Members jerry_picker Posted June 12, 2006 Members Share Posted June 12, 2006 Originally posted by LowMach top right is a electar tube 10 with a el34 power tube and a weber speaker. the cab is a avatar loaded with a v30 and greenback. Why is the "E" on the Electar upside down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LowMach Posted June 12, 2006 Members Share Posted June 12, 2006 Originally posted by jerry_picker Why is the "E" on the Electar upside down? good catch dude. i see that thing all the time.hahaha.........my bad. i've had the amp apart, so......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ronzo Posted June 12, 2006 Members Share Posted June 12, 2006 Originally posted by bucky What model is that? Spirit XZ-2/GU-4R DoubleNeck(4-String Bass + 6-String Guitar) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuitarNoobie Posted June 12, 2006 Members Share Posted June 12, 2006 Originally posted by docjeff Is that a VC508? I have one of those with an oak cabinet (seriously, it was OEM solid oak) from the mid-late 90's. I haven't played it enough, but when I do I always think, damn, that sounds great. I've recorded with it quite a bit over the years, and I put a Celestion V8 speaker in mine. I think it came with a Jensen. I had to velcro the back on to keep it from acting like a sounding board on an acoustic guitar. By the way, I paid $220 for it brand new from AMS. yea, mine is a VC-508.A nice little amp for sure.I kinda had my eye on yours, when i saw it in a thread you posted in January asking whether you should keep it or not. Even sent you a PM, but you never answered.But I am glad I got the one I did, since I travel to friends houses to play. If you would have taken me up on my offer, I would have been afraid to take that nice oak cab out of the house for fear of banging/scratching it up.That is really a great looking amp, docjeff ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nothingstock Posted June 12, 2006 Members Share Posted June 12, 2006 My low wattage amp is a Champion 110 brain in a cab with a 12" Eminence. It rocks, and when my son's other guitar-player blew his 5150, he borrowed my Champ and poswered his 5150 speakers - this little thing really screamed and did some great distortion for the new alternative-punk-whateveritis that they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MrSteed Posted June 12, 2006 Members Share Posted June 12, 2006 Originally posted by CrackerD Hey, I remember talking to you about this one!! The Tone Tubby looks awesome! I want one bad.. Yeah, you're in the bay area too right?Tone Tubby is great, but it was a LONG wait to get it in.I think it was the 1x12 cube cabinet that did it as they hadto order it.I also got a Traynor 1x12 Cab so I could use one for theBoogie Mite and one for the Bivalve.Recently, I saw a Mesa Boogie combo I'm kinda gassingfor. I think it was a 1x12 and it was switchable between5/15/30 watts. It was in an all polished wood enclosure.I can't remember the model now and can't find anything on Mesa's site. Anyone know what it might be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members andthenurse Posted June 12, 2006 Members Share Posted June 12, 2006 Isn't that 'Made In Britain' Gibson a rebadged Trace Elliot Velocette? My own low watt amp (stashed safely away while I demolish half the house) is a blackface Vibrochamp. If it had reverb it'd be my ideal amp, and my Deluxe Reverb reissue would be up for sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jerry_picker Posted June 12, 2006 Members Share Posted June 12, 2006 Originally posted by andthenurse Isn't that 'Made In Britain' Gibson a rebadged Trace Elliot Velocette?My own low watt amp (stashed safely away while I demolish half the house) is a blackface Vibrochamp. If it had reverb it'd be my ideal amp, and my Deluxe Reverb reissue would be up for sale. Have you tried outboard reverb effects through your Vchamp? I use a Yamaha DG Stomp for reverb through my Champs, and find the results quite satisfactory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Greg Bogoshian Posted June 12, 2006 Members Share Posted June 12, 2006 Here's my half-watter, or at least what's inside plus an L-Pad for a master volume control. It has 2 stages of gain for clean to crunch and aggressive clean to in-your-face high gain distortion... Mine is in the box to the right... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CrackerD Posted June 12, 2006 Author Members Share Posted June 12, 2006 Originally posted by MrSteed Yeah, you're in the bay area too right?Tone Tubby is great, but it was a LONG wait to get it in.I think it was the 1x12 cube cabinet that did it as they hadto order it.I also got a Traynor 1x12 Cab so I could use one for theBoogie Mite and one for the Bivalve.Recently, I saw a Mesa Boogie combo I'm kinda gassingfor. I think it was a 1x12 and it was switchable between5/15/30 watts. It was in an all polished wood enclosure.I can't remember the model now and can't find anything on Mesa's site. Anyone know what it might be? Yeah, east bay. I think I recommended the TT cab! I have heard a few and think they sound killer. Takes a while to break-in from what I have heard, and sounds better the more you use it. Any truth to that??The Mesa you are speaking of is the Lonestar Special! I am gassing for one, too. Awesome amp. Last time I was at Guitar Center ElCerrito they had one or two. They were not the custom wood cab, but just the standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CrackerD Posted June 12, 2006 Author Members Share Posted June 12, 2006 Originally posted by nothingstock My low wattage amp is a Champion 110 brain in a cab with a 12" Eminence. It rocks, and when my son's other guitar-player blew his 5150, he borrowed my Champ and poswered his 5150 speakers - this little thing really screamed and did some great distortion for the new alternative-punk-whateveritis that they do. Cool little amp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CrackerD Posted June 12, 2006 Author Members Share Posted June 12, 2006 Originally posted by Greg Bogoshian Here's my half-watter, or at least what's inside plus an L-Pad for a master volume control. It has 2 stages of gain for clean to crunch and aggressive clean to in-your-face high gain distortion... Mine is in the box to the right... Awesome!