What amps are you guys using with your g&ls?

zambly · Post by **zambly** » Tue Oct 05, 2010 6:05 am

Philby wrote: The darker sound of the old Blues Juniors goes great with the natural brightness of G&L instruments.

that's the same reason because I like the Orange AD30, it has a lot of bottom end. that said, the asat special has some bottom end too...

Boogie Bill · Post by **Boogie Bill** » Tue Oct 05, 2010 4:28 pm

I use one of my five Mesa Boogies.

DC-3 112 V30 combo, usually with a matching Mesa 112 Theile cab underneath
Mark III 112 EVM Simul-Class Combo, usually with a matching Mesa 112 Theile cab underneath
Mark !V 112 EVM Simul-Class Combo, usually with a matching Mesa 112 Theile cab underneath
Maverick 212 V30 combo, Usually with a 212 V30 Horizontal Recto cab underneath
Mark III 200-watt Coliseum head with Mesa 412 C90/EVM Half-Back cab

The one thing I can honestly say about the Boogies, every guitar I've ever plugged into a Boogie sounds great. I gig with all of these amps. The DC-3 is a favorite for jams and practice, when I want something smaller and lighter; the Mark III half-stack is used when I want crushing power; and the others for everything in between.

One tip with G&L guitars with MFD pickups--use a really high quality tube in the V1 preamp socket--these pickups demand the very best. You may need to experiment to find the brand that sounds the best. I like the Groove Tubes GT 12AX7-M, but they are hard to get.

Bill

Muleya · Post by **Muleya** » Tue Oct 05, 2010 5:18 pm

I've got a Marshall JVM 205H (2-channel, 50W head) that I play through a home-made 2x12 cab (greenbacks). I also have a little single-ended amp someone built for me...originally as his version of a 15W Plexi, but I totally redid the preamp section to Fender Blackface specs and beefed up the power section with a 6550 for more volume...it's a very clean amp, but takes pedals great. It's in a 1x12 combo cab I built with a Weber 12F150. Both amps work really well with my Legacy.

Several years ago I had an Ampeg Reverberocket 112 combo...so all you guys who listed your Ampegs are making me feel nostalgic! They'd be a great match for a G&L!

Funkmeister · Post by **Funkmeister** » Fri Oct 08, 2010 1:02 pm

I've got a lineup of silver faced Fenders. The smallest is a Champ. Two Prncetone Reverbs, A Deluxe Reverb and my favorite amp of all time is a custom built Silver Face Fender Bandmaster Reverb combo with 2 Jensen Ceramic 10's. For backup bring a 1967 Bandmaster head with me.

The Bandmaster Reverb at 40 watts is in the right power curve for playing in a band. I can play it clean and be loud enough to lay some very funky rhythm lines. I can turn up a bit and get the very cool compression that you get with 6L6 tube.

All of my G & L's sound good through it.

darwinohm · Post by **darwinohm** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 4:34 pm

I was using a newer Fender Pro Reverb with a single 12 but I now use the Twin Reverb custom 15. I play clean all the time and it is a clean amp. The Pro Reverb has a dirty channel but I have never really used it.-- Darwin

jwk0522 · Post by **jwk0522** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 6:54 pm

I play through a Jet City JCA20 and I love the tones I get, I'm hoping to be able to get a nice fender tube amp sometime soon though

sirmyghin · Post by **sirmyghin** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 7:21 pm

Love how my ASAT special sounds through my Mark V, lower output pickups than I am used to, but I just use the solo boost to balance that and drive it on.

Katefan · Post by **Katefan** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 10:19 pm

I've been playing mine thru Spot's '74 Music Man 4x10 combo.
It has alnico spkrs and is the model with the preamp tube.
Using either my early 80's ProCo Rat box or an original issue (black box) Marshall The Guv'nor pedal. Tasty tones abound.

Cheers,

Kf

BillEvans1956 · Post by **BillEvans1956** » Fri Oct 15, 2010 10:00 am

Fender Blues Junior. No mods.

Anyone in the UK here who knows someone reliable who can do some BillM mods on my Blues Junior?

http://billmaudio.com/wp/

Thanks.

Bill

Reilly · Post by **Reilly** » Fri Oct 15, 2010 11:00 am

I have three favorites but the one that has been the most surprising , and biggest bang for the buck, is a Peavey Delta Blues 15. I can run an S500, 25th Anni, G200 and they all sound great. Been using it as much as my Fuchs and the built in overdrive has got a really nice range. They're a very under appreciated amp....

