Members mccarty Posted July 4, 2008 Members Share Posted July 4, 2008 looking for THE amp ive played most of the amps carried by guitar chains and cant find anything that really does what i need but then again im the only kid at my high school that plays everything from jazz, blues, all the way up to the br00tz the only amps im going to try before i give in and find a two amp set up are koch, suhr/custom audio, and maybe even zinky or 65 ive spent hours with xtc's, roadkings, SEs, etc. and havent found something that i gives me what i want not sure if there was a point to this, other than letting out my frustration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dewysoss Posted July 4, 2008 Members Share Posted July 4, 2008 Tried a Mesa Stiletto? K-Tre? Mrak IV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mccarty Posted July 4, 2008 Author Members Share Posted July 4, 2008 Tried a Mesa Stiletto? K-Tre? Mrak IV? yes, no, yes i dont think id like the riveras from what ive heard, but now that you mention it, ill keep an eye out for one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vrm Posted July 4, 2008 Members Share Posted July 4, 2008 Seems like a tall order, 2 amps may well be in your future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mccarty Posted July 4, 2008 Author Members Share Posted July 4, 2008 Seems like a tall order, 2 amps may well be in your future. thats what im figuring not a big deal, just a pain in the butt to move Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ParryPerson Posted July 4, 2008 Members Share Posted July 4, 2008 You're in high school. The "amp" you want is learning how to control and use EQ and boost and channels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mccarty Posted July 4, 2008 Author Members Share Posted July 4, 2008 You're in high school. The "amp" you want is learning how to control and use EQ and boost and channels.im not a freaking 8 year oldi know how to control and use eq as well as effective use of boostingi also know how to switch the amp on in case you want to know sorry if that makes me sound like a jerk, but i get that crap all the time from people in stores who dont think i know anything when i doive grown up in an extremely musical family (my grandmother was a professional singer at age 6 or 7) and i know what good tone is, just because im young doesnt mean i dont have trained ears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members outkastin2g Posted July 4, 2008 Members Share Posted July 4, 2008 when i saw this close to giving up i was expecting you to say 'on life' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members '63-Strat Posted July 4, 2008 Members Share Posted July 4, 2008 im not a freaking 8 year old i know how to control and use eq as well as effective use of boosting i also know how to switch the amp on in case you want to know sorry if that makes me sound like a jerk, but i get that crap all the time from people in stores who dont think i know anything when i do ive grown up in an extremely musical family (my grandmother was a professional singer at age 6 or 7) and i know what good tone is, just because im young doesnt mean i dont have trained ears Well if you can't get what you need out of an xtc or roadking then sorry, you're probably not as good as you think you are. I suppose they just don't make amps versatile enough for your talents All you really need is a good clean channel and an OD pedal for jazz and blues which both of those amps do just fine and they both will do "teh brootz" fine as well. Also... to quote someone else "post a clip or you're warplanegrey" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mparsons Posted July 4, 2008 Members Share Posted July 4, 2008 There's a Line 6 Vetta on eBay for $700 BIN. Jump on that {censored}. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Smachimo the T Posted July 4, 2008 Members Share Posted July 4, 2008 Well if you can't get what you need out of an xtc or roadking then sorry, you're probably not as good as you think you are. I suppose they just don't make amps versatile enough for your talents All you really need is a good clean channel and an OD pedal for jazz and blues which both of those amps do just fine and they both will do "teh brootz" fine as well. Also... to quote someone else "post a clip or you're warplanegrey" this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mccarty Posted July 4, 2008 Author Members Share Posted July 4, 2008 Well if you can't get what you need out of an xtc or roadking then sorry, you're probably not as good as you think you are. I suppose they just don't make amps versatile enough for your talents or it could be that i dont like the voicing or feel of those amps sure i can get a clean, crunch, and heavy distortion on them that i could live with, but if im paying that much money, i want it to be a something i really like, not just something i can live with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members '63-Strat Posted July 4, 2008 Members Share Posted July 4, 2008 or it could be that i dont like the voicing or feel of those amps sure i can get a clean, crunch, and heavy distortion on them that i could live with, but if im paying that much money, i want it to be a something i really like, not just something i can live with What amp/guitar do you currently play and whose tones are you chasing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thinkpad20 Posted July 4, 2008 Members Share Posted July 4, 2008 Peavey Rockmaster. Seriously; that thing has been really impressing me. I'm loathe to admit it, but it might just be my favorite amp I've owned yet... of course you need a power amp as well, and some way to switch it (I use a G-major). And it's retardedly cheap. I play progressive death by the way, so I'm mostly using the clean channel and the high-gain channel, but the mid-gain channel sounds fantastic as well. Rock Master + G-major + power amp = killer, inexpensive and very versatile. And hold the {censored}ing phone... how are you out there contemplating XTCs, Road Kings and SEs, let alone a two amp setup... and you're still in high school? Forgive me for being presumptuous, but spend your own money... not mommy and daddy's. You'll appreciate what you're playing a lot more when it's been funded by your own hard-earned money. If you've somehow amassed enough of a pile of cash to consider Bogners, Engls and beyond, then more power to you I suppose. When I was in high school I was psyched as hell to buy my first 1x12 combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StoneM Posted July 4, 2008 Members Share Posted July 4, 2008 Sounds like you need to get yourself a metalzone son! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wmcjhi Posted July 4, 2008 Members Share Posted July 4, 2008 Diezel VH4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JKD Posted July 4, 2008 Members Share Posted July 4, 2008 Randall MTS or Egnater M4/MOD50 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mccarty Posted July 4, 2008 Author Members Share Posted July 4, 2008 What amp/guitar do you currently play and whose tones are you chasing?i have a prs mccarty, and i have a carvin mts combo (which i dont like at all but it gets the job done)and im not chasing anyones tones. i just want a tone i like btw im not saying that they arent great amps, they definitely are, its just they arent for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mccarty Posted July 4, 2008 Author Members Share Posted July 4, 2008 And hold the {censored}ing phone... how are you out there contemplating XTCs, Road Kings and SEs, let alone a two amp setup... and you're still in high school? Forgive me for being presumptuous, but spend your own money... not mommy and daddy's. You'll appreciate what you're playing a lot more when it's been funded by your own hard-earned money. If you've somehow amassed enough of a pile of cash to consider Bogners, Engls and beyond, then more power to you I suppose. When I was in high school I was psyched as hell to buy my first 1x12 combo. i am spending my own money, i dont have it all right now, but i figure if i do all my playing on the amps now, by the time i have the cash i can just buy them, i wont have to do the searching then. and btw, i totally agree about the hard-earned money bit. ive payed for about 90% of my stuff including my prs and carvin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members whiteyanderson Posted July 4, 2008 Members Share Posted July 4, 2008 tried a dual channel orange yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members '63-Strat Posted July 4, 2008 Members Share Posted July 4, 2008 i have a prs mccarty, and i have a carvin mts combo (which i dont like at all but it gets the job done) and im not chasing anyones tones. i just want a tone i like btw im not saying that they arent great amps, they definitely are, its just they arent for me Right, not surprised you responded that you're not chasing anyone's tones, btw Nothing particularly wrong with a mcarty, though. Well here's the thing: you've listed that you've played the XTC, roadking, SE, stiletto, and mkIV extensively. Those amps pretty much cover the range of voicings and feel out there for versatile high end channel switchers, IMO. I assume you've played a JVM too if you've played the rest? Point being I think you're chasing finger tone, not a particular amp if none of those amps do it for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mccarty Posted July 4, 2008 Author Members Share Posted July 4, 2008 Diezel VH4. not a fan of it once again, great amp, it has usable tones in it, just not exactly what i want i seriously thought about this and a herbert though, but every time i played one i liked it less and less Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members redeye5 Posted July 4, 2008 Members Share Posted July 4, 2008 get a marshall JMP or JCM and a few OD pedals and that really is all you should need Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mccarty Posted July 4, 2008 Author Members Share Posted July 4, 2008 Right, not surprised you responded that you're not chasing anyone's tones, btw Nothing particularly wrong with a mcarty, though. Well here's the thing: you've listed that you've played the XTC, roadking, SE, stiletto, mkIV extensively. Those amps pretty much cover the range of voicings and feel out there for versatile high end channel switchers, IMO. I assume you've played a JVM too if you've played the rest? Point being I think you're chasing finger tone, not a particular amp if none of those amps do it for you. yes ive played the jvmbut i disagree about finger tonethis thread was basically me saying, there is no one single amp that will do everything for menot a big deal. i could easily be satisfied with a two amp setup, id just prefer a single because of the simplicity and im realising its not really an option for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mccarty Posted July 4, 2008 Author Members Share Posted July 4, 2008 get a marshall JMP or JCM and a few OD pedals and that really is all you should need im considering that, but i also am looking at something like a fender tube combo (like a 65 twin reverb or similar) for jazz and blues and then a second amp to cover the rest with probably a little overlap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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