Members Burn Posted February 7, 2012 Members Share Posted February 7, 2012 Mesa Lonestar Roadster Mark V Mark IV Lonestar Special Laney VC15 Marshall TSL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JerEvil Posted February 7, 2012 Members Share Posted February 7, 2012 VHT Deliverance 120 VHT Sig: X Soldano Avenger Mesa F-50 Peavey Classic 120/120 + Engl E530 Peavey JSX Peavey Triple XXX Peavey Classic 50/50 + Hafler T3 Engl Fireball 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gammelpeter Posted February 7, 2012 Members Share Posted February 7, 2012 1. Engl e530 preamp 2. Bugera 6260 3. Engl Straight 50 spezial combo 4. Engl e520 preamp 5. H&K ATS 120 6. H&K Edition Blonde 7. Grate GX80 8. Line 6 Spider II 9. Rocktron Pro GAP preamp 10. Vox Pathfinder 11. Reuther 20 I really want an engl e530 again.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members guitarbilly74 Posted February 7, 2012 Members Share Posted February 7, 2012 best.answer.so.far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RyanC Posted February 7, 2012 Members Share Posted February 7, 2012 Fryette Sig X Fryette 50cl Titan 200 watt Baron MII 100 Titan 100 watt 5150II 6505+ Peavey JSX Fryette Deliverance 120 (only because of 1 channel and no fx loop, otherwise it KILLED!) 5150 FJA 5150 Mesa Single Recto Framus Cobra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chrispsullivan Posted February 7, 2012 Members Share Posted February 7, 2012 Peavey VTM60 Hughes and Kettner Triamp Mk I Peavey ValveKing Marshall JCM900 4100 Dual Reverb haven't whored as much as y'all, but my day will come... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members superflyinmonke Posted February 7, 2012 Members Share Posted February 7, 2012 I saw a good number of listings for 5150 I and not too many of the 5150 III. Is there something that makes the 5150 I's better? May just be they have been around and the III's are new. I am really interested in getting a 5150, just wondered if there are any better or worse than the others. If you look at the dates, you'll see that most of the posts that mention those amps were before the 5150 III was announced as a prototype in 2007. My list is small: Peters Chimera Peters Hydra Peavey Special 212 Vox Amplug (if it counts) Fender Frontman 15 Drew, did you not have a Bogner Ecstacy and Makoplex? The Makoplex tone is the best of your recordings I've heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lordz of karma Posted February 7, 2012 Members Share Posted February 7, 2012 musicman hd 130,musicman 210 65 (still own),marshall jcm 800,blackface fender champ,peavey triumph,randall rg,fender cyber twin se,vox vtx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gremson Posted February 7, 2012 Members Share Posted February 7, 2012 Traynor Bassmaster mkIISovtek Mig50Fender Blackface BassmanMusicMan 50RDFender Super Twin Reverb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members satannica Posted February 7, 2012 Members Share Posted February 7, 2012 Blimey there's a few.... Rocktron Prophesy / Marshall EL34 or VHT 2:90Peavey 6505+ (Currently own)Engl SE 6L6Engl PowerballMarshall JVM410h (Currently own)Marshall JCM800 Kerry KingPeavey Bandit 112 (Currently own - best recording amp ever!)Marshall JCM900DRMarshall JCM800 2203Laney VH100RMarshall TSL100Pod HD500 / Marshall EL34 (Currently own)Digitech GSP1101 / Mesa SimulAxe FX II / Marshall EL34Marshall JCM900 SL-XPod XT / Marshall EL34 or Mesa SimulMarshall JTM45Peavey Classic 50Line 6 Flextone II Those are the only ones I owned for significant periods of time and gigged with. I had others, but never used them to full capacity. I still have the Prophesy should I ever decide to go back to full rack, but I can't see it happening. My Pod HD500 and Peavey 6505+ does everything I want! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members King Loudness Posted February 7, 2012 Members Share Posted February 7, 2012 I'll try and stick to the amp heads since I already posted a list: 1. Bogner Ecstasy 101B2. Mesa Boogie Mark Five3. Splawn Quick Rod (3 preamp tubes, pre "gears")4. Mesa Boogie Mark III green stripe 5. Vox Night Train (loved this, but lack of effects loop or reverb made it a tough one to keep)6. Orange Rockerverb 50 MkI7. Peavey Ultra Plus (I liked this amp a lot but it's been a while since I've owned it)8. Mesa Boogie Studio Preamp/MosValve MV962 rig W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jeid2000 Posted February 7, 2012 Members Share Posted February 7, 2012 1. Peavey 6505 & Marshall 30th Anniversary head2. Marshall JCM900 SL-X3. 