Bugera 1990 Classic 120-Watt Hi-Gain Dual Reverb Valve Amplifier Head Review

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(More customer reviews)The Bugera 1990 really is an awesome sounding amp. It's got that classic marshall roar, pristine cleans, lush reverb (especially considering it's digital), and it's switchable between 120 watts and 60 watts, which offers great volume flexibility. But like the title of the review says, there are a few simple matters of business that any owner of this amp will need to take care of before you'll really be set:
1. New power tubes. The bugera power tubes aren't very good. Like, they're really really not very good. So depending on what tubes you choose to replace the stock tubes with, plan on spending an additional $80-$100 right from the start. It sucks, but Bugera can't make a quality amp at this pricepoint without cutting some corners, and tubes are one of the big places they're doing it.
2. BIAS THE AMP!!!! The out-of-the-box bias can be a little out of whack (mine was actually ok, but it was running a little hot). A common problem is that right out of the box the amp will be fine for between 15 minutes and an hour of playing, then it will just shut off. This reason this happens is a combination of poor power tubes and an out-of-whack bias. So be warned: the amp itself isn't broken, and since getting new power tubes and tweaking the bias, I haven't had a single problem. Also, this amp is very sensitive to impedance mis-matches, so be sure to know what impedance your speakers have, so you can match it correctly. A mis-match can also lead to the amp overheating and resetting. By-the-way, it was a pain trying to figure out where to set the bias, because on the Bugera website the biasing instructions are based on "tube" grades, which only Bugera uses to rate power tubes. So I just set my bias for the middle of the road at 50V, and it sounds great. I put JJ 6L6GC power tubes in, just for reference.
Ok, now that I've covered the "business" side of things, I'll move on to the truly important part of this review: I love the way this amp sounds. For reference, I play through a 4x12 cab with celestion vintage 30 speakers.
Cleans: Spectacular. Warm, rich, and full-bodied. I actually prefer the clean tones from the 1990 to the cleans on the fender tube amps I've owned. Fender cleans tend to be bass heavy (regardless of how you eq the amp), and I really like the more even frequency distribution I hear out of the Bugera. One concern I had was that with this amp only having one set of eq knobs, I would have to pick which channel I wanted the eq to be specifically set to, and then just compromise on the other channel. But fortunately, the clean and overdrive channel are pretty much voiced the same, so the same eq settings sound great on both channels. By the way, I mostly play hard rock/metal, stuff like Avenged Sevenfold, Metallica, Nickelback, Breaking Benjamin-style stuff. This amp has enough gain and a wide enough range on the EQ to be able to do each of these sorts of sounds well enough; maybe not match the tone exactly, but especially with a tubescreamer driving the front end, you can get some pretty heavy tones out of this amp. But if you're a total gain-a-holic who wants crushing bass-heavy tone, this probably isn't the amp for you. I'll also mention one small downside is that the clean channel doesn't respond well to distortion pedals. Plan on actually using the lead channel for your overdrive, and tube screamers or overdrive pedals to boost that channel should you wish to do so. I currently use the MXR ZW-44 (Zakk Wylde) overdrive to boost my lead channel and it works great as an additional "channel" with a little more bass, high end crunch, and gain for those heavier palm-muting riffs.
So if you're willing to "take care of business" with new tubes and biasing the amp, then the 1990 is a fantastic amp with as good of a price tag. Due to Bugera's reliability and quality control issues(more-so in the past, most of the major problems have been fixed), I don't know that I'd recommend this amp as a "first amp", but if you know a thing or two about tube amps, or just know a good amp tech, then this might be the best amp purchase you ever make.

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Bugera 333 120-Watt 3-Channel Valve Amplifier Head with Reverb Review

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(More customer reviews)Well after hearing all the bad hype surrounding this amp I had some doubts that it would live up to my own standards. You hear all kinds of stuff about Bugera, but I'm here to tell you not to pay any attention to the negative comments. The tone this amp produces is way beyond what I expected, and certainly stands up to any other high gain tube amp out there. It doesn't matter what style you may be, this amp can do anything.
Buy it and prove me wrong.(Just kidding) Anyway, I recommend getting the amp if you can, you won't be disappointed.

