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what do you think is the best amp on the market now?

The ManThe Man Posts: 15
edited April 2005 in Musicians and Gearheads
so what do you think is the best head etc on the market at the moment?
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  • HailHailVitalogyHailHailVitalogy Posts: 5,225
    heads:
    hiwatt custom 50watt or 100watt
    rivera quiana 50 watt
    marshall jcm 800
    marshall 1960 plexi
    Orange AC30

    combos:
    fender concert reverb 4x12 combo
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  • pariahpariah Posts: 596
    I guess it will come down to a couple of boutique amps/companies. Between them it's merely a question of taste (kind of tubes etc.)
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  • enharmonicenharmonic Posts: 1,917
    It REALLY depends on what you are going for sonically. If you give me a list of the amps you are looking for a "best" of, I can give you a fairly healthy list of amps that anyone would be damned happy to own :)

    I personally prefer Wizard Amps, and will be taking possession of my new one next week.

    I have also played:

    Harry Joyce
    Savage (still have it...selling it for a crazy good price)
    Guytron
    Budda
    Mesa
    Marshall
    Dr. Z
    Tone King (Galaxy...no longer made)
    Bogner
    VHT
    Bruno
    and a Trainwreck express (though it wasn't mine)

    all were great at what they did. Of the list, I could live happily ever after with the HJ and Savage...but the Wizard is the final word for me.
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  • dont_go_on_medont_go_on_me Posts: 877
    HailHailVitalogy wrote:
    combos:
    Marshall avt 50 or 100
    are you serious?
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  • enharmonicenharmonic Posts: 1,917
    don't_go_on_me wrote:
    are you serious?

    Maybe that's all the more experience he has with an amp. I thought my Crate practice amp rocked until I bought my first T-Verb in 94.
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  • KillerIsMeKillerIsMe Posts: 208
    my solid state amp (+mesa bottle rocket) and yamaha start copy totally destoryed a guy playing a Gibson LP standard into one of those.
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  • HailHailVitalogyHailHailVitalogy Posts: 5,225
    don't_go_on_me wrote:
    are you serious?

    the head version is better but the comob is good, i havent played too many combos...ive only played like 3 or 4 combos (fender, crate, marshall)...
    2003: Uniondale, MSG x2 | 2004: Reading | 2005: Gorge, Vancouver, Philly | 2006: East Rutherford x2, Gorge x2, Camden 1, Hartford | 2008: MSG x2, VA Beach | 2009: Philly x3 | 2010: MSG x2, Bristow | 2011: Alpine Valley x2 | 2012: MIA Philly | 2013: Wrigley, Charlottesville, Brooklyn 2 | 2014: Milan, Amsterdam 1 | 2016: MSG x2, Fenway x2, Wrigley 2 | 2018: Rome, Krakow, Berlin, Wrigley 2 | 2021: Sea Hear Now | 2022: San Diego, LA x2, MSG, Camden, Nashville, St. Louis, Denver | 2023: St. Paul 1, Chicago x2, Fort Worth x2, Austin 2 | 2024: Las Vegas 1, Seattle x2, Indy, MSG x2, Philly x2, Baltimore, Ohana 2
  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    Sovtek Mig 50.
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Mad Professor.

    http://www.custom-sounds.com/epages/customsounds.storefront/4256022601dfd0482741d94dcd0105e9/Product/View/12000
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  • enharmonicenharmonic Posts: 1,917
    Pacomc79 wrote:
    Mad Professor.

    http://www.custom-sounds.com/epages/customsounds.storefront/4256022601dfd0482741d94dcd0105e9/Product/View/12000

    Bloody hell...you have one of those? They cost more than some small cars :D
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  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    enharmonic wrote:
    Bloody hell...you have one of those? They cost more than some small cars :D


    yeah, it is currently worth more than my car.

    I don't own one. Between that and the hideous looking but unbelievable sounding Diezel VH-4 those are probably at the top of my list.

    But I mean, really how do we choose a best amp without parameters? There are so many.