64 Vox AC30TB4. Mesa Boogie .50 Caliber+5. Jet City JCA20H6. Ampmaker 5watt Head7. Marshall JCM900 4101 Combo8. Fender Pro Reverb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ciccero Posted February 7, 2012 Members Share Posted February 7, 2012 If you look at the dates, you'll see that most of the posts that mention those amps were before the 5150 III was announced as a prototype in 2007.My list is small:Peters ChimeraPeters HydraPeavey Special 212Vox Amplug (if it counts)Fender Frontman 15Drew, did you not have a Bogner Ecstacy and Makoplex? The Makoplex tone is the best of your recordings I've heard. Your right. I missed that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ciccero Posted February 7, 2012 Members Share Posted February 7, 2012 Probably most (like myself) haven't owned a III to compare. I prefer some of the clips of the 5150 and 6505+ distortion but would like to play a III sometime to compare with the I and II I own/owned. A bit of a side note, but everything is subjective. Some may be hardcore fanbois of certain brands/models. Some may equate better with cost. Some may not have owned some of the amps in their lists for hardly any length of time (some of the more hardcore gear flippers even sometimes resell an amp before they receive it ). And some may be brutally honest but have certain tones or playing styles in mind that others may not have for the same amps. And some are going to have ideas about tones that relate well with many but not everyone. Even when a genre like metal is described as what the amp excels or sucks at, someone preferring metal such as Meshuggah won't like an amp that's geared more towards something someone else might prefer that's geared towards something like Megadeth or doom metal. I try to be honest and believe most others are, as well, but even with my own gear that 100% satisfied me for a while, I may get into playing something different and end up not liking the same amp much because it doesn't really cover what I want as well as something else can. That happened to me with the original 5150 as well as Peavey Ultra Plus when I wanted more organic/warmer/vintage-ish high gain tones that can be better had with a JMP. Or there'll be GAS that kicks in for that all-elusive best tone or best amp for everything. You raise a good point. sound is subjective and one may like something another does not. I was really wondering about if there were any real factual defects or differences that were known between the models.I think my biggest problem is I am trying to find one amp that can cover any situation, and that does not exist. Some are more versatile, but none can cover every situation. But with the cost of some of amps, it is hard to impossible to load up multiple amp...unless I get credit!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cibyl Posted February 7, 2012 Members Share Posted February 7, 2012 I've seriously owned so many amps,....no way I'm ranking them all. Depending on the application, the ones I own now are my favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FastRedPonyCar Posted February 7, 2012 Members Share Posted February 7, 2012 Drew, did you not have a Bogner Ecstacy and Makoplex? The Makoplex tone is the best of your recordings I've heard. LOL I totally forgot about those Updated my list. Makoplex was bad as hell but it absolutely killed me not having the low/high gain foot switchable. The clean channel was just as spectacular as the lead channel. A mak2 with both channels switchable would be ideal but to be totally honest, I prefer the structure of the nitro more. It's got something in the lower mids that the makoplex, titans, etc just doesn't have. The makoplex though was about as close to the nitro's long lost brother in terms of tone as I've heard. While it would be nice owning a mak2, it would be completely redundant and would probably