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dumo Posted June 12, 2006 Members Share Posted June 12, 2006 Loud SOB even at 5 Watts. The "Low-Fi" setting with a RAT pedal sounds killer. Pretty nice cleans too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bendafender Posted June 12, 2006 Members Share Posted June 12, 2006 66 Fender Blackface Vibro Champ Only 1 though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vendor Defendor Posted June 13, 2006 Members Share Posted June 13, 2006 Are any of these low-watt amps high gain? Or does anyone know any kits that are low-watt high gain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MrSteed Posted June 13, 2006 Members Share Posted June 13, 2006 Originally posted by CrackerD Yeah, east bay. I think I recommended the TT cab! I have heard a few and think they sound killer. Takes a while to break-in from what I have heard, and sounds better the more you use it. Any truth to that?? The Mesa you are speaking of is the Lonestar Special! I am gassing for one, too. Awesome amp. Last time I was at Guitar Center ElCerrito they had one or two. They were not the custom wood cab, but just the standard. Not sure about the breakin I doubt I've used it enough tobreak it in much. Does volume affect how long it takes tobreak in? I don't play it super loud. But, it's still very pleasingto my ear Yeah Lonestar Special. I looked again. What threw me offwas the custom cab. I had to take my Alembic back toGuitar Showcase for a fix and they had the Lonestar Special Custom Cab there for $2100. When I pick up myguitar I might just give it a whirl and pull the trigger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CrackerD Posted June 13, 2006 Author Members Share Posted June 13, 2006 Originally posted by MrSteed Not sure about the breakin I doubt I've used it enough to break it in much. Does volume affect how long it takes to break in? I don't play it super loud. But, it's still very pleasing to my ear Yeah Lonestar Special. I looked again. What threw me off was the custom cab. I had to take my Alembic back to Guitar Showcase for a fix and they had the Lonestar Special Custom Cab there for $2100. When I pick up my guitar I might just give it a whirl and pull the trigger Sweet! I saw a Lonestar special over at a shop in Dublin that was a black leather 4x10 combo! It was big and heavy, but sounded REALLY cool.Where the hell is Guitar Showcase??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CrackerD Posted June 13, 2006 Author Members Share Posted June 13, 2006 Originally posted by Vendor Defendor Are any of these low-watt amps high gain? Or does anyone know any kits that are low-watt high gain? Maybe try BumBox amps. They used to make one called a FuzzWuzz or something like that. I think it was high gain.I just use pedals for mine. Also the attenuator helps to fry the tubes a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MrSteed Posted June 13, 2006 Members Share Posted June 13, 2006 Originally posted by CrackerD Sweet! I saw a Lonestar special over at a shop in Dublin that was a black leather 4x10 combo! It was big and heavy, but sounded REALLY cool.Where the hell is Guitar Showcase??? San Jose. GREAT shop.Lots of very nice Fenders and Gibsons. And of course Alembicswhich, when I tried a Further for the first time, might possiblybe the best guitar I've ever played. They have loads and loads of really nice vintage stuff. A lot ofwhich isn't for sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members M900 Posted June 13, 2006 Members Share Posted June 13, 2006 The Bumbox is a custom thing Nate put together -- it's switchable between 1 and 15 watts so I can either record quietly or play in a smaller venue, though I've been running it in stereo with the Valve Jr., and the two amps together get to be too loud for late night recording. Bumbox rules! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CrackerD Posted June 13, 2006 Author Members Share Posted June 13, 2006 Bumbox is cool stuff! I want one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Richard Guy Posted June 13, 2006 Members Share Posted June 13, 2006 Originally posted by Vendor Defendor Are any of these low-watt amps high gain? Or does anyone know any kits that are low-watt high gain? The Gilmore Jr with the 'M' mod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Greg Bogoshian Posted June 14, 2006 Members Share Posted June 14, 2006 Originally posted by Vendor Defendor Are any of these low-watt amps high gain? Or does anyone know any kits that are low-watt high gain? My CigarBox amps are two channel... One is low to medium gain and the other is aggressive low to in-your-face high gain. Just throw a switch to go between the two. You control the amount of distortion with your guitar's volume control. Run into a Carvin British Series 1x12 open-back, it covered Nugent's Stranglehold effortlessly... It will drive a 4x12... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Monkey Pants Posted June 15, 2006 Members Share Posted June 15, 2006 I couldnt get my pics to load properly so heres my hasty and crude attempt to show my gear!My 'Student' setup:just got the vox this morning. i tried it against a load of other amps in the store, but this one just stood out. beautiful clean tone for such a small budget amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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