Members Midlife Rocker Posted April 18, 2016 Members Share Posted April 18, 2016 Here's my family of amps. Each of these has it's own unique use. They cover everything I do, from gigs, recording, band practice and personal practice. [ATTACH=CONFIG]n31725638[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]n31725639[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members onelife Posted April 18, 2016 Members Share Posted April 18, 2016 How do you like the "red knob" Dual Showman? Do you run it through the Marshall cabinet? I had "The Twin" for a while and liked it a lot but got tired of lugging it around. I recorded one album with it and used the studio's 4x12 Hiwatt cabinet and it worked really well.The studio had a 15 lb Norlin era Les Paul Custom that I used a lot for that project. It was a very good fit with the amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Karma1 Posted April 18, 2016 Members Share Posted April 18, 2016 Mesa Boogie Studio 22+ Fender Super Champ XD w/ Jensen Neo speaker Marshall Master Lead Combo w/ Avatar/Celestion speaker Vox Pathfinder 15 Mesa Boogie V-Twin tube preamp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thatsbunk Posted April 19, 2016 Members Share Posted April 19, 2016 Just 2 right now (PRRI & Night Train 15) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted April 19, 2016 Members Share Posted April 19, 2016 Two: Fender FM65R guitar amp and SWR LA12 bass amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members humbuckerstrat Posted April 19, 2016 Members Share Posted April 19, 2016 My current (albeit bedroom) rig. A Digitech RP255 into a Suoer SON-288A car radio, into an MTX ThunderPro 2 speaker with a 12" woofer and a horn tweeter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 This is most of them, although there are a couple more that aren't pictured, including a Marshall Class 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Just 2 right now (PRRI & Night Train 15) That's a nice setup. I tend to run my AC15 with either the Princeton Amp or Princeton Reverb II a lot for stereo... the pairing of a Vox and Fender works really well together IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thatsbunk Posted April 19, 2016 Members Share Posted April 19, 2016 I did just that an outdoor party we played last year- had both amps plugged into the stereo outs of my delay pedal & had amps on the opposite sides of the stage. I was very pleased with the results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted April 20, 2016 Members Share Posted April 20, 2016 I keep my amps all around the house so getting the group together took some effort. The Ampeg weighs 50 lbs , 2x12 cab is all heavy duty the Princeton Chorus is no lightweight. [ATTACH=CONFIG]temp_117529_1461178816182_859[/ATTACH] The Princeton Chorus is my go to amp . The Mustang is on my desk but also sounds pretty good through the home stereo system. The Ampeg is only used on rare occaisions and the Marshall is in the basement near the pool table. The cab is made from scrap wood and speakers from an old Conn organ. . When I showed it to a frieend he said it sounded pretty good and asked what amp I was using. I told him the Gorilla and of course he didin't believe me so I tol him to follow the cables. Even after seeing it for himself he couldn't believe it. Just one of thoe freak things I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Midlife Rocker Posted April 20, 2016 Author Members Share Posted April 20, 2016 How do you like the "red knob" Dual Showman? Do you run it through the Marshall cabinet? I had "The Twin" for a while and liked it a lot but got tired of lugging it around. I recorded one album with it and used the studio's 4x12 Hiwatt cabinet and it worked really well.The studio had a 15 lb Norlin era Les Paul Custom that I used a lot for that project. It was a very good fit with the amp. Mine is actually a "The Twin". I got it from Jim Thomas of the Mermen. The grill badge says Dual Showman, but the chassis is a Red Knob Twin. It's a great amp! The model has had a lot of bad press, but, if Jim used these for years, and they sound awesome. I was just lucky to score one from him. I use it for surf tunes, and some classic rock stuff. It's a beast to move, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Midlife Rocker Posted April 20, 2016 Author Members Share Posted April 20, 2016 This is most of them, although there are a couple more that aren't pictured, including a Marshall Class 5. Phil...you're a THD owner, too!!! Even more respect for ya!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members onelife Posted April 20, 2016 Members Share Posted April 20, 2016 Mine is actually a "The Twin". I got it from Jim Thomas of the Mermen. The grill badge says Dual Showman, but the chassis is a Red Knob Twin. It's a great amp! The model has had a lot of bad press, but, if Jim used these for years, and they sound awesome. I was just lucky to score one from him. I use it for surf tunes, and some classic rock stuff. It's a beast to move, though. I see it now - the Dual Showman doesn't have the Reverb knob between the Notch Switch (Reverb Select) and the Power switches. My Twin was even more than a beast because I put a pair of EVM12L speakers in it - but it sounded good with the EVs. I used to joke and say I put the big spacers in it to get "that heavy sound." Those amps have 1 Ohm 1 Watt resistors between the Cathodes of each pair of power tubes and ground with test points on the back of the unit to measure the voltage across the resistors. Because the resistors are 1 Ohm the voltage reading corresponds directly to the current flowing through the tubes, so a 40 mV reading also means 40 mA of current. I got my amp cheap because it had this horrible nasty distortion going on. When I went to check the bias test points on the back, the reading on one side was 4 Volts rather than 40 mV. One of the 1 Ohm resistors had changed value and went way up in value (or just opened up) and through the push-pull circuit out of balance. A quick trip to Radio Shack to pick up a couple of 1 Ohm 2 Watt resistors resulted in a really nice, albeit extremely heavy, amplifier that I used for many years of live and recording work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members badpenguin Posted April 21, 2016 Members Share Posted April 21, 2016 Amp-wise, I have remained VERY consistent during the last dozen years or so. Carvin SX100. LOVES singles, hates hums, I use it in stereo with a Boss GT6 Top: My Roland BC60. Had it forever, and LOVE it to death, replaced grill cloth.Bottom, my old trusty Roland BN60 Bass amp. Not the greatest at loud venues, but does the job. Yamaha THR10. On workbench, which I apologize, it's a mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TrickyBoy Posted April 21, 2016 Members Share Posted April 21, 2016 I'm down to 2. A Fender Excaliber (which may disappear very soon as all it does is collect dust), and this... And I don't know if I'll ever buy another amp! FWIW, Those are my only 2 electric guitars as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Phil...you're a THD owner, too!!! Even more respect for ya!!! It's a terrific amp! Someone brought one to a "Philphest" (backyard BBQ / jams I used to put on yearly for friends / forum members) and I was so impressed with it I had to get one for myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Don't get me started about stereo effects... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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