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Post by satele on Mar 16, 2021 17:21:59 GMT -5
I have a '92 Les Paul Standard...had it from new and I have a Blues Junior iii and a 5e3 kit amp. About 12-15 watts each, I guess. I thought they'd be great smaller gig amps--and they are--but still too loud for some, apparently. Anyway...they're great for around the house....
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Post by herb on Mar 18, 2021 13:13:39 GMT -5
I've had good luck playing my 1995 R8 through small Fenders. Tweed Deluxe, plus blackface Princeton Reverb and Deluxe Reverb. Sweet spot between clean and slight amount of OD. That's my sound. Not a high gain player.
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Post by archiestone on Mar 18, 2021 14:20:47 GMT -5
I really like the tones I get when I play my LP through my "Carl's Custom Amps" Tweed Champ clone, esp. when I use it as a head & feed it's 5 watts through an external cab equipped with a Warehouse G12C spkr: a wonderful combination.
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Mar 20, 2021 10:39:48 GMT -5
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Post by rickyguitar on Mar 21, 2021 0:31:50 GMT -5
I think Toy Caldwell used a Deluxe or Deluxe Reverb. Jim Thought it was a twin, LP straight in.
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Post by stl80 on Mar 22, 2021 11:50:08 GMT -5
A MTB Youtube live shows glimpses of his amp, looks smaller than a twin to me. Also their website says Deluxe and Deluxe reverb. I saw them in the late 70's but was too close to see the amps. Jim
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Post by drifter on Apr 13, 2021 11:32:56 GMT -5
I have an acre with a 6 foot chain link fence and a locked gate. My low watt amp is 30 watts through a Marshall 1965 cab. Neighbors haven't climbed the fence...yet.
edited to add: I agree with the Marshall recommendations for pairing with an LP, but a Princeton works with most anything.
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Post by mikeyd on Apr 14, 2021 11:41:22 GMT -5
I have to throw the flag on the Marshall 18 watt 1974x amp as 'low watt'. In nominal number, yes 18 is relatively low. Having played an R0 through one of these Marshalls as a primary rig, it will be loud no matter what. And for that glorious Marshall OD 'thing' it needs to be turned up which would likely be heard by neighbors 2 counties away. Its among the finest noises one could make, but I don't think it fits the (assumed) expectation of low watt being synonymous with low volume. But if you can find one, and have space to turn it up, I cannot encourage more to do it ASAP As for another recommendation, go check out a Carr Mercury V. 16 watts but a built in attenuator can get it down to 1/100 of a watt with excellent, excellent tones. Not cheap, but built like a tank and is full of excellent sounds.
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Post by sll on Aug 14, 2021 15:36:59 GMT -5
This 5 watt tube studio / rehearsal guitar amp converted from a 1960s tape deck works very well with both a LP and a Strat. Demos by a friend, Mark Barden, who I built one of these amps for. This amp was designed and constructed using the basic foundation of a 1960s (Akai M8) Roberts 770X tube reel to reel tape recorder. The amplifier circuitry has been optimized to specifically serve as a guitar amp rather than as hi-fi equipment. Where practical the original vintage components, including the tubes, have been kept. There are 2 instruments inputs which share the common volume and tone controls. The 2 inputs however employ separate, and different, input stage tubes and therefore sound very different. The first input uses an EF86 (6267) tube. These tubes were used in 1960s vintage VOX amps, and are still used in some Dr. Z, Matchless, and other boutique amplifiers. The 2nd input uses a 12AX7 (12AD7) tube. 12AX7s are the most common preamp tubes used in guitar amplifiers such as Fender, Mesa Boogie, and Marshall. All of the tubes are the original vintage 1960s tubes. This amp is very quiet (background noise and hum) and breaks up nicely at reasonable volume levels. The tone circuit uses a modified passive Baxandall/James circuit (Bass and Treble controls) similar to the type of tone stacks used in the original Ampeg, Orange, and some Dr. Z amps. Additionally, a boost switch increases the gain and frequency response of the amp providing additional tonal flexibility. The output stage is a single-ended class A power amp. This amp uses an EL84 (6BQ5). Single-ended class A amps were used in many lower power 1950s-60s Fender Tweed and Blackface amps and in Vox's AC-4, which also used the EL84 tube. The amp uses a 6X4 tube rectifier. This amp is exceptionally quiet and works great for rehearsal, small venue use, and especially studio recording. Another short sampling of 3 players all using these amps. The Goldtop player is using a full pedal board, the bearded player is plugged directly into the amp, and the other player is using a Klon KTR into his amp. www.dropbox.com/s/5mveip4iprwp7ey/PXL_20201201_192712695.jpg?dl=0www.dropbox.com/s/lm8b4uwx5g4n11y/signal-2021-02-28-125948.jpg?dl=0
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Post by herb on Aug 16, 2021 0:11:22 GMT -5
didn't realize I already contributed to this thread.
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Post by sll on Aug 16, 2021 14:25:35 GMT -5
didn't realize I already contributed to this thread. I agree with you Herb. I play my 1970 LP Custom either directly into my 1968 Princeton Reverb or with a Klon between them and the sound is just what I want.
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Post by theprofessor on Aug 18, 2021 10:40:26 GMT -5
In the past four years since I got it, I have never regretted taking a chance on the Marshall JCM-1 50th anniversary combo. It has the sound straight in that I searched for for years with both larger JCM models and countless pedals.
I sold my JCM Studio 15 a year later and have never missed it.
It’s an expensive one watt (plus the option of 1/10th watt) but I’d be willing to bet I’ve amortized it down to less than a dollar a use.
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Post by theprofessor on Aug 18, 2021 10:41:28 GMT -5
In the past four years since I got it, I have never regretted taking a chance on the Marshall JCM-1 50th anniversary combo. It has the sound straight in that I searched years for with both larger JCM models and countless pedals. I sold my JCM Studio 15 a year later and have never missed it. It’s an expensive one watt (plus the option of 1/10th watt) but I’d be willing to bet I’ve amortized it down to less than a dollar a use.
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