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Has anyone noticed...

  • 18-08-2009 7:37pm
    #1
    TelePaul
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    ...this newly-established small amp trend? The 5 watt, all-valve, class A combo billed as perfect for the recording studio? It seems a few 15 watters are employing all manner of power soakage or attenuation to provide a low-output option. A few spring to mind -the epi valve junior, fender champion 600, Blackstar HT5, Vox AC4TV, Orange AD5...

    So what's the verdict? I've used a few and I like them alot, though with some only sporting one or two controls, a few pedals and some post-processing go a long way. What do you guys think? Will you be swapping them for your 4 x 12s any time soon?


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  • #2
    PaulBrewer
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    It's not that new a trend really ....

    I recall an interview with Whatsisface from Aerosmith maybe 10 years ago and all he used was smaller amps recording.

    Neil Young would be a small amp guy too ...


  • #3
    TelePaul
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    PaulBrewer wrote: »
    It's not that new a trend really ....

    I recall an interview with Whatsisface from Aerosmith maybe 10 years ago and all he used was smaller amps recording.

    Neil Young would be a small amp guy too ...

    Joe Perry or Brad Whitford?

    As for Neil...hmm....I wouldn't call a Fender tweed Deluxe with a 12' speaker all that small...15 watt output yeah?


  • #4
    PaulBrewer
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    Joe !

    Neil's amp is small in relation to most live amps.

    The Deluxe was considered a beginners amp at the time !
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Tweed_Deluxe

    I have a 2 watt Matamp head which is good.

    I also have a 18 watt Marshall clone which is a monster !!


  • #5
    TelePaul
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,093 ✭✭✭TelePaul


    PaulBrewer wrote: »
    Joe !

    Neil's amp is small in relation to most live amps.

    The Deluxe was considered a beginners amp at the time !
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Tweed_Deluxe

    I have a 2 watt Matamp head which is good.

    I also have a 18 watt Marshall clone which is a monster !!

    I guess it varies so. Doesn't the deluxe reverb come in around 17 watts too? What do you run the Matamp through?


  • #6
    PaulBrewer
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    Don't know much about Deluxes to be honest.

    The amps go through a Matamp 1x12

    Now I think of it Joe who owns Nutshed is a great rock guitar player who will be at the show .

    John Colohan from Galway (who used to tour in Michael Flatley's band and has an SSL Matrix based studio ) will be at it too.
    He's a proper guitar players guitar player and is always chopping and changing gear.

    He'll be a great man to quiz as will our own Seizertisch (or how ever he spells it!)


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