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Bugera 1960 Classic 150-Watt Hi-Gain Valve Amplifier Head Review

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(More customer reviews)I did a lot of research (or as much as possible) on this amp. First of all, I'm 32 and play all kinds of tones. I'm current with all kinds of music, and don't just play bbq blues. I've been looking for an affordable all tube amp for some time that didn't have all kinds of doo-dads and modelers, etc. I've owned a '78 50watt JMP, '73 Sunn Model T, 70's Fender Twin, Orange AD30, as well as some solid state amps when i was first getting into guitar.....So i'm familiar with tube tone and good vs. bad. The only thing this AMP can't do is nu-metal...but that's a good thing. you can hook up a tone sucking distortion pedal if you must, but don't waste all this warmth. For someone who plays at low volumes, this may not be the amp for you. this amp is plenty loud, and sounds better the louder it's turned up. It has a grindy overdrive and distortion as opposed to a smooth or fuzz type. I personally love this, and is what i look for. Bridging the high and low channel is the way to go, but you'll have to crank it to get it to break up...so again, if you don't like it loud, get an amp that has a master volume. The high channel will drive the pre-amp for tone, and the low will drive the power tubes to get its tone. not the most versital amp but if you like it pure, this is a great competitor in the tube amp tone world. I perfer it to many of the amps that were $1,000 more.

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Line 6 Spider Valve HD100 Review

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(More customer reviews)This sucker sounds really great. And it's true what they say about tube amps. You aren't really hearing it unless you crank it. I cranked it, and it was the greatest thing I've ever heard (I played a metal chord, then turned it from super loud to very low, and I could progressively hear the tone go from amazingly thick and rich, to crackly and thin. so only buy this if you plan on playing it LOUD). Put it on the Metal or Insane settings, and it's just nuts. However, it broke the next day, so I had to send it off for repair to a "local" service center (where Line 6 made me pay 30 bucks to ship. thanks L6). It's been over a month and they finally got around to checking it out. They told me the tubes were faulty. So great. Now they say another 2 weeks to order new tubes and test to see if there are any other problems. Nice work, Line 6. BTW, my POD X3's headphone jack only outputs a MONO signal now. How great is that? Talk about quality! (the presets suck too btw. no one uses those. and you can't customize them like you can on the POD X3, but thankfully, you don't need them. the main channel knob has all you need!!)
Other than that, this amp sounds AMAZING. A shame about the faulty tubes in my unit, but I hope when I get it back, it will last longer than a few minutes of it cranked. And no, not crazy cranked, just normal cranked.
The matching cab sounds amazing btw.

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Spider Valve fuses the versatility of amp and effects modeling with the performance and feel of a world-class tube amplifier. Combining award-winning Line 6 modeling technology with a genuine tube amplifier designed by legendary amp designer Reinhold Bogner, Spider Valve delivers unmatched performance, responsiveness and tonal flexibility on the stage and in the studio.

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Line 6 Spider Valve 212 Review

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(More customer reviews)I've been playing guitar for about 16 years, but I'll admit I know next to nothing about amps. I know what are generally considered to be good amps (Bogner, Marshall, Mesa/Boogie, etc.), but I couldn't look at the specs on an amp and tell you if it was any good.
After a little research, I came to the conclusion that I wanted a tube combo amp, something suitable for gigging or for practicing in the bedroom, that would give me a good variety of tones. (I like to play a wide range of music, from classic rock to metal and fusion, and bands I play with usually do covers.) I went down to Guitar Center with this in mind, and one of the salespeople pointed me to the Line 6 Spider Valve 212.
I plugged in an Ernie Ball Music Man JP6 (the same guitar I have at home) and immediately fell in love with the tone. You can see the specs for this amp a little farther up on the page, so I'll just talk about what matters: this amp sounds great. Plug in a good guitar with some good pickups, and you can dial in pretty much any tone you're after. Crank it up loud, and the tube power really shines. More than a dozen amp models (two choices for each individual setting on the dial) give you a wide variety of possible sounds. You'll likely hit on one or two models that you prefer, but even within a single setting you can dial in an impressive variety of tones.
I wasn't thrilled with the clean setting, but all I had to do get the clean sound I was after was to turn down the gain on the crunch setting, add a tiny bit of tape delay and some reverb, and there it was: my perfect clean tone. I've settled on the metal modeler (amber LED) for most of my high-gain tones, but I've only had it for about a week. I'm sure I'll find all kinds of great tones on different settings.
The one complaint I have about this amp is about the effects. They are limited, as you might expect with onboard effects, but the modulation effects in particular are practically unusable. The chorus and flanger are combined on the same dial for some reason, but all I really hear when I turn it on is a flanger, which is far too overpowering besides not being tweakable. A shame, since chorus is the only modulation effect I regularly use. The phaser and tremolo are okay, but I rarely use either and haven't experimented with them. The delay, on the other hand, is very usable, and I'm glad it got its own dial with three different flavors. The tap button for setting the tempo is essential and makes the onboard delay all most guitarists will need. The reverb is decent but a little overpowering at anywhere past about 11:00 on the dial.
Some other cool things about this amp include a built-in noise gate (just hold the tap button while turning the reverb dial past noon to activate it), distortion boost (hold the tap button while turning the drive dial past noon), and a tuner (hold the tap button in until the preset indicator switches to tuner mode). You can also save all your favorite settings as presets, easily navigable with a Line 6 FBV Express or Shortboard foot switch. (I strongly recommend spending the extra $100 on an FBV Express, though $230 for a Shortboard seems a little steep.)
(A quick side not about presets: the amp comes with 400+ presets, including 9 user-programmable banks with 4 patches each, totaling 36 programmable channels. You can't overwrite any of the artist or song presets. The presets are mostly decent at best, but they're a good starting point for tweaking. The amp does include a port for a PODxt, which you can also control with your FBV foot switch, and though I've never used one I'm sure it has plenty of programmable patches, so you aren't exactly limited to the amp's channels or presets.)
All in all, this amp sounds great with a huge variety of possible tones and options that will suit the needs of most guitarists playing in cover bands or just having fun at home. No, it can't compete with a Mesa Dual Rectifier half stack, but for a tube combo amp at well under $1,000, it can't be beat. Did I mention how loud this thing gets? I haven't been able to crank it past 10:00 on the master volume yet. I can't imagine anyone would ever need to go past 1:00, even at gigs. It's a seriously loud 40 watts.

