ericheartsu Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 i wish i understood how to redo guitars and amps, especially the electronics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericheartsu Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 one of the best amps i've ever heard in my life is a sommatone amp. it was a prototype, and it fucking slayed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmythescumbag Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 i wish i understood how to redo guitars and amps, especially the electronics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
controlthebleeding Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 i wish i understood how to redo guitars and amps, especially the electronics. trust me, it's not hard at all. i use to do them for the hell of it to my fenders. i havent taken one apart in about 12 years, but its like riding a bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robotnerd Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 I've had a twin for a few years and love it for the kind of stuff I play. I also have a bandmaster but for volume I always go with the twin.Does anybody have any musicman amps? I've been wanting to pick one of those up for a while. i had one, i loved it actually. i had a 70's 2x12hd something or other, basically the musicman version of a twin. i thought it was a fantastic amp, it just wasn't quite right for what i was doing, so it was part of the trade in for the dual showman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxmartinxx Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 I've owned a retarded amount of amps... everything from vintage Marshalls to a Diezel to a Sovtek. Here's my top amps: Fatboy 3 channel head - These were made in the mid-90's and are hard to find because they only made about 150 of them. I love these amps so much at one point I owned five of them. Bad Cat Hot Cat - I always loved Matchless amps but I never found one appropriate to my playing. When I heard that Mark Sampson was involved in a new company and they were going to make a high gain amp I ordered one without ever hearing it. I've owned a Hot Cat 30 combo, a Hat Cat 100, and a Hot Cat 100R and they're fantastic. The owner of the company is a great guy, too. Wizard Metal - If you want a loud single channel rock amp, this is one to find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdwell Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 anybody know the brand of amps that Criteria uses...saw them once, meant to write down the name, but damn those amps sounded freaking great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxmartinxx Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 anybody know the brand of amps that Criteria uses...saw them once, meant to write down the name, but damn those amps sounded freaking great Based on the pic on their Wikipedia page, the one in the picture looks like a Framus Dragon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tylerrr Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 This is what I've been using for about 2 years now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
controlthebleeding Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 I've owned a retarded amount of amps... everything from vintage Marshalls to a Diezel to a Sovtek. Here's my top amps:Fatboy 3 channel head - These were made in the mid-90's and are hard to find because they only made about 150 of them. I love these amps so much at one point I owned five of them. Bad Cat Hot Cat - I always loved Matchless amps but I never found one appropriate to my playing. When I heard that Mark Sampson was involved in a new company and they were going to make a high gain amp I ordered one without ever hearing it. I've owned a Hot Cat 30 combo, a Hat Cat 100, and a Hot Cat 100R and they're fantastic. The owner of the company is a great guy, too. Wizard Metal - If you want a loud single channel rock amp, this is one to find. Martin, would you please be so kind as to post a pic (like the one you did in another thread) just for my amusement. people will probably drool as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxmartinxx Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Martin, would you please be so kind as to post a pic (like the one you did in another thread) just for my amusement. people will probably drool as well. Vintage Vox AC50 Vintage Hiwatt DR201 Vintage Ampeg SVT Vintage Ampeg SVT 8x10 cab Vintage Marshall Superlead (1969 or 1970) Fatboy #1 Bogner Mojo prototype Fatboy #2 Fatboy #3 Bogner 2x12 cab Vibroworld Custom made 4x12 cab Matamp RED 1224 MKII Bad Cat Hot Cat 30 Another pic from a different point in time : Matchless Phoenix Matchless 2x12 cab Mesa Boggie 4x12 cab Marshall Hiwatt Fatboy 2x12 Bad Cat Hot Cat 100 Fatboys 1-4 and most of that was sitting on a Matchless 8x12 (yes, 8x12) cab I bought off the Black Crowes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxmartinxx Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 This is literally a fraction of the amps I've owned. I used to maintain a list of all the amps, cabs, and pedals I had owned over the years. I should try to recreate it off the top of my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest errolwest Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 JEEESSSSSUUUS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmythescumbag Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 I love those pictures xxmartinxx. Didn't you have a couple of rad SVT rigs too? I recently acquired an Acoustic B120 1x15" combo off of CL for $135 that I made my gig rig. I used to run a 370 with one of two different 2x15" cabs, then shrunk it down to a 1x15" w/horn Yamaha PA speaker, but figured I could reduce my rig from 4 pieces (bass, amp, cab, pedal bag) to 3 with a combo. Here it is with the 70's Univox P Bass I just got today...it sounds so damn good flat-lined it's crazy and if I hit the bright switch it sounds even better. I am definitely happy with this setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxmartinxx Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 I love those pictures xxmartinxx. Didn't you have a couple of rad SVT rigs too? I had a mid 70's SVT and now I have a late 60's blue line SVT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotterson Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 anybody know the brand of amps that Criteria uses...saw them once, meant to write down the name, but damn those amps sounded freaking great Based on the pic on their Wikipedia page, the one in the picture looks like a Framus Dragon. I can go through some old pictures and see if I can't confirm that. They did have amazing sounds. Ever since En Garde came out and I could identify the guitar he used I've been trying to find a Travis Bean for a decent price. I think that's a long-term goal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotterson Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 So the second (last) time I saw Criteria, Stephen was playing a Hiwatt head with an Orange cab. No idea about the first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdwell Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Based on the pic on their Wikipedia page, the one in the picture looks like a Framus Dragon. I can go through some old pictures and see if I can't confirm that. They did have amazing sounds. Ever since En Garde came out and I could identify the guitar he used I've been trying to find a Travis Bean for a decent price. I think that's a long-term goal. I went through my pics....I attempted to take a pic of just the amp they were using...and my fucking point and shoot just blurred the shit out of the shot...useless shot...sounded amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblahmaster Posted September 29, 2010 Author Share Posted September 29, 2010 Man those framus dragon heads sound so amazing. I managed to try one a while back because it was used at guitar center. really wish i had the 1500 to drop on that. Also the sucky thing about where i live is all the music stores here dont get any of the better amps. Just the usual marshall, vox, fender, crate, line 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest errolwest Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Just bought this beauty brand new tubes and everything. Sounds delightful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tylerrr Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 ^ How many watts is that thing? Looks rad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest errolwest Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 It's 50 watts, but it gets pretty loud. I'm also using a yba splitter and running my guitar through that, and an original peavy 5150 mark I. The tone is unbelievable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tylerrr Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Shit man that sounds amazing! I love the old peavey stuff. I'm using a Peavey Rockmaster from the 80s and it sounds great, just needs new tubes. I've read that the rockmaster and the butcher were discontinued because they sounded too much like a JCM... but thats just what I've read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidamnesiac Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Also: this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmythescumbag Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 I've read that the rockmaster and the butcher were discontinued because they sounded too much like a JCM... but thats just what I've read. Crazy...I have a Butcher that my drummer let me borrow along with his guitar for a short-lived post-punk project we had going, but I haven't touched either one since the bass player decided to end the band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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