tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post5011387776580252552..comments2024-03-28T06:31:28.770-07:00Comments on Bobby Owsinski's Big Picture Music Production Blog: The 10 Most Significant Amps Of All TimeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-60141240932557794372013-11-28T20:38:48.979-08:002013-11-28T20:38:48.979-08:00There are some good solid state amps out there. Al...There are some good solid state amps out there. Allan Holdsworth for instance played Hartley-Thompson, Pearce and Lab5 solid state amps! BB King plays a Lab5 for decades. Not to forget Polytone amps, Jazz players like George Benson, Jim Hall, Joe Pass, Pat Martino used them a lot. All these artists always sounded pretty good, don't you think? The Henriksen JazzAmp is a worthy successor to the Polytone IMO. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07980207144810977214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-22649676234392988042013-04-04T15:39:17.488-07:002013-04-04T15:39:17.488-07:00Good list. I agree with the folks saying the JC-12...Good list. I agree with the folks saying the JC-120. a different beast entirely but a unique classic.<br /><br />And while I agree that the original Line6 belongs on the list for being so influential, I can't say I'm unhappy not owning one anymore. The pinnacle of brittle, unrealistic and unsatisfying 90s digital effects coupled with a boring solid-state amp.mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-17907340213869483172013-03-14T12:09:50.715-07:002013-03-14T12:09:50.715-07:00The original Music Man amps were killer!The original Music Man amps were killer!Mind Smoke Musichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931881899211202313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-19456172324921322432013-03-14T10:38:43.066-07:002013-03-14T10:38:43.066-07:00Spelling note: Line 6's original amp was actua...Spelling note: Line 6's original amp was actually the "AxSys" not the "Axxess"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-54446030757770702092013-03-14T09:35:22.019-07:002013-03-14T09:35:22.019-07:00have to add the Matchless DC-30 nd perhaps a Dumbl...have to add the Matchless DC-30 nd perhaps a Dumble OD and a TrainwreckAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-88091541387745016902013-03-12T19:21:34.103-07:002013-03-12T19:21:34.103-07:00'59 Bassman
'65 Super Reverb
'65 Delux...'59 Bassman<br />'65 Super Reverb<br />'65 Deluxe Reverb<br />any Fender Tweed Deluxe<br />'62 Pro....single 15 and that incredibly creamy vibrato<br />the Sun amp Jimmy Page used on the first 2 Zeppelin albums<br />Matchless DC-30 (early model)<br />Vox AC-30 (also early)<br />'63 Vibroverb 2X10<br />'65 Fender Twin Reverb<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-61151642611484594072013-03-12T09:15:19.302-07:002013-03-12T09:15:19.302-07:00I would add the Matchless DC-30..Even though you h...I would add the Matchless DC-30..Even though you have the AC-30 on there. That amp was first 'boutique' amps of the early '90's. That trend has been going strong for 20 years now. Matchless was the first..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-23408917526119500002013-03-09T15:45:51.856-08:002013-03-09T15:45:51.856-08:00Dear Bobby,
I think you're going to get quite...Dear Bobby,<br /><br />I think you're going to get quite a few comments on this list, because everyone will have a favorite. <br /><br />My favorite is a 1961 Magnatone Twilighter. You don't hear much about Magnatones -- at least I don't -- but they were great amps. A nice bonus is you don't have to pay extra for the "Fender" name plate.<br /><br />Elmore James played a 4 x 10 Magnatone in one picture I saw.Fred Deckernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-13249463195947273612013-03-08T19:39:41.715-08:002013-03-08T19:39:41.715-08:00Great suggestions all around. I'll throw in a...Great suggestions all around. I'll throw in another one that some folks may not be familiar with.<br /><br />I was always impressed by the ADA MP-1 preamp (and its power-amp companion). It was a programmable amp from the 1980s. You could switch between solid-state and two varieties of tube voicings, all controllable through a MIDI connection. EQ was also programmable, and it had on-board chorus (also programmable). Kind of a precursor to the modeling amps we see today.CaptainVictorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-50081256684161023082013-03-08T12:53:06.360-08:002013-03-08T12:53:06.360-08:00"Significant" is, of course, pretty subj..."Significant" is, of course, pretty subjective.<br /><br />I fully agree with the Fenders, AC-30 and the Mesa, and guess the Marshall does indeed belong on the list, for the sheer amount of important players who used it.<br /><br />Personally, I would add the handwired AC-15 (which is an entirely different sounding amp than the AC-30) and one of my all-time favs, and definitely Roland's Jazz Chorus 120 and Mesa's 2x and 3x Rectifiers.<br /><br />Personal favs I played for many years: AC-15, L&S Poseidon Combo, Kitty Hawk Supreme 100W Top, and today a Blackstar SeriesOne 100W Top and a Fuchs Tripledrive Supreme 50.marvnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-3789303675841683282013-03-08T12:35:26.667-08:002013-03-08T12:35:26.667-08:00I picked up a beaten up but mostly original (all t...I picked up a beaten up but mostly original (all the speakers at least) '64 Concert for about $700 about 15 years ago when I really wanted a vintage Super Reverb, but knew it was out of my price range at the time. Very happy with the amp. sculleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-26907678649480099522013-03-08T11:33:52.964-08:002013-03-08T11:33:52.964-08:00Also, the Boogie Mark I is the amp you're refe...Also, the Boogie Mark I is the amp you're referring to, not the Mark IV.MichaelPoluttahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17323419529329808450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-39429144885062083232013-03-08T11:28:59.947-08:002013-03-08T11:28:59.947-08:00The Deluxe Reverb does NOT use cathode bias. The ...The Deluxe Reverb does NOT use cathode bias. The old tweed Deluxe did, but the DR has never used it. It is a fixed bias amp only.MichaelPoluttahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17323419529329808450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-4068841801165748852013-03-08T10:52:18.126-08:002013-03-08T10:52:18.126-08:00Great list. To make it complete for me you'd h...Great list. To make it complete for me you'd have to add a Fender Twin (for the sheer grunt and headroom) a Princeton Reverb and a Roland JC-120 (the perfect answer when people disparage solid-state amps).Dave MacLeodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16666686507293845043noreply@blogger.com