famous beagle
Well-known member
I don't remember anyone claiming that Boogies are crap.
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eeb
New member
my vote is for the tiny terror as well. Amazing amp.. not super versitile live but in the studio it's incredible. mind you you'd be paying $500 for just the head... do you have a cab?
check this out
www.myspace.com/rabbittransit
The left guitar was recorded with an ernie ball guitar playing through a orange tiny terror with an orange 4x12 cab.. sounds incredible {the amp I mean.. i'm not that cocky
} (this tune isn't 100% mixed yet btw)
check this out
www.myspace.com/rabbittransit
The left guitar was recorded with an ernie ball guitar playing through a orange tiny terror with an orange 4x12 cab.. sounds incredible {the amp I mean.. i'm not that cocky
} (this tune isn't 100% mixed yet btw)
Roguetitan
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soundchaser59
Reluctant Commander
How come home recording is the only forum where these pissin contests happen? 
Just make sure you try everything you can try - live and in person, with your own guitar and your own pedals - before you decide what you want to spend your hard earned money on.
I didn't settle on the Mesa because everything else is crap, I settled on it because it is the first amp (plus speakers plus pedals) I've ever had that gives me the tone I've been hearing in my head all these years. I had a chance to buy a good Mesa 20 years ago, and I passed because I was too impulsive to save the extra money. If I had bought it then, I would still have it, and I would not have spent 10 times that much money weeding thru all the other amps I've had. But that was my own personal tone quest.
Each player has his own tone quest. In the end you have to settle on what gives you the sound you want.
Just make sure you try everything you can try - live and in person, with your own guitar and your own pedals - before you decide what you want to spend your hard earned money on.
I didn't settle on the Mesa because everything else is crap, I settled on it because it is the first amp (plus speakers plus pedals) I've ever had that gives me the tone I've been hearing in my head all these years. I had a chance to buy a good Mesa 20 years ago, and I passed because I was too impulsive to save the extra money. If I had bought it then, I would still have it, and I would not have spent 10 times that much money weeding thru all the other amps I've had. But that was my own personal tone quest.
Each player has his own tone quest. In the end you have to settle on what gives you the sound you want.
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ggunn
Crystal Flavolian
How come home recording is the only forum where these pissin contests happen?
You don't get out much, do you? ;^)
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Toker41
Better Than You
I stand by my original point:
Do NOT buy a budget amp. You are throwing money away, and will only end up buying a good amp later, and selling the budget crap for 1/3 it's original value. Beg, Borrow, steal, turn tricks, or whatever, but get a good amp. Skip buying effects, and pedals, and spend all your money on a good amp instead. It's the core of your rig. The greatest delay in the world will still give you crappy sounding delay on a crappy amp. Don't put the horse before the cart.
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Toker41
Better Than You
How come home recording is the only forum where these pissin contests happen?
Just make sure you try everything you can try - live and in person, with your own guitar and your own pedals - before you decide what you want to spend your hard earned money on.
I didn't settle on the Mesa because everything else is crap, I settled on it because it is the first amp (plus speakers plus pedals) I've ever had that gives me the tone I've been hearing in my head all these years. I had a chance to buy a good Mesa 20 years ago, and I passed because I was too impulsive to save the extra money. If I had bought it then, I would still have it, and I would not have spent 10 times that much money weeding thru all the other amps I've had. But that was my own personal tone quest.
Each player has his own tone quest. In the end you have to settle on what gives you the sound you want.
Great post.
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ggunn
Crystal Flavolian
I totally agree that you should buy an amp that sounds good to you as is and not depend on "fixing it up" with effects. I just don't think that it's absolutely necessary to spend an arm and a leg to get there. As I said earlier, one of the best guitar tones I have heard in a long time came out of a Peavey Classic, and the guy who was making that sound (Van Wilkes) could afford something much more expensive if he wanted it.
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loudsongs
New member
Peavey Classic 20.
Through a good cabinet ('60's Gibson Mercury with Jensens for me).
Like butta.
Flame away!!!!!
. . . because I only have like 7 posts, so I couldn't know anything. . .
Through a good cabinet ('60's Gibson Mercury with Jensens for me).
Like butta.
Flame away!!!!!
. . . because I only have like 7 posts, so I couldn't know anything. . .
giraffe
i love negative rep
for 600 you can get a b52 git head.
yea, it's a bit out of your range, but they kick ass.
yea, it's a bit out of your range, but they kick ass.
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Toker41
Better Than You
I have a Peavey Classic. Not what I would call great tone. Has a definite dated tone, also. Not dated in a good way.
I am reminded of a story, though.
I read an interview with Ted Nugent (one of my favs). He said he finally got a chance to play through Eddie Van Halen's rig. He was very excited about it, and had been wanting to do it for awhile. Said he was surprised to find that when he got his chance, plugged in, and played....it still sounded like Ted Nugent.
WhiteStrat
Don't stare at the eye.
I've got a B52 combo that I just love (the AT212). Some folks call it the poor mans Mesa--I wouldn't know 'cause I've never owned a Mesa--but it's amazingly versatile. I'm sure the smaller combos could be had for reasonable $$.
ocnor
Lord Of The Thighs
How can the tone of a tube amp be dated?
I guess people shouldn't play through a Vox AC30, Fender Twin, or Marshall Super Lead. Those amps are way older than a Peavey classic so their tone must really be dated. Everyone should just throw away those old nasty vintage amps and buy brand new overpriced Mesa Boogie amps.
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MatchBookNotes
New member
I would almost kill for a good vox tube amp. An ac30 or something, i love them, they sound great to my ears but are way too damn much money. I'm going to uni, so i can't spend money on that kind of stuff... I need a sugar momma!
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MatchBookNotes
New member
Orange is releasing a Tiny Terror Combo: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=kq8IshRNuis
That sounds awesome, how much do you think it'll go for?
And are the terrors pedal friendly?
That sounds awesome, how much do you think it'll go for?
And are the terrors pedal friendly?
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Toker41
Better Than You
How can the tone of a tube amp be dated?
I can't train your ears on a forum.
...and Mesa's are not overpriced.
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eeb
New member
I've yet to hear the tiny terror through just 1x12. It sounded really good outta 2 1x12 epiphone cabs (i believe they were the match for the epiphone valve jr.) however once i heard this little head through an orange 4x12 i seriously thought it sounded just as good if not better than my orange rocker 30 (which goes for nearly 3 times the price of the terror) If you're giging places that the amp is mic'ed or small clubs the terror is all you need. It's orange tone though.. you'll either love it or hate it. (but if you know anything about things that are good you'll love it
j/k)
famous beagle
Well-known member
I can't train your ears on a forum.
...and Mesa's are not overpriced.
You wanna know what a dated amp sounds like? It's a Mesa Boogie Mark IV. That's the sound of the 80s ... and not in a good way.
Gear_Junky
New member
amplifiers are THE most controversial music topic on the net, aren't they?