What kind of amps are you using with your Rics?

jimintexas · Post by **jimintexas** » Wed Jan 29, 2003 7:12 am

I've got the 12 string body style, toasters, bridge and nut issues settled in my mind now and thanks to all for the good advice.

The next very important question is the amp. My basic rig consists of two amps joined by an AB box. The clean amp is a '68 bassman head driving two jensen c12n in an open back cab. All the effects pedals run thru this loop. The second amp is a re-built to original 5F6A spec '59 Bassman ri that I use for the tweed sound.

I'm assuming that you always play a 12 string thru a clean amp and I'm wondering what ya'll are using.

rob · Post by **rob** » Wed Jan 29, 2003 7:45 pm

I have a 1955(?) Premier model 120 guitar/harp amp. It has a single 12" speaker, which doesn't have a manufacturer's name on it. (Do some amp companies make their own speakers????) The only thing that doesn't work on it, though I wish it would, is the tremolo. Plugging into the microphone jack gives it really cool distortion. It's great for practicing, or maybe a small bar gig, depending on how big the crowd is.

shiraz · Post by **shiraz** » Wed Jan 29, 2003 8:01 pm

I play my Rics through a Roland JC-120 and a Vox Super Mini Reverb. I haven't A/B'd them yet.
Rics shimmer and reveal the depths of their sound when plugged into an amp with a lot of headroom.
'course I've gotten good tone plugged into my bandmate's Peavey Classic 30.
I prefer to get my distortion from pedals (though my little Vox has a sweet distortion sound).
Cheers, Noel

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Thu Jan 30, 2003 12:48 pm

VOX AC-15TBX
Peavey Classic 30
1958 Rickenbacker M-14A

wmthor · Post by **wmthor** » Thu Jan 30, 2003 1:46 pm

Fender Deluxe Reverb (Silverface)
Vox Pathfinder

mdbuck · Post by **mdbuck** » Thu Jan 30, 2003 4:10 pm

Ok, I'll get in on this. I use a Fender blues Jr. and when I'm feeling a little crazy, I plug into my Fender Cybertwin head and Showman cab.

360dave · Post by **360dave** » Thu Jan 30, 2003 5:01 pm

1960 Fender brown Bandmaster 3X10 Jensen speakers and a Fender Twin Reverb with a 58' 360 Mapleglow.

wileyibex · Post by **wileyibex** » Thu Jan 30, 2003 6:03 pm

A Traynor AC-40 Tube amp, primarily. Occasionally, A Yorkville 100W amp,
generally reserved for the Taylor 814CE.

ralph · Post by **ralph** » Thu Jan 30, 2003 6:35 pm

ric 360-12/v64 & 660-12/tp "valvetronix "

ralph · Post by **ralph** » Thu Jan 30, 2003 6:37 pm

ris 360/12-v64 & 660/12 tom petty
" valvetronix " adt120 combo

ric480 · Post by **ric480** » Fri Jan 31, 2003 4:48 am

Ric480 into a '74 Fender Super reverb with blackface mods and original CTS 10" alnicos.

bassman · Post by **bassman** » Fri Jan 31, 2003 5:38 am

My bass rig is a Peavey Classic 400 Tube Bass Head with 2 Peavey 410TX cabinets. My Ric is a 4001 made in April 1973. One of the very last made with the 60's features and Burgundyglo to boot!

dougp · Post by **dougp** » Fri Jan 31, 2003 11:34 am

I play my 360/12 through a blackface Bandmaster or a (late-50's?) Magnatone Troubadour 213. My band's guitarist recently played it on some recordings we did, using his silverface Dual Showman. I won't talk about bass (my main instrument) amps since this is the guitar board ...

corey · Post by **corey** » Fri Jan 31, 2003 2:05 pm

360 MG, 360/12 FG (and in a few months, 381v69 JG!) through a Vox Cambridge Reverb 30.

ricrocks · Post by **ricrocks** » Fri Jan 31, 2003 4:19 pm

Amp: Tech 21 Trademark 60
Guitars: 350SH ~ 660/12TP ~ 330RBY