koula901 Posted August 31, 2011 Posted August 31, 2011 I loved my Valveking. But it took me three tries to get one that worked. Tone was amazing in the amp and it was a small amp for 50watts. Great for gigging with! I miss the amp, but I wouldn't have a KPB810 without it. My first gig-able amp was a Peavey Valveking 2-12. That had some great overdrive sounds. A heavey sucker to lug around, and I can't believe I used to lift that up, and hoist it into my car and up the stairs into the club.
DetroitBlues Posted August 31, 2011 Posted August 31, 2011 My first gig-able amp was a Peavey Valveking 2-12. That had some great overdrive sounds. A heavey sucker to lug around, and I can't believe I used to lift that up, and hoist it into my car and up the stairs into the club. I had the much smaller and easier to carry 1x12.
DetroitBlues Posted August 31, 2011 Posted August 31, 2011 Rich - is that you in the background? Wow, 1975... I wasn't even born yet.
TalismanRich Posted August 31, 2011 Posted August 31, 2011 Rich - is that you in the background? I'm in the front holding the guitar (when i was young skinny lad). The YBA3 is in the background.
barrymclark Posted August 31, 2011 Posted August 31, 2011 My VERY first amp was a KMD GS-45. My next amp was an Ampeg VC140H (or something like that) The next one was a Peavey 5150 head (1st generation) I don't recall what amps I used for about a decade but then got a Fender Hot Rod DeVille Then a Vox AC50CP2 Then my Rolands.
bobmeyrick Posted September 1, 2011 Posted September 1, 2011 Here's my collection - Mesa Maverick 1x12 (main gigging amp for the last 15 years or so) Seymour Duncan Convertible 2000 Fender Blues Junior (on which I've carried out the BillM tone stack mod and changed the bias resistor) Aston Electronics VK6V6 kit amp (http://www.astonelec...kits.html#vk6v6) AER Compact 60 Roland Cube 30 and most recently the Ceriatone OTS, for which I've just bought a Blackstar HT-112 cab. I expect to be trying out some different speakers with this, as the Celestion Seventy 80 that comes with it is OK, but I'm sure I can do better.
bobmeyrick Posted September 2, 2011 Posted September 2, 2011 Here's my collection - Mesa Maverick 1x12 (main gigging amp for the last 15 years or so) Seymour Duncan Convertible 2000 Fender Blues Junior (on which I've carried out the BillM tone stack mod and changed the bias resistor) Aston Electronics VK6V6 kit amp (http://www.astonelec...kits.html#vk6v6) AER Compact 60 Roland Cube 30 and most recently the Ceriatone OTS, for which I've just bought a Blackstar HT-112 cab. I expect to be trying out some different speakers with this, as the Celestion Seventy 80 that comes with it is OK, but I'm sure I can do better. Forgot to add my Sessionette 75 1x12 - solid state, but with a surprisingly good overdrive. http://www.award-ses...nstructions.pdf
lavern23 Posted September 4, 2011 Posted September 4, 2011 1964 Fender Super Reverb, 1974 Musicman HD130-212, Fender Tweed Twin custom shop, Fender Tweed Bassman LTD, Fender Tweed Blues Junior
Trouble Posted September 6, 2011 Posted September 6, 2011 1965 Ampeg Reverrocket II 1986 Roland 15 Vox Valvetronic 15 Goodsell Super Seven Plus Swart Tweed STR Valvetech Hayseed 15 Nolatone Rotten Johnny Would love a Reverbrocket, is yours covered in the blue diomand vinyl? OOOOHH!
barrymclark Posted September 6, 2011 Posted September 6, 2011 My want list for amps: KBP810 Starlite Nocturne Blondeshell Trillium Empyrean Lil Dawg D-Lux Nolatone Blacktooth
Trouble Posted September 6, 2011 Posted September 6, 2011 This talk about amps got me hankering for the old days. My Guild amp has been sitting for about 3 years without being turned off. After it was in the basement when water backed up, I thought it might be good to have someone go through it and redo the caps. That hasn't happened, but last night I pulled the vintage C12Ns off the shelf, bolted them back into the cabinet, reseated all the tubes, plugged it in and flipped the switch (with fingers crossed). OK, no smoke, no fire, no sparks. Plugged in my guitar, flipped the standby and. TWANGGGG! It still works. One thing about this amp, the sound is so OPEN. I don't know if its the circuit, the Jensen speakers, or the fact that its a big cabinet with lots of air. Here's a shot of my "vintage" combo, some 35 years after the pic above. I played a jam with a guy a couple weeks ago that had just scored one of those old Guild SG's in a trade, he got the guitar and a Boss ME-50 from some doper for about $50 basically, I think he traded a car stereo or VCR or something. his is natural finish with roses engraved in the top( don't see that anymore) played and sounded great. I never come across deals like that. Oh he calls it the "Black Hole Sun" guitar.
schundog Posted September 6, 2011 Author Posted September 6, 2011 I played a jam with a guy a couple weeks ago that had just scored one of those old Guild SG's in a trade, he got the guitar and a Boss ME-50 from some doper for about $50 basically, I think he traded a car stereo or VCR or something. his is natural finish with roses engraved in the top( don't see that anymore) played and sounded great. I never come across deals like that. Oh he calls it the "Black Hole Sun" guitar. Yeah, isn't that what Kim Thayil of Soundgarden played?! Great band, but Thayil is looking more and more like Osama Bin Laden...... http:// Or Lance.....
Spectrum13 Posted September 6, 2011 Posted September 6, 2011 Would love a Reverbrocket, is yours covered in the blue diomand vinyl? OOOOHH! You bet cha, picked it up at the factory in Linden back in '65. Since you mention it, I'll put the tweed away and fire up the Ampeg tomorrow.
TalismanRich Posted September 6, 2011 Posted September 6, 2011 I played a jam with a guy a couple weeks ago that had just scored one of those old Guild SG's in a trade, he got the guitar and a Boss ME-50 from some doper for about $50 basically, I think he traded a car stereo or VCR or something. his is natural finish with roses engraved in the top( don't see that anymore) played and sounded great. I never come across deals like that. Oh he calls it the "Black Hole Sun" guitar. Yes it's the guitar the Kim Thayl plays. The engravings are probably acorns. I'm not sure of the reasoning for it, but they had a series with the engravings. Street value of the S100s are $500 to $1000 range, depending on condition. If he got it that cheap, he did a DEAL!
gary0313 Posted September 11, 2011 Posted September 11, 2011 '58 Wards Airline Standard ( made by Danelectro ) 2 6V6 probably 8-10 watts 12" CTS alnico speaker (probably out of an organ} currently in Skip Simmons shop having a hum removed. "69 Fender Pro Reverb which I blackfaced, all caps Sprage Atom, Orange Drop and Mallory 150, Mercury Magnetics '59 Bassman clone output transformer and Mercury Magnetics choke, 2 Tone Tubby 12" 40/40 ceramic speakers. Now that I've done all this and learned a bunch doing it, the amp is so heavy I can barely lift it.
Trouble Posted October 1, 2011 Posted October 1, 2011 Yes it's the guitar the Kim Thayl plays. The engravings are probably acorns. I'm not sure of the reasoning for it, but they had a series with the engravings. Street value of the S100s are $500 to $1000 range, depending on condition. If he got it that cheap, he did a DEAL! Yeah your right acorns. He got it for peanuts though.
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