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Topic: Western swing setup |
Jean-Sebastien Gauthier
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Quebec, Canada
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Posted 23 Aug 2020 6:40 am |
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Hi guys, I’m back to straight steel and have will play in a nice Western Swing band!
I have a very nice Clinesmith JM cast aluminum steel and now I try to find the perfect amp.
I have a cab with a Celestion Gold that I like and a Quilter 101 amp.
I like this setup but I tried a friend’s Princeton with 12 Celestion Blue and the tone was amazing! The only down side of the Princeton is the top low volume. 15 watt is not enough for the gigs, I need more about 40-50 watt.
Now I want the smooth high I can’t get with the Quilter 101.
Can you guys ca suggest me a great tube amp around 40-50 watt? Preferably a head that I can use with my Gold speaker and I don’t need reverb, I don’t like reverb.
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Jack Hanson
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San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 23 Aug 2020 6:52 am
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| If your Celestion is rated either 4 or 8 ohms, I would recommend an older tube Fender piggyback head, such as a Tremolux (my personal fave), Bandmaster, or Bassman. Or a Deluxe or Deluxe Reverb with your Celestion retrofitted in the cab. |
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Jean-Sebastien Gauthier
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Quebec, Canada
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Posted 23 Aug 2020 7:25 am
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| Jack Hanson wrote: |
| If your Celestion is rated either 4 or 8 ohms, I would recommend an older tube Fender piggyback head, such as a Tremolux (my personal fave), Bandmaster, or Bassman. Or a Deluxe or Deluxe Reverb with your Celestion retrofitted in the cab. |
A Tremolux or Vibrolux seems really perfect! |
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Jean-Sebastien Gauthier
From:
Quebec, Canada
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Posted 23 Aug 2020 7:52 am
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| Jack Hanson wrote: |
| If your Celestion is rated either 4 or 8 ohms, I would recommend an older tube Fender piggyback head, such as a Tremolux (my personal fave), Bandmaster, or Bassman. Or a Deluxe or Deluxe Reverb with your Celestion retrofitted in the cab. |
Would you prefer the 2 x 10 or a 12 with. Tremolux head? |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 23 Aug 2020 8:12 am
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I've always achieved the best results by pairing my Tremolux head with its intended 2 x 10 enclosed cabinet with its original CTS Alnicos. The beauty of those old Fender piggyback heads is you can easily experiment with various speakers and combinations of speakers as long as you don't stray too far away from their recommended 4-ohm load (with the exception of the Showman, which wants to see 8-ohms). Perhaps my favorite amp for lap steel is an older Silverface Musicmaster Bass Amp with a 12" Vox Bulldog from the late '60s, but at about 12 watts it's a tad underpowered for a full band with drums. With its volume control dimed, it's tonal nirvana.
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Jean-Sebastien Gauthier
From:
Quebec, Canada
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Posted 23 Aug 2020 10:59 am
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I tried and bought this amp today! The EQ is a lot better than the 101 and finally get the tone I want!
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Jean-Sebastien Gauthier
From:
Quebec, Canada
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Posted 1 Sep 2020 5:40 am
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Ok I finally found the perfect setup for me!
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Glenn Wilde
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California, USA
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Posted 4 Sep 2020 4:04 am
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| Jack Hanson wrote: |
| If your Celestion is rated either 4 or 8 ohms, I would recommend an older tube Fender piggyback head, such as a Tremolux (my personal fave), Bandmaster, or Bassman. Or a Deluxe or Deluxe Reverb with your Celestion retrofitted in the cab. |
And here i was, thinking "Showman". Nothing wrong with a little extra headroom  |
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Glenn Wilde
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California, USA
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Posted 4 Sep 2020 4:06 am
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| Jean-Sebastien Gauthier wrote: |
Ok I finally found the perfect setup for me!
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That is a sweet rig! Congrats |
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Mark Eaton
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Sonoma County in The Great State Of Northern California
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Posted 4 Sep 2020 8:16 am
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So what happened to the Quilter Interblock 45?
A week prior to the Milkman you seemed pretty excited about it.
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Mark |
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Dustin Rhodes
From:
Owasso OK
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Posted 4 Sep 2020 8:19 am
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| That's a beautiful clinesmith. |
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Jean-Sebastien Gauthier
From:
Quebec, Canada
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Posted 5 Sep 2020 6:22 am
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| Glenn Wilde wrote: |
| Jean-Sebastien Gauthier wrote: |
Ok I finally found the perfect setup for me!
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That is a sweet rig! Congrats |
Tanks! I gig 3 times a week with this setup and love the Clinesmith/ Milkman combination.
Last edited by Jean-Sebastien Gauthier on 6 Sep 2020 9:28 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Jean-Sebastien Gauthier
From:
Quebec, Canada
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Posted 5 Sep 2020 6:24 am
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| Mark Eaton wrote: |
So what happened to the Quilter Interblock 45?
A week prior to the Milkman you seemed pretty excited about it. |
The Quilter work very well but it miss a little something and I found the Milkman locally and had to try it. The preamp tube of the Milkman give me that little warm that the Quilter can’t. |
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