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Spider Valve fuses the versatility of amp and effects modeling with the performance and feel of a world-class tube amplifier. Combining award-winning Line 6 modeling technology with a genuine tube amplifier designed by legendary amp designer Reinhold Bogner, Spider Valve delivers unmatched performance, responsiveness and tonal flexibility on the stage and in the studio.

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Fender Hot Rod Deville 212 Review

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(More customer reviews)Ok lets agree together that fender has the most awesome clean sound on planet earth that all guitar amp manufacturers wish they have. And this Fender Deville 2x12 has it! however,the overdrive/distortion is really unuseable unless all you play for the rest of your life is twang rock and blues!
There are tons of musicians like me who play more than two styles of music, and on a weekly basis that really play gigs on the weekends and rehearse during the week. My complaint with this fender amp model is that,WHY PAY SO MUCH MONEY FOR THIS AMP AND USE ONLY ONE CHANNEL ,WHICH IS THE CLEAN CHANNEL. then ending up spending more money on 3 or 4 more solid state pedals to put infront of the clean channel and claim to have a great tube sound! uuh duh!
to prove my point, just google this amp concerning the modification on the overdrive/distortion channel and there's tons and tons on the web costing you and extra $400 more not including the shipping. If this was a one channel amp and the price is $400 street deal, then you will see 5 stars from me,cause its not made in the U.S.A.
there are other amps out there for $100 less "use" and some new! and both channels are useable and gig worthy out of the box without pedals. any used mesa boogie would do,peavey classic series,bogners,marshal DSL/TSL,egnaters,vOX ac30 etc... if buying a name brand is your thang cause you wanna be associated with the "club" your pathetic! The Fender frontman 65R has a much better overdrive/distortion at gig level and its not even a tube amp! aaaaaahhh!
TONE IS NOT A NAME BRAND IT BEGINS WITH YOU.....
FENDER CORPORATE! SHAME ON YOU!!! IF LEO FENDER WAS ALIVE TODAY MANY OF YOU WILL BE FIRED....
TO PROVE MY POINT FENDER HOT ROD DEVILLE 2X12 III IS JUST OUT AND IT HAD TO DO WITH THE DISTORTION CHANNEL! I GUESS FENDER POLICE WAS READING MY COMMENTS!

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Everything you need, and nothing you don't! The Hot Rod DeVille 212 sends 60 scorching watts straight into a pair of 12 in. Fender Special Design Eminence speakers, courtesy of two 6L6 Groove Tube output tubes and three 12AX7 preamp tubes. Three channels give you a choice of 'normal' (with bright switch), 'drive' (with gain and master controls) and 'more drive' sounds, with additional features including an FX loop, Fender long-spring reverb, external speaker jack, internal variable bias control and 2-button, 3-function channel select footswitch. The look is pure Fender, featuring a chrome panel with vintage pointer knobs, plus black textured vinyl covering and silver grille cloth. Features:Independent Gain and Master Controls in Drive ChannelBright SwitchEffects LoopReverbExternal Speaker Jack2-Button 3-Function Footswitch for Channel Select, Drive Select and "More Drive" SelectChrome PanelVintage Pointer KnobsInternal Variable Bias ControlTechnical Info:Model Name: Hot Rod DeVille 212Type: All tube preamp and power ampOutput: 60 watts into 2 or 4 ohms (Switchable)Ohms: 2 or 4 ohmsSpeakers: 2-12 in. Fender Special Design SpeakersChannels: 3 Selectable Channels (Normal, Drive and More Drive)Controls: Presence, Reverb, Master, Middle, Bass, Treble, Drive Select Switch, Drive, Volume, Bright Switch, Standby SwitchCovering: Black Textured Vinyl with Silver Grille ClothWeight: 53.5 lbs. (24.26 kg)Dimensions:Height: 21 in. (53.34 cm)Width: 24.25 in. (61.59 cm)Depth: 10.75 in. (27.30 cm)Tube Complement: 3 X 12AX7, 2 X 6L6, Solid State RectifierAccessories: Comes with 2-Button 3-Function Footswitch for Channel Select, Drive Select and "More Drive" SelectFootswitch: Uses 2-Button 3-function footswitch p/n 0050419000, Accy.Introduced: 1997

