Spent some time with a 65 Amps London Pro today
Moderators: Slowy, Capt. Black
-
- Resident Gear Whore
- Posts: 10056
- meble-kuchenne.warszawa.pl
- Joined: Fri Jun 10, 2005 12:26 pm
- Has liked: 97 times
- Been liked: 424 times
Spent some time with a 65 Amps London Pro today
...at The Amp Shop! Unfortunately Ryan is on a much deserved weekend away, so I didn't get to meet him. I'll try and pop back in next weekend, anyway.
I wrote down some of my thoughts here: http://sixstringsamurai.co.nz/2013/05/1 ... ondon-pro/
Grant, would be keen for you to add your thoughts and experiences with the LP as well, I only really spent an hour with it, so I'm sure there's still a lot I don't know about its subtleties.
I'm seriously considering buying it, though it is ever so slightly too loud for someone who's not gigging at the moment, and has touchy neighbours.
I wrote down some of my thoughts here: http://sixstringsamurai.co.nz/2013/05/1 ... ondon-pro/
Grant, would be keen for you to add your thoughts and experiences with the LP as well, I only really spent an hour with it, so I'm sure there's still a lot I don't know about its subtleties.
I'm seriously considering buying it, though it is ever so slightly too loud for someone who's not gigging at the moment, and has touchy neighbours.
Just a small town girl living in a lonely world
- GrantB
- ADMIN
- Posts: 16028
- Joined: Fri Oct 31, 2003 9:04 am
- Location: Where I need to be
- Has liked: 1395 times
- Been liked: 2137 times
Re: Spent some time with a 65 Amps London Pro today
I love mine...I use it usually with a Vox 2X12 with Silver AlNiCo's - sounds like bliss.
I virtually only play the EF86 channel and it's set to break up, but clean when the dial is wound back on the guitar. Any guitar sounds great through it...but especially P90s.
I find I can get it whisper quiet with the master voltage so you should be fine with the neighbours.
The Tupelo covers a lot of similar ground though...at times I ponder the need for two 65's...but not for long.
I virtually only play the EF86 channel and it's set to break up, but clean when the dial is wound back on the guitar. Any guitar sounds great through it...but especially P90s.
I find I can get it whisper quiet with the master voltage so you should be fine with the neighbours.
The Tupelo covers a lot of similar ground though...at times I ponder the need for two 65's...but not for long.
"Man is the most insane species. He worships an invisible god and destroys a visible nature. Unaware that this nature he's destroying is this god he's worshipping." - Hubert Reeves
- jeremyb
- Chorus of Organs
- Posts: 41865
- Joined: Sat Dec 06, 2008 9:03 am
- Has liked: 7927 times
- Been liked: 4268 times
Re: Spent some time with a 65 Amps London Pro today
Did you play cold spaghetti and hot poppin popcorn?
Slowy wrote: That's the problem; everything rewarding is just such hard work. Regret takes much less effort.
-
- Mr Echo
- Posts: 4488
- Joined: Wed Jun 08, 2005 7:33 am
- Location: East Coast
- Has liked: 367 times
- Been liked: 285 times
Re: Spent some time with a 65 Amps London Pro today
Eat it while you watch Corn...
"Cash on the ballot, money to burn, Dealey Plaza, make a left-hand turn" Bob Dylan is a genius
- AiRdAd
- Vintage Post Junkie
- Posts: 7789
- Joined: Sat Jul 04, 2009 2:33 pm
- Has liked: 57 times
- Been liked: 702 times
Re: Spent some time with a 65 Amps London Pro today
What is this edge of breakup you speak of? it mystifies me!*UNIQUE* wrote:I love mine...I use it usually with a Vox 2X12 with Silver AlNiCo's - sounds like bliss.
I virtually only play the EF86 channel and it's set to break up, but clean when the dial is wound back on the guitar. Any guitar sounds great through it...but especially P90s.
I find I can get it whisper quiet with the master voltage so you should be fine with the neighbours.
The Tupelo covers a lot of similar ground though...at times I ponder the need for two 65's...but not for long.
Slowy wrote: To Danny, everyone is either a supplier, customer or a courier.
- willow13
- Vintage Post Junkie
- Posts: 14558
- Joined: Sun Dec 19, 2004 2:36 pm
- Location: If less is more then just think how much more more is
- Has liked: 372 times
- Been liked: 634 times
Re: Spent some time with a 65 Amps London Pro today
it happens just before you switch the standby to ONAiRdAd wrote:
What is this edge of breakup you speak of? it mystifies me!
If Less is More Then Just Think How Much More More would be
- TmcB
- I may have a problem
- Posts: 7795
- Joined: Fri Aug 22, 2008 12:17 pm
- Location: Kapiti
- Has liked: 683 times
- Been liked: 578 times
Spent some time with a 65 Amps London Pro today
My Ampshop London inspired *cough* amp has the same effect on me.*UNIQUE* wrote:
I virtually only play the EF86 channel and it's set to break up, but clean when the dial is wound back on the guitar. Any guitar sounds great through it...but especially P90s.
I find I can get it whisper quiet with the master voltage so you should be fine with the neighbours.
The Marshall channel sounds awesome and crunchy but the EF86 channel is where I spend all my time.
Family Music Store - http://familymusic.co.nzGrantB wrote:Tony, your taste is, as always, very refined. Or as HG would say, "bloody awful".
