Maybe some of the tube rectified large bottle 40w-ish offerings would suit you ?
Anyone Rocking Vintage Blackface?
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Presume you're not talking to the guy heavily attenuating two low-power tube amps.StrummersOfThunder wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 7:31 pmMaybe some of the tube rectified large bottle 40w-ish offerings would suit you ?
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I had a Bandmaster for a while (transitional model- BF circuit with SF panel). It was surprisingly brash in the midrange- especially upper mids.
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I like my PRRI
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Usually played at early break up, but yeah, sounds great cranked. I have an attenuator because it is still a loud 12 watts
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I haven't found my Mike-C Deluxe Reverb to do its best work when fully cranked. It sounds great at 5-7 on the volume dial, especially when cutting bass and/or adding Klone/TS in front. But diming the volume just doesn't sizzle my bacon. That's in distinct contrast to the Plexi and Tweed, both of which love getting the shit kicked out of them.
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Had a ‘67 Pro Reverb with G12-65s that I gigged for a few years. A truly great amp, but the need for regular maintenance and a step down transformer prompted me to sell it and get a Suhr Bella 44. Equally happy with the sounds, and it’s built like a tank.
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i agree. I dont like the sound of cranked blackface and I dont really think they were designed to do that. Edge of break up yes. Cranked usally just gets to mush or fizz townrobthemac wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 10:01 pm I haven't found my Mike-C Deluxe Reverb to do its best work when fully cranked. It sounds great at 5-7 on the volume dial, especially when cutting bass and/or adding Klone/TS in front. But diming the volume just doesn't sizzle my bacon. That's in distinct contrast to the Plexi and Tweed, both of which love getting the shit kicked out of them.
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This is why I'm curious about well setup/tuned vintage!StrummersOfThunder wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2024 4:50 ami agree. I dont like the sound of cranked blackface and I dont really think they were designed to do that. Edge of break up yes. Cranked usally just gets to mush or fizz townrobthemac wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 10:01 pm I haven't found my Mike-C Deluxe Reverb to do its best work when fully cranked. It sounds great at 5-7 on the volume dial, especially when cutting bass and/or adding Klone/TS in front. But diming the volume just doesn't sizzle my bacon. That's in distinct contrast to the Plexi and Tweed, both of which love getting the shit kicked out of them.
The RI BF's I've tried/owned sounded terrible when cranked, and passable but not great in the noon-2 o'clock sweet spot. Went around the block a few times and got to the point where I concluded the BF wasn't for me.....
Now..... find myself d*cking around with some modelled (yeah, I know...) BF (Fractal -> PS100 -> EVM12L's) which sound great both dimed and in the sweet spot, and superb dimed but rolled back on the guitar vol. This got me wondering.....
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I think it was Pete Thorn who suggested running the bass on 0 and treble somewhere above midday. This is what I do when I have the volume past midday. Breakup is a lot more pleasant this way. But my 2x10 speakers don't love the amp breaking up, so I often end up going into the 2x12 Bandmaster if I'm thrashing the Deluxe Reverb.murky wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2024 8:32 amThis is why I'm curious about well setup/tuned vintage!StrummersOfThunder wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2024 4:50 ami agree. I dont like the sound of cranked blackface and I dont really think they were designed to do that. Edge of break up yes. Cranked usally just gets to mush or fizz townrobthemac wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 10:01 pm I haven't found my Mike-C Deluxe Reverb to do its best work when fully cranked. It sounds great at 5-7 on the volume dial, especially when cutting bass and/or adding Klone/TS in front. But diming the volume just doesn't sizzle my bacon. That's in distinct contrast to the Plexi and Tweed, both of which love getting the shit kicked out of them.
The RI BF's I've tried/owned sounded terrible when cranked, and passable but not great in the noon-2 o'clock sweet spot. Went around the block a few times and got to the point where I concluded the BF wasn't for me.....
Now..... find myself d*cking around with some modelled (yeah, I know...) BF (Fractal -> PS100 -> EVM12L's) which sound great both dimed and in the sweet spot, and superb dimed but rolled back on the guitar vol. This got me wondering.....
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Some of the old jansen amps are blackface territory. Could be a cheap option?
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Clean. It was too loud at home past about 4. Lovely clean though.
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