Members csrowlett Posted November 26, 2011 Members Share Posted November 26, 2011 I just got the new RG8040 amp! Does anyone else have one? I always wanted an original but they are hard to find in good condition with the weird footswitch included. Anyway, it's a great amp and at $250 it was a steal. Great 80s shred tones! It will give my Budda a break for awhile. Does anyone else have any experience with this amp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kevman Posted November 26, 2011 Members Share Posted November 26, 2011 My experience w the RG80 is all from back in the day. All the other kids were wanting Marshalls and Laneys. I got Randall and didn't regret it. The push pull treble for additional gain was brilliant! I always used the RG80 combo to show customers guitars when working in the music store where I was employed and had the RG100 head on my 1/2 stack (KMD 4x12). I do regret selling it. Weakest link was the weird 6 prong footswitch. It was cool to be able to switch from green to red chanels as well as mixing them but the cable was thick and plug was easy to f up. Happy new amp day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members csrowlett Posted November 26, 2011 Author Members Share Posted November 26, 2011 My experience w the RG80 is all from back in the day. All the other kids were wanting Marshalls and Laneys. I got Randall and didn't regret it. The push pull treble for additional gain was brilliant! I always used the RG80 combo to show customers guitars when working in the music store where I was employed and had the RG100 head on my 1/2 stack (KMD 4x12). I do regret selling it. Weakest link was the weird 6 prong footswitch. It was cool to be able to switch from green to red chanels as well as mixing them but the cable was thick and plug was easy to f up.Happy new amp day! They were great amps! Thankfully they did away with the goofy footswitch plug! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted November 26, 2011 Members Share Posted November 26, 2011 I don't think I've ever even played through one but yeah... back in high school, one of the other guys that played guitar had a head and a Fender 2x12 and he always sounded pretty great... He was a Pantera fan (who was a local/regional band at the time) and he was definitely a 'Randall FOREVER' kinda guy. I saw a combo either in a local guitar shop or at a pawn shop in the last 30 days or so and it made me a bit nostalgic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Surfdude Posted November 26, 2011 Members Share Posted November 26, 2011 The plug went bad or something on my old RG80. I was jonesing for a 2X12 combo, so I built a larger cab and hardwired the foot switch. It coils up and fits into a hinged compartment in the back. So does the power cord. I have had Fender tube amps and even the Carvin 2X12 Bel Air but the RG80 still is my "go to" amp. Haven't tried a new one yet. Surfy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members csrowlett Posted November 26, 2011 Author Members Share Posted November 26, 2011 The plug went bad or something on my old RG80. I was jonesing for a 2X12 combo, so I built a larger cab and hardwired the foot switch. It coils up and fits into a hinged compartment in the back. So does the power cord. I have had Fender tube amps and even the Carvin 2X12 Bel Air but the RG80 still is my "go to" amp. Haven't tried a new one yet. Surfy That looks really good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jds22 Posted November 27, 2011 Members Share Posted November 27, 2011 y u no post clips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EdMan57 Posted November 27, 2011 Members Share Posted November 27, 2011 It looks like nobody has played or heard the RG8040 reissue.The only YouTube video does not do a good job of selling it. Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members csrowlett Posted November 28, 2011 Author Members Share Posted November 28, 2011 The YouTube videos does not do it justice at all. Hopefully, I will get my crap together at some point and post some clips! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EdMan57 Posted November 28, 2011 Members Share Posted November 28, 2011 Sounds like a plan. Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted November 28, 2011 Moderators Share Posted November 28, 2011 I just got the new RG8040 amp! Does anyone else have one? I always wanted an original but they are hard to find in good condition with the weird footswitch included. Anyway, it's a great amp and at $250 it was a steal. Great 80s shred tones! It will give my Budda a break for awhile. Does anyone else have any experience with this amp? Pics or it's a Pocket Pod:poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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