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Warmenfat Micro Amplifier Review

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(More customer reviews)I run Weston House Recording, a tiny recording studio out of my small home in Orangevale, CA; just on the edge of Sacramento.
On occasion, I have gear go down and usually travel to the San Francisco Bay Area for repair. Within the past year, I ran into the Rainbow Electronics repair shop, not more than 10 miles from me. Funny thing is that it they've been there for 20 years!
John McCormack owns and runs Rainbow Electronics along with his wife. From the moment we met, we became instant friends; with me being intrigued with all that he does and he with all that I do.
Out of one of our numerous conversations, he introduced me to his Warmenfat project. Of course, me being one who is always looking for high-quality gear at reasonable prices from not-so-known very small gear manufacturers, there was no choice but for me to buy one so that I could try it out over a long period of time in my studio.
I've been using the Warmenfat for almost a year now. It seems I pull it out whenever nothing else seems to work. In particular, it's great when electric guitar players come into the studio and want to go directly out of their analog or digital pedals or when they want to use their little practice amps with all their digital modeling. These "budget" pieces usually have good tone but for whatever reason, they rarely seem big and 3-dimensional.
I've found that if I run the Warmenfat inline some place in the signal-chain, I can dial-in just the right type and amount of tube character I need and get some life out of these units. I'd imagine it's from all the good and not-so-good natural characteristics in the high-quality tubes and transformer in the Warmenfat; not to mention the excellent circuit designing and product manufacturing.
There are endless possibilities with the Warmenfat. I haven't had the opportunity yet, as there's not really ever any money in paying artists budgets for experimentation, but I look forward in my own projects to try patching in the Warmenfat in various places, such as big electric guitar amp's effects loops, bass tracks, vocal tracks, FX buses, and so many other things!
Weston Ray

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The Warmenfat Micro Amp is a versatile compact class A pure tube amplifier. Designed for lead guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, microphone pre amp, or as an effects processor. It can also be used anywhere to add tube tone. The 2 watt single ended tube output stage can easily drive a lead guitar cabinet to a wonderfully over driven tube crunch tone at practice volume level! Used in an effects loop, it can add tube warmth to solid state modeling amps. Old school tube amplifiers can benefit from its ability to add massive overdrive, British style tone crunch without "hot rodding" or modifying the vintage old amp. Used as tube microphone preamplifier, the Warmenfat Micro Amp offers world class performance. The aerospace derived low noise Ohmite metal film resistors and the Wima polypropylene capacitors allow the Warmenfat to reproduce with a clarity and natural warmth that out performs microphone pre amps costing thousands of dollars. Using multiple Warmenfats cascaded can result in awesome crunch or even be used with spring reverb unit for the ultimate pure tube stereo chorus sound.The Warmenfat Micro Amps versatility limits it usefulness only to the imagination of its owner.

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Epiphone Blues Custom Combo Amplifier, 15/30W, Tube 2x12" Speaker Review