never get played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 100 watt Posted February 7, 2012 Members Share Posted February 7, 2012 Modded Metro Amp Marshall Superbass Plexi clone 100 watt Modded Marshall SLP Plexi RI 100 watt Modded 1978 Marshall Superbass 100 watt Stock 1979 Marshall Superlead 100 watt Modded 1980 Marshall JMP 2203 85-86 Randall RG100ES almost stock Marshall JMP 2203 87 Randall RG100ES (zebra Stripped) 85-86 Laney AOR Pro Tube lead 100 Orange AD30TC Carvin x100B / xb100 / whatever the hell it was Peavey Classic 2x12 tweed (early-mid 90's) wont count practice / bedroom amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burn Posted February 8, 2012 Members Share Posted February 8, 2012 Modded Metro Amp Marshall Superbass Plexi clone 100 watt Modded Marshall SLP Plexi RI 100 watt Modded 1978 Marshall Superbass 100 watt Stock 1979 Marshall Superlead 100 watt Modded 1980 Marshall JMP 2203 85-86 Randall RG100ES almost stock Marshall JMP 2203 87 Randall RG100ES (zebra Stripped) 85-86 Laney AOR Pro Tube lead 100 Orange AD30TC Carvin x100B / xb100 / whatever the hell it was Peavey Classic 2x12 tweed (early-mid 90's) wont count practice / bedroom amps. So you prefer the reissue Plexi to the original Superlead from '79? Interesting... I've only played one vintage plexi and the tone was killer, but the thing was beat to hell and a lot of work was done, and I like my toys shiny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cibyl Posted February 8, 2012 Members Share Posted February 8, 2012 Ok,....rank of what I have now: Bad Cat Lynx 50Bogner GoldfingerRoccaforte Custom 30'78 Marshall JMP 50 wattTopHat Emplexador 100 wattMesa Boogie TremoverbBogner ShivaGibson GA15 That's not really a ranking of what I like to what I think sucks -- it's more, what I use the most to what I use the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thefyn Posted February 8, 2012 Members Share Posted February 8, 2012 These are owned, not just played. Best ever was a JCM800 modded by Todd Langer and Soldano. 1: JCM800 (50 watt vertical input)2: Mesa MkIII purple stripe3: Quickrod4: Zwengel Banshee4: 5150 III5: 51506: Mesa DC57: Triple Recto/rectoverb8: Stiletto9: Crate vintage club 2010: Goldea Rex3200 28: HK Switchblade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 100 watt Posted February 8, 2012 Members Share Posted February 8, 2012 So you prefer the reissue Plexi to the original Superlead from '79? Interesting... I've only played one vintage plexi and the tone was killer, but the thing was beat to hell and a lot of work was done, and I like my toys shiny Yes. After the re-issue had been tweaked . Converted to Superbass specs, along with a few subtle gain mods & some voicing mods & a master volume added. The re-issue will go from Jimi, to an 80's thing, to Br00tals ..with just twisting some knobs. I'd rather have a re-issue that will do exactly what I want, & be a "jack of all trades". There's just some stuff that a stock Marshall wont cover for me, without using a bunch of pedals.Hot-rodded Marshalls are an addiction. Yes, alot of stock Marshalls sound great, but I like to be able to cover more areas than a stock NMV can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gammelpeter Posted February 8, 2012 Members Share Posted February 8, 2012 8: Stiletto 9: Crate vintage club 20 10: Goldea Rex3200 28: HK Switchblade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members themadscientist Posted February 8, 2012 Members Share Posted February 8, 2012 from best to worst Nitro 2 channel titan mesa studio preamp Makoplex MAK4 (largely depends on the power amp but when run to nitro or titan, it's awesome) Bogner XTC classic Cerberus JTM45 JCA22H JCA100H after mods Egnater renegade Carvin Valvemaster Traynor YCV50 blue Carvin SX100 what about the 2 channel Titan did you find better than the Cerberus, doesn't it have the same gain channel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stompboxfreak72 Posted February 8, 2012 Members Share Posted February 8, 2012 NitroBaron K886505+Single Rec/Dual RecAmpeg VH 140cMesa RoadsterFender PrincetonMesa F-50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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