Fuck Yeah Amp Worship!: Archive

Fuck Yeah Amp Worship!

February 2012

112 posts

fuckyeahwillowglen asked: V4-B brother!

Submitted by michelleluu

thecommongrave asked: Making your own cab takes a lot of time, work, a little bit of know how and money. Especially if you want to make it look nice. You have to take certain things into considerations, the speakers, the wood used to build the cab, if you want to cover it levant or make a Emperor style cab, type of grill you want, wiring, jacks and more. My dad and I built a full stack and made a few others. It took us...

Anonymous asked: All these questions about cabinets and speakers, I'm considering making a 4x12 guitar cab, I play in a sludge/doom band. Any thoughts? Should I just save myself the time and buy a used cab instead?

Anonymous asked: Could I get a good hardcore/sludge/power violence tone out of a peavey triumph 120 head?

stareattthewall asked: Suggestions for a tube amp that doesn't cost an arm and a leg ?

bretttgross asked: Thank you for that! And i've also heard that Texes Heat's are match for Swamp Thangs. I want to build a 6x12. Maybe 4 Swamp Thangs and 2 Texes Heats.

Answer for the guy looking for Swamp Thangs

I’ve got Swamp Thangs in my Fender cabinet, and I can definitely confirm they’ve got huge low end, however, they’re kind of scooped so they need a speaker like the Wizard to pair up with. They’re 150 watts and 102 db sensetivity, so there aren’t many speakers that you can match them up with effectively unfortunately Submitted by the aptly-named swampthangs

bretttgross asked: Hey, I have a ADA MP-1 preamp running through a Sonic Maximizer, then out to a 66 Fender Bassman Blackface head. What i'm having trouble with is finding the right speakers, Celestion g12t-75's wont handle it, they get really flubby in the low end. Any suggestions on speakers? Swamp Thangs? Btw, I play metal, and I tune to drop G on a 7 string. Thanks!

kiana asked: In your opinion, what would be a good bass cab to pair up with the Acoustic 370?

luciddreamsaboutyou asked: Here's a heartbreaking question: Sovtek MIG 60. It turned off the other day while I was playing it and the fuse was blown. I bought new fuses (3A 250 Volt) and the amp turns on now, but as soon as I hit the standby switch the fuse blows and the amp turns off. It appears to me that the fuse is doing its job by blowing in order to protect other components and that there may be something...

Submitted by michelleluu

Current Backline

This is my band’s current setup. Here’s the breakdown. Guitar: Ampeg V4 Sunn 2000S Emperor 6x12 Emperor 3x15 Bass: Matamp Green Lead 200 Sunn Concert Bass Ampeg 610HLF Ampeg SVT-215E Submitted by neitherpath

Anonymous asked: I mostly play bass in Sludge, Crust, and Power Violence types of bands historically, but now I'm also doing a post-punk/darkwave band. I played a tube amp for a while but the upkeep plus the extreme weight on my bad back was too much. I'm looking for "cheaper" Solid State heads that might sound nice clean for the latter stuff, but would also be receptive to fuzzes and other...

Anonymous asked: Saying the triple x is terrible is very subjective. First of all, this amp has active eq which makes it very touch senstive and doesn't make it idiot proof like a 5150. You actually need to take some time to dial in this amp. Secondly, this amp is voiced very similarly to a mesa rectifier and even hints at the mesa mark series which are both very well liked amps. The xxx also has a ton of...

Submitted by eyedontknowyou

transistor1986 asked: as well the epiphone socal heads that came about about 6 years or so ago can be picked up cheap, they were designed by soldano. i think new they were like $350 or so. very underrated

transistor1986 asked: laney pro tube aor series are pretty much jcm800/sovtek mig clones, i picked one up last year with 4x12 for $300

gregmazur asked: My two cents about the cheaper high gain amp. Peavey VTM or a butcher. If you can find a VTM they are usually in that price range. And if it's good for His Hero Is Gone its good for anyone.

Anonymous asked: My old band was a semi-chuggy hardcore type band, we borrowed a Peavey XXX for a while and I have to say it was the worst. Everyone in the band just wished it would go away. We all ended up preferring the tone of a good pedal into a Sovtek or a V4. Of course this was before the prices on those two amps sorta blew up. Just my experience.

xhonestyxhonorx asked: thanks man ! only so much i can do with tube screamers XD thanks ill keep browsin !

Anonymous asked: May I offer some input on that last question? While I would just save up some more and buy a better head, you CAN find a used Peavey Triple XXX in that price range, sometimes under that. Not my FAVORITE amp in the world, but I'd have one over a Valveking, and the quality/reliability is sure to be better than a B-52 or a Bugera. Just some anonymous 2 cents. Cheers.

dontlose-hope asked: I got a second hand ENGL Screamer for 500 euros, and is one of the most versatile amp I've ever heard or tried.

xhonestyxhonorx asked: Hey man ` ! Do you know any heads under 500 bucks that has good gain and and like a tight mid tone scoop ? I LOVE FYAW ! riight now im using a KUSTOM QD HD 100 head ( kinda low gain )

elevatedhandslap asked: Fair enough! haha

elevatedhandslap asked: Regular stage work, I always choose 410hlf over the 810. 810 is over rated and hard to move. 2 410hlf have a much better rang of frequency and tone. For me anyways. The idea of more speakers = better isn't all its made up too be.

elevatedhandslap asked: Ampeg 810E or Ampeg 410HLF?

Anonymous asked: Do you know anything about the Rickenbacker Transonic Amps? Especially where to find one!!

thefalsejesii asked: Would you know the difference between a Marshall JMP and a Marshall JCM800? I Have a MIG 100 H (basically a JCM 800 but with 6L6s) and I'm looking to replace my Model T with someone that blends better with the MIG without having to have a dirt pedal.