What's your favourite solid state amp? - Page 5

coldsteal2 · 03-09-2012, 09:29 AM

Yea those American Vox amps sounded great
never understood why they had SS in the US and
Tube in the UK from Vox.

I had a Vox Essex Bass amp, Westmnister amp, and Vox Royal Guardsman, they all were great sounding amps
for Solid State

The old Acoustic guitar amps were great to, and GMT, and Bruce

huw · 03-09-2012, 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thumpalumpacus

I just got a backache looking at those cabinets.

That's why they're on castors!

Thumpalumpacus · 03-09-2012, 11:30 AM

Mmmhmm. Pity Townshend's roadies, though:

pbmw · 03-10-2012, 11:03 AM

I'm surprised nobody's mentioned the Yamaha G series.
I have a G50 Two Ten. Awesome cleans. Very Twin like. Takes a pedal very well also.
They also made 100w versions...
Killer amps.

Cousin Muely · 03-10-2012, 07:29 PM

Mine was a Peavy Renown. The really old ones. I think they came out with a Renown II??? or something like that but the ones before sounded good. The IIs not so much. Me and my other guitarists in our band then both had one. That was a while ago

HWJ · 03-14-2012, 01:29 AM

Unreal

CR6 Mini Amp Mod - YouTube

Ewm · 03-14-2012, 02:04 AM

Still using Fender 212R for some cleans, and its pretty decent... Altho it cant compare to some stack SS amps as much as I've played....

kevin65 · 03-14-2012, 04:00 AM

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Originally Posted by huw

Heck - I almost forgot H&H!

This won't mean much to anyone outside the UK, but H&H amps used to be everywhere here. My best memories are of a 100w head, like the ones on the right in this picture:

That was an amp to take seriously. I loved it.

I had one of those H||H combos. The backlit control panel was a nice touch. Great amp but it was bloody heavy!

Rhust · 03-14-2012, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HWJ

Unreal

CR6 Mini Amp Mod - YouTube

I thought about one of those... but unmodded (normal speakers) they sound like ass I'm told...

92Standard · 03-15-2012, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by zendriveseven

The Tech 21 Trademark series are very nice sounding SS amps. I never owned one, but have played through them a few times.

I agree...Tech 21 Trademark 60 is just badass! I also favor the Peavy Bandit.

IndianScout · 03-16-2012, 10:52 PM

Marshall VS265R

It's seen so many bars and drunken pickup truck rides, yet still sounds great..

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not mine, reference pic..

ed1996 · 03-22-2012, 07:03 AM

bump

jcsk8 · 03-22-2012, 03:15 PM

Fender frontman´s have a good sound. The roland cubes 30, 80 too. If just cleans and pedals are what you need, you can try bass amps to. I´ve played a lot on a small bass amp, with a 10" speaker with amazing cleans.

SJJMcGhee · 03-22-2012, 03:26 PM

Marathon mx-11, sounds cool with single coils.
also, dunno if it counts, it's kinda half and half, but a Fender Super-champ XD, the original run before they added computer modelling and stuff, sounds great with anything.

retrobob · 03-23-2012, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by BigAl

Big picture for emphasis

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These are truely great amps! And I'm an all tube guy.
Other amps I thought were good were the older Kustom tuck & roll amps.
Also some SS Vox amps.

scottyk · 03-24-2012, 07:52 AM

Roland BC-60 Blues Cube.
Close your eyes, you'd swear it's a tube amp.

ed1996 · 03-31-2012, 09:10 PM

bump

FUS44 · 04-01-2012, 07:04 AM

Big Muff through a Roland is instant 90's distortion.

I love the JC amps. They make another pre-amp I want, but I don't own one yet and every time I say I want something, it seems like the price goes up.....

sollophonic · 04-03-2012, 05:24 AM

I recently bought a ZT Lunchbox amp, and gigged with it this weekend.

Delivered the goods and then some....

No more heavy amps for me from now on.

jeffdemann · 04-04-2012, 10:23 AM

I have an early 70's Gibson G-20. They don't get much love but it is a great sounding SS amp.

EooN_PL · 04-04-2012, 11:31 AM

I guess my favourite would be the Pathfinder 15r. I saw that one of MLP users has a head + cab version. That must sound sweet!

My luthier owns a Squier Champ 10 SS amp, and this thing sound also really great. He uses it for quick testing guitars nad it's sitting on a shelf quite high above his head. Everytime I visit him I noodle through this amp - it sounds very nice. I don't know if the amp itself is so good or is there something magical about the room and the way the amp is positioned so high above the ears...

SteveGangi · 04-04-2012, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thumpalumpacus

Mmmhmm. Pity Townshend's roadies, though:

I built a cabinet about that size, when I lived in Fort Worth. The weight of the thing was ridiculous.

SteveGangi · 04-04-2012, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sollophonic

I recently bought a ZT Lunchbox amp, and gigged with it this weekend.

Delivered the goods and then some....

No more heavy amps for me from now on.

