Members loofery Posted May 31, 2006 Members Share Posted May 31, 2006 as usually I am posting about amps in here cause it is my favourite forum. anyways, I want a good clean amp head with some decent headroom, that I can throw a distortion pedal in front of to make it scream. I mean like gary moore style. so, I don't really care for a second crunch channel - if i just need crunch I just play into my epi. also, I like fendery cleans.i've considered a peavey classic xx - with a nice distortion pedal like the crunch box can I get plexi sounds from it? and does the peavey have decent clean headroom? i've also actually thought about getting a solid state like a tech21 trademark how are the old ampegs and music man heads with dirt pedals in front? so recommend me a tube HEAD ! with a price cap of about 600 new or used Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChitownTerror Posted May 31, 2006 Members Share Posted May 31, 2006 Ampeg V4. 100 watts of pure, earth-shattering power, clean as a whistle, and will generally run you about $400-500 depending on age and condition. Don't get one of the ones with a distortion circut, though. I also really liked my old Fender Bassman 100 head. Some bitch about them because they changed the circut, but they're great loud, clean amps if you've got pedals. They don't overdrive like the black and early silverface models, but they're also much cheaper usually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members loofery Posted May 31, 2006 Author Members Share Posted May 31, 2006 Originally posted by ChitownTerror Ampeg V4. 100 watts of pure, earth-shattering power, clean as a whistle, and will generally run you about $400-500 depending on age and condition. Don't get one of the ones with a distortion circut, though.I also really liked my old Fender Bassman 100 head. Some bitch about them because they changed the circut, but they're great loud, clean amps if you've got pedals. They don't overdrive like the black and early silverface models, but they're also much cheaper usually. cool.I want pretty much all dirt to come from pedals. I love stompin on them, what can I say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members workinclasszero Posted May 31, 2006 Members Share Posted May 31, 2006 Originally posted by ChitownTerror Ampeg V4. 100 watts of pure, earth-shattering power, clean as a whistle, and will generally run you about $400-500 depending on age and condition. Don't get one of the ones with a distortion circut, though. This is good to hear seeing that I might be picking up a B25 and getting this beat up vt22 I found last week looked at today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members loofery Posted May 31, 2006 Author Members Share Posted May 31, 2006 bump cause there's more out there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members critters Posted May 31, 2006 Members Share Posted May 31, 2006 Silverface Twin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members loofery Posted May 31, 2006 Author Members Share Posted May 31, 2006 Originally posted by critters Silverface Twin sorry, don't need another combo, only a head. i thought high gain pedals weren't compatible with twins tho? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members critters Posted May 31, 2006 Members Share Posted May 31, 2006 Originally posted by loofery sorry, don't need another combo, only a head.i thought high gain pedals weren't compatible with twins tho? Sorry, didn't realize you needed a head. The Showman or Showman reverbs are really nice on pedals too (basically a twin in head form). I've had great luck with high gain stuff into the twin, so the Showman should do the trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members digital Posted May 31, 2006 Members Share Posted May 31, 2006 selmer treble 'n bass hiwatt (any) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members preservation Posted May 31, 2006 Members Share Posted May 31, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knspilka Posted May 31, 2006 Members Share Posted May 31, 2006 Boogie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members loofery Posted May 31, 2006 Author Members Share Posted May 31, 2006 i would love a boogie or a hiwatt .. but what makes of theres are $600 or less. ok $800 or less? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Squier Fat Telecaster Posted May 31, 2006 Members Share Posted May 31, 2006 Roland Bluescubes. Not a massive amount of CLEAN headroom, as it gets dirty like a tube fender the louder you crank it Very tubey and loves dirt pedals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TIKILOCKEDOUT Posted May 31, 2006 Members Share Posted May 31, 2006 Originally posted by digital selmer treble 'n bass Ha ... good luck finding one and IF you do then getting one for small change! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members papa taco Posted May 31, 2006 Members Share Posted May 31, 2006 Originally posted by loofery i would love a boogie or a hiwatt .. but what makes of theres are $600 or less. ok $800 or less? Mesa 50 caliber+, maybe? I had one once. It was actually quite nice. The clean channel had quite a bit of headroom and took pedals very well. The lead channel was a bit too much for me, but I set it's gain at about 2 and used it for sustaining leads. Sounded nice when boosted by an od pedal set on low gain. taco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stonedtone Posted May 31, 2006 Members Share Posted May 31, 2006 A trace Elliot Velocete or the newer version, Gibson GA20RVT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members papa taco Posted May 31, 2006 Members Share Posted May 31, 2006 Originally posted by papa taco Mesa 50 caliber+, maybe?I had one once. It was actually quite nice. The clean channel had quite a bit of headroom and took pedals very well. The lead channel was a bit too much for me, but I set it's gain at about 2 and used it for sustaining leads. Sounded nice when boosted by an od pedal set on low gain.taco Oh yeah, it's got a built in 5 band eq which comes in handy. I wish I had kept it. I think it would sound great with some Celestion G12H30's in a 4x12 cab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Steve Howe Posted May 31, 2006 Members Share Posted May 31, 2006 Old Music Man heads. Can't lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Squier Fat Telecaster Posted May 31, 2006 Members Share Posted May 31, 2006 Carvin X100 series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DrCreep Posted May 31, 2006 Members Share Posted May 31, 2006 Well, I'm seeing that you're asking to a head, but try out an old 80's Fender 'The Twin'. LOADS of clean and loud. The cool thing is, you could rehouse it in a head cabinet and use it as a head. You can probably find them for around $300-500. -Doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members L6Sguy Posted May 31, 2006 Members Share Posted May 31, 2006 Originally posted by loofery ..i thought high gain pedals weren't compatible with twins tho? my old sf twin reverb was fussy with pedals, in that the amp's hifi-ness sometimes made a pedal a little too, um, pedally however, one the right pedal(s) are found to go with a twin, the results can be monsterous.another vote for the carvin x-100, or x-60. unstoppable clean channel. can be had for $300 all day long, and sonically worth 3x that. go for the older 6L6 version if you dont need a dirt channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members loofery Posted May 31, 2006 Author Members Share Posted May 31, 2006 how about a Groove Tubes Soul-O ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Douge Posted May 31, 2006 Members Share Posted May 31, 2006 I have a Groove Tubes Soul-O 45 and a DR. Z KT-45 and they both Love Pedals. Both were built for Pedals. The Soul-O 45 is no longer made but can be found! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elliott Damage Posted May 31, 2006 Members Share Posted May 31, 2006 Originally posted by Douge I have a Groove Tubes Soul-O 45 and a DR. Z KT-45 and they both Love Pedals. Both were built for Pedals. The Soul-O 45 is no longer made but can be found! which do you like better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Douge Posted May 31, 2006 Members Share Posted May 31, 2006 They both sound good but If I had to choose just one it would be the DR. Z KT-45!! It puts out more power than its rated for, has an EF86 Front End Tube, and can have a Solid State or Tube Rectifier!! Go to Dr. Z's site and look on the Z-Forums and you can see all the other owners opinons and remarks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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