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Topic: OK, which one of these three amps? |
Terje Larson
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Rinkeby, Spånga, Sweden
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Posted 12 May 2005 10:33 am |
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I'm thinking of getting one of these three: Evans AE100, Polytone Mega Brute or a Peavey Envoy.
Since I don't play pedal steel, or even lap steel, but slide on an elelctric balalajka it doens't matter to me how the speaker can handle low notes, cause I don't have any. What matters though is the ability to sound sweet on high notes.
A good reverb is nice. I generally prefer the sound of spring reverbs to digital ones but I'm not a snob here. I like the amp to be loud if I need it. The size matters a lot too. Which is why a Nashville 112 doesn't seem like a smart choice.
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If you can't hear the others you're too loud, if you can't hear yourself you've gone deaf[This message was edited by Terje Larson on 12 May 2005 at 11:34 AM.] |
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Paul Arntson
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Washington, USA
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Posted 12 May 2005 1:05 pm
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| In that type of amp, maybe you should look at the Roland JC120. Loud and clean and cheap used. |
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Darvin Willhoite
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Roxton, Tx. USA
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Posted 12 May 2005 3:00 pm
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I have an Evans AE100 and love it. Mine has the digital reverb and knobs for "expand" and "depth" controls. I have used mine on two occasions with my steel, once butting heads with a loud Tele player, and it performed great with power to spare. You can also add a larger external speaker if needed. It is very small and lightweight. I also really like the sound with a jazz guitar, which it was designed for. The digital reverb sounds great to my ears, I had an AE200 with a spring reverb, and it sounded terrible to me, I sold the amp because of it.
I bought mine from John Hughey, who had two and kept one for small gigs. He didn't leave any talent in mine though, he kept that all for himself.  I still sound just like "me" playing through it.
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Darvin Willhoite
Riva Ridge Recording
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Terje Larson
From:
Rinkeby, Spånga, Sweden
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Posted 12 May 2005 8:32 pm
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I have looked at the Roland Cube 30 as a small and cheap solution too. The JC120 is simply too big.
The AE100 sounds like an intersting amp for someone like me but I can't try it out here in Sweden cause nobody imports them.
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Darvin Willhoite
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Roxton, Tx. USA
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Posted 13 May 2005 6:41 am
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Terje, have you looked at the Acoustic Image amps. You can get an amp with digital reverb and 300 watt output in a package about the size of a cigar box. They make them in a Head version or with a three way speaker cabinet.
The Head style with a small speaker cabinet makes an easy to carry package. I have a Coda IIR model with the speaker cab, but I also use it with a couple of 4 ohm 12" Black Widows, and it sounds great, for guitar or steel. They are a little pricey but I really like mine. Check them out click here.
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Darvin Willhoite
Riva Ridge Recording
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Terje Larson
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Rinkeby, Spånga, Sweden
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Posted 13 May 2005 11:08 am
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Those Acoustic Image amps are perhaps what I should check out first cause I think they have one or two in a store in my hometown, that I visit everytime I visit my mom. That would tell me a lot about whether or not I'm on the right track with this "small amp, lotsa watts" idea.
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Darvin Willhoite
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Roxton, Tx. USA
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Posted 13 May 2005 2:51 pm
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As you already know if you looked at their site, they have one "Head" version of this amp that will put out 600 watts at 2 ohms, from a cigar box size package. Mine has sounded good with anything I've put through it. Its also a great acoustic guitar amp, and is extremely quiet.
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Darvin Willhoite
Riva Ridge Recording
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Jerry Gleason
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Eugene, Oregon, USA
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Posted 13 May 2005 5:10 pm
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Another plus for the Acoustic Image amps is that they have a switchable 120/240v power supply built in, a convenience for international users. My A.I. Clarus, putting out a total of 200 watts into two 8 ohm cabinets, is loud enough to blow me off my seat. Decent digital reverb, too. Very impressive for a small, six pound package.
AER amps are worth a look too, but very pricey.
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Terje Larson
From:
Rinkeby, Spånga, Sweden
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Posted 13 May 2005 9:39 pm
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| I have to try those Acoustic Image thingies, that's for sure. Although I should say here that I do not play an acoutsic instrument, my elelctric balalajka is a soldbody. The A.E.R. amps have not been my favorites when I've tried them live. Great for vocals but not for my balalajka. |
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Dave Grafe
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Hudson River Valley NY
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Posted 14 May 2005 10:04 am
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| Remember that you can order a different spring reverb tank than the one that comes with a particular amp. |
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Terje Larson
From:
Rinkeby, Spånga, Sweden
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Posted 14 May 2005 8:21 pm
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As I said, unlike the other amps on my wish list the Acoustic Image amps are avialabe in a store i often go to. So I can try them out. But man, I just looked at the store's site and these amps cost a fortune.
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Bobby Lee
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Cloverdale, California, USA
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Posted 15 May 2005 2:05 pm
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Seems to me that a Nashville 112 would do the trick. or...
I work with a fiddle player who bought a very small Roland Cube amp recently. She's getting a real good sound from it. |
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Terje Larson
From:
Rinkeby, Spånga, Sweden
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Posted 15 May 2005 8:42 pm
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A Nashville 112 seems a little too big for me. Remember, I get to gigs and jams on the subway or my bike. But I would like to try one out, there's a lot of talk here about those amps.
A Roland Cube 30 still seems like the cheap and smart solution to the "problem". They do sound really good.
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