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(More customer reviews)I have owned and gigged with this amp for nearly 2 years. I play thru it exclusively, if I am even using an amp. I have a custom made guitar, so I can't help anyone achieve a well known tone. Sorry. But I can say that it is fairly easy to find your very own sound with this amp. It has alot of tone shaping choices in the form of the eq, and a switch that also acts as a frequency boost in a way. It is a switch that can make the 3 different bands of the eq act independently of each other, or not. For example, on windows media player, you can set the eq sliders where if u move one of them, the other frequencies are going to pull up a little all around that slider. Same highly generalized theory. Kinda. This amplifier has a great tube tone, and you can get a "pop" to some bass notes. Kinda funky. It is solid. Absolutely. And will get very loud. I've never gigged anywhere where I could even think of turning this up past halfway, on the 15w class A setting.
It is a trebly amp. And I play a trebly maple guitar. But I just turn the highs down a good bit on the amp, and roll a little tone off my pickups, i have an even sounding tone. The overdrive channel is fairly good, but it has always been way too trebly, even while playing a Black Beauty in the rythm position. Soooo, I would suggest either changing all the tubes, (they had to cut cost somewhere), or use your own overdrive. If u turn this amp up on the clean channel, it will have a very nice, very silky smooth breakup. It is a classic rock sound that is so much fun to play with. Or you can get really good blues tones out of it. The entire amp is tube powered, down to a tube rectifier and tube reverb.
This amp is better than most other amps I've ever tried. It is durable, reliable, looks and sounds great. If you are on a budget and want to get more than you pay for, at least try this amp. you won't be sorry. If you just take your time with it, you can find a lot of the tones you are looking for. I use a processor in front of it most of the time now, due to the style of playing i have, i need tons of effects. I run that signal into a tube preamp, then into the amp. It sounds wonderful, not at all digital sounding, and is really responsive to nuance. a worthwhile buy for sure.
Pros: sensitive response to playing, great tube sound, built like a tank, enough options for extra cab outputs, and really sweet breakup on the clean channel when turned up allowing for some serious tone.
Cons: no effects loop, trebly (but can be easily remedied by the amps own electronics), heavy as lead to tote (get casters), and cheap stock tubes.
All in all, i don't ever want to be without this amp. I'm sure there are better, but with all the options I have for finding the right sound for a song, i am not even interested in finding one. It does all I need, and what it does not do, I use 3rd party gear to accomplish.

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30W or 15W Class AB Combo, Tube Rectifier (5AR4), 2 Channels, DC Powered Filaments, 2 x 12" Eminence Speakers and Tube Reverb

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Fender Blues Junior Hot Rod Series with Optional Amp Cover- Black Review

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(More customer reviews)IF you are looking at getting a Blues Junior, you are basically a stay home practice/player, home recorder, or real small gigger.
Most of the great sounding CRUNCH amps are really meant for large gigs like Hiwatt, Marshall and most Orange's.
Only Orange of those makes a nice crunch in a small amp, but it's not cheap either. Almost 800.
If you want a Blue Junior, you've already decided to get a tube amp and one with EL84s for their crunch, and NOT 6L6 and not an amp for it's amazing CLEAN sound, like say the Fender Reverbs.
Bottom line, this is an amazingly affordable and superb sounding amp at all levels of crunch.
I rate it at a 5 because of it's very reasonable price, especially used. I don't know truly if the newer ones since 2001 are as good as the American made ones, so you'll have to check that out. I don't like these reviews that seem to put all Blues Juniors under one review umbrella when they are different makes at different times, so check out the date info and compare them IF you can. Let your ears determine, not a review or persons opinion.
All I can say is I've searched and played amps for a long time now and I like 6L6 tube amps for clean and EL84's for crunch, all tube and for home non-gigging crunch the Blues Junior is the least expensive best sounding way to go.
As for problems, the main one I've heard is that the tubes don't last as long as other amps, that they are setup to be "hotter". I don't know if this is true, but my attitude is: if that's what it takes to make it sound like this, I LIKE it.
Also, don't get caught up with the "MOD" bug. Yes, there are zillion things you can DO to a Blues Junior. My only advice is, should you want to do this to YOUR amp, let it be your SECOND Blues Junior. If you can't afford a second copy, then don't go messing with the first.
People are always whining about how things don't sound like they did in the 50's. Well, they probably don't remember how while an amp might have sounded superb, the recording technology was in it's infancy and so what they 'heard' on records was a pale shadow. So to sound "like" your favorite Fender amp player, I'm very sure you can make this modern baby sound that bad if you set it up just wrong in the right way.
Good luck, and let your OWN ears, in comparison, sell an amp to you over time.

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The Blues Junior, a warm-toned favorite, takes our 15-watt tube preamp/power amp platform and pushes it through a 12" Fender® Special Design Eminence® speaker. That sound comes courtesy of a pair of EL-84 Groove Tube® output tubes and three 12AX7 preamp tubes. Add our renowned Fender® reverb, flexible controls, and FAT circuit with footswitch for golden tones, and you're in business. And just look at that chrome panel, that black textured vinyl with silver grille cloth, and those vintage pointer knobs.AccessoriesCover :Optional Amp Cover AvailableFootswitch :Uses Optional 1-Button Footswitch, p/n 0994054000ElectronicsChannels :One ChannelControls : Reverb Master Middle Bass Treble "Fat" Switch VolumeEffects : ReverbInputs : OneRectifier : Solid StateCabinet Material :Black Textured Vinyl Covering Front Panel:SilverPilot Light Jewel:Red Amp JewelAmplifier Type :TubeSpeakersSpeaker Impedance :8 OhmsSpeaker :1-12" Fender® Special Design Eminence® 8 ohm, 50 watt SpeakerInput Impedance :1 MPower Handling :15 watts into 8 ohmsPower Tubes :2 x EL84Preamp Tubes : 3 x 12AX7

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Fender Pro Jr Amp Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a great amp. Light and portable but loud as hell. I used this guy at a band practice with drums and another guitarist recently and only had the volume at about 3 and it was plenty loud enough. Sounds great too. Its definitely got that tube sound. I also love the simplicity of the controls: just on/off, volume, and tone.

