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Russell Adkins
From:
Louisiana, USA
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Posted 27 Apr 2013 10:50 pm |
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| I was wondering what amp you guys use for 8 string steel and how much power (wattage)Do you like one speaker or two and what size speakers you like? Im considering buying another amp , I don't think ill be playing out anywhere so itll be used at home in my own recordings but I do like a lot of head room , only effects I use are reverb chorus and delay no distortion I like music clean . Russ |
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Billy Mostyn
From:
Queensland, Australia
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Posted 27 Apr 2013 11:27 pm
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Hi Russell
I know a lot of guys like Peavey and Fender amps but I have been using a 60 watt Behringer amp. It has built in effects but I just use a little bit of delay and I love the sound. A lot of people run down Behringer products but this amp cost me less than $200 new and has heaps of volume. I also use the tube amp setting as well. I dont play professionally any more and this amp has what I want for home use and home studio recording.
Been awhile since we last spoke at the Steel Guitar Builder forum mate. Hope all is well with you.
Regards Billy |
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Tony Lombardo
From:
Alabama, USA
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Posted 28 Apr 2013 1:08 am
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I use a Polytone Mini Brute II. I bought it new in 1986. I bought it to use on guitar gigs, and I've done many guitar gigs with it. I still use it for that purpose, but I now also play my 8-string lap steel through this amp, and I really like the sound. I know many people will say one should use a tube amp with a lap steel, but I like the sound of my lap steel played through my Polytone transistor amp.
Tony L. |
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Dom Franco
From:
Beaverton, OR, 97007
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Posted 28 Apr 2013 2:22 am
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I have several amps for different purposes.
All have reverb/effects.
I have a large Peavey 130W Stereo with 2 12"speakers for loud gigs with a band.
A 100W Fender with 15" that I leave at church to play on Sundays.
Several Mid-size amps for Senior center gigs (not a lot of volume needed)
And lastly I have 3 battery powered amps (Roland Microcube, Cube Street and VoxDA5)
The battery amps are great fun, and I use them outdoors busking or on a rolling cart at nursing homes.
I leave the microcube in my van to play on breaks at work, and its loud enough for small gigs so I always have a backup amp with me.
Dom
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c c johnson
From:
killeen,tx usa * R.I.P.
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Posted 28 Apr 2013 4:46 am
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| I alternate about 50/50 between my nashville 112 and my sho=bud xmas tree ccj |
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Jean-Sebastien Gauthier
From:
Quebec, Canada
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Posted 28 Apr 2013 8:50 am
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My favorite is my Gibson BR 9 from the 40's but its just a 15 watt so I can't use it for gig.
For bar gigs I have 2 Chucktronics amps, they are boutique tube amp, to me they sound a lot like vintage ampeg. I have a small 30 watt head with no reverb with 1x12 cab that is good for small bar and for bigger gigs I have a 50 watt combo with 1x12 and 1x10.
I think small tube amp is the best for anything, guitar, lap steel, pedal steel.... I hate Peavy amp and dont like 15inch speakers.
http://www.chucktronic.ca/ |
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Russell Adkins
From:
Louisiana, USA
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Posted 28 Apr 2013 11:54 am
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| Hi Billy , it has been awhile since we talked hope you are doing good there buddy , I did give barringer a look , I like that stereo concept plus I do like twin 12 inch speakers , I will be getting another amp just thought id ask what some of you guys use. Im looking for a super clean sound , Im still in the thinking what I want mode , maybe a fender with twin 12 s or that barringer , thanks for the replys Russ |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 28 Apr 2013 12:11 pm
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Agree with Tony. Though many folks dislike them for various reasons, I love the sound of my old Polytone MiniBrute II. I used it when gigging instead of my LTD 400 for all but the largest rooms (or outdoors), simply because it sounded so much better behind my D-10 push-pull. Also sounds awesome with a Bakelite Rick at low volume.
For a more modern amp just to play around the house and for recording, a Pro Junior/Blues Junior or smaller Roland Cube offer pretty good bang for the buck, IMHO. |
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Nate Hofer
From:
Overland Park, Kansas
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Rockne Riddlebarger
From:
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Posted 29 Apr 2013 12:20 pm
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I used a Peavey Delta Blues (30 watt w/15" speaker) for years, it's kinda the (very) poorman's Fender Pro. Now that I am 66 it's way too heavy so I use a light weight Acoustic G100 (100 watt w/ 12"). I play once a month in a larger venue and for that gig I add a 12" extension speaker to it. It always sound good!
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Roman Sonnleitner
From:
Vienna, Austria
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Posted 29 Apr 2013 1:47 pm
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| Carr Rambler - switchable between 28 and 14W settings, 1x12" speaker; lots of clean headroom, very lush tone, great tube-driven reverb; the mids pot allows to give it a more tweed-ish or BF Fender-ish character. Oh, and for use with my Telecasters, the bias-vary tremolo is also awesome. |
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Jack Aldrich
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 30 Apr 2013 12:24 am
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I'm using a Peavy Classic 30. It's a tube amp that comes close to a Twin Reverb sound, IMHO, and it is a heck of a lot lighter! I have the sound man mike it into the PA to get the gain I need. My Peavy Vegas 400, which I love for pedal steel and keyboards, sits in the music room connected to my Carter D10. When the Carter goes out with me on a gig, I use the Classic 30. - Jack
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Scott Duckworth
From:
Etowah, TN Western Foothills of the Smokies
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Posted 30 Apr 2013 3:22 am
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I've been playing a 6 string lap (as a console) into a Behringer Ultratone K1800FX keyboard amp. Sound pretty good, but the steel's pick up needs a little more power. And I plan to play my Marlen D-10 through it.
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Mitch Druckman
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 30 Apr 2013 7:20 am
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| Has anyone tried a Vintage47 Ric Supreme? |
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Mitch Druckman
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 30 Apr 2013 7:25 am
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| Has anyone tried a Vintage47 Ric Supreme? |
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