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  • Pacomc79
    Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Originally posted by exhausted
    i like my POD. i have no experience with their amps. i'd like to think i don't have tin ears though and can recognize a good sound regardless of what it's coming out of.

    pods are excellent pre amps. any problem with line 6 would be the poweramp and speakers, not really the preamp.

    tons of people use pods to record nowadays.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • Pacomc79
    Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    then again nothing beats a vibro champ.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • mccreadyisgod
    mccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    I don't spend every bit of my savings and disposable income on good guitars, amps, and speakers to use a POD...

    I need a microphone in front of a good amp, man...
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • mccreadyisgod
    mccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    Originally posted by Pacomc79
    then again nothing beats a vibro champ.

    You kids learn so fast these days... *sniff* why, it seemed only yesterday...
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • exhausted
    exhausted Posts: 6,638
    i honestly don't care what makes the sound as long as it sounds good and feels good.
  • Pacomc79
    Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Originally posted by exhausted
    i honestly don't care what makes the sound as long as it sounds good and feels good.

    well yeah. :rolleyes:
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • mccreadyisgod
    mccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    You guys sound like a couple of people without Vibro Champs.

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2574005087&category=38074

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2572552422&category=41416

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2574073850&category=38074

    There, a '65, a '66, and a '67. Take your pick, boys!
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • exhausted
    exhausted Posts: 6,638
    the 67 is on the watch list already. the others don't ship to canada.
  • mccreadyisgod
    mccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    I can't be expected to solve ALL your problems.
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • exhausted
    exhausted Posts: 6,638
    nor did i ask. :rolleyes:
  • mccreadyisgod
    mccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    I'm currently living on the edge of my savings account limit... and I have a bid in on another purchase. I was waiting to buy until a later date, but an opportunity arose that I can't pass up... here's hoping...

    We all feel each other's pain, you know...
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • exhausted
    exhausted Posts: 6,638
    i know. i'm watching a nice taylor 310 that i'd really like.
  • Pacomc79
    Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    my new couch makes me happy currently. It rules.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • exhausted
    exhausted Posts: 6,638
    i wish my music area was big enough for a little couch thing. i'd stay there 24 hours a day.
  • 62strat
    62strat Posts: 638
    explain to me the reissue bassman tweed...

    ive heard these things get really muddy and not so great....??
  • PintoMusic
    PintoMusic Posts: 73
    If cost is no object, get a Savage Audio Blitz. That was the big orange amp head that Stone had on this last tour. The morning after their St. Paul show, I went to Savage Audio's shop (in Burnsville, MN) to try a few of them for myself. They had to be the sweetest sounding amps I've ever played and were extremely versatile for a single channel amp.

    Pricing also starts at almost $3000US. I had to settle for a T-shirt instead.
    www.PintoMusic.com
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  • mccreadyisgod
    mccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    Originally posted by 62strat
    explain to me the reissue bassman tweed...

    ive heard these things get really muddy and not so great....??

    Well, they have such a great reputation that everyone expects it to be the amp for them. It's not the amp for everyone. If you want hi-gain Marshall or modern-gain Mesa Boogie, you won't get it out of a Bassman. A lot of people put hi-gain distortion pedals in front, and they get lousy results because it does get muddy. A Bassman is built to sound good naturally overdriven, or boosted by a good compressor or a Tubescreamer-ish overdrive. A Blues Driver, Sparkle Drive, or other similar mid-boost overdrive sounds great through a Bassman. Good overdriven Blues tone... although Kurt used a Bassman on most of the Nevermind recordings, Billy Corgan uses a Bassman in the studio, and Billy Joe from Green Day used a Bassman for a lot of Nimrod.

    I would recommend going to a store and playing on a '59 reissue with a Tubescreamer, a Blues Driver, or even a DS-1. That's the way to play a Bassman.

    You also might check out Ashdown amps... they have some pretty good deals on stuff right now.
    http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/sid=031116220805150131025216457502/g=guitar/search/d=tp?q=Ashdown

    Ampeg makes some amazing tube amps...
    http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/sid=031116220805150131025216457502/g=guitar/search/d=tp?q=Ampeg+guitar
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • Pacomc79
    Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Originally posted by mccreadyisgod
    Well, they have such a great reputation that everyone expects it to be the amp for them. It's not the amp for everyone. If you want hi-gain Marshall or modern-gain Mesa Boogie, you won't get it out of a Bassman. A lot of people put hi-gain distortion pedals in front, and they get lousy results because it does get muddy. A Bassman is built to sound good naturally overdriven, or boosted by a good compressor or a Tubescreamer-ish overdrive. A Blues Driver, Sparkle Drive, or other similar mid-boost overdrive sounds great through a Bassman. Good overdriven Blues tone... although Kurt used a Bassman on most of the Nevermind recordings, Billy Corgan uses a Bassman in the studio, and Billy Joe from Green Day used a Bassman for a lot of Nimrod.

    I would recommend going to a store and playing on a '59 reissue with a Tubescreamer, a Blues Driver, or even a DS-1. That's the way to play a Bassman.

    You also might check out Ashdown amps... they have some pretty good deals on stuff right now.
    http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/sid=031116220805150131025216457502/g=guitar/search/d=tp?q=Ashdown

    Ampeg makes some amazing tube amps...
    http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/sid=031116220805150131025216457502/g=guitar/search/d=tp?q=Ampeg+guitar


    try chaining two Tubescreamers or a Tubescreamer and a Rat toegther. Adjust for taste. If that's too muddy go to a blackface Super Reverb.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • mccreadyisgod
    mccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    Originally posted by Pacomc79
    try chaining two Tubescreamers or a Tubescreamer and a Rat toegther. Adjust for taste. If that's too muddy go to a blackface Super Reverb.


    The Supers were a melding of the Twin Reverb and the Bassman... take the "Bass" out of Bassman, make it a dedicated guitar amp, and add some sparkle and reverb. They're great amps... Good enough for SRV, good enough for Derek Trucks, good enough for you and me.

    Hard as a bitch to find one, though.

    I hear the dual-tubescreamers. I have a friend who's in a Black Sabbath cover band. He plays through an old Fender Twin copy with a pair of Tubescreamers in front. I never thought his amp could sound that big...
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.

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