Members stratotastic Posted November 16, 2008 Members Share Posted November 16, 2008 I've been playing a few gigs with provided backlines lately, using a simple guitar > pedals > clean amp setup. My dirt has been coming from a Crunch Box into a BD-2, followed by a delay, chorus, and volume pedal. It's been so nice to just plug in two cables, set the amp on a passable clean setting, and get rippin' tones with the effects. My normal rig is a Stiletto Ace with some effects in front and some in the loop. It's tempting to just switch back to a dedicated single-channel amp (Bassman RI?) and with effects out front rather than deal with eq'ing and leveling two channels, running 4 cables, channel switching, etc. I'm just wondering if anybody else has switched to a more simple setup and if you've ever regretted it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Say Ocean Posted November 16, 2008 Members Share Posted November 16, 2008 I kinda want a one channel... I wish my recto was a one channel I always end up just using one channel and rolling off for cleans on amps live and when jamming with people. That's why I'm selling my DSL, I don't see the point in keeping a two channel marshall style amp and using one channel when there are tons of marshall style amps that do the one channel thing way better :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stevexdanger Posted November 16, 2008 Members Share Posted November 16, 2008 i used to run a 3 channel dual then a 2 channel triple then i went to a rivera ktre and then said {censored} it all and run a marshall with one channel. . . i love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kanamvar32 Posted November 16, 2008 Members Share Posted November 16, 2008 my dorado has 1 channel, but i also have a mark iv... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zygoat Posted November 16, 2008 Members Share Posted November 16, 2008 I went from an Axe FX to a tweed deluxe with 3 knobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sixtonoize Posted November 16, 2008 Members Share Posted November 16, 2008 I have an Uberschall...that's pretty much one channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shred-o-holic Posted November 16, 2008 Members Share Posted November 16, 2008 I find this thread to be silly from my point of view........I've owned many multiple channel amps.......but.........I always find the best high gain channel....find my sound and stay there.......forever.......so to me.......when you plaze teh brutallz you only need one channel.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sardocasm Posted November 16, 2008 Members Share Posted November 16, 2008 I have the complete opposite, a rack setup, but I'd love to buy a Komet sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members olgluefoot Posted November 16, 2008 Members Share Posted November 16, 2008 me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bengerm77 Posted November 16, 2008 Members Share Posted November 16, 2008 My Kramer into my Peavey I only use one channel, but that's only because I don't have a pedal to switch channels. Seriously, I've got a clean on there (meh) and then my ultra channel, I can't even access the crunch channel cause I don't have a working footswitch. So I've been forced to use the one channel the entire time, and frankly I couldn't be happier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TU BE Posted November 16, 2008 Members Share Posted November 16, 2008 I find this thread to be silly from my point of view........I've owned many multiple channel amps.......but.........I always find the best high gain channel....find my sound and stay there.......forever.......so to me.......when you plaze teh brutallz you only need one channel.... This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members solarburn Posted November 16, 2008 Members Share Posted November 16, 2008 me Whats the head on the yellow retro cab? I can do 1 channel too. I just wish when they make 1 channel amps an EFX loop comes mandatory. That being said if and when I get a D60 I will learn to play without one. I don't use many EFX anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Syn Harvest Posted November 16, 2008 Members Share Posted November 16, 2008 Ya i was using a 5150 for awhile, engl fireball and a mark IV but then got a JCM 800 and its all i play now. It does everything heavy metal to classic rock and blues. Not to great on the cleans though im thinking about getting a Roland JC120 and using it for cleans only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ComingApart Posted November 16, 2008 Members Share Posted November 16, 2008 Don't own any multi channel amps:idk: Well, the PV DB is 2 channel, but I never take it off the clean channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members TomCTC Posted November 16, 2008 Members Share Posted November 16, 2008 My amp is a single "channel", yet dual preamp dealie. I only use one, it has two knobs and two inputs. Even when I had a Road King, I only used one channel. {censored} all that crazy business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members olgluefoot Posted November 16, 2008 Members Share Posted November 16, 2008 Whats the head on the yellow retro cab? Peavey VTM 120 in "custom" duct tape tolex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members solarburn Posted November 16, 2008 Members Share Posted November 16, 2008 Peavey VTM 120 in "custom" duct tape tolex Pretty spiffy! What's the badge on it? I can't make it out on the pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RiffDaemon Posted November 16, 2008 Members Share Posted November 16, 2008 I'm like others in that I have a multi-channel amp yet I'm only using one channel most of the time. I've got a JVM, and I find myself in a plexi-ish mood most of the time, using the clean green cranked when no one's home or the crunch green/yellow when people are sleeping. I just love going from clean to dirty with only a volume knob. Of course, this gasses me to buy the real thing ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members solarburn Posted November 16, 2008 Members Share Posted November 16, 2008 I'm like others in that I have a multi-channel amp yet I'm only using one channel most of the time. I've got a JVM, and I find myself in a plexi-ish mood most of the time, using the clean green cranked when no one's home or the crunch green/yellow when people are sleeping. I just love going from clean to dirty with only a volume knob. Of course, this gasses me to buy the real thing ... I've been doing this with my DSL both clean/crunch on the green channel for the last week. I put my boost pedals in front and been having some classic blues/rock fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RiffDaemon Posted November 16, 2008 Members Share Posted November 16, 2008 I've been doing this with my DSL both clean/crunch on the green channel for the last week. I put my boost pedals in front and been having some classic blues/rock fun! ex-{censored}ing-zactly I'm also looking to get my hands on a fuzz or muff to run through it this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members solarburn Posted November 16, 2008 Members Share Posted November 16, 2008 ex-{censored}ing-zactly I'm also looking to get my hands on a fuzz or muff to run through it this way. Dude I am really finding some cool blues and midgain tones on that channel. I just hadn't tried it until now even though I had seen others mentioning it. Its pretty cool. Also getting a Blackstar HT Dual to use on it. I bet it will be righteous!(Ninja Turtle Voice) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted November 16, 2008 Members Share Posted November 16, 2008 I've been playing a few gigs with provided backlines lately, using a simple guitar > pedals > clean amp setup. My dirt has been coming from a Crunch Box into a BD-2, followed by a delay, chorus, and volume pedal. It's been so nice to just plug in two cables, set the amp on a passable clean setting, and get rippin' tones with the effects. My normal rig is a Stiletto Ace with some effects in front and some in the loop. It's tempting to just switch back to a dedicated single-channel amp (Bassman RI?) and with effects out front rather than deal with eq'ing and leveling two channels, running 4 cables, channel switching, etc. I'm just wondering if anybody else has switched to a more simple setup and if you've ever regretted it.Nope, just the opposite. Stereo setup(three channel Mesa and Vov AD60 with anout 9 saved channels), lots of pedals. I get bored with not enough tones and some of the saved channels on the Vox are specific to a certain guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stratotastic Posted November 16, 2008 Author Members Share Posted November 16, 2008 Nope, just the opposite. Stereo setup(three channel Mesa and Vov AD60 with anout 9 saved channels), lots of pedals. I get bored with not enough tones and some of the saved channels on the Vox are specific to a certain guitar. That's cool. I've gone through those phases--ramping up the rig a few times, but right now I guess as I get older I'm just looking for ways to make life simpler, and have come to realize that the kind of tone or the array of sounds I get has absolutely no impact on 99% of the people watching me play. In a cover band I can cop 100 different tunes such that most people wouldn't notice the difference from the original, using nothing more than a wah pedal, a dirt box or two, a couple delay settings, and a chorus. Or maybe I'm just rationalizing because I'm lazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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