What Is Your "Go-To" Amp ?

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goofyfoot wrote:Anyone here like hooking up their Rickenbacker to a Mesa/Boogie tube amp? I have a '94 M/B Subway Blues amp ~ 20 watts, five simple knobs (volume/treb/mid/bass/spring reverb), 2xEL84, 4x12AX7, 10" Eminence Black Shadow speaker, a portable 38 pounds. It's a surprisingly seamless and beautiful combination without a 12" speaker. Play on, pick often, and prosper....Goofyfoot.

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... almost bought this amp a couple years ago... Wish I had too. Sounded sweet in the store! :D
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Scotty_Guitar wrote: BTW, never tried the Italian Jensens... Any comments on them? Worthy, or not?
Scotty....I think the Italian-made C12N speaker is worthy. I used to have a lacquered tweed special ed Blues Jr., which came stock with one. It did justice to Fender cleans. It also became growly at a 4-5 setting with master volume down and volume up. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on your Deluxe 'Verb. I'm sorry to hear about the reverb circuit cutting out on you. Maybe the second visit to the shop will be the charm. Play on, pick often, and prosper. Best regards.....Goofyfoot.
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Scotty_Guitar wrote:
goofyfoot wrote:Anyone here like hooking up their Rickenbacker to a Mesa/Boogie tube amp? I have a '94 M/B Subway Blues amp ~ 20 watts, five simple knobs (volume/treb/mid/bass/spring reverb), 2xEL84, 4x12AX7, 10" Eminence Black Shadow speaker, a portable 38 pounds. It's a surprisingly seamless and beautiful combination without a 12" speaker. Play on, pick often, and prosper....Goofyfoot.

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... almost bought this amp a couple years ago... Wish I had too. Sounded sweet in the store! :D
Yeah, Scotty,I hear what you're saying about the Boogie's Subway Blues. It really is a sleeper of an amp. After all these years, it's held up like a tank and it combines well with my Rics. Surprisingly, the clean sound goes well with my Rics. Sure, it's not a Fender-type clean but it scoops out the mids noticeably for a clean sound all its own. Definitely a loud puppy with some bark to it, too, for just a 20-watter with a 10" speaker. Late.....Goofyfoot.
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A terrible pic.My go to is a bog standard Vox valvetronics 2x12 The 330 looks carttonish in this Pic Kinda Rodger rabbit :twisted:
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I played my Ricks through a Mesa Maverick 2x12 for a long time. Wonderful amp.
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sloop_john_b wrote:I played my Ricks through a Mesa Maverick 2x12 for a long time. Wonderful amp.
Sloopster.....Mesa Boogie's Maverick was one sweet box, man. If I recall, it had pure Class A power with four EL84's and a 5AR4 (for the rectifier?) and a pair of V30 speakers. Man, do you still have this puppy? Play on, pick on, and prosper, brah. Late....Goofyfoot.
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When playing with a band I use a Marshall 30w `Blues Breaker' 2x12 combo with my Fender DRI , ABYed.
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goofyfoot wrote:Sloopster.....Mesa Boogie's Maverick was one sweet box, man. If I recall, it had pure Class A power with four EL84's and a 5AR4 (for the rectifier?) and a pair of V30 speakers. Man, do you still have this puppy? Play on, pick on, and prosper, brah. Late....Goofyfoot.
I don't have it anymore, but I didn't sell it! A few years ago, a friend was moving from Manhattan to San Fran and the amp was too big/heavy for him to take, so he gave it to me. Just this year, he mentioned that he moved into a house and was all setlled in, and asked if i'd send it back - how could I say no? It was so great of him to loan it to me for a few years.
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sloop_john_b wrote:
goofyfoot wrote:Sloopster.....Mesa Boogie's Maverick was one sweet box, man. If I recall, it had pure Class A power with four EL84's and a 5AR4 (for the rectifier?) and a pair of V30 speakers. Man, do you still have this puppy? Play on, pick on, and prosper, brah. Late....Goofyfoot.
I don't have it anymore, but I didn't sell it! A few years ago, a friend was moving from Manhattan to San Fran and the amp was too big/heavy for him to take, so he gave it to me. Just this year, he mentioned that he moved into a house and was all setlled in, and asked if i'd send it back - how could I say no? It was so great of him to loan it to me for a few years.
Sloop-Dog....Yeah, man. That story is too rich! I can only imagine the mojo emanating from that box due to your friendship with its owner. As good books are to be shared among friends, so should good amps, eh? Cool story, John. Thanks for sharing that vignette. Best regards....Goofyfoot.
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Any forum members play through a Fender "Red Knob" Twin?

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Now it's a new Behringer BXL 3000.Loud l'il bugger.
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Update: Now I've got two JMI's. Orange and Gibson GA-5 are going bye bye.
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Here's mine

I've been on a bit of an amp kick as of late.

My go to?

I have my Fender Deluxe driving my Vibratone and a "A"/"B" switch to jump over to my 72 Marshall 100 watt stack.
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dswp wrote:Here's mine

I've been on a bit of an amp kick as of late.

My go to?

I have my Fender Deluxe driving my Vibratone and a "A"/"B" switch to jump over to my 72 Marshall 100 watt stack.
Who is the short fella in the corner there? Looks like 6 tuners on a bass headstock.
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Darkhollow wrote:
dswp wrote:Here's mine

I've been on a bit of an amp kick as of late.

My go to?

I have my Fender Deluxe driving my Vibratone and a "A"/"B" switch to jump over to my 72 Marshall 100 watt stack.
Who is the short fella in the corner there? Looks like 6 tuners on a bass headstock.
That is a spare 6 string neck for a 4080/12 doubleneck. It is an interchangeable bolt on.
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