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Post by Professor1 on Jul 16, 2004 22:31:08 GMT -5
Not just for jazz, but for other stuff, too. I assume not everyone plays strictly jazz.
I use a Fender Princton Chorus DSP for jazz with my Epi Joe Pass. I also use that amp to do cover stuff, because it has the effects built in, so it can do a wide variety of sounds. Also, the stereo sounds neat sometimes. It saves me from having to use a multi effects box or a bunch of pedals.
I have a Crate Vintage Club 5212 2 x 12 tube amp, but I find myself using smaller amps when I play casually. The Crate is big, really loud, and really heavy.....and I'm not young enough anymore not to notice.
If I'm just going out to play with friends, I have a Vox Pathfinder mini-stack. With 2 10" Celestion speakers, reverb, tremolo, distortion, and a line out, it can do some really fun stuff in a small package. I also have a Fender Bronco amp that is really small and easily portable, but it sounds nice and big when I plug it into a 1 x 12 cab.
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Post by jazzalta on Jul 16, 2004 23:03:26 GMT -5
I use a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe for just about everything, including jazz. I also have a little Behringer practice amp and a Roland KC300 keyboard amp. Then on very rare occasions I'll even use my Peavey P.A. head to run my guitars through.
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Post by Professor1 on Jul 16, 2004 23:16:22 GMT -5
I'm kind of surprised you would use a Hot Rod Deluxe for jazz. Hmmm...  I use my PA for acoustic/electric guitars all the time. my Takamine has the digital preamp with reverb and adjustable frequency maps. When a good friend uses his Guild 12 string or Gibson jumbo, we generally run him through a volume pedal, because his guitars have no control knobs on them. |
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Post by kawe on Jul 17, 2004 3:52:54 GMT -5
for jazz: AER Compact 60
for everything else: Fender Vibro King or Hot Rod Deluxe
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Post by jazzalta on Jul 17, 2004 7:38:41 GMT -5
Don't let the name (hot rod) fool you. This is a pure tube amp with lots of warmth. As I recall the Fender twin was the staple for a lot of pros for quite a while. I'd love to try an AER or Ultrasound, but as always finances dictate otherwise.
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Post by kawe on Jul 17, 2004 8:13:05 GMT -5
You're totally right, Jazzalta! The Hot Rod is a great sounding tube amp and is surely sounding fine with a jazz box (if you're using the clean channel, of course  ). The reasons, why I bought the AER for my ES ( = playing/learning jazz - which I practise most of the time now): - It's light and very small - It's solid state - you can switch it on and off as you like and don't have to care about tubes. - And last not least: I like the way it sounds. |
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Post by Professor1 on Jul 17, 2004 11:59:20 GMT -5
As my back gets older and more tired, i find that tube amps just don't have all the benefits that they are cracked up to. I'll take lightweight, compact, and no maintenance, thank you. ....and use the money I saved to buy more cool stuff. ;D |
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Post by adrian480 on Jul 25, 2004 16:06:16 GMT -5
Kawe
Is the AER compact 60, loud enough to play with a drummer?
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Post by jazzalta on Jul 25, 2004 19:21:36 GMT -5
I just bought an Ultrasound off ebay. I was going to use it with my acoustics but I hear people like John Pizzarelli (sp) use it with an archtop. I'll fill you in once I get it.
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Post by kawe on Jul 25, 2004 22:39:33 GMT -5
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Post by Mistral on Jul 26, 2004 0:00:54 GMT -5
I'm using a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe. I can't fault it. I have an american strat and an Ibanez AS80 and I'm happy with the way that each of them sounds through this amp.
I also have an Ampeg Superjet with all the vintage character of hisses, crackles, frighteningly loud random pops and a whole host of other sorts of electrical interference. It sounds great for rhythm guitar but I always go back to the Fender Hot Rod.
I also have various Boss effects gleaned from garage sales but I keep returning to the clean sound with maybe a little delay, nothing more.
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Post by Professor1 on Jul 26, 2004 9:10:24 GMT -5
I also have an Ampeg Superjet with all the vintage character of hisses, crackles, frighteningly loud random pops and a whole host of other sorts of electrical interference. I had that same sort of problem with my Crate tube amp. It sounded like it had a miniature, distant thunderstorm inside......one of the tubes was bad. I didn't have any luck isolating the bad tube, so I replaced all of them. ;D |
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Post by ashaffer on Aug 23, 2004 15:20:41 GMT -5
I use a 1984 Mesa Boogie Mark IIc+ (wood/wicker) through the clean channel when I have the strength to lift it . For jams and such I really like my Tech 21 Trademark 60 or my POD 2.0 through a Tech 21 Power Engine 60. The Tech 21 stuff is great (I also have a Trademark 10). I used to use a early 70s Fender Princeton, but it didn't have reverb and I always want a little reverb. The Princeton is now the least used of my amps, seems kind of a shame. |
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Post by Professor1 on Sept 30, 2004 15:59:35 GMT -5
Not long ago, I came across a Fender Bronco amp. Like so many others, the input jack was bad, and while I was replacing it, I noticed how woefully inadequate the O.E. speaker seemed to be. Well, the amp won't take a 10 inch speaker, so I replaced the Made in Malasia Fender speaker with a new Jensen C8R.....and it sounds great! I got such an increase in clean volume that I took it to jazz band rehearsal last week, and I'm taking it again tonight. If you've got a "practice" amp, and you're tired of lugging around a "real" amp, try putting a better speaker in that little amp, and giving your back a rest.
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Post by jazzalta on Sept 30, 2004 17:05:26 GMT -5
That's why I use a little 30 watt Behringer for practice. It has a 10" Jensen and sounds fantastic.
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