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If you include practice amps then mine is:
- Fender Squier
- Marshall MG15r
- Marshall JCM2000 dual super lead
- Peavey 6505+
Currently looking for a new cab as well.
Weinbrock hobo
Carr Slant 6V
Carr Rambler
Louis Electric Columbia
Swart AST (current)
Fender Bullet Reverb 15R. Not great, but probably better than I remember. I didn't want clean tones back then
Peavey Bandit - Essential amp and a rite-of-passage that every 17 year old should go through
Ashdown Peacemaker 40 - I liked this, but I had very little experience of anything else
Crate practice thing - Not awful, nothing special.
Laney VC15 - my most-gigged amp by far. Absolutely brilliant
Vox Night Train - better than the Tiny Terror but never quite caught on
Fender Blues Junior - modded quite a bit, a really great amp
Rivera Clubster 25 - Fender cleans and Marshall-ish gain. Brilliant little box
Fender Mustang 1, v1 - good practice amp. I still have it but don't use it. Might swap for a Yamaha THR eventually.
Mesa Express 5:25 - did the Mesa "thump" thing nicely but a little one-dimensional. I suspect the newer ones are a lot better.
Laney Lionheart 5W - lovely home /studio amp, but proved the single-ended thing is not "me"
Bad Cat Cub III 15R - best amp ever. Basically the sound of the Laney VC15 but on a no-compromise basis. Essentially the same ballpark but bigger and better and more detailed, for want of a better description. I don't think I'll ever sell it.
marshall jvm 100w 212 combo
laney cub 12r
laney vc30 212 combo
katana 112 combo
had a few that were used as spare and rehearsal studio amps, peavey bandit , orange micro terror, roland cube, and more
currently still have the 2 laneys and the katana
Marshall DSL 50
Marshall JVM410C
Cornford Roadhouse 50 Combo
Cornford MK50
Cornford Harlequin
Cornford Carrera
Splawn Competition 50
MJW Goldstar
MJW V6-20
Soldano Hot Rod 25
Bogner Goldfinger 45
Peavey 6505 MH
Soldano Astroverb
Bogner Atma
Longer list than I thought...
Vox AC15 ( I think)
Roland JC120
Carslbro Stingray 2 x 12 combo
Orange head of some sort , excessively loud.
Roland AC60 ( still own)
Gallien Kruger 250ML ( still own)
Vox Valvetronix ( still own)
Kemper Profiler ( current )
Not a massive amount for 40 yrs playing.
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fender Twin
mesa mk iv
Soldano hr 25
soldano hr100
soldano slo
bogner xtc
bogner shiva
bogner xtc anniversary
bogner shiva anniversary
cameron ccv
evh 5150
bruno super 100
fuchs OD100
Two Rock custom
Two Rock jet
Matchless HC 30
Matchless King Cobra
Axe FX
kemper
Wizard MC
Friedman DS
Friedman SB 50
Friedman JJ 100
Friedman SS100
lazy J 20
Milkman Creamer
CAE 3+
Bogner Fish
Boss Katana
Gower Rockmonster
Marshall JMP 68
Marshall Superbass 69 , Friedman mod
mesa mk2c+
mesa jp
mesa mk 3
mesa triaxis
Custom Audio OD100
Custom Audio PT100
...I need to get settled on an amp lol
Ac15 sold
Cornell Romany sold
Z vex nano
Bad cat black cat 30
Ac4c1
Matchless lightning
Torque 10 watt SS thingy
Session Rockett 30
Sovtec Mig50 (bassman copy I think it was)
Marshal DSL401
ENGL Screamer 50
Fender Superchamp XD
Fender Pro Junior
Vox AC5TV
Fender Blues Junior
Fender Supersonic 22
Carr Sportsman
Vox AC10
Marshal DSL5
loads of other little amps like micro cubs and fly's etc.
Basically I only own the Sportsman now, have had it 5 years and since stopped looking apart from the odd cheap "fun" amp purchase.
Fender Hot Rod Deluxe. Still not sure what possessed me to buy this, I hated it. Bland cleans and muddy distortion.
Laney GH50L - had this for 10 years as my only amp. Briefly flirted with a Blackstar HT5 but it didn't last as the drive channel cleanup was non existant.
Blackstar Fly 3 - not really a proper amp but it's ok for really low level playing. Mostly gets used as a music speaker these days.
Marshall Mini Jubilee. Still very much in the honeymoon phase but it's basically the distorted tone I've always wanted to get from the Laney and at usable volumes. Cleans up better as well.
I'm already planning my next amp - it's not out yet though! But I'll likely not get rid of the Mini Jubilee either way, I've wanted to try running 2 combos in stereo/dual mono for ages now!
Peavey studio Pro 112 (the ones they made in the US). Wish I kept it.
Vox VT15
Black Star HT5
H&K tubemeister 18
Vox AC4TV
Tone king falcon
Now......no amps. Helix and monitors at home. Helix and PA at band.
Marshall DSL401 - This was years ago, sounded ok to me back then but only used it home. Sold after a year as i wasn't playing much. Then used a Pod XT with headphones.
Fast forward 10 or so years and a re interest in playing lead to -
Blackstar HT1. Nice little thing, good enough for me at home.
Then i decided i wanted to join a band so that lead to -
Laney IRT15H and 1x12 cab - Sounded great for metal but nothing else....
