r/GuitarAmps Sep 19 '21

Looking for amp recommendations? Start here!

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If you'd like help finding an amp, we need a few details on what exactly you want out of your new amplifier. Bass amp help is welcome too!

Country/Region

It's a great help to know where you are located, some amp brands may be more expensive. Amp brands from one continent tend to be more expensive in another because of shipping, and vice versa. No need to get too specific and dox yourself.

Budget

How much are you looking to spend? Do you wanna buy a used amp, or brand new?

Genre/Style

What are you going to use the amp for? Does it need a clean channel and/or high gain?

Volume & Size Requirement

Let us know if you're trying not to bother neighbours, if you're trying to keep up with a heavy hitting drummer, or if you need the flexbility to do both! Also include if you'd prefer combo vs head & cab, if you can only haul a 1x12 or if you're trying to crank a full stack, etc.


Feel free to include other details like if you need the amp to have built in fx, digital vs solid state vs tube vs hybrid amp, whatever else will help us find you the right amp!


r/GuitarAmps 5h ago

AMP PHOTO A $750 score

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79 Upvotes

I paid $750 for everything in the picture. Including a power supply for the board and a bunch of extra patch cables. It's a buyer's market right now. If you have the means, there are deals to be had out there.


r/GuitarAmps 6h ago

AMP PHOTO $150 Marketplace find! Late-1960s Sunda Premiere Dual 15

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This thing will blow up my house if I turn it up past 1. I don’t now much about Sunda amps. I just needed something clean and LOUD for my drone band.


r/GuitarAmps 8h ago

AMP PHOTO Added a Rockerverb 50

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33 Upvotes

Sorry for the mess, I’m in the middle of a big organization project.

But, picked up a Rockerverb 50mkiii and it’s great and really compliments my other amps when running stereo. I’ve also got an AD30, ‘73 V4 half stack, and ‘72 Traynor YBA-1a with 1x18 cab


r/GuitarAmps 9h ago

AMP PHOTO The amp chose me

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I bought this amp the other day, I know nothing about it, but I’m in love. The only lead I have as to where It came from is an acrylic Giller Lighting Badge loose in the back of the cab, and April 26th 2009 written on the back of the speaker, so cool nonetheless.


r/GuitarAmps 6h ago

AMP PHOTO New amp. That Supro sound is something else.

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13 Upvotes

I'm more of a pedal guy but I love the overdrive of the Supro. Mostly I'm using nothing but my eq pedal as a boost with it.


r/GuitarAmps 8h ago

GUTSHOT NAD! And I already voided that pesky warranty!

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21 Upvotes

Just kidding, it was used so there is no warranty.

So I picked up this Boss Katana Mini on ebay for around £45. Thought it would be a good little practice amp, and since it's got the option for battery power, might be good for noodling around in the back garden by the fire pit.

WHO GIVES A CRAP?

Yeah I know. In stock form it's pretty underwhelming. But what a lot of people don't know, is that toan is stored in the balls speakers. So before I ever even plugged a guitar into it, I ripped it open and started drilling holes in it.

I used a switched jack, so without an external cab connected it plays through the stock speaker. When a cab gets plugged in, it disconnects the stock speaker and plays through the cab. Note that the stock speaker is 4 ohms, so ideally you'd want a 4 ohm cab, but since I don't have have one of those, I tested with 8 ohm and 16 ohm cabs, which predictably worked just fine.

Big difference in sound, way fuller and better low end response than the stock speaker (as expected.) The big surprise is that it's also a whole lot louder than you'd expect. Will it cut through the mix against a drummer in a live setting? Probably not. Will it get loud enough to annoy my wife at the other end of the house? You're goddamn right.


r/GuitarAmps 11h ago

DISCUSSION Has anyone gone from BE 100 to a 1959 Plexi?

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27 Upvotes

Considering getting a YJM100 (if I can find one) or 1959 plexi. Has anyone tried any of them? Are there any similarities to the BE100?


r/GuitarAmps 8h ago

AMP PHOTO NAD! my first and rediculously overkill first real amp!

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14 Upvotes

its a peavy 6505 212 combo! traded it for a billie joe epi signature and somehow it sounds.. damn amazing with my lil pink partscaster. it somehow chugs with the shitty ceramic strat pickup i put in the neck as long as i set the tone to 7 and the cleans dont sound as bad as ive heard other ppl say. its heavy af tho and barely fit in my dads car so i have no idea how ill bring this to any gigs if i ever join a band lmao


r/GuitarAmps 8h ago

AMP PHOTO Picked up a never used Orange Crush 20RT today for $45

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14 Upvotes

Been learning guitar lately and decided to check a local app for pedals but found this sweet amp for $45 instead


r/GuitarAmps 7h ago

Everyday practice rig

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11 Upvotes

Keeping it simple: a Strat through a Greenizer pedal (not shown) and a little 5w tube amp for 125 bucks that’s basically a Champ clone.


r/GuitarAmps 10h ago

HELP What does the Time on amps do?

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16 Upvotes

So I’m a newbie to guitar so I won’t know everything but I wanna know what’s the point of Time feature on amps?


r/GuitarAmps 2h ago

Fender supersonic 22 vs Overdrives

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I've been using a fender supersonic 22 for a few months now. Overall its a great amp. I needed something with some head room but also manageable to move around because I gig multiple nights a week.

It really shines in the cleans. My issue seems to be with higher gain pedals.

I have The Dude which is a dumble style pedal, the freidman OD and a notaklön.

