train). I recently discovered the wonderful and crazy world of fuzz and use a ZVex Fat Fuzz Factory and ProCo Rat 2 now as well. I also have a PRS SE Torero (EMGs and Floyd Rose) that works okayish with it. Probably because it's tuned B to B. My Gretsch Electromatic 5620T (semi-hollow/center-block) does sound wonderful with this set-up though. What I love about this amp is that whenever I record it clean - it just sits in the mix really well. It has a certain kind of mid character that makes it sit just right. My overdrive/fuzz pedals make it a little difficult with the exception of the King of Tone (unsurprisingly. |
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I’m finding that this town is full of little surprises. I found this guy the other day and might have him make me a pick up(s) for a MIM fender precision bass I recently got my hands on. https://www.magnetodesignlab.com/#tru-tone-scroller And, there are some killer musicians floating around these hills
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I can't decide which amp I like better with my Ric 360/12 - my Fender Deluxe Reverb '65 RI or Vox AC15C1.
Both amps sound great with this guitar! |