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Topic: Newbie with an amp question... |
Matthew Summersgill
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Brooklyn, NY
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Posted 13 Apr 2009 8:57 am |
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Hi ya'll. Don't even have a pedal steel yet...saving up to get my first one.
But in advnace of that I'd love to know what I'm looking for in a PSG amp.
I've played bass in rock bands before but I'm assuming I'm looking for somehing a little different in a PSG amp.
Any help would be aweseome!
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Chuck Snider R.I.P.
From:
West Virginia, USA - Morgantown, WV
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Posted 13 Apr 2009 9:16 am
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Hi Matthew, welcome to a whole new world!! Use this forum as much as you can!! Loads of great help and advice here, and a decent place to shop for gear. Most everyone on here is very honest, helpful, and glad to help you out.
Your question needs a little clarification to start with. How much do you want to spend at this point? You may even be able to use a bass amp you already have by just adding a little reverb to it. I initially used a Roland Micro-cube, and also a Gallien-Krueger MB150 for a while in the beginning. Now I have a Peavey Nashville 400 which is an amp which you could use in nearly any venue from your house to a mid-size hall. It is not uncommon to find a NV400 here on the forum for anywhere from $200 - $450 depending on condition. Some of them have a Ken Fox mod in them and some don't, if you find one with that mod in it that is good, but the ones without sound good too. I have two without and they sound good, as well as the one I have which does have the mod.
-Chuck
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GFI U-12 Ultra Keyless, Carter Black U-12, both with Alumitones, and a sweet '70 Sho-Bud Permanent D-10, NV400 in Rick Johnson cabs, NV112, '73 Vibrosonic in Rick Johnson cabs, Hilton pedal, Steeler's Choice seat, Bessdang Gizmos from Dale Hansen, and a few other widgets and doodads.
I may not sound good, I just don't wanna sound bad. |
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Jon Light (deceased)
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 13 Apr 2009 11:15 am
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You need to answer a few questions first--
--do you want something just for starters to only use at home while you're learning?
--do you want something that will also work on the bandstand?
--do you expect to need to fill a large room without a sound system?
--are you a gearhead? a tube head? a 'vintage sound' head? a pot head? no, strike that...
--do you expect to play 'traditional' pedal steel or do you plan to rock (overdive)?
Feel free to email or ask for a phone # if you want to kick it around. |
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David Doggett
From:
Bawl'mer, MD (formerly of MS, Nawluns, Gnashville, Knocksville, Lost Angeles, Bahsten. and Philly)
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Posted 13 Apr 2009 6:18 pm
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Basically you want an amp with a lot of clean headroom. It's not for the sheer volume, but for clean sustain with the volume pedal. A bass amp will do the clean with headroom part, but typical bass speakers with a horn or with 10s will sound harsh. Just get a 2x12 or 15" guitar speaker to plug into your bass amp. Or get a Peavey steel amp (NV112, NV400, NV1000, or one of the old Sessions). Or get a Fender silver-face Twin if you like tube tone. Or if it's just to get started at home and for rehearsals, almost any medium sized Fender will do. You want the clean American sound, not the distorted rock guitar sound, unless of course all you want to play is rock and blues.
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David Doggett
From:
Bawl'mer, MD (formerly of MS, Nawluns, Gnashville, Knocksville, Lost Angeles, Bahsten. and Philly)
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Posted 13 Apr 2009 6:20 pm
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