- jeremyb
- Chorus of Organs
- Posts: 41865
- Joined: Sat Dec 06, 2008 9:03 am
- Has liked: 7927 times
- Been liked: 4268 times
Re: Spent some time with a 65 Amps London Pro today
I thought it s when the missus hears how much you spent on the ampwillow13 wrote:it happens just before you switch the standby to ONAiRdAd wrote:
What is this edge of breakup you speak of? it mystifies me!
Slowy wrote: That's the problem; everything rewarding is just such hard work. Regret takes much less effort.
-
- Resident Gear Whore
- Posts: 10056
- Joined: Fri Jun 10, 2005 12:26 pm
- Has liked: 97 times
- Been liked: 424 times
Re: Spent some time with a 65 Amps London Pro today
You can indeed get whisper quiet - but don't you find that it just doesn't sound as good below 4? I felt like there was a gap between "whisper quiet" (1 on MV) to "quite loud" (4 on MV) where it didn't really sound as good, whereas on my AFD for example, it's only really at whisper volumes where the speaker stops getting activated quite as much, that the deficit in tone caused by attenuation is more audible.*UNIQUE* wrote:I love mine...I use it usually with a Vox 2X12 with Silver AlNiCo's - sounds like bliss.
I virtually only play the EF86 channel and it's set to break up, but clean when the dial is wound back on the guitar. Any guitar sounds great through it...but especially P90s.
I find I can get it whisper quiet with the master voltage so you should be fine with the neighbours.
The Tupelo covers a lot of similar ground though...at times I ponder the need for two 65's...but not for long.
The TV Jones pickups in Ryan's Radian sounded drop dead amazing through it. I need to go back and try something with normal 'buckers though, since that's what I predominantly use.
Just a small town girl living in a lonely world
Re: Spent some time with a 65 Amps London Pro today
Thanks Ed, get to try anything else while you were there? Must be a few other goodies in that store.
Are there many amps that do a similar job but with fender+vox instead of vox+marshall? 65 or otherwise.
Are there many amps that do a similar job but with fender+vox instead of vox+marshall? 65 or otherwise.
Ok I got rid of my Foal quote, but I found a new one.
foal30 wrote:some 80's metal makes me want to dress up like a woman, just like they did back in the day.
is this sort of what you mean?
- bender
- Darth Fader
- Posts: 11880
- Joined: Fri Feb 02, 2007 12:46 pm
- Location: Dorkland
- Has liked: 418 times
- Been liked: 1022 times
- Slowy
- Vintage Post Junkie
- Posts: 23115
- Joined: Wed Sep 09, 2009 4:13 pm
- Location: Orcland
- Has liked: 1032 times
- Been liked: 2523 times
Re: Spent some time with a 65 Amps London Pro today
Hands over ears... Not Listening! Not Listening! Much fear of 65 Amps..... can't afford.
Danny, 'Edge of Breakup' is my favourite place. Set up the amp so a light strum or pick sounds huge and clean. Play harder and it all breaks up into overdrive. Easier to do by working the output tubes but I find Catalinbread and TC pedals do it really well.
You know you've got it right when you can hit a big, dirty chord then pick a clean arpeggio over it.
Danny, 'Edge of Breakup' is my favourite place. Set up the amp so a light strum or pick sounds huge and clean. Play harder and it all breaks up into overdrive. Easier to do by working the output tubes but I find Catalinbread and TC pedals do it really well.
You know you've got it right when you can hit a big, dirty chord then pick a clean arpeggio over it.
Beyond a critical point within a finite space, freedom diminishes as numbers increase. This is as true of humans as it is of gas molecules in a sealed flask. The human question is not how many can possibly survive within the system, but what kind of existence is possible for those who so survive.
-
- Resident Gear Whore
- Posts: 10056
- Joined: Fri Jun 10, 2005 12:26 pm
- Has liked: 97 times
- Been liked: 424 times
Re: Spent some time with a 65 Amps London Pro today
Haha there were a heap I wanted to try, but the shop assistant wanted to go for lunch so I left... Will pop back in next weekend when Ryan's there to have an extended play and a bit of a yarn. Some Bogners, Swarts and Dr Zs that I would love to take a tour of...RuBear wrote:Thanks Ed, get to try anything else while you were there? Must be a few other goodies in that store.
Are there many amps that do a similar job but with fender+vox instead of vox+marshall? 65 or otherwise.
Not sure about Fender + Vox, to be honest. Have never really been much of a fan of Fender amps.
Just a small town girl living in a lonely world
- TmcB
- I may have a problem
- Posts: 7795
- Joined: Fri Aug 22, 2008 12:17 pm
- Location: Kapiti
- Has liked: 683 times
- Been liked: 578 times
Spent some time with a 65 Amps London Pro today
That new Bruno vox gets really close to fender meets vox
Family Music Store - http://familymusic.co.nzGrantB wrote:Tony, your taste is, as always, very refined. Or as HG would say, "bloody awful".
- Polar Bear
- Burns BHM
- Posts: 6305
- Joined: Wed Sep 10, 2003 12:53 am
- Location: Wellington
- Has liked: 340 times
- Been liked: 342 times
Re: Spent some time with a 65 Amps London Pro today
The 18w does, the 32w is pretty bland, albeit an attractive cabinet.TmcB wrote:That new Bruno vox gets really close to fender meets vox
Zephyr - Wellington's Leading Covers Band
http://zephyrband.co.nz/
https://www.facebook.com/ZephyrBandNZ
http://zephyrband.co.nz/
https://www.facebook.com/ZephyrBandNZ