    It's kind of like sophies choice here.

    I own a modest little Orange.
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  • jodijodi Posts: 183
    if i had the money, i'd buy a marshall jcm series amp..
    and a fender american strat deluxe ;)
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  • nailz100nailz100 Posts: 1,176
    You're really stuck on those Sovtek Mig 50's...eh MIG?

    http://www.custom-sounds.com/epages...duct/View/12000

    Holy Shit...and I thought the bogner was expensive!
    Only with our eyes closed can we truly see
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    nailz100 wrote:
    You're really stuck on those Sovtek Mig 50's...eh MIG?

    http://www.custom-sounds.com/epages...duct/View/12000

    Holy Shit...and I thought the bogner was expensive!

    I told you Bogner was fair.

    search Ebay for Dumble amps.
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  • nailz100nailz100 Posts: 1,176
    Didn't find any...
    Only with our eyes closed can we truly see
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    nailz100 wrote:
    Didn't find any...


    They go between 10 and 15 thousand.
    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.
  • nailz100nailz100 Posts: 1,176
    Holy shit man....it better be the rolls royce of amps for that price.
    Only with our eyes closed can we truly see
  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    nailz100 wrote:
    You're really stuck on those Sovtek Mig 50's...eh MIG?


    It's the most appropriate amp for me. I could mention the best-wired, the most-expensive, the most sought-after... but the best amp, in my opinion, is the amp that sounds the best to me.



    Okay, okay, okay... Fender tweed-era Bassman, Fender blackface-era Super Reverb, Fender blackface-era Deluxe Reverb, Marshall Plexi. Those are the four amps that I can't afford that I would prefer. But barely.
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • nailz100nailz100 Posts: 1,176
    Maybe I should go buy a sovtek and forget about the Bogner.....hahaha
    Only with our eyes closed can we truly see
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    nailz100 wrote:
    Maybe I should go buy a sovtek and forget about the Bogner.....hahaha


    Niet, Niet, Niet.
    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.
  • Tom KTom K Posts: 842
    I'm thinking of picking up a Vox AD50VT. They have an amazing sound and they aren't that expensive. The 30VT is just as nice.
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  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    Pacomc79 wrote:
    Niet, Niet, Niet.


    You got something against Russia?

    Do you want Russia to have something against you?

    Comrade???
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • nailz100nailz100 Posts: 1,176
    Hahaha...

    Paco and MIG duel it out in this one and only death match!
    Only with our eyes closed can we truly see
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    mccreadyisgod wrote:
    You got something against Russia?

    Do you want Russia to have something against you?

    Comrade???


    Niet.

    Clearly one must experience a sovtek to know it's AK 47 like goodness and toughness.

    When you get it right you get it right. Sovtek's are great. Especially if your last name is Mackay

    Germans do beer and sports cars pretty well right?

    Why go for the AK 47 when you can have machine gun brilliance? You don't buy a T-72 when you can have an Abrams. (Ex Sonic Youth)

    I'm not knocking the Sovteks, it's an individual situation, Nails lusts for the gold anodized faceplate "better than Marshall" goodness (and chinese tubes ha ha comrade) of Rienhold's amplifier pleasure shop.

    Clearly my love is not lost for the Sovtek, I'm just staying in good ol Imperialist Capitalist Pig Dog America for this one Comrade.
    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.
  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    Pacomc79 wrote:
    Clearly my love is not lost for the Sovtek, I'm just staying in good ol Imperialist Capitalist Pig Dog America for this one Comrade.


    That's fine... leaves more Migs for me. And I do plan on picking up as many as I can afford to buy and store. Those things are soooo good...
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • 62strat62strat Posts: 638
    my twin reverb II blackface is pretty sweet...

    if it were about 60 watts less!
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    mccreadyisgod wrote:
    That's fine... leaves more Migs for me. And I do plan on picking up as many as I can afford to buy and store. Those things are soooo good...


    shit, when my buddy finally gets his MIG 50 and Tube Midget back I'm buying both of them.
    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.
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