I got a Big Muff...

afterthefact · 04.01.2007, 06:53 PM

and it's nice. But I definately need a new amp, my 15 watt bass amp that I use for guitar just isn't cutting it anymore

What are some good suggestions? I am not tech savvy at all, and while I may be able to play guitar well, I know nothing about guitars, amps, pedals, any of that.

Jt · 04.01.2007, 07:21 PM

Amp?

Well, if you're thinking around the 15 watt range, I use a Marshall MG 15DFX.

Great clean sound, heavy distortion and a few built-in digital effects (reverb et al).

afterthefact · 04.01.2007, 08:44 PM

Actually I am wanting something bigger, I am done with the 15 watts

timtimtim · 04.01.2007, 08:47 PM

my peavey 65 watt transtube has been nice.

timtimtim · 04.01.2007, 08:47 PM

and watch out those big muff peddles hurt

afterthefact · 04.01.2007, 08:55 PM

is that a positive hurt or a negative hurt?

drrrtyboots · 04.01.2007, 09:00 PM

Positive in my mind. Whats your price range for a new amp?

afterthefact · 04.01.2007, 09:21 PM

I would probably be looking at something in the $500 range. That's even pushing it a bit for my budget, but you have to spend a little to get something decent, I've learned that the hard way...

fluxequalsrad · 04.01.2007, 10:46 PM

dude...Crate GT212 = $500 canadian.. 120 watt amp 2X12 transistor. 3 channels...all useful.
owns the peavey bandit or any peavey equivilent.

http://www.zzounds.com/item--CRAGT212

I've owned one for 3 years and its amazing..never let me down. Great big muff tone too!! great noise aswell.
read some reviews if you don't believe me!

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 04.01.2007, 10:49 PM

I like Fender amps. They can sound really pretty or really nasty.

fugazifan · 04.02.2007, 02:08 AM

i got the fender blues jr a few months back and olve it. its the smallest of the fender tubes but it sounds great. the tone is perfect and its really loud. ive never put it over 1.5 on the volume (it goes up to 12).. and its probably less than 500.
and if you have the money to spend, never, ever, ever, get a non tube amp....
good luck

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 04.02.2007, 03:18 AM

As much as I love tube amps, there are some very good guitarists that use solid state amps to good effect- Daniel Ash and Bernard Sumner for example.

ZEROpumpkins · 04.02.2007, 04:02 AM

I'm going for a Marshall stack

. No, really.

StevOK · 04.02.2007, 10:26 AM

I have a Big Muff too. My amps are some 1960's Silvertone tube amps. I really need to get something bigger.

king_buzzo · 04.02.2007, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by SpectralJulianIsNotDead

I like Fender amps. They can sound really pretty or really nasty.

Exactly! Get a Deluxe Reverb or Twin! Or if you don'yt have the money, get the Blues Deluxe (40 Watt, very nice loud sound) or a Blues Jr. or even a Hot Rod!

Theres many choices!

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 04.02.2007, 11:54 AM

My friend had a hot rod, I thought it could have sounded much better with better speakers.

king_buzzo · 04.02.2007, 01:21 PM

I'm running through a 15 Watt amp as well and can't be bothered to save up for a new one (keep buying pedals and other stuff)

I have to buy a lot of stuff, I need a new trem system for my JM, crappy cheap japanese one broke. And then I'd really like to buy a Super fuzz clone.

Afterthefact, how does the BM sound through a bass amp? Is it different when used with a normal guitar amp? I bet theres more gain/deeper sound

afterthefact · 04.02.2007, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by king_buzzo

Afterthefact, how does the BM sound through a bass amp? Is it different when used with a normal guitar amp? I bet theres more gain/deeper sound

It's good and bad at the same time. It does get a little more gain and obviously it gets a deeper tone, but it can't handle much treble, and I'm always scared I'm going to blow it...

drrrtyboots · 04.02.2007, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by king_buzzo

I'm running through a 15 Watt amp as well and can't be bothered to save up for a new one (keep buying pedals and other stuff)

I have to buy a lot of stuff, I need a new trem system for my JM, crappy cheap japanese one broke. And then I'd really like to buy a Super fuzz clone.

