Members jcn37203 Posted October 3, 2005 Members Share Posted October 3, 2005 It's hard to say. On one hand, vintage amps are mojo as hell, but the modern counterparts are a lot more reliable. Vintage guitars are also sweet, but a lot of the guys who were actually buying guitars in the 60's and 70's will tell you that a lot of the "must have" vintage stuff today was despised when it was new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fernmeister Posted October 3, 2005 Members Share Posted October 3, 2005 amps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CS Posted October 3, 2005 Members Share Posted October 3, 2005 Neither, buy reissues new and keep them 20 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hookstrapped Posted October 3, 2005 Members Share Posted October 3, 2005 amps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blaghaus Posted October 3, 2005 Members Share Posted October 3, 2005 What CS said. A guy I know used to say about gear that if you are spending money on good gear, then its going to be good even if its 50 years old or brand new. Quality is quality. There are bad guitars and amps from every different era. This guy played a 78 les paul deluxe through a PA head and a marshall cab and had tone to kill for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sstim8or Posted October 3, 2005 Members Share Posted October 3, 2005 My dad tells me stories about how in the mid-60's, guys were ditching their tube amps in favor of the new solid-state stuff. This is also when he tells me about the '62 Jazzmaster and early 60s blond Bassman piggyback rig he sold before he went to Vietnam. All that said, I think vintage amps are cooler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members farfignewgon Posted October 3, 2005 Members Share Posted October 3, 2005 Both! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ginnboonmiller Posted October 3, 2005 Members Share Posted October 3, 2005 Vintage amps are only cool for people that play guitar. Hot chicks never come up to me and ask me about my amp after the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilbo26 Posted October 3, 2005 Members Share Posted October 3, 2005 Vintage amps, as long as they're well cared for. Although if you're going to be using anything in a constant gigging situation reissues are the way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sir H C Posted October 3, 2005 Members Share Posted October 3, 2005 I love vintage guitars, the 60s Fenders have a feel that is great. But when you look at some of the modern Fenders and Gibsons they are made as well as back then, using very similar techniques. The same can not be said for most amps. They are PCB with a lot of other modifications so that they will appeal to the new buyer. The old amps just are cooler and more fun. So I go with amps because they are up on stage even between sets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bernie Franks Posted October 3, 2005 Members Share Posted October 3, 2005 Yeah, amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members elctmist Posted October 3, 2005 Members Share Posted October 3, 2005 Originally posted by ginnboonmiller Vintage amps are only cool for people that play guitar. Hot chicks never come up to me and ask me about my amp after the show. By this reckoning the ZVex Fuzz Probe is definitely cooler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members valvedriventone Posted October 4, 2005 Members Share Posted October 4, 2005 amps. but I wouldn't blow the kinda money most of 'em go for nowadays.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jason Posted October 4, 2005 Members Share Posted October 4, 2005 I've actually found the opposite of what jcn37203 has found. i've never found a more reliable amp than the Super Reverb I use, & I've been playing guitar for 18 years! the thing about vintage amps is that the designs are proven,unlike new amp designs,which may or may not stand the test of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thelonius Posted October 4, 2005 Members Share Posted October 4, 2005 This is easy. I have a vintage amp and no vintage guitars. So...vintage amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Saucy Jack Posted October 4, 2005 Members Share Posted October 4, 2005 For me, it's amps. I have a mid 60's Danelectro cadet, a Kay model 703 from the 60's, and a mid 70's Fender Musicmaster Bass amp. The Kay and the Danelectro I got off of ebay for under $70 each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members palthegiraffe Posted October 4, 2005 Members Share Posted October 4, 2005 I'll go with amps, only because it's more likely that you can find one at a decent price. The two amps I use most of the time are a '66 Fender Tremolux and a '67 Bassman. One cost around $500 and the other $300; what '67 Fender guitar could I possibly get for $800? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jTreu Posted October 4, 2005 Members Share Posted October 4, 2005 Originally posted by Thelonius This is easy. I have a vintage amp and no vintage guitars. So...vintage amps. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sonaboy Posted October 4, 2005 Members Share Posted October 4, 2005 Originally posted by jcn37203 It's hard to say.On one hand, vintage amps are mojo as hell, but the modern counterparts are a lot more reliable.Vintage guitars are also sweet, but a lot of the guys who were actually buying guitars in the 60's and 70's will tell you that a lot of the "must have" vintage stuff today was despised when it was new. since basically every part that was ever constructed for vintage electrics are still available, but many aren't for vintage amps, i'd have to go with amps. there's some unrecoverable mojo in there.IMO - modern construction of guitars have become better and more refined, but modern amps (aside from a select few) just aren't what they could, and used to be.the bright side to this, of course, is that a nice vintage mojo with great craftsmanship on a guitar is a bit more obtainable these days, more than a truly great amp.Hamer and G&L being two immediate examples that come to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hopeless Romantic Posted October 4, 2005 Members Share Posted October 4, 2005 Originally posted by Saucy Jack For me, it's amps. I have a mid 60's Danelectro cadet, a Kay model 703 from the 60's, and a mid 70's Fender Musicmaster Bass amp. The Kay and the Danelectro I got off of ebay for under $70 each. I just got a Musicmaster and it came with a blown speaker. Are you running the stock speaker? If not, what did you change it with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members keka Posted October 4, 2005 Members Share Posted October 4, 2005 synths opps wrong site anyway id go with amps, ,,just for recoding situations ,,Id never use a classic live ...Of course if it buzzed alot i probably wouldnt record with it either,in that case Id go with the guitar.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Heineken Posted October 4, 2005 Members Share Posted October 4, 2005 Vintage porn, i love the hairy armpits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jTreu Posted October 4, 2005 Members Share Posted October 4, 2005 Originally posted by Heineken Vintage porn, i love the hairy armpits. ewwwwwwww....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members capnbringdown Posted October 4, 2005 Members Share Posted October 4, 2005 Originally posted by jcn37203 On one hand, vintage amps are mojo as hell, but the modern counterparts are a lot more reliable. I think I would have to disagree with the point that modern counterparts being more reliable, though I'd probably go for a good vintage amp over a guitar not that a vintage guitar wouldn't kick ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Saucy Jack Posted October 4, 2005 Members Share Posted October 4, 2005 Originally posted by Hopeless Romantic I just got a Musicmaster and it came with a blown speaker. Are you running the stock speaker? If not, what did you change it with? I still have the stock speaker in it. I love the sound of that amp turned up all the way with an Electro Harmonix LPB-1 in front of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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