What amps are you folks using?

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 12:45 pm

I stumbled onto this thread occidentally and was happy to see that Peter is still consumed by paronomasia. And I don't mean he keeps certain carnivorous Amazonian fish!

jamesvwaal · Post by **jamesvwaal** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 1:57 pm

Bottleneck_dave, are you true to your name? I.e., do you play a Rickenbacker with a bottle slide? I have tried a slide a little bit with a 360. The issue for me, with electrics, is that electrics typically have their strings close to the fretboard. This is one of the advantages of an electric over an acoustic, and makes it easier to play fancy (jazz) chords. But close to the fretboard also makes it harder to play slide well.

I would like to set up one guitar to play slide PLUS fancy chords. My choices are only a 360 Ric and an old Telecaster. The tele has its strings down in the fancy chord setting, and the high E is too weak to play slide on. About the only strings that the slide sounds good on are the B string, and maybe the G string.

ricnbacker · Post by **ricnbacker** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 2:15 pm

although i was always a diehard fender amp guy, i found a deal i couldnt refuse on an ampeg b 100 r.

its killer tone with the ric

bottleneck_dave · Post by **bottleneck_dave** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 8:50 pm

Yes, James I play slide on all my guitars (the RIC too) as they're not set up with real low action; 'round 3/32 on treble side @ the 12th and about 1/16 on the bass side. To me, that works. On the open tuned ones, the action is somewaht higher so I can "dig in" a bit more... better tone/vibrato. I play in an Allman Brothers tribute band and a classic rock cover thang. Standard tuned, I use a 10-46 set and for open G or E guitars 11 or 12 to a 48 or 52. It works for me... Keep slidin!

blueflamerick · Post by **blueflamerick** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 9:36 am

I use a Hartke 3500 head and a Basson 4 x 10 cab. Sounds killer.

freakbeat · Post by **freakbeat** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 10:41 pm

I do love the Rick/AC-30 combination, but I discovered that a 330 w/hi-gains sounds great through a '73 Marshall 100W Super Bass w/4x12 cab. Big, clean sound, but nothing that a Tonebender won't dirty up.