Gibson j160E versus Epiphone counterpart

[Hotzenplotz]

Hi Peter!


That sounds great! Do You actually have some bad attack of GAS?

I can imagine how it feels. - Enjoy it!!!


What kind of AC30 are You using?

[Medicus1963]

Hi Sascha,

Yes i do have some bad attacks of this disease, but i do have to concentrate on some specialties because of the money !
I have a Standard AC 30 blackpanel from the beginning of the seventies with Musicman Speakers ! I own this for tweny year and it sounds terrific !
The Gibson J160e is from last year.


Peter

[Hotzenplotz]

Playing Rickenbackers an AC30 is a must-have, IMHO!

I bought an AC30VR - surely a bit different to the "real thing" - and I am very satisfied with the typical VOX tone. It was quite cheap (450,-€) and as a three channel amp it is very versatile, too.

For some all tube fun I use the new VOX AC4C1 blue - damn good thing! Even the internal 10" speaker is good. Normally I play it via a 12" greenbacked open cab. It can growl like an old AC15 - but at a bit lower volumes. Perfect for rehearsals and still loud enough.

Being completely glad about my 330/6 ("only possible to pry it from my cold, dead hands" ) now the thickbody 325 is more and more on my shortlist. - RAS, again...

[Medicus1963]

Hi sascha,

only
y cure for this disease is buying a Rick !


And as aspare Amp i use a Fender blues junior 3

Peter

[Hotzenplotz]

Sooner or later I have to cure that by following the impulses of my symptoms...


The blues junior drives (a) 6L6 tube(s), right?

I can imagine this sounds just sweet with Your new guitar!

[Medicus1963]

yes Sascha,

you are right with the tubes !

Peter

[Hotzenplotz]

Need one of these Fenders, too...

[jps]

Sooner or later I have to cure that by following the impulses of my symptoms...


The blues junior drives (a) 6L6 tube(s), right?

I can imagine this sounds just sweet with Your new guitar!

yes Sascha,

you are right with the tubes !

Peter

I thought the Blues Junior was 6BQ5 (EL84) tubes?

[Hotzenplotz]

[jps]

You were probably thinking of a Blues Deluxe, which does, indeed, use 6L6 tubes.

[Hotzenplotz]

I was thinking of the Hot Rod Deluxe 3. Now I got it. - That 40watt@20kg-beast!

(Several amps with a "3" in the name confuse me, Fender. And different kinds of deluxe amps, too...)


BTW: My VOX AC4C1-BL sports an EL84, too. A really fine tube for some power stage overdrive!

[jps]

Fender does some strange things with amps names, I think. The Hot Rod Deluxe (which I used to have) was originally called the Blues Deluxe; Fender went back to that name in recent years for that amp!

[Medicus1963]

Oh yes,

I was wrong it is a pair of EL 84 like in the AC 30 !

Peter