I think I have loss my love for super high gain amps

CFH Eternal · Post by **CFH Eternal** » Sat May 19, 2007 2:05 am

While I enjoy the sound of a 5150 or dual recto's, I just am not into that sound so much anymore. Maybe it is because people here still believe in the scooping out the mids and turning the treble and bass on 11 or possibly my lack of interest in extreme metal. I enjoy amps now more like Orange's, Marshall's, early Mesa Boogie's. Or just any amp where you have to push it hard volume wise to get that "umph" sound I like? Anyone else having this

Dimejandro · Post by **Dimejandro** » Sat May 19, 2007 2:29 am

naah, they are pretty nice though. A good friend of my older brother (played in the band "Panda") has a reaaaally nice old orange. Really expensive too haha. He lent it to my brother once so he could Dj lol.. the guy was a total idiot when it came to music, but his dad is really loaded so wtf does he care.

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Mon May 21, 2007 6:21 pm

It all depends on what sound you're going for. I wouldn't use an Orange to play ultra fast/technical death metal, nor would I look to a Triple Rectifier if I wanted to sound like Electric Wizard.

croninburg · Post by **croninburg** » Mon May 21, 2007 10:36 pm

I'm getting a small build-your-own class A valve amp for my birthday this summer

Dimejandro · Post by **Dimejandro** » Tue May 22, 2007 12:40 am

should i get a five one fitty or a triple xxx?

Pfl?yd · Post by **Pfl?yd** » Tue May 22, 2007 6:39 am

I like the sound of old Fenders and Voxes best. Big ear-splitting Marshall, Randalls, and Mesas are just too much. 99% of musicians that play in bands don't need a 200-watt full stack. I'd rather have an amp that has nice, clean tone at a low volume that can easily be pumped into a PA than some roaring 130 db beast that is impossible to make sound good through a PA or on a recording.

Pfl?yd · Post by **Pfl?yd** » Tue May 22, 2007 6:39 am

croninburg wrote:I'm getting a small build-your-own class A valve amp for my birthday this summer

Whoa, that sounds kind of cool!

croninburg · Post by **croninburg** » Tue May 22, 2007 10:47 am

Pfl?yd wrote:
croninburg wrote:I'm getting a small build-your-own class A valve amp for my birthday this summer
Whoa, that sounds kind of cool!

They're pretty cheap too (from Â£90 for 5w), since you're only paying for the components and no workmanship. The only thing is, the kit is just the amp, with no chassis or speaker so I'll have to either convert a shitty practice amp, make my own combo from scratch or build housing for the amp and get a cab.. in any case, it should be fun. I'll have to brush up on my soldering though, I haven't done any since materials tech classes when I was about 13

BassPhemy · Post by **BassPhemy** » Tue May 22, 2007 12:33 pm

If I were a guitar player I'd have an Orange amp, and I'll definitely have one in the future for hobby recordings.

Wagner Vajagner · Post by **Wagner Vajagner** » Tue May 22, 2007 9:51 pm

But you are not..So shut the fuck up.

BassPhemy · Post by **BassPhemy** » Tue May 22, 2007 10:24 pm

Too bad I play better than yoooou.

Wagner Vajagner · Post by **Wagner Vajagner** » Wed May 23, 2007 8:06 am

BassPhemy wrote:Too bad I play better than yoooou.

No you dont. How could you ever practice when you are on here all day?

BassPhemy · Post by **BassPhemy** » Wed May 23, 2007 10:49 am

I spend like 10 minutes a day on the PBB, and even if I did spend all day here I could still have a guitar in my lap. Now stop being gay.

Three Second Doom · Post by **Three Second Doom** » Wed May 23, 2007 2:05 pm

I really want to try out an Orange amp sometime soon. From what I've heard, they're fantastic.

I really need to upgrade from my B-52 solid state.

Wagner Vajagner · Post by **Wagner Vajagner** » Wed May 23, 2007 9:17 pm

BassPhemy wrote:I spend like 10 minutes a day on the PBB, and even if I did spend all day here I could still have a guitar in my lap. Now stop being gay.

Lies..You could do alot of things...Does not mean you do.