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The Pro Junior™ is a simple, uncluttered 15-Watt tone machine, a great grab & go tube amp for stage or studio. It's got the fat mid tones characteristic of EL-84 output tubes, a dual 12AX7 tube preamp, and a 10-inch Fender Special Design speaker with vintage cone. These ingredients add up to incredibly touch-sensitive dynamic response that experienced players prefer.Other features include a unique clean-to-drive volume control, and external speaker capability. The new Pro Junior IIalso includes these upgrades: Easier reading black control panel with front reading text; New badge; Vintage Fender "dog bone" handle; Vintage sized jewel light; Lower-noise shielding; Rattle reducing shock absorbers for EL-84 tubes; Heavy duty set screw "chicken head" knobs. Fender Hot Rod Series Pro Junior 15W 1x10 Tube Guitar Combo Amp Features: All tube preamp and 15-watt power section Volume and tone controls 1 - 10" special design Eminence® speaker Extension speaker jack

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Fender Blues Deluxe Reissue 40W 1x12" Combo Amp Review

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(More customer reviews)I purchased the Fender Blues Deluxe Reissue after comparing many of the other Fender amps. Prior to this, I used small practice amps at home. For rehearsals and performances I was always fortunate to have access to other more powerful amps. After much research, it seemed that the Fender Blues Deluxe would suit my needs and budget. I used it at a gig 5 days after receiving it. It superceeded my expectations. It provided more high quality sound than I thought it would be capable of. I highly recommend this product.

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The Fender Blues Deluxe Reissue 40W 1x12" Combo Amp rocks—and not just for the blues! In 1993 Fender released the Blues series amps to great success and acclaim. These modern versions of vintage Fender amps from the '50s customized those designs with channel switching and reverb while retaining the vintage style and tone. When the series was updated, the extremely popular Hot Rod series was born and became a new standard in tube amplification. Now Fender has brought back the Blues designs to satisfy the increasing number of enthusiasts who continue to request the warm tone, unique circuitry, and vintage-style features and look of the original versions.The Blues Deluxe Reissue, a reinterpretation of the classic Deluxe amp with a tube complement of 3 - 12AX7s and 2 - 6L6s produces 40W into a 12" Eminence special-design speaker with an all-tube preamp and power amp. It has Normal and Drive channels with independent Gain and Master for the Drive channel and a Bright switch for Normal channel. It also has an effects loop, reverb, presence, master volume, 3-band EQ, and Standby switch. Original Blues series styling includes a chrome control panel, vintage chicken head knobs, and, of course, genuine tweed covering. Fender Blues Deluxe Reissue 40W 1x12" Combo Amp Features: All-tube preamp and power amp 40W 12" special-design Eminence speaker Dual selectable channels (Normal and Drive) Independent Gain and Master controls in the Drive channel Bright switch for Normal channel Effects loop Reverb Chrome panel Vintage chicken-head knobs Controls: Presence, Reverb, Master, Middle, Bass, Treble, Drive select switch, Drive, Volume, Bright, Standby Genuine tweed covering Tube complement: 3 x 12AX7, 2 x 6L6, SS rectifier Includes footswitch 23-1/2"W x 18-3/4"H x 10-1/2"D 45 lbs.

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Traynor Custom Valve 50BLUE YCV50BLUE 50W All Tube 1x12 Combo Amp with Celestion Speaker Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a nice all-tube amp with a clean channel and a gain channel. You cannot play both channels simultaneously. The whole thing is well-made and solid. The cabinet has a plywood construction, all knobs and switches are firm. The spring reverb sounds good. There is a footswitch for switching between channels. At 50W it is obviously pretty loud. Thanks to a master volume control you have good control over how loud the amp sounds. It's reasonably heavy at around 50 pounds. It's a bit darker in tone and modeled more after a Marshall than a Fender, but the brightness button gives you the option of lightening things up, plus you can dial down the mid-ranges thanks to the three tone controls - bass, middle, treble. It is obviously retro in its styling and is a nice little boutique-y kind of amp.
The gain channel sounds pretty good - but this amp is not for heavy metal, at least not without a distortion pedal. The gain channel has a 'boost' switch that increases distortion and volume - I don't use the gain channel without the boost. Without the boost, the distortion is very mild and not particularly useable to my ears. I like the fact that the distortion is 'real,' coming from over-driving the tubes, rather than being simulated through a pedal. I have never had any reliability issues.

