What amps are you guys using?

[davem]

I use a Fender Princeton Reverb II. Nice Tube sound and warmth.

[Mistral]

I use a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe which has a tone that I never tire of. My old Ampeg Superjet also has a pleasant tone but the Hot Rod is easier to use and does not pick up as much interference. I use a POD to record chord progressions onto my computer for practice. The clean fender and Class A sounds on the POD sound quiet pleasant to my ear.

[houseofshawn]

For jazz I have been using the classic 30 for some time now. I am looking into a great acoustic jazz amp from someone like Acoustic Image Amps but I also play around on my Fender Hot Rod Deville. I wish I had the Deluxe. To me, it is just too much amp for me now, and I just don't need that kind of power or speaker setup anymore (I used to play a lot of classic rock... but I haven't been off of jazz for a good two years now) However, the Deville (And Deluxe for that matter) have a great clean tone, and if you want to dirty it up it sounds all right too... some of that Eric Johnson going on sounds great.

Hey Mistral, you wanna trade?

[L4sleeko]

I use a Fender Princeton Stereo Chorus (solid state) with my L4CES. I play in my music room only and set the bass, mid, and treble on 10. Same with presence and reverb. Volume I keep on 8. I like a "spacial" or "floaty" kind of sound. I don't know a whole lot about amps. What is the difference between the various Fender models. I know sound is subjective but, in general... For example , a Fender Princeton chorus DSP and what I have. Or a Hot Rod Deluxe, Vibro King, Deville, Princeton reverb II, black face, silver face etc. Also, I recently saw a dvd with Jimmy Bruno playing thru what looked to be a Fender Acoustasonic 30 DSP. Would this sound much different than what I'am using now? OI, I'am a bit confused. Thanks

[jazzalta]

You'll find some info on Fender amps at the Fender site. I personally use a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe. It's rated at 40 watts but it "sounds" like a lot more. It's a full tube amp and gives me the lush warm sound for my Gibson ES-175. In regards to how I set my tone, every room is different. I've learned it's best to start with everything flat, or at midpoint, and tune in from there. Amp on the floor you'll have more bass generally.

Lot's of debate over solid state versus tube. I guess I'm from the old school and still prefer tube. I've tried many solids and just can't get the sound I hear. The closest tho was a Roland jazz chorus with two tens, but I haven't seen one of those for some time. Best of luck to you.

[kiwijohn]

I use a Mesa/Boogie"Subway Rocket".I used to use it with my Stratocaster when I played Rock and Blues..then I changed to more jazz playing....and still use the Mesa with the electric/acoustic Ovation I now play fingerstyle on.Feedback occasionally is a problem

[houseofshawn]

Tubes are the way to go... for me anyways... there's only one solid-state amp company, Acoustic Image, that does anything for justice, but it's strict to hollow-body jazz guitars and anything else sounds funky. Or an upright bass would do well too.

[Professor1]

For jazz gigs, I still use my Fender Princeton Chorus DSP. But for rehearsal, I usually take a smaller, more portable amp, like my Fender silverface Champ, or my Fender Bronco. I also have a Vox 2 x 10 mini stack, but it would be as much stuff to move as a bigger amp. One of these days...

[mahayana]

Ah, yes. The first amp I ever had was a Princeton bought new in 1965. No reverb, but it did have a tremolo knob. Always hummed, hah!

I found a new place today, and a thread about my favorite amp for jazzguitar, the Fender Musicmaster Bass. If you ever see one of these, try it out.

www.fenderforum.com/forum.html?db=&topic_number=445882&lastpost=2004-11-1006:48:19

[kinne]

Groove Tubes Soul-o-Single with the 10" Jensen speaker.

It's a very leight-weight 15W class A tube combo and probably the best piece of gear that I've owned yet. I really like this little combo. I also own a Mesa/Boogie Rect-o-Verb, but I'm about to sell it because the GT out-performs in so many ways.

The output power (W) depends on the tube used, but it has always been loud enough for all of my gigs. And in larger venues, it's miked anyway... so I really don't need anything bigger.

François

[alwaysharp]

Hello everyone. I just joined and I wanted to say that this is a great site! I play through a Fender twin reverb and it has the fattest tone. I love that amp.

[pinsk94]

I currently use a Genz Benz Shenadoah 84 Acoustic Amp. It sounds suprising good with my Heritage. It is not an electric dedicated amp to the preamp does not auotmatically color the sound, but the eq is very workable. It has a vey mellow sound for a solid state amp.
I would love to get a Rivera "Jazz" Suprema which is a retrofit Fender 60’s Blackface Princeton Reverb with an Alnico 15. Sounds amazing but is really expensive and not easy to find.

[slowpoke]

My main amp is an old Fender Showman (dual showman actually, at least according to the circuits) and I run it through an avatar cabinet with open back and 2 12" Vintage 30s.

[empregent]

Hey everyone, I play a Fender Twin Reverb

[snake]

Behringer a1000 is very nice but very heavy lol