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What amps.........?
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 5:10 am
by ol_reb
As a newbie, I'm sure this is a typical post. But I gotta ask. What type amps do alot of folks use with their Ricks?
I know it depends alot on what kind of stuff you play; myself, I play alot of Southern Rock, blues and Classic Rock, Bad Co, Mellencamp, Allmans, MTB, Van Morrison etc.
I may get creamed for saying this, but I use a Marshall TSL 60 head and 1936 2x12 cab. Man, does it wake my Ricks up!
Just wondering what other folks use in terms of amplification.
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 8:22 am
by fireglo
I have a Hartke 1415 combo.
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 9:14 am
by iamthebassman
Beatles trib band: Roland DB700 bass combo
Original-music band: Ampeg B100R bass combo
Rehearsals: Marshall B65 bass combo
Radio shows: Vox T-25 bass combo
Currently on loan to LBJ Library-Austin,TX.:
Vox Beatle head
Vox Essex Bass 2-12 cab
Guitar amps in home studio:
Fender Bassman(tweed)
Vox AC15
Vox Pathfinder
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 10:11 am
by adam_swapp
I use (heresy alert) a Line 6 Pod Pro at home and (usually) a Line 6 Spider 1x12 when gigging. Why? Because they're flexible, and the 1x12 fits the bill for a small, lightweight, loud, good sounding amp. I can dial in a sound that's appropriate to the music I play, and I daresay that nobody in the crowd (or on stage) cares that it's not a real (insert esoteric brand name here).
As the ultimate insult, I used the Fender Tweed setting (Twang on the Spider) model in a (fairly successful) attempt to make it sound like a Pignose.
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 10:27 am
by geebeevee
Hiwatt SA112 50 Watt Combo. It's incredibly loud.
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 11:31 am
by fire_glo
If anyone thinks that a VOX AC30 with Celestion Blue speakers sounds good with a Ric... than they're right. BUT...try out a Dr. Z (
www.drzamps.com) and you might think that the VOX doesn't sound the best!
I'm finishing up recording an album and most of the guitar was done with a Ric and a Dr. Z. Absolutely amazing!
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 11:42 am
by jingle_jangle
I'm a Line 6 Spider 112 user too. So much sound from such a small, lightweight, cheap amp!
Supplements my Fender chocolate brown Pro 15, circa 1960.
Wanna get an AC30--tan. North Coast. Gorgeous.
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 3:46 pm
by johnashfield
I use a handwired blackface Fender Twin (it started as a '73 silverface twin, but that's a long wacky story) with Weber alnico "California" speakers.
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 6:36 pm
by ratso
My 4001 does sound sweet thru my 60's Ampeg B15 and thru the 60's Vox T60!
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 7:35 pm
by longhouse
My main amp is a Roland JC120 Jazz Chorus.
Once you have all that clean headroom, you finally appreciate (and hear) the tremedous depth of sound that Rics have.
I also have a Vox mini stack and a Fender 1X12.
nOel
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 8:10 pm
by thx1955
Same school as Ron, 60's Ampeg B-25 into a 4x12, makes my v63 and 4003 sound fantastic.
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 8:58 pm
by rickinroma
Vox T-25 in studio...and '60s Vox Super Foundation Bass during live shows....
Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 12:01 pm
by beatcomber
My Ricks sound fab through my Traynor YCV40WR! Very chime-y.
Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 12:26 pm
by aceonbass
Custom Ricky fretted, fretless and 5-string 3000's into Ampeg B4R amp ->Boss GT-6B run in stereo-> 2 custom 2x12 Thiel cabs(w/EV and Carvin speakers). Very BIG sound with lots of bottom end and great definition. My practice setup is an Ampeg PortaBass 250 into one of the above cabs.
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 12:14 pm
by dead_eye
All my guitars sound great through my Kustom Quad 200HD ran through a Fender 4/12 cab,and a Line 6 Flextone,but soon there will be a Fender Blues DeVille.I use those for shows,but the best sounding amp I have is a 1970 Traynor YGL3 Mark3 100watt tube amp,all hand wired and sounds MAGNIFICENT!
Paul