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The Traynor YCV50Blue 50 Watt 1x12" Combo Amp uses 3 premium Sovtek 12AX7A dual-triode tubes up front to dish out delicious and creamy distortion while a pair of Sovtek EL34s handle the heavy work. Sophisticated Traynor design provides great flexibility and makes it easy to get world-class clean, crunchy, and overdriven tones. The Vintage 30 cranks out boutique tone even at very low volume levels, thanks to the amp's master volume. The lead channel features a dark "British" sound. Auto-matching circuitry maintains bias balance as tubes age, ensuring hum-free performance. This combined with DC filaments on the preamp tubes makes this Traynor combo amp one of the quietest tube amps ever, even with high gain. Traynor gives you a 2-year (even if you break it!) transferable warranty.

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Fender Vintage Reissue '59 Bassman LTD Review

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(More customer reviews)This amp sounds incredible. Sparkling cleans and it can get downright dirty. The Tweed is a great touch. 4x10 inch speakers=plenty of volume.
I was also surprised by how light the amp was, it's not as heavy as other tube amps that I own so that is a major plus. This pedal also sounds great with any pedals you put in in front of it. I highly recommend this amp.

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The '50s Fender® Bassman® was the pro bassist's answer to amplifying a great new invention: the Fender® Precision Bass® guitar. This powerful 50-watt rig could easily compete with the common instrumentation of the day: horns, piano, four-piece drum kit with calfskin heads, and maybe even an electric guitar through a nice, new 10-watt amp! By the '60s and '70s, the original all-tube "Tweed" 4x10 Bassman® was popular with rock, country and blues guitarists as a reliably great-sounding and easy-to-use guitar amp. Even some emerging British amp designers of the day copied its circuitry for use in their most celebrated designs. In the '90s, Fender® released an affordable reissue of the now-collectible '59 Bassman® amplifier to massive acclaim. Many guitarists, tired of experimenting with preamps, equalizers, and effects racks, rediscovered the simple pleasure of plugging into a Fender® tube amp. The Bassman's® wide stage coverage, touch-sensitive dynamics and full-frequency "swirl" make it the perfect vehicle for building a great tone with almost any guitar or effect. The reissue Bassman® continues to be a staple of the Fender® guitar amp line to this day.ElectronicsChannels :Two Channels (Normal and Bright)Controls :Presence, Middle, Bass, Treble, Volume (Bright Channel), Volume (Normal Channel)Inputs :4 Inputs (2 per Channel)Rectifier :5AR4 Rectifier TubeSpeakersSpeaker Impedance :2 OhmsSpeaker :4-10" Jensen® P-10R, 8 ohm Speakers with Alnico MagnetsSpecificationsAmplifier Height :22.37" (56.81 cm)Amplifier Length :10.5" (26.7 cm)Amplifier Weight :53 lbs (24 kg)Amplifier Width :23.5" (59.7 cm)Power Handling :45 watts into 2 ohmsTubesPower Tubes :2 x 6L6Preamp Tubes :3 x 12AX7

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Peavey Classic 30/112 Tube Combo Amp Tweed Review

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(More customer reviews)The sweet sound of this amp is unreal. I have not been so impressed with an amp in a long time as I amk with this gem. Warm but can be cranked without losing any of the warm tube sound. I've had a Marshall 50, Fender Bassman 50, Vox....loved them but this little amp is my baby. Great for blues and rockabilly.When I want to get it a dirtier sound I use my Ibanez Tube Screamer. Get this amp you will not be sorry.

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The Classic 30/112 has been redesigned with an all-new chassis design, but still features the distinctive sound and circuitry of the renowned Classic Series amps.Made in the USA.

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Peavey ValveKing 112 1x12" Guitar Combo Amplifier Review

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(More customer reviews)It's better than I expected, the all tube power it's amazing, and the distortion crush bones!!

