| Author |
Topic: low-watt amps |
Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
|
Posted 19 Oct 2009 9:27 am |
|
http://www.surprisesoundlab.com/ is the web site for the Rock Block amp/pedal. That's a lot of money for one watt of power, but I'm sure it's a very nice watt. 
_________________
Brad’s Page of Steel
A web site devoted to acoustic & electric lap steel guitars |
|
|
 |
G Strout
From:
Carabelle, Florida
|
Posted 19 Oct 2009 4:18 pm
|
|
I have had good luck with my Bugera V5. All tube. Class A. Sounds good!! ( I did change the speaker.) Gain, Volume, Tone AND Reverb controls. It also has a power attenuator switch on the rear that allows you to run 5, 1 or 0.1 Watts. headphone out jack on the rear also. Nice little portable amp. Looks good too!
gary
http://www.bugera-amps.com/EN/products/V5.aspx |
|
|
|
Mark Mansueto
From:
Michigan, USA
|
|
|
|
G Strout
From:
Carabelle, Florida
|
Posted 20 Oct 2009 10:53 am
|
|
Mark,
I wasn't happy with stock speaker.... switched to a Weber. A lot smoother and a little bit more compressed now.
Gary |
|
|
|
Marty Smith
From:
California
|
Posted 23 Oct 2009 10:40 am
|
|
 |
|
|
|
Bob Simons
From:
Kansas City, Mo, USA
|
Posted 24 Oct 2009 1:56 pm
|
|
My vote is for the Blues Junior if you play hot and nasty....I take it and a MSA Superslide with Wallace Trutone pickup to loud blues and R&B jams and it holds its own and is easy to transport and set up. HOWEVER, clean and smooth is not available....
_________________
Zumsteel U12 8-5, MSA M3 U12 9-7, MSA SS 10-string, 1930 National Resonophonic, Telonics Combo, Webb 614e, Fender Steel King, Mesa Boogie T-Verb. |
|
|
|
Craig Stenseth
From:
Naperville, Illinois, USA
|
Posted 24 Oct 2009 2:08 pm
|
|
| How'd this get by the forum category enforcement squad ? It sounds like "Electronics" to me... |
|
|
|
Keith Cordell
From:
San Diego
|
Posted 25 Oct 2009 1:38 am
|
|
| Maybe so, Craig... but this is pretty specific to lap guys since the amps are not used by PSG guys. We get a little latitude on things like this. |
|
|
|
Gerald Ross
From:
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
|
|
|
|
Stephen Abruzzo
From:
Philly, PA
|
Posted 25 Oct 2009 6:19 am bedroom amp
|
|
It doesn't get any better than this:
http://www.mackamps.com/gem-head-combo/
From 4W down to 0.4W, with low-hi gain option, volume/tone/gain knobs. Comes as a head or as a combo (I have the combo). The combo is a 14" x 16" cab with an Eminence Rajin' Cajun as it's 10" speaker. This amp does clean and grit equally well and it loves pedals.
Absolutely, a first-rate amp for lap steelers, whether you want squeaky clean or a "dirtied up" sound.
Listen to the sound clips on the Mack site...plus a guitarist did a vid clip of the amp too.
Gerald.....the Swart 5W amps are highly regarded and have stellar reviews. Quite frankly, it was either the Swart or Mack Gem for me. The Swart has a tube rectifier, the Mack doesn't....but the Mack gave a lot more variety (4W to 0.4W) than the Swart. You can't go wrong with either amp really. |
|
|
|