DBS · Post by **DBS** » Wed May 23, 2007 10:07 pm

Wagner Vajagner wrote:
BassPhemy wrote:I spend like 10 minutes a day on the PBB, and even if I did spend all day here I could still have a guitar in my lap. Now stop being gay.
Lies..You could do alot of things...Does not mean you do.

you're still gay

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Fri May 25, 2007 12:10 am

Dimejandro wrote:should i get a five one fitty or a triple xxx?

Matter of personal taste, really. I LOVE my XXX, but you can get killer tones out of both of em.

Wagner Vajagner · Post by **Wagner Vajagner** » Fri May 25, 2007 8:02 am

DBS wrote:
Wagner Vajagner wrote:
BassPhemy wrote:I spend like 10 minutes a day on the PBB, and even if I did spend all day here I could still have a guitar in my lap. Now stop being gay.
Lies..You could do alot of things...Does not mean you do.
I'm still gay

Yup.

DBS · Post by **DBS** » Fri May 25, 2007 10:22 pm

i cant believe you actually detonated the ownage-bomb on me. my first reaction was to throw my towel into the proverbial ring and apologise for my intolerance. however, since you brought up the fact that i indulge in homosexual behaviour, i had to respond with my own message. eat my asshole you fucking fruitcake. nobody likes your bald head. stick it up your anus and chew on your fucking appendix. jew.

Wagner Vajagner · Post by **Wagner Vajagner** » Sat May 26, 2007 2:09 pm

DBS wrote:i cant believe you actually detonated the ownage-bomb on me. my first reaction was to throw my towel into the proverbial ring and apologise for my intolerance. however, since you brought up the fact that i indulge in homosexual behaviour, i had to respond with my own message. eat my asshole you fucking fruitcake. nobody likes your bald head. stick it up your anus and chew on your fucking appendix. jew.

Wow...Thats impressive..You try to insult me by implying that you hate Jews and that I am in fact a Jew myself...Which makes us the same now doesnt it? You hate Jews, I hate Jews, only difference is I am not a coward bitch afraid to say it to their faces. Bitch.

Revolver · Post by **Revolver** » Sat May 26, 2007 2:17 pm

Nazi wrote:Bitch.

The Fear · Post by **The Fear** » Sat May 26, 2007 4:17 pm

7Dime7MetalMassacre · Post by **7Dime7MetalMassacre** » Sat May 26, 2007 5:41 pm

<THe_FeAR> wrote:

LOL

Wagner Vajagner · Post by **Wagner Vajagner** » Sun May 27, 2007 11:37 pm

The only way that would be funny would be if you hated jews too...So therefore you are actually a hypocrite. And therefore a faggot.

BassPhemy · Post by **BassPhemy** » Mon May 28, 2007 1:29 am

Go back to prison you stupid pile of shit.

Wagner Vajagner · Post by **Wagner Vajagner** » Mon May 28, 2007 4:12 pm

BassPhemy wrote:Go back to prison you stupid pile of shit.

Get a job and stop mooching off your mother you parasitic waste of life.

Wrona · Post by **Wrona** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 12:34 pm

High gain amps are cool and all, just too many people (mostly kids and retards) like to crank the gain up to the max.

Muffin · Post by **Muffin** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 1:50 pm

Pfl?yd wrote:I'd rather have an amp that has nice, clean tone at a low volume that can easily be pumped into a PA than some roaring 130 db beast that is impossible to make sound good through a PA or on a recording.

You should look into Carvin amps. Even their solidstates produce pretty nifty, jazzy cleans.

edit: the 100 watt combo I've got produces excellent clean tones at low volumes too, I don't think I've ever taken it past "2" on the volume knob.

Pfl?yd · Post by **Pfl?yd** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 2:33 pm

Muffin wrote:
Pfl?yd wrote:I'd rather have an amp that has nice, clean tone at a low volume that can easily be pumped into a PA than some roaring 130 db beast that is impossible to make sound good through a PA or on a recording.
You should look into Carvin amps. Even their solidstates produce pretty nifty, jazzy cleans.

edit: the 100 watt combo I've got produces excellent clean tones at low volumes too, I don't think I've ever taken it past "2" on the volume knob.

I've got a Carvin bass amp. Awesome sounding amp.