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Dion Stephen

 

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Kansas, USA
Post  Posted 16 Jul 2007 9:11 pm    
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what kind of amps do ya'll use?
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Kevin Brown


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England
Post  Posted 17 Jul 2007 1:44 am    
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Epiphone 5 watt all valve, one knob, one sound one big result for China ( think early lap steel small valve amps )
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Roman Sonnleitner


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Vienna, Austria
Post  Posted 17 Jul 2007 2:04 am    
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Carvin Vintage 16 - not a lot of clean headroom; sweet, singing tone.

Weber 6M45 (a JTM45-clone built from a kit) witha 1x12" & 1x10" speaker cab: full, fat, warm clean tone with lots of bass and mids.
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Randy Reeves


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LaCrosse, Wisconsin, USA
Post  Posted 17 Jul 2007 4:31 am    
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Fender Vibrolux, 1958 Gibsonette,and a very old Sears/Roebuck Meteor.
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Randy Reeves


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LaCrosse, Wisconsin, USA
Post  Posted 17 Jul 2007 4:32 am    
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Fender Vibrolux, 1958 Gibsonette,and a very old Sears/Roebuck Meteor.



oops double post. it is not a twin. Rolling Eyes


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Vernon Hester

 

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Cayce,SC USA, R.I.P.
Post  Posted 17 Jul 2007 5:10 am     Amps
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Fender Pro-Reverb 15"JBL,Fender Deluxe 112,Session 500 with new 2604 chips,LTD 400 Ken Fox upgrade.ART SLA1 with Fender 12"" speakers.
Vern
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Vernon Hester

 

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Cayce,SC USA, R.I.P.
Post  Posted 17 Jul 2007 5:12 am     Amps
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Fender Pro-Reverb 15"JBL,Fender Deluxe 112,Session 500 with new 2604 chips,LTD 400 Ken Fox upgrade.ART SLA1 with Fender 12"" speakers.
Vern
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Dennis Coelho

 

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Wyoming, USA
Post  Posted 17 Jul 2007 6:06 am     amps
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Kevin: Have you modified the Valve Junior Head? I've got the set, the head and the 12" speaker cab, but so far, I haven't found the right combination of head volume and steel volume to give me a sound that doesn't "fuzz" a little bit. I've read that some folks have had to swap out the tubes for better ones. I have trust that I will eventually find the right sound, but I haven't found it yet. Hw do you do it?

Dennis
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 17 Jul 2007 6:13 am    
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Early silver face Fender Twin Reverb with JBL speakers. Very Happy
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Mitch Druckman


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Arizona, USA
Post  Posted 17 Jul 2007 6:22 am    
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Nashville 112 and 1950's 5 watt Supro w/ 8" Jensen
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Terry VunCannon


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Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
Post  Posted 17 Jul 2007 6:58 am    
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"77 Fender Princeton Reverb...


...also a Mesa Boogie DC-3, Fender Blues Jr., Peavey Classic 50.
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Rick Alexander


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Florida, USA, R.I.P.
Post  Posted 17 Jul 2007 7:04 am    
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AMPS
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Felix Blevins

 

From:
Dunlap, Tennessee, USA
Post  Posted 17 Jul 2007 9:09 am     Amps
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Peavey Bandit 112
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Charley Wilder


From:
Dover, New Hampshire, USA
Post  Posted 17 Jul 2007 10:36 am    
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Fender Blues Jr. for Country, and a Fender VibroChamp (cranked!) for Blues. Wink
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Stephan Miller

 

From:
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Post  Posted 17 Jul 2007 1:18 pm    
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Vox DA5, 5W-- rehearsals & travel
Reverend Goblin, 15/5W-- home
H & K Edition Tube, 20W-- gigs
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Gary Boyett

 

From:
Colorado
Post  Posted 17 Jul 2007 3:56 pm    
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My little Fender.


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Harry Dietrich


From:
Robesonia, Pennsylvania, USA, R.I.P.
Post  Posted 17 Jul 2007 4:22 pm    
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Roland Micro Cube

Peavey Backstage Plus

Peavey Special


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Richard Sevigny


From:
Salmon Arm, BC, Canada
Post  Posted 17 Jul 2007 6:34 pm     Lessee..
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Roland Micro Cube (great for practicing)

Peavey Bandit 65 (for those "wrong side of the tracks" gigs)

Ampower Model 30 (pretty obscure has a cool tone & vibe, runs on 2 6L6's, 6 inputs, 2 volumes, tone & tremolo, breaks up nicely past 4)...hmmm no pictures.. need to fix that...

Traynor YCV 40 (versatile amp, but only one input)

Sunn A212, ancient VERY LOUD tube combo amp.
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Gerard Ventura

 

From:
Texas, USA
Post  Posted 17 Jul 2007 7:19 pm    
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Three 100 watt Marshall heads driving 6 4x12 cabs...
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actually, old Traynor (70s) tube amps thru 12 inch Electrovoice speakers. All very heavy and very loud clean sound.

Being a newbie, I've found that at least stringmaster type steels don't have anywhere as much output as conventonal electric guitars, so you need a lot of headroom.
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Kevin Ruddell

 

From:
Toledo Ohio USA
Post  Posted 18 Jul 2007 5:29 am    
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TubeWorks ProValve 60 head with 2 6L6's in output stage with Eminence Delta LF Speaker in a separate Rick Johnson cabinet
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Nathan Hernandez

 

From:
Riverside, California, USA
Post  Posted 18 Jul 2007 1:05 pm    
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Heres my Sho-Bud Compactra. Its from 64, the volume tone and others knobs are marked out in paint pen and has gold sparkel covering!!! The tone on this is killer,, it changed my mind in finding a Standel!!! There is a picture of Curly Chalker sitting on one of these on an albume cover,, does anybody know any thing about these amps other than they were madce by Evans?
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Eddie Cunningham

 

From:
Massachusetts, USA
Post  Posted 18 Jul 2007 5:17 pm     Mini-Brute IV
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Poly-Tone Mini Brute IV 100 watts output ,good reverb., approx Wt. 37 lbs. Plenty of power for steel in most clubs and nice sound !! Good all-around amp !! Eddie "C" ( the old geezer )
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Edward Meisse

 

From:
Santa Rosa, California, USA
Post  Posted 18 Jul 2007 7:19 pm    
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I have a Fender amp can and a Roland Micro Cube. I'm currently experimenting with a Genz-Benz acoustic guitar amplifier. It gives my Remington a soft and mellow tone. But I'm still experimenting. I haven't settled on anything I'd recommend.
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David Cook

 

From:
Florida, USA
Post  Posted 20 Jul 2007 11:20 am    
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Microcube and Roland Cube 60 for gigs and pedal steel too. I also have a pre CBS Twin Reverb.
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