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with a pair of these
My first ever pro gigging rig back in the 70s
Formerly TheGuitarWeasel ... Oil City Pickups ... Oil City Blog
Either: you made a custom cable or splitter box to connect them in series and set the amp to 8 ohms.
Or: you just plugged them in and cranked it up, what is this impedance thing anyway?
"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
"Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson
iirc (it was a long time ago) it was running through a Marshall 4x12 cab and sounded glorious - way better than the Valvestates that most rehearsal rooms had.
My old Fender Twin. It was a red knob with a speaker change and decent valves. Sounded absolutely sublime.
My current amp. Positive Grid Spark mini. I kid you not. I’m absolutely in shock at how good it is. Any tone in my head that I’ve always strived for is in there somewhere. It might not be a Lazy J but my GOD it’s good.
1. mid 60s grey panel AC30 top boost (long gone)
2. Recently acquired ‘78 Deluxe Reverb. This one has a particularly nice spring tank. So much so that my tech who gave it a once over recorded an IR of the reverb and he already has a ‘69 of his own.
3. Still love my 18 watt handwired mini Bluesbreaker Marshall.
4. I’m rather fond of a late 70s Park 20 watt combo. It’s unusual - the controls are backwards facing like the earlier Fenders. It is similar to a Marshall 20 Lead/Bass (???) from the same era but not a rebadged model like some Parks are. EL84s. Had it flat out through an attenuator and it is quite something.
Below are all what I paid (within last 2 years) 2nd hand and probably able to find around this price bracket.
This is probably out of a pool of easily 50-75 amps i've gone through in last 2-3 years on a tone journey.
Currently have the CRS & Soldano (and the killer ant!) and on the hunt for a modded JCM800 sound to balance the choices
<£200 - Blackheart Killer Ant Head/1x10 Cab
<£500 Marshall Vintage Modern 100w Head
<£750 Marshall Silver Jubilee 20w (or SC20 studio jcm800 20w close second)
<£1000 Morgan SW50r
<£1500 Dr Z Amps CAZ45
<£2000 Soldano Lucky 13 100w Head
<£3000 Two Rock Studio Sig
<£5000 Two Rock Classic Reverb Sig 100
the next was a Carlsbro Fat boy 30w combo. Just a great clean sound with a boost to get a little grit. Took pedals really well.
My trading feedback: https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/210335/yorkie
62' Blonde Bassman
60's AC30
Dominic's SLO30
Owned by me:
5e3 with Celestion blue
Carr Mercury V
69 Superlead
"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
"Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson