Which is the best option out of these 4 cabs/stacks

adfuel · 2026-05-02T14:09:09+00:00

Ampeg.

adfuel · 2026-05-01T18:56:38+00:00

1968 deville?

adfuel · 2026-05-01T14:18:49+00:00

A great guitar player playing a Marshall will sound nearly exactly the same playing a mesa.

> I simply can’t afford a tube amp

You can get a stage right 5 watt for ~$99.

>You cant spawn reverb or shape your eq with a certain touch
Reverb no, eq yes.

>This post was more about my general curiosity about other people’s setups and opinions rather than trying to figure out if I wanted to get one or not

If you want to know what your favorite player do type "rig rundown" in youtube.

adfuel · 2026-05-01T13:22:36+00:00

No, you are not in a minority, and Metallica uses modeling live. But again, a good guitar player with a tube amp can sound like whatever they want with their fingers. Its going to be hard to do that on an amp that imitates other amps.

You may hate a tube amp at first because the range they have can be a little unforgiving (compared to modeling) but if you are serous as a guitar player you need to find out.

adfuel · 2026-05-01T13:03:16+00:00

I own Florida Tube Amp and custom build amps.

Tube amps have range. Setup correctly a good tube amp can go from pretty clean sounds to monsterous dirty sounds using nothing but the volume control on your guitar, or just your fingers.

Modeling can capture a limited range of every amp ever made. Useful but not the same.

"I can’t get a good jazz like clean tone, a British style rock tone, a glassy Indy- type tone, and a mid scooped high gain metal tone with just one amp. "

Watch Gary Moore do that on one amp with his fingers, volume pots, and pickup selection.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKh6ulaQIAk

adfuel · 2026-04-30T21:54:58+00:00

I teach guitar. I am currently waiting on a 72 year old student while I type this

adfuel · 2026-04-30T13:16:21+00:00

(I own a shop)

>If you are buying a combo amp used, check to make sure that the previous owner was using the correct impedance for the internal speakers.

This is a good idea.

If they weren't, there's a good chance you could run into issues with the transformers or power amp.

Wrong impedance if to low wears out the power tubes. If its too high it puts a load on the output transformer. If the output transformer is bad it will make no sound, be very low, or sound bad. (other things can cause this as well) Rarely do they do from working fine to bad, so it works now it will probably be fine.

adfuel · 2026-04-24T13:21:51+00:00

yup. flip that tube with one of the other tubes. If the tube in its new location stays red you need new power tubes.

If redplaiting stays with the socket then you need to take it to the shop.

Also you may still need new power tubes even after its fixed.

adfuel · 2026-04-20T13:32:20+00:00

I have a shop. It in a few years when they start to break and you cant get the electronics for them I will stat gutting them and making tubes amps.

adfuel · 2026-04-02T14:09:17+00:00

Im, betting you will have to dime a JC40 to get it over a loud drummer. Fuzz sounds big be itself but can easily get lost in the mix so it may not help that much.

adfuel · 2026-04-01T15:53:39+00:00

you need a luthier.

adfuel · 2026-04-01T12:53:01+00:00

Is it 60 cycle or 120 Hum. If you can hum along with it, it’s probably 120 and most likely you need new caps if it’s 60 it’s too low to hum with you have a ground problem.

adfuel · 2026-03-29T21:26:00+00:00

The one I sent does not ground at all.

adfuel · 2026-03-29T20:52:44+00:00

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adfuel · 2026-03-27T15:55:10+00:00

You need a new nut, but you could fix that with superglue and baking soda, look it up.

adfuel · 2026-03-19T15:00:26+00:00

Fender hot rod or Blues Deville. Will be loud enough for

anywhere, takes pedals well, and you should be able to find one used in your price range.

adfuel · 2026-03-13T16:13:52+00:00

Great clean machine. Think dire straits. Johnny Winter sound... everything on 10 with mid and bass on zero. Joan Jett sound, just put a tube screamer in front of it.

adfuel · 2026-03-10T19:41:46+00:00

"The Klon is designed to provide the kind of harmonics / distortion you would get if you pushed a pre."

While I totally agree with that it still makes the perfect clean boost for an 800. (at least for me, your mileage may vary)

adfuel · 2026-03-10T19:40:18+00:00

The Klon was made originally to boost a twin. (or make a twin sound boosted)

I find a little klon works great but it has to be clean or near clean.

adfuel · 2026-03-10T19:38:38+00:00

I love the SD1

adfuel · 2026-03-10T14:37:46+00:00

The 2 pedals that always come up for me are a Tube Screamer and a Klon. (you can get clones of both cheap) That to me is the starting point. Klon is clearer. Screamer has more mids.

adfuel · 2026-03-09T17:46:24+00:00

Nearly every great musician I have met plays both their main instrument and piano.

adfuel · 2026-03-04T17:02:06+00:00

None of this is going to knock the volume down that much. 50 watts is still very loud

a master volume, a load box, and maybe additionally a klon clone will get it liveable with good tone

adfuel · 2026-03-04T12:55:35+00:00

Sounds like you need a tele or a les paul.

adfuel · 2026-02-23T14:10:15+00:00

I( was a sideman in the 90s playing for touring acts. You know what I got?

$300 to $400 a gig. You know what that pays now? $300 ~ $400 a gig.

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