Members thulsa_doom2 Posted May 1, 2009 Members Share Posted May 1, 2009 The millions of death metal bands who use that Ampeg amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BAXANDALL Posted May 1, 2009 Members Share Posted May 1, 2009 Alex Lifeson used to before going back to Marshalls thank god Doesn't he use Diesel now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BAXANDALL Posted May 1, 2009 Members Share Posted May 1, 2009 King Buzzo from Melvins uses solid state amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ferdinandstrat Posted May 1, 2009 Members Share Posted May 1, 2009 Doesn't he use Diesel now? I believe he uses Hughs and Kentner amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brian Krashpad Posted May 1, 2009 Members Share Posted May 1, 2009 3 pages and nobody mentions the man. Bo Diddley, the top of his amp is at the very bottom of this pic: Bo used a Roland Jazz Chorus JC120, here's a shot of his in the foreground with my bass rig in the background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Saint Frank Posted May 1, 2009 Members Share Posted May 1, 2009 Bob Mould of Husker Du used a JC120. I was gonna mention Bob before. He used the JCs and Fender Concert series back in the Sugar days as well. Don't know what he's using nowadays as he mostly does solo acoustic gigs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BAXANDALL Posted May 1, 2009 Members Share Posted May 1, 2009 I believe he uses Hughs and Kentner amps. Oh yeah. That's right. I remember seeing them behind him now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Schtang Posted May 1, 2009 Members Share Posted May 1, 2009 Y Which amps are you talking about then? are you saying that the cleans on a Line 6 Spider sound better than the ones on a Vintage Fender Twin? Maybe - what I am talking about are good quality SS amps with nice clean tones (and those are USA build Fenders from the 90's, and the Roland JC 120 from the 80's). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Will Chen Posted May 1, 2009 Members Share Posted May 1, 2009 What!?! No Peavey!?! I would have thought that there would be 20 or 30 country pickers on there. I've been using Peavey Bandits and Special 130's for the past several decades. Great sound and nearly indestructable.I think I read somewhere that Luther Allison of the Mississippi All Stars uses a Special 130. Still a work in progress! I've been slowly compiling the list and have tried to do a bit a research on each entry to make sure it's a valid claim. You're thinking of Luther Dickinson who now also plays with the Black Crowes. I'll add him after I verify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Schtang Posted May 1, 2009 Members Share Posted May 1, 2009 Yes, but how many of them are famous? (as per the thread title) /QUOTE] Well, all of them are famous within their own environment (define famous, micro or macro?) If you think you are famous then you are famous;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MorganB Posted May 1, 2009 Members Share Posted May 1, 2009 Bloodhound Gang hybrid Alt/pop rockers The Bloodhound Gang are getting ready to embark on a year-long US/European tour starting in September. Guitarist Lupus explains why his Marshall MODE FOUR amp will be accompanying him throughout the tour, "I'm very proud of having moved to Marshall; my previous amps just didn't give me what I wanted in terms of hard, skull crushing distortion with a beautiful clean. The balls-out distortion I've got going now makes me very happy, and the clean channel has done wonders for our live sound. I'm not a tech guy when it comes to amps, but I know this: turn on a Marshall and it'll sound better than anything out there. Spend five minutes twisting knobs and you'll sound better than half the records out there." MODE FOUR can also be heard on their new album Hefty Fine (Geffen Records), which will be released on September 27, on upcoming TV performances and on the video for their new single, "Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo," currently airing on MTV and Fuse. For more information, please visit www.bloodhoundgang.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members uncle psychosis Posted May 1, 2009 Members Share Posted May 1, 2009 Gang of Four used SS amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jerry_picker Posted May 1, 2009 Members Share Posted May 1, 2009 Yep. I remember those little Polytone combos used to be a jazzer favorite. Wasn't unusual to see a Roland JC-120 on the bandstand back in the day. Very true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr Songwriter Posted May 1, 2009 Members Share Posted May 1, 2009 Well, all of them are famous within their own environment (define famous, micro or macro?) If you think you are famous then you are famous;) Well if you define it as being famous enough to have put a few albums out then I think most of the players in that category would have used tube amps, I'm also wondering how many of the guitarists mentioned in the thread are using Solid State amps on the road for reasons of reliability but still using tube amps in the studio. I'm not bashing solid state amps either - in fact if someone could build one with the warmth, responsiveness and loudness of tubes and solid state clarity and reliability I'd buy one without hesitation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted May 1, 2009 Members Share Posted May 1, 2009 Wasn't it some sort of SS PA head that he used? Can't remember exactly what it was, but I know I read it somewhere. ya I think a yamaha ...BTW he's the only one I know of that only plays SS, most others in this thread use both it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members benricci Posted May 1, 2009 Members Share Posted May 1, 2009 Don't the majority of bass players use solid state amps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rena Rune Posted May 1, 2009 Members Share Posted May 1, 2009 Not the majority, but a lot. Basses on their own are very "Warm" sounding and tend to be clean more often than not, so it's not as necessary. You can DI a Bass and have it sound decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Will Chen Posted May 1, 2009 Members Share Posted May 1, 2009 Not the majority, but a lot. Basses on their own are very "Warm" sounding and tend to be clean more often than not, so it's not as necessary. You can DI a Bass and have it sound decent. Actually, I would say a vast majority. Modern professional bass rigs generally have more incommon with a PA than a guitar amp often offering 500 + watts, can't do that in a very managble way with tubes. Even the Ampeg SVT line is now primarily hybrid with a solid state power amp. Bass players are far less driven by "mojo" and accepting of modern technology than guitarists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members benricci Posted May 1, 2009 Members Share Posted May 1, 2009 Not the majority, but a lot. Basses on their own are very "Warm" sounding and tend to be clean more often than not, so it's not as necessary. You can DI a Bass and have it sound decent. I'm still sticking with "majority", sorry. Most shows and concerts I attend, the bass player is using Solid State gear. In fact, I find it rare to see a bass player with a tube amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rena Rune Posted May 1, 2009 Members Share Posted May 1, 2009 Hmm I know quite a few bassists using tube gear, though I'm full well able to accept I'm probably wrong. I do like the mentality bassists have a bit more. Luckily the guitarist I jam with is like that(probably because he plays bass too). He loves my microcube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members liveloveshare Posted May 1, 2009 Members Share Posted May 1, 2009 my favorite cleans come from this guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members curseoftruth Posted May 1, 2009 Members Share Posted May 1, 2009 Those Norwegian death metal bands, those charming panda bears who kill tourists, worship satan etc. recrded mostly with Peavey solid state amps with the scratchy distortion. Actually its Crate they tend to use. My old band opened for a couple of touring death metal bands (Anal Blast and Malevolent Creation) and there were Marshall MGs and Crates up on the stage. I left before either played so I don't know which band used what. Now my rig is a combination -- I play a tube head and a solid state combo. The Sunn combo off to the side is a Betal Lead and is pushing the Hartke 4x12 and it is maybe the loudest amp you ever heard. I had it on 1 at practice the other night and we had to undo the top cab because it was killing our ears: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wide Posted May 1, 2009 Members Share Posted May 1, 2009 Steve Rothery (Marillion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cBc Posted May 1, 2009 Members Share Posted May 1, 2009 Allan Holdsworth also used Yamaha DG80-112s And of course Adrian Belew & his trusty Roland JC120s during his Bowie/Talking Heads days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LARRY L Posted May 1, 2009 Members Share Posted May 1, 2009 BB King I saw a clip of him using a super reverb in '65 concert , I can't imagine him going to SS after playing that amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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