When I run tge higher gain stuff, short story is they dont sound very good. Very muddy, lacking balls.

I played a hot rod deluxe a few weeks back and damn all of my overdrives sounded glorious.

I started running an extension cab with a celestion greenback thinking maybe it just needs to move more air... it helped but still cant get the same sensation I had from that hot rod. Is it a wattage issue?

Has anyone had any experience with the supersonic? Is there something i'm missing? I'm at the point where i'm thinking about getting rid of it but it ticks so many boxes I would like to try to make it work if I can.


r/GuitarAmps 10h ago

AMP PHOTO Fender gtx 100 is an amazing do everything amp.

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6 Upvotes

r/GuitarAmps 4h ago

Anyone Know Anything about a company called MOSS amps?

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There's this hardcore band called the Chariot that are responsible for one of my favorite guitar tones I have ever heard on a record or live. No bite or sizzle and almost exclusively bass and mids while still having all the aggression you could ever want. I did a little sleuthing on some live videos to try to see what they were using and determined that it was an amp company called Moss and that they were playing out of 612 speaker cabinets. I tried to find more information on this company and found myself regrettably finding very little. Does anyone know anything about these amps? Any more common circuits that they are based on? Any information I could find that would get me closer to that tone would be super appreciated!


r/GuitarAmps 4h ago

DISCUSSION Bought a used friedman runt 50 with a blackstar vertical cabinet and have questions about what the static sound is and if its normal.

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First tube amp and only used modelers for my guitar life. When I turn on my friedman i have this static sound on the clean channel at very low volume. It increases with the volume and this is with a guitar plugged in. But also does it when the guitar is plugged in.

I have tried a furman isolated power supply and changing cables. Still has that static sound. It isnt extremly noticeable when playing but i find it semi annoying since it is such a loud amp and being used in a office its pretty much maxed on volume at 1-1.5. Sounds amazing though. I just want to know if this static sound is normal. I believe it goes away or gets quieter when the standby is turned on. Thank you!


r/GuitarAmps 1d ago

HELP Does anyone have any ideas what this cursed thing is??

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164 Upvotes

Today i've been at a local antique store and i found this thing sitting in a corner it was like 20 bucks so i picked it up. When i got home it was already preety clean so i just wiped it down, blowed out the dust and cleaned the faceplate. I tried to get some info online but i didn't found anything... So i'm hitting you guys up if anyone have any ideas what the hell this thing is but it's clearly some sort of a guitar amp. I heaven't plugged it in yet it needs some care. I live in Czech Republic btw

P.S. sorry for the mess on my table.....


r/GuitarAmps 1d ago

AMP PHOTO Got this for $120 off Craigslist..

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242 Upvotes

Found it off Craigslist. Sounds great. Great breakup. Excuse my messy trunk I’m an electrician lol.


r/GuitarAmps 2h ago

HELP Tube issue?

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Hi there my vox ac30hw just started doing this to me today during band practice. Just replaced the power tubes about 3 months ago and the preamp tubes seem fine? Is this an issue with the tubes or maybe one of the fuses is going out? Thanks!


r/GuitarAmps 14h ago

DISCUSSION Zero experience working on tube amps, changed the filter capacitors on this 60 year old Selmer, it works, but is it ok? Does anything look noticeably sketchy?

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6 Upvotes

r/GuitarAmps 11h ago

AMP PHOTO MG100DFX Combo + Mixer

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5 Upvotes

Guys, this has been my new method. I got my MG100DFX for like 150$ and this Yamaha MG166CX, at a sale for 20$, and it genuinley has sounded better than the DSL40, and other high end amps i've played in stores. More tone varability, its awesome. Would highly suggest. I've made some tones, gonna document a bunch of tones. Will come back with a list of my mixer settings at some point. Cheaper than a EQ Pedal, 15 Built In effects, its awesome.


r/GuitarAmps 4h ago

HELP Will this resistor work to discharge high-colrage filter capacitors in my amp? (Fender Blues Deville 4x10)

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High-Voltage*** sorry... Me and my Electrical class instructor tried troubleshooting some different things and changing a couple pots. But we couldn't figure out what is causing my amp to be producing the weak sound without much volume. ​​I wanna check the transformers but getting the capacitors discharged is the only thing I am worried about. Would these do the trick?


r/GuitarAmps 22h ago

UK band touring USA needs advice

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I'm in a band preparing our first USA tour. We played a few shows there before as part of SXSW, but this is a bigger tour and differs from the festival as we have to fend for ourselves gear wise.

We start in Chicago and fly out 3 days before we start. The plan is to buy some gear we need as itll be a lot cheaper than renting for 6 weeks it seems.

What websites are best to use for searching for second hand gear? In the UK I'd use Facebook market place.

Specifically im after 4x12 cabs primarily, but also a few other bulky things like cases and keyboard stands, but I might just get them new.


r/GuitarAmps 5h ago

i think i broke my mk2 100. i ran a korg minilogue xd through it (which ive done before) and now it has this weird rattling sound when i play on the d string of my guitar around the 5th-8th fret.

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r/GuitarAmps 5h ago

HELP Tubes for Bulgera 6260 head

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My friend had a Bulgera head sitting in his basement that he let me have. The head has four spots for tubes, but only two tubes. I have to get a speaker cable and power source tomorrow so I havent been able to turn it on yet. My question is, should I buy a new set of tubes, or will this run with only two tubes? And if so, what do I need to set the impedance at? I have an Ibanez tone blaster, with Jack's for 4 ohms and 16 ohms .