Now you need a wall of lightweight empty fake cabs... for "teh br00talz" image

bullet8542 · 04-12-2012, 08:26 PM

I will stick with my Orange SS amps I LOVE my 35ldx I also like my Line 6 spider IV 30watt for interesting tones.

Davio · 06-09-2012, 06:40 AM

I've had many ss amps over the years (and tubies as well... and one hybrid Marshall Artist 30 head). At present I have and like my Princeton Chorus DSP combo (that replaced an 80's red knob Princeton), an Ultimate Chorus combo, and finally a V-Ampire modeling head just for recording. They are all different and have their place and sounds that are at times especially usable.

chipper · 06-09-2012, 07:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by huw

Heck - I almost forgot H&H!

This won't mean much to anyone outside the UK, but H&H amps used to be everywhere here. My best memories are of a 100w head, like the ones on the right in this picture:

That was an amp to take seriously. I loved it.

I've still got a Performer 2x12 and a Power Baby 1x12 somewhere. Gigged with them for years. MOSFET powered gave them a real tube-like break up. Great amps

LesterNtele · 06-10-2012, 12:18 AM

I really liked my Fender FM 100 watt 2-12. It sounded really good to my ears.

Syrus · 06-13-2012, 11:41 AM

I really liked the old Poly Mini Brute, but they are very expensive.

Have any of you tried these?

I'm running an AB setup with a 15 inch SS Bassamp on A and a 10 inch Hybrid VOX VT30 on B.

studio1087 · 06-13-2012, 11:55 AM

Vox Pathfinder 15R

I have the standard little 1 x 8 combo and I have one of the rarer heads with a 4 x 8 (a prized craigslist score)....

LesPauI+SG=Win · 06-13-2012, 12:46 PM

Some more tasty Orange Crush - YouTube

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pbmw Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 145 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What's your favourite solid state amp? I'm surprised nobody's mentioned the Yamaha G series. I have a G50 Two Ten. Awesome cleans. Very Twin like. Takes a pedal very well also. They also made 100w versions... Killer amps. FUS44 and Syrus like this.

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Cousin Muely Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: South Ga. GO DAWGS!! Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What's your favourite solid state amp? Mine was a Peavy Renown. The really old ones. I think they came out with a Renown II??? or something like that but the ones before sounded good. The IIs not so much. Me and my other guitarists in our band then both had one. That was a while ago

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Ewm Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Slovenia Posts: 43 Thanks: 3 Thanked 6 Times in 1 Post	Re: What's your favourite solid state amp? Still using Fender 212R for some cleans, and its pretty decent... Altho it cant compare to some stack SS amps as much as I've played.... __________________ Before getting an awesome tone, you shoul learn how to play awesome as well. -Pete P.

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jcsk8 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Brazil Posts: 1,904 Thanks: 183 Thanked 21 Times in 9 Posts	Re: What's your favourite solid state amp? Fender frontman´s have a good sound. The roland cubes 30, 80 too. If just cleans and pedals are what you need, you can try bass amps to. I´ve played a lot on a small bass amp, with a 10" speaker with amazing cleans. SteveGangi and Rhust like this. __________________ Profile pic not me. Just a beauty view

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SJJMcGhee Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 1,023 Thanks: 13 Thanked 23 Times in 13 Posts	Re: What's your favourite solid state amp? Marathon mx-11, sounds cool with single coils. also, dunno if it counts, it's kinda half and half, but a Fender Super-champ XD, the original run before they added computer modelling and stuff, sounds great with anything. __________________ Our house is a sanctuary for neglected instruments

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EooN_PL Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bytom, Poland Posts: 500 Thanks: 8 Thanked 16 Times in 8 Posts	Re: What's your favourite solid state amp? I guess my favourite would be the Pathfinder 15r. I saw that one of MLP users has a head + cab version. That must sound sweet! My luthier owns a Squier Champ 10 SS amp, and this thing sound also really great. He uses it for quick testing guitars nad it's sitting on a shelf quite high above his head. Everytime I visit him I noodle through this amp - it sounds very nice. I don't know if the amp itself is so good or is there something magical about the room and the way the amp is positioned so high above the ears... __________________

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bullet8542 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What's your favourite solid state amp? I will stick with my Orange SS amps I LOVE my 35ldx I also like my Line 6 spider IV 30watt for interesting tones.

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Davio Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 806 Thanks: 5 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: What's your favourite solid state amp? I've had many ss amps over the years (and tubies as well... and one hybrid Marshall Artist 30 head). At present I have and like my Princeton Chorus DSP combo (that replaced an 80's red knob Princeton), an Ultimate Chorus combo, and finally a V-Ampire modeling head just for recording. They are all different and have their place and sounds that are at times especially usable. __________________ "How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat ?" - Pink Floyd

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studio1087 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Near Milwaukee Posts: 1,406 Thanks: 24 Thanked 54 Times in 33 Posts	Re: What's your favourite solid state amp? Vox Pathfinder 15R I have the standard little 1 x 8 combo and I have one of the rarer heads with a 4 x 8 (a prized craigslist score).... Mattyboy and ed1996 like this. __________________ John

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