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eboquist

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Hey All, I'm looking for a new amp, and am finding the range of options a bit overwhelming. Tone is the most important consideration for me, the amp will never be gigged and I'm looking to spend $2200 or less(hopefully less). Most of what I play is blues or blues inspired. So far the leaders in this competition are a Marshall Bluesbreaker reissue or something from Victoria, but am willing to consider others. Any and all opinions are welcome.

 
miragejake has a carr rambler for sale here for 1550 , thats a great blues amp , I wish I could buy it !!!!! ( paying off my sons college loans ) edited to say : these amps are f'n awesome had one at my house for a couple of months ,did I say i wish i could buy it.! this is the only amp I like more & its Mine/ not for sale !

 
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I doing road management for a bunch of blues related bands (Guy Forsyth, Carolyn Wonderland, and others), and they all love my Valvetechs.

Handmade by Rob Pierce - and he's a member of HFC.

http://www.valvetechamps.com

 
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Couple ideas.....Swart Atomic Space Tone, with some sort of OD pedal.....Maybe their own boost.

I like this one.......Find a Mesa Angel (4 x 10 preferred, but 1 x 12 is great too)-----They are discontinued but not too hard to find. Stick a single pedal upfront----Ethos Overdrive preferred by me----And you should be able to get all the tone you will ever need.

 
mesa blue angel is on my short list, but I am heavily in love with my black pearl. Sounds good LOUD, and it sounds great soft with lot's of tone variety. then you'll have enough $$ left over to take the mr/mrs/sig other out for dinner/opera/playoffs/world series whatever

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If it were me, I'd be on the lookout for an old Princeton Reverb, or if you are going to need the extra volume from time to time, a Deluxe Reverb. I would look for older silverface, or if your budget allows and you can find one, an original blackface.

 
Off the top of my head - good blues amps.

Tone King - virutally any model

Victoria Double Deluxe

Deluxe Reverb - Silverface

Pro Reverb - Silverface

Vibrolux Reverb - Silverface

Carr Rambler

/13 CJ11

Tungsten Creama Wheat

Matchless Spitfire

Matchless lightning

Vox AC15hw

 
dragan said:
miragejake has a carr rambler for sale here for 1550 , thats a great blues amp , I wish I could buy it !!!!! ( paying off my sons college loans ) edited to say : these amps are f'n awesome had one at my house for a couple of months ,did I say i wish i could buy it.! this is the only amp I like more & its Mine/ not for sale !

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Miragejake always has great gear and is a top notch guy to deal with.

 
eboquist said:
Hey All, I'm looking for a new amp, and am finding the range of options a bit overwhelming. Tone is the most important consideration for me, the amp will never be gigged and I'm looking to spend $2200 or less(hopefully less). Most of what I play is blues or blues inspired. So far the leaders in this competition are a Marshall Bluesbreaker reissue or something from Victoria, but am willing to consider others. Any and all opinions are welcome.
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Ask a question like that here and you'll find the range of suggestions overwhelming /emoticons/default_tongue.png

The Carr Rambler that miragejake is selling is a great blues amp for a great price...and for my moment of shameless self-promotion the Pure Sixty-Four and Heritage amps that I've got for sale here are great for that kind of sound as well.

 
More votes for

  • Mesa Blue Angel
  • Genz Benz Black Pearl
  • Valvetech VAC25
  • Princeton Reverb
None of them are pricey either.

 
I'll second the suggestion of a Deluxe Reverb. I used to have a couple of Matchless amps - a 2x10 Lightning and a 1x12 Chieftain. I like my Deluxe Reverb just as much for most of my needs. The new reissues can be fine and sound close to a Silverface (IMO) if the speaker is replaced with one that is not as bright as the one that comes stock.

 
Mesa Subway Blues + ts10 = LOTS of $$$ left over. If you are not gonna be competing with a drummer or any other bandmates, this is a great option. It WILL hang with a drummer, but headroom is in short supply when you crank it up as it is only 20 watts. Light as a feather, simple (but not limiting) controls, reliable as long as you get one of the later versions (look for the "half-power" speaker output). The chassis will fit right into a Mesa 1x12 combo cab, too, iff'n you want the bigger speaker.

It even has "Blues" in the name, so that proves it is perfect. GREAT reverb too.....

 
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