solid state or valve

Post by **GrantB** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 12:53 pm

DarcyPerry wrote:You have to replace the tubes? Bugger.

I haven't replaced mine. I bought the amp new in 1998!

Hell, it still sounds fine to me

Yeah, I reckon this whole reliability thing is bull - everyone knows when you think it might time to re-tube you simply buy another valve amp, therefore diluting the actual playing time of any of your amps and ultimately avoiding the re-tube thing altogther. Aye bg, TMG, me. etc etc....

angry_young_poet · Post by **angry_young_poet** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 1:07 pm

ah yes.. i've never owned a single tube amp long enough that it needed a retube

besides even if i did keep it for say.. umm.. 3 years or so.. i wouldn't have played it enough to need a retube.

that's why you have 4 tube amps aye BG?

Post by Bg » Thu Dec 14, 2006 1:17 pm

Rog wrote:
only need the tubes replacing every couple of years
That's the part that gets me. $300 every couple of years for new tubes...

The amount of playing your amp gets I reckon you could go 10 to 15 years between a service

you only use them to gig and I bet they never get pushed into overdrive

Rog · Post by **Rog** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 1:18 pm

LOL- you'd be right there, BG. I actually don't like distortion, other than for very subtle touches...

Post by Bg » Thu Dec 14, 2006 1:21 pm

angry_young_poet wrote:that's why you have 4 tube amps aye BG?

nope, thats sheer greed

I only bought the last one to keep up with the Capn' and because I blew an output tube on the Jansen a little while ago and haven't got around to Clarry's new place yet!

Everybody complains about the weight thing as well, my Crate is as light as a feather and a comparable weight to a 100 Watt solid state, which it would beat to a shitty pulp even though its only a 30watt.

The new Gunn puts out a measured 180watt RMS

and weighs only a little more, certainly half of my pedalboard

The JC120 is a fukn heavy amp!

Vorbis · Post by **Vorbis** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 5:22 pm

The ac30cc2 is bloody heavy too, just as well I'm not playing out...I can't lift the thing at the moment with my rooted shoulder.

willow13 · Post by **willow13** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 5:30 pm

I wonder why "humphreybear" hasn't posted any replies? way to wind up the age old debate about s/s vs value dude

my $1.50....I go for s/s for the consistant tone, turn the bugger on and it sound the same everyday....but hell I do miss the tone of a great tube amp as well (only for a minute though) then I remember the volume required to get that tone (not good for the marriage) and how when you go out for a piss and come back and you say "didn't it sound better before" and what do you do? turn it up LOUDER (did anyone say divorce)

all you need to know....if you play in a 2 guitar band and the other guitarist has a tube amp, then you need a tube amp because a s/s will be completely drowned out (although the last guy I jammed with had a line 6 amp thingy and that fucker was loud as hell)

I use s/s for recording because you can do it at low volume and it still sound killer

Post by Bg » Thu Dec 14, 2006 5:31 pm

Vorbis wrote:The ac30cc2 is bloody heavy too, just as well I'm not playing out...I can't lift the thing at the moment with my rooted shoulder.

thats why its much wiser to buy seperates, get a 4x12 with wheels, a 2 x12, 1 x 12 and a different head for each day of the week

bc_rich_ · Post by **bc_rich_** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 5:37 pm

i dont really care as long as its fuken HEAVYYYYYY, tone ofcourse not wieght.

Post by Bg » Thu Dec 14, 2006 5:38 pm

bc_rich_ wrote:i dont really care as long as its fuken HEAVYYYYYY, tone ofcourse not wieght.

can't have one without the other....

bc_rich_ · Post by **bc_rich_** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 5:39 pm

true...very true... but my samick 10 watters heavy

but only good for a paperweight.

Post by Bg » Thu Dec 14, 2006 5:46 pm

bc_rich_ wrote:true...very true... but my samick 10 watters heavy but only good for a paperweight.

you have a long way to go yet young Padawan....

bc_rich_ · Post by **bc_rich_** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 5:47 pm

i was thinkin of goin straight from tha samick to tha dual rec?

build me up sum muscles

slash-ed · Post by **slash-ed** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 7:54 pm

Hehe... it's funny how we rehash the same opinions over and over...

One man's tone is another man's... uh... bad tone.

Plus with the Dimebag thing, I'm betting there was a buttload of $$$ involved. Do remember that Randall and Washburn are sister companies under US Music. He was dropped from Washburn just before he started going to Dean, Krank, etc.

Neways, I like his tone in any case. And others hate it. There's really no telling someone they like something if they don't, or vice versa is there?

God rest his soul but that man was an endorsement machine. In a few years time we woulda had Dimebag undies

Rog · Post by **Rog** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 5:56 am

Don't forget there's a bunch of old farts who had never heard of Dimebag until he died... mind you there's many a muso whose popularity only peaked after their deaths.. there's hope for me yet - not long to go!