So i bought a Mesa F50. Loud, heavy, but my first 'big' amp and it had that name on it. Used it for gigging and once i had got the hang of it enjoyed. But it needed to be turned up loud to really sing and i could never do it.
So then i bought a Mesa Mini Rec. For me this is the one, does everything i need it to, loud enough through a big cab and is great fun to play through.
One thing i have found with the Mesa's is i have improved as a player quite a bit since using them, they really show up your playing and there's no hiding from it.
First amp - 1964 Centurion Hi-Fi Five
Marshall Lead 12
Marshall Artiste 50 head & 2x12"
Marshall Popular 2x10" - rebuilt as an 18W-type amp using a hybrid Lead & Bass/Tremolo 20 circuit
Marshall Club & Country
(Marshall Major & 2x15" cab - for bass mostly)
Marshall Studio 15
Fender Concert
Fender '64 Bassman and Marshall 4x12"
Fender '59 tweed Champ
Fender Super Champ (x3 - stereo pair & spare)
Mesa DC-5
Peavey Studio 110
Mesa Blue Angel
Mesa Trem-o-verb
Peavey Special
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Blues Junior x lots
Laney LC15R
Cornford Carrera x 2
Cornford Harlequin
Blackstar Ht5 combo
Mesa Ta15 head
Blackstar Artisan 15 combo
Carr Mercury
Carr Skylark
Two Rock jet 22 Combo
Blackstar HT1R head
Fender XD
Tweed deluxe clone
Cornell Romany Plus
Peavey Classic 2x12 - sold - my first valve amp after a pointless 1x8 SS combo.Great cleans
Roland JC-77 - sold - had this with my Rhodes and for clean afro guitar stuff, sounded really good wound up with my electric 12 string. Cleared for space
Still have:
Fender Silverface champ - had this 5 years and upgraded with the heavy magnet Weber. Lovely practice or jam amp.
Marshall 69' superlead - bought this for a steal 12 years ago. Epic aggressive sound but rarely switched on as it is really loud and best over halfway up, doesn't sound as good attenuated.
Ceriatone Creme Brulee/Matchless Nighthawk clone
Built this myself with a Matchless OT. Could live with it as my only amp, nice cleans, raw natural crunch and good master volume.
Only amps I'd be interested in ever owning otherwise would be an ac30 or blond bassman
Started with an old Roland Cube 60 i think it was. Dreadful overdrive but nice cleans.
JCM 900 dual reverb 50w. Loved it. Now regret selling it a long time ago.
Rivera R55.
Soldano Decatone.
Boogie Rectoverb (too clinical and heavy)
Ashdown Peacemaker 50 head - one of the hand wired ones. Never got on with it, but the 4x12 was spectacular.
SJB Ant. Lovely warm tones, but too loud before breakup. Also lush reverb and annoying background hiss. Had to go.
Marshall 30th anniv combo. Crackingly versatile but far too heavy.
Blackstar 15 TVP. Currently only amp i own, suits for what it is.
Of those, i would have the JCM again, and would pull my own teeth out for the Decatone. R55 too, if one came up cheap.
Am also waiting on a couple of new amps, one of which is ready. Just needs picking up. Arrrrg. The wait!
Adam
Maplin 1x8 combo (really dreadful)
Custom Sound 1x12 combo (surprisingly good)
ProAmp VSQ 65
Engl Powerball
Bogner Alchemist
Boogie MkV
Mesa TA15
Mesa TA30 head
Mesa Royal Atlantic
Mesa Express 5:50+
Fargen Mini Plex Mk2
DrZ Maz 18NR
Laney Cub 10
Laney Cub 12r
THD Univalve (dull)
Kock Studiotone XL (brilliant)
Line6 Spider 15
Squire 1x8
Blackstar HT1-RH
Boogie MkV:25
Fender Excelsior
Cornford Roadhouse 30 head
Swart SpaceTone Reverb Tremolo
Fargen Olde 800
Blackstar Fly
Tech 21 TM60
Rift Tweed 5
Rift Princeton
Rift Plexi 18
Rift Warpdrive Special
Rift Plexi 5
LazyJ J20
Kemper PowerHead
Jet City JCA20HV
Mesa/Boogie Subway Blues
Carr Slant 6V
Louis Electric Columbia
Quilter 101R
Quilter OD200
Peavey Backstage 2 (sold)
Blackstar HT-2 (sold)
Vox AC30 CC2
Peavey Bandit Greystripe (backup)
I've been a bit boring and just stuck with the Vox tone - in fairness, there are few things more glorious than the top boost channel breaking up. I got the Bandit for £50 a few years ago and its a great alternative to the Vox.
2005 - Crate GT1200H (sold)
2007 - Randall TITAN (sold)
2008 - Laney GH50L (sold)
2015 - Orange OR100 (sold)
2015 - Orange Dual Dark 50 (sold)
2015 - Randall RG150
2015 - Fryette SIG X (sold)
2016 - Matamp GT1
2017 - Quilter Tone Block 201
Pretty happy for now tbh. Still want to try a Sunn Model T at full whack though.
sound city 60w
fender 30w switcher
marshall silver jubilee lead 100 mosfet
peavey triumph 60w x2
fender hotrod deville 2x12
76 fender bandmaster reverb
lazy j20 H
73 bandmaster reverb TfL 5005
yamaha thr10
blues junior
louis electric Columbia reverb