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Charlie
| | Posted on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 11:09 am: | |
Recently, I bought a Marshall Valvestate VS-100. I think it has a great sound (maybe I don't have enough experience to apreciate the difference between solid-state amps and tube ones), but, compared with other amps of the same wattage (100W Fenders or Peavey's), I think this one gives less power than them. Even compared with an 80W Fender, i have to set the volume control to 7-8 to get the same volume than a Fender at 4.
The problem comes when I play with my band in clubs. We always have problems with the power of my amp, so we have to amplify it. Last times I used another amp connected after mine (Line-Out ----> Input), but once, second amp's speaker got broken. I think this is not a good way of getting more power (I was told in the shop when I bought my Marshall not to put the output level of my pedals too high because it can break the circuitry).
I have some questions... Is this way a good way of getting more power (and the second amp got broken because I had bad luck)?? An amp suffers when it receives a signal with a high volume or an amplificated signal (not directly from the guitar)?? Is there any way for amplificating the volume without damaging the amp, like using a pre-amp or a power-amp?? I really need an answer for this questions, so i'll be very pleased with any opinion. Thanks. |
Dustin
| | Posted on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 11:09 am: | |
If it were mine i would toss it out the window! I've had it with solid-state,valve-state tecno crap! If you would like to save money and have less problems on stage, get tubed. Tubed and solid-state is like comparing an old 65 chevy with a new mazda rsx 789 turbo, the chevy you can read up on and it doesn't take a brain to fix it, the mazda, you might as well take out your credit card and take it to the dealer! I had a Laney 100w head that sounded great (i thought) until i pluged into a marshall jmp 100w. BIG DIFFRENCE! My stage level is between 2 and 3. This is all just my opinion, please don't take it personal but the only good solid-state amp is.........well a miracle! |
Charlie
| | Posted on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 11:09 am: | |
Yeah, I have heard that tubed amps have better sound & more power than solid/valve state ones, but they are also more expensive (aren't they?), and I have some problems with money. Instead of buying another amp I have thought to buy a tubed pre/power amp, and to use it with the VS100. Or... Can I buy a tubed head and use it with my VS100 combo instead of a speaker cabinet?? Are any of these options posible?? Thanks again. |
Dustin
| | Posted on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 11:09 am: | |
I suggest you hang on to what you have. Do you have hock or pawn shops around? Read the classifieds in the papers, especially right now (being christmas people are hard up for cash),amps sell cheap! I got my JMP and a 1960 reissue 4x12 marshall cabinet for $600 canadian! Now that is super cheap! And the older the better! Cause the way they manufacture things today makes me sick to my stomoch. Don't rush into anything though, the deal you have been waiting for is out there, the trick is to be there to snag it. |
Challenger
| | Posted on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 11:09 am: | |
First of all, the gear is cool if the player is cool. B.B. King has been using transistor amps(LAB series -yuck!) for years - who's gonna say he ain't got tone?
As far as reliability, transistor amps are far more reliable IF USED PROPERLY. I had a GK 250ML for years with no problems whatsoever. Not the greatest sounding amp, but it did the job (I recently swapped it for a 100W Sundown). You can get away with mismatching impedances with a tube amp, but a transistor amp will blow right away. Same goes for plugging and unplugging speakers. Granted, I prefer the sound of tube amps, but if I have to haul my gear up two flights of stairs for a gig, guess what amp I'm gonna use?
Second of all, I own an RX7. I can take an offramp at 60 mph. Try that with your Chevy - hope you're wearing your seatbelt!
Performance has its price.
BTW, the 75 watt Celestions in the 1960 cab sound like refried sh*t. I suggest Celestion 25s... |
Aki Rintamäki
| | Posted on Saturday, March 03, 2001 - 4:22 pm: | |
Just wanted to say.. A good sounding solid-state combo, there is one; Farfisa TR-70. Every sound technician liked the sound very much. They said after putting a SM57, that it needed nothing! It was ready right away.
I played it for a few hours right next to my friends Fender Vibrolux Silverface, and heard no difference other than a stronger hiss from my Farfisa. I had it maintenanced when I got it, though, so atleast it was in good shape. And I paid 400FIM for it (that is as much as a Kent Armstrong HB costs new!).
I suppose it was made in early 70's, when they still knew how to make good sounding amps. Only reason I sold it was 'cause it was so damn BIG! 2x12" built loosely, so it wouldn't have fit in a Golf. And yes, I got four times the price I paid for it.. ;o)
-Aki. |
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