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The Peavey ValveKing Series is a new, all-tube guitar amp line combining boutique features and hot-rodded tones with legendary Peavey reliability. Peavey ValveKing amps feature a patent-pending, variable Class A-A/B control called Texture, which allows sweepable selection between Class A and Class A/B power structures, as well as any combination of the two. With this exclusive feature, guitarists can coax virtually any tone from this tweaked-out amplifier. The amp's preamp and power sections are powered by 6L6GC and 12AX7 tubes, respectively, and drive specially voiced 12 inch ValveKing loudspeakers.Additional standard features include two footswitchable channels with independent, three-band EQ and volume, plus a footswitchable gain/volume boost on the lead channel to provide extra volume for solos. ValveKing amps also feature global resonance, presence and reverb controls anda buffered effects loop. Specially voiced 12" ValveKing speaker.2 footswitchable channels with independent, 3-band EQ and volume.Amp features 6L6GC and 12AX7 tubes.50W RMS into 16 ohms WARRANTYYour Peavey Warranty covers defects in material and workmanship in Peavey products purchased and serviced in the U.S.A. and Canada.Guitars/Basses, Amplifiers, Pre-Amplifiers, Mixers, Electronic Crossovers and Equalizers: 2 years *(+ 3 years) Speaker Components (incl.. speakers, baskets, drivers, diaphragm replacement kits and passive crossovers): 1 year [* denotes additional warranty period applicable if optional Warranty Registration Card is completed and returned to Peavey by original retail purchaser within 90 days of purchase.]

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Jet City Amplification JCA2112RC Guitar Tube Combo Amplifier Review

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(More customer reviews)I've owned this amp for about 6 months and I love it. This amp is a straight-forward single channel rock and blues amp but you can get into heavy metal with a pedal. The distortion is creamy sounding- and distinctly different from other tube amps at this price point (Peavey Valveking, Bugera V22, Crate V16, Blues Jr.) Thank you Mr Soldano! Not a particularly versatile amp- but I think this amp was not intended to be a jack-of-all-trades. What it does do it does wonderfully. Twenty tube watts is plenty for small gigs and jamming with a drummer. The build quality is excellent. This is the JCA 20H head combined with the Eminence special design speaker with added reverb. The reverb is tube driven and sounds lush, but not surfy. I've heard that this is essentially a Chinese-built Soldano Astroverb 16. This amp LOVES humbuckers. I would buy it again and again. The price has come down since I bought it and I think it's a ridiculous bargain at this point. I would also buy their new 50 watt 2-channel combo however I just don't need that much power. I'm a fan of Jet City !

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20W all-tube Combo with Eminence Inside. 'combo" of our JCA20H and JCA12S, with tube-driven reverb included. Easy-access speaker connectors on the rear panel allow JCA2112RC to drive external cabinets either with or without the internal Jet City Eminence Custom driver. Stacked on an additional JCA12S, the speaker volume doubles and the added height brings the controls to arm's length in a small club.

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Laney VH100R 100 Watt All Tube Guitar Head Review

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(More customer reviews)First I have to say this is just an incredible head! It has two channels but with the gain boost it acts like more like a four. I 've had mine for 9 years and going and I never had a single problem with it. It's always worked and performed flawlessly whenever I fire her up. I like that fact that the power tube sockets are mounted on the chasis instead of the board and also like the fact that Laney uses Toroidal transformers which are more expensive to manufacture. Other than that this amp has the goods! The FX loop chain is very cleverly thought out. You can dedicate separate pedals to your channels without altering your sound or configuration with your amp. Brilliant! One thing I can't believe it that this amp has been designed around the mid 90s and hardly anything has changed about it except for the mounted handles. Other than that? It's be tried and true to be the same as it was in the 90's, more importantly all those features has been just as useful today as it was back then. I love the sound of this amp! I can get clean jazzy tones to full saturated distortion. I don't even need pedal for leads. It's that good! This amp does have a very sensitive and interactive tone shaping features so it may take some time to fine tune your sound but I like that way because it gives you the flexibility to find new possibilities and I always do. I seem to always make some adjustments after a few weeks to months and even a year to only find out that I got a better sound than I did from the previous configuration. All it all I've owned many amps, Marshall, Peavey, Orange, Egnater, Mesa, Fender, Rivera and Engl and I have to say they all have something good to offer but at the same time there are things that they lack. The VH100R has exactly what I look for in an amp!

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The VH100R features twin footswitchable channels each with its own footswitchable gain, independent 3 band EQ, independent reverb level and dedicated FX loop, giving you an unprecedented level of flexibility. You can now go from a super clean shimmer, to a warm clean crunch, to a stack style distortion to a full on lead tone as simply as stepping on a switch - which is included with the amp (FS4).The by word for the VH100R is flexibility - flexibility of tone and flexibility of use. In this day and age the modern guitar player has an arsenal of products available to them - from single stomp box effects to mighty racks. To cater for this level of choice the VH100R is fitted with five premium ECC83 preamp tubes and four premium EL84 output tubes. If EL84's are not your power tube of choice one can easily switch them with 5881/6L6's with Laneys Switchable Valve Bias. The tonal possibilities are seemingly endless. Plug into one of these with any guitar you have and be amazed at the clarity and level of gain you now have at your control. Laney - Power To The Music.

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