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Topic: Mesa Boogie Satellite |
Bas Kapitein
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Holland
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Posted 19 Nov 2007 12:56 pm |
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Hello from Amsterdam,
Finding a steel-amp in Europe is more difficult than in the USA, A new Nashville 112 is about € 650 ($860) , mostly because the demand for a 220v model is much less, because there are so few of us this side of the atlantic.
(The price of a normal peavey guitar amp is much more comparable to your standards).
Up till now I played my Sierra U12 through a Boss GS-10 pre-amp/processor/usb interface into my headphones or a small combo.I am not so crazy about the sound of the combo. I figured a used tube amp might be a better solution. I scanned the market for a reasonable small second hand combo and through a friend I got an offer in Italy for an Mesa Boogie Satellite.(€ 400).
Something like a mrk III only with a sort of “no control” pre amp, only a clean channel, but a normal poweramp and speaker. I get some great sounds out of my Boss, so I figured that the match could be perfect.
B0b, am I figuring right, you might know more about this amp.
Italy is a two day drive so if I buy it, it should be worth the trip.
Bas
(I know Italy is always worth the trip, but I had my vacation this year) |
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David Doggett
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Bawl'mer, MD (formerly of MS, Nawluns, Gnashville, Knocksville, Lost Angeles, Bahsten. and Philly)
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Posted 19 Nov 2007 7:29 pm
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I don't know about that particular Mesa Boogie, but most guitar amps don't have enough low end power and clean headroom for steel. But as far as used tube amps go, the bigger Fender silver-face amps from the '70s are some of the best steel amps ever made (Pro, Twin, Dual Showman). I would think there would be quite a few of those over there. If you want a solid state rig to approximate the American solid state steel amps, get a good preamp and a 100-200 watt RMS power amp. Run that into a decent 12" or 15" guitar speaker (not a bass or PA speaker) or two, and you will have something pretty good. For solid state, it doesn't have to be American. For that matter, tube might not have to be American either, but I don't know of any clean tube European amps. All of the European tube amps I know of went for a different style. But a very powerful clean jazz amp, tube or solid state, would be something to look for.
I just remembered the Vox Valvetonix series that I have tried are very good for steel: http://www.voxamps.co.uk/valvetronixxl/
I would think they are widely available in Europe at very good prices. |
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Bas Kapitein
From:
Holland
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Posted 20 Nov 2007 12:10 pm
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Thank you David
I look into the Foxes, Ofcourse I remember them from the sixties, but they were far from clean sounding, so I did'nt associate them with steel. Fenders are way over the top indeed($1500 and up for a twin) but I saw a very reasonable Music Man 130 top, do they come close? |
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Bob Snelgrove
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san jose, ca
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Posted 20 Nov 2007 4:48 pm
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| Bas Kapitein wrote: |
Thank you David
I look into the Foxes, Ofcourse I remember them from the sixties, but they were far from clean sounding, so I did'nt associate them with steel. Fenders are way over the top indeed($1500 and up for a twin) but I saw a very reasonable Music Man 130 top, do they come close? |
Some Music man amps are real sleepers. The one with the model name "one thirty" in script (handwriting) are supposed to be the best
bob |
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 20 Nov 2007 5:07 pm
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The Mesa Satellite is a really cool amp. Very minimal controls, but it really nails that great 6L6 output sound that some of us love so much.
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