So I am buying a new amp

HailHailVitalogy · March 2006

Peatrical wrote:

Jazz and Blues mainly.

I also like to rock out occasionally, but I hear a good 50 watt rivera can do that with built in distortion, or use a good ol' pedal.

the rivera will be perfect for that rock out stuff (overdrive)....the clean channel will work out GREATLY for your Jazz and Blues style, but I don't think it will give you a bluesy overdrive, when I played one i wasn't paying attention to the bluesy sound, so maybe you can

but to save you some money...a Peavey Delta Blues will be right up your alley

All Those Yesterdays · March 2006

Peatrical wrote:

Hmmm I have narrowed it to a mesa boogie, a rivera, or a marshall. It is so hard to choose. I want to avoid buying a head/cabinet set up as space is limited and this would be a jam amp to carry around. I LOVE the rivera tone....

If your looking at the Mesa end of things, then look at the Peavey XXX and save your self some coins.

Thumbing My Way · March 2006

harrisonmerwin wrote:

hey cool, where in bc? im not a traynor fan for some reason...but neat that you tried one...

Harrison

I was in Penticton

We flew from Toronto to Vancouver then connected to Kelowna and drove to Penticton.

It was beautiful out there, you're very lucky

I could definitley see myself out there one day.

samquigley · March 2006

Keep your eye out for a little Marshall called a Studio 15. It's plenty loud but it's got a built-in attenuator so you can knock it down to 3 watts for bedroom playing and still crank the output (to an extent, 3 watts is much louder than most people realise). Plus, they come stock with a nice 12" Celestion Vintage 30. They're long since discontinued but they pop up fairly regularly on eBay.

JofZ · March 2006

Peatrical wrote:

Jazz and Blues mainly.

I also like to rock out occasionally, but I hear a good 50 watt rivera can do that with built in distortion, or use a good ol' pedal.

You play mainly jazz and blues and you are looking at a boogie, a riveria, gee man I think you need to hear these amps.
There is only one amp that can do it all from what you are describing and since you haven't said what your budget is, then I will assume you can afford it. Go get your self a Super Reverb. It has a great clean for your jazz and with a nice boost pedal it will give you a fantastic crunch. You are going to have just play a ton of amps as none of us can suggest anything for you. But if you give me a dollar range I can point you in a direction that will confuse you a bit more

In all seriousness, the amps you are looking at are metal/rock amps. Not a useful clean tone in them IMO. The only Marshall's that have shimmering cleans are JTM 45's, if you have the coin you wont be dissapointed. But you'll never get into the creamy territory at home levels. The smaller bedroom amps will have great crunch but never a good clean.

Peatrical · March 2006

I disagree about the rivera amps, they have great tone on the clean chanel, and my teacher recomended and demoed one for me. It had a wonderful tone, perfect for pretty much anything.

But I do apreciate your comment, and i have ben trying them out. Hell I apreciate everyone who has replied. Thanks everyone

harrisonmerwin · March 2006

there is one thing about rivera amps that seperate them from the rest for a lighter, more controlled sound: the gain. you can have it set right so when your playign lightly the cleans ring through perfect, and then once you attack the strings a bit harder, or turn up the volume just a bit on yoru guitar it will start to crunch up a bit, its so nice for controlled sound. Ive seen a performer (http://www.robszabo.com) and he is a solo artist, he plays guitar and sings...he played acoustics, and a baritone electric through this amp, without even changign settings, it was unreal, for a lighter half of the guitar playign spectrum, i HIGHLY recomend the rivera, very versatile, and sounds great with effects (delay, chorus, even OD)

Harrison

who's_pearljam? · March 2006

You might want to try something like this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/MESA-BOOGIE-DC-5-TUBE-AMP-NEAR-MINT-dc5-dc-5_W0QQitemZ7400513222QQcategoryZ43374QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Mesa Boogie DC 5 is a really versatile amp and these go for about $600 - $800.
It has a clean and gain channel, a pull-the-knob thingy boost for the clean channel that's GREAT blues.
The EQ channel is footswitchable so you can hit a whole new sound in that channel, too.
It's 50 watts and loud but sounds pretty good with the master volume turned down. It'll stand up to anything at band practice.
The downside is that they do take a lot of tweaking to get the sounds out of them, so you have to spend some time experimenting, but once you find what you like, you write the settings down!
It's a Fender based sound, but with the EQ you can get a pretty good Marshall sound outta that thing! I travelled a lot with mine.

I saw Pat Martino playing through one last year. He's an animal on that jazz. You should check him out live!

My other favorite of all time is the Fender Deluxe Reverb. Great clean at lower volumes, and breaks up so nice at 4 or 5 or 6 on the dial.

Thumbing My Way · March 2006

The clean channel on the Fender Hot Rod Deluxe is amazing!!!!!!!!!

For a 40 watt tube, I think it's a wicked amp!!

Peatrical · April 2006

I ended up getting a 50 watt traynor. I like the tone on it, it has two good chanels, and the price was nice too.

Dirty_Frank · April 2006

Peatrical wrote:

I ended up getting a 50 watt traynor. I like the tone on it, it has two good chanels, and the price was nice too.

YCV50BLUE?

I want to get one of these. I have a YCV80 right now, and it's something else. I'm willing to sacrifice the awesome 6L6 clean for the dirt channel of the 50. I really like the Britishy EL34 sound.

I'm really torn though. I'll have no money until I start work in May, and I think I need a new guitar before anything else. 6 years on this one guitar is starting to take its toll.

harrisonmerwin · April 2006

Dirty_Frank wrote:

YCV50BLUE?

I want to get one of these. I have a YCV80 right now, and it's something else. I'm willing to sacrifice the awesome 6L6 clean for the dirt channel of the 50. I really like the Britishy EL34 sound.

I'm really torn though. I'll have no money until I start work in May, and I think I need a new guitar before anything else. 6 years on this one guitar is starting to take its toll.

im kinda interesting in your amp....greyhound is cheap for shipping within canada......deal, or no deal? ha

HM

guitarPJmike · April 2006

I play a old JCM 800 (2203) through an orange 4x12... i will recomend this till the day i die

Peatrical · April 2006

http://www.yorkville.com/products.asp?type=32&cat=18&id=318

This is the one I bought, it sounds great and works well with the pedals I have right now, but since the built in dirty chanel is o damn good I can throw all thsoe pedals out. 795 brand new.... Great deal and great amp.

Dirty_Frank · April 2006

Peatrical wrote:

http://www.yorkville.com/products.asp?type=32&cat=18&id=318

This is the one I bought, it sounds great and works well with the pedals I have right now, but since the built in dirty chanel is o damn good I can throw all thsoe pedals out. 795 brand new.... Great deal and great amp.

Yup, that's the one I lust for.

Yossarian · April 2006

The new Fender Super Sonic kicks serious ass.

It has Vibrolux and a Bassman voicing for the clean channel - footswitchable - along with a mean sounding, prosonic-type gain channel (2 gain knobs, one for saturation, one for compression) - but much tighter and focused than the prosonic...

I picked up a 1x12 combo and a 2x12 cab... love it.

So I am buying a new amp

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