Save up for a new amp you fool! The trem on my MIJ JM broke too, a pain in the ass to spend 80 bucks on. But seriously, a great amp will bring a whole new life to those pedals.

king_buzzo · 04.02.2007, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by drrrtyboots

Save up for a new amp you fool! The trem on my MIJ JM broke too, a pain in the ass to spend 80 bucks on. But seriously, a great amp will bring a whole new life to those pedals.

Amazing, I thought this never happened to fellow jazzmaster owners. I'm getting the USA trem, it owns the little CIJ one.

Meh, I'll wait 'till my birthday if anything happens with amps, I'm gonna try persuading parents that its my 'sweet' 16 and shit.. Until that, Pedals!

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Jt children of satan Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 345	Amp? Well, if you're thinking around the 15 watt range, I use a Marshall MG 15DFX. Great clean sound, heavy distortion and a few built-in digital effects (reverb et al). __________________ Album of the Week: Pylon Gyrate 1980
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afterthefact invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 3,886	Actually I am wanting something bigger, I am done with the 15 watts __________________ "She hated people who thought too much. At that moment, she struck me as an appropriate representative for almost all mankind." - Kurt Vonnegut Cat's Cradle
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timtimtim children of satan Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 245	my peavey 65 watt transtube has been nice.
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afterthefact invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 3,886	is that a positive hurt or a negative hurt? __________________ "She hated people who thought too much. At that moment, she struck me as an appropriate representative for almost all mankind." - Kurt Vonnegut Cat's Cradle
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afterthefact invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 3,886	I would probably be looking at something in the $500 range. That's even pushing it a bit for my budget, but you have to spend a little to get something decent, I've learned that the hard way... __________________ "She hated people who thought too much. At that moment, she struck me as an appropriate representative for almost all mankind." - Kurt Vonnegut Cat's Cradle
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04.01.2007, 10:46 PM	#9
fluxequalsrad stalker Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 442	dude...Crate GT212 = $500 canadian.. 120 watt amp 2X12 transistor. 3 channels...all useful. owns the peavey bandit or any peavey equivilent. http://www.zzounds.com/item--CRAGT212 I've owned one for 3 years and its amazing..never let me down. Great big muff tone too!! great noise aswell. read some reviews if you don't believe me!
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SpectralJulianIsNotDead invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,409	I like Fender amps. They can sound really pretty or really nasty.
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04.02.2007, 02:08 AM	#11
fugazifan invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,816	i got the fender blues jr a few months back and olve it. its the smallest of the fender tubes but it sounds great. the tone is perfect and its really loud. ive never put it over 1.5 on the volume (it goes up to 12).. and its probably less than 500. and if you have the money to spend, never, ever, ever, get a non tube amp.... good luck __________________ If there's been a way to build it, There'll be a way to destroy it, Things are not that out of control www.myspace.com/dellilahtheband www.myspace.com/lecirquedesvampiresmusic
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SpectralJulianIsNotDead invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,409	As much as I love tube amps, there are some very good guitarists that use solid state amps to good effect- Daniel Ash and Bernard Sumner for example.
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ZEROpumpkins invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 6,157	I'm going for a Marshall stack . No, really. __________________
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StevOK expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Henrietta, TX Posts: 2,412	I have a Big Muff too. My amps are some 1960's Silvertone tube amps. I really need to get something bigger. __________________ Follow me! Soundcloud Tumblr Facebook
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SpectralJulianIsNotDead invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,409	My friend had a hot rod, I thought it could have sounded much better with better speakers.
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04.02.2007, 01:21 PM	#17
king_buzzo invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 11,110	I'm running through a 15 Watt amp as well and can't be bothered to save up for a new one (keep buying pedals and other stuff) I have to buy a lot of stuff, I need a new trem system for my JM, crappy cheap japanese one broke. And then I'd really like to buy a Super fuzz clone. Afterthefact, how does the BM sound through a bass amp? Is it different when used with a normal guitar amp? I bet theres more gain/deeper sound
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