MrFretman · Post by **MrFretman** » Fri Oct 15, 2010 11:14 am

I run my S-500 (and my Steinberger GM4T) through a Boss ME-70 floor processor into a Rockman XP100 which drives a custom built (by me) 2x12 stereo cabinet loaded with two Fane Classic 12/70s. The Rockman is a stereo amp, and with this set-up I get a nice wide sonic field.

That said, I've got really bad GAS for a USA G&L Comanche and going back to all-tube type amps, preferably two of them so I can continue to run a stereo set-up. I'm considering tube amps from Traynor, PRS, Egnater and Rivera to name a few. If money were no object I'd grab two Rivera Venus 6's, or two PRS "30"s or Sweet 16's. But the USA Comanche will almost certainly come before the change of amps.

Stephen......in beautiful NE Minnesota!

RBHuckleberry · Post by **RBHuckleberry** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 5:44 pm

Dr. Z Monza and MAZ 18 Jr. NR.

I think the best tone I have ever had in my life is the ASAT Special or SC-2 through the Monza. Just a darned dirty tone. Cleans up and plays nice when I need it too. The MFDs are amazing pickups.

nascarbean_97 · Post by **nascarbean_97** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 6:10 pm

I'm usin' a Tribute L2500 through a Hartke Kickback 15! Perfect punch!

ChrisPcritter · Post by **ChrisPcritter** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 2:01 am

All of em...
So far I've played mine through, a mesa subway rocket and Single Rec, fender Deluxe Reverb RI, Blues deluxe, Hot Rod deluxe, blackface Pro Reverb, Super Reverb and 65 twin RI and silver face (twin and Super) models and a Twin II, traynor YBA-1, D'lite 44 ODS (dumble clone), Marshall JTM60, JCM 800, and Plexi RI, Rivera KHR100 and Quiana (my quiana is best), Peavey delta blues, 5150/6505 (all models) and my old JSX. Victoria, Vistalux, Bogner Shiva and Ecstasy. Epiphone Valve Jr head and cab, Carvin xv112 And a Webb.. Most of them for many, many hours. Maybe an actual Dumble can't remember for sure...

It would be easier to ask what amps have
you played your G&L through that you didn't like.
answer would be the same amp I didn't like anything else through

Jaystrings · Post by **Jaystrings** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 7:18 pm

I have several Fenders, a Dr Z, Fuchs ODS30, AST, & a Chicago Blues Box. My fave tones are thru my Fender Deluxe Reverb & my CCB.... I set 'em pretty clean & with a touch of reverb. It don't get no sweeter than that for the tones I love. Sometimes I use a little delay or overdrive with pedals, but those 2 amps bring out the sweet spots in my G-200, Skyhawks, ASATs, Legacys, Bluesboy, SC2, SC3, & Comanche.

sickbutnottired · Post by **sickbutnottired** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 1:06 pm

I have a fleet (small fleet) of silverface fenders. I have been mainly playing Deluxe Reverb, and I love the sound. I am using Ted Weber speakers, and I love them, but there are lot's of good speakers out there. I am fooling around now using 2 deluxe reverbs in stereo. Has real potential, but I don't have it quite dialed in yet.

Boogie Bill mentioned tubes, I find that the tube for the first preamp gain stage is critical for high gain guitars and the Deluxe.

I would like to have a super reverb. I would also like to do an Orange project, I very nearly put an AD30 on the card. I rarely regret NOT buying things, but I kinda with wish I had pulled the trigger on that. So many projects, so little time, so little money. lol

stagecoach · Post by **stagecoach** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 5:53 pm

I now use a '65 Fender Deluxe Reverb Reissue and I find it to be magic for country. I also have my back up, a red knob Super 210 and it sounds good through that as well. The little amp in Grun's I tried it in was what made me buy it. I thought if it sound OK in that thing, it would sound great just about anywhere

sickbutnottired · Post by **sickbutnottired** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 6:58 am

spgl wrote:A 66 Vibrolux reverb and a 66 deluxe reverb. I also have a 61 Silvertone 1472. Great sounds from clean to crunchy.

Wow. Pre-CBS stuff, I am totally jealous. Do you gig these bad boys?

Sean Clavin · Post by **Sean Clavin** » Fri Oct 22, 2010 6:34 pm

I use my Hooligan .30.30 It is a hand built amp (by me) based a bit on a Tweed Bandmaster.

JonL · Post by **JonL** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 4:51 pm

I run my guitars first through an original '61 Fender Reverb tank, then it varies... at home I use a small 1965 National Westwood, SE 6V6 with a staccato tremelo (no depth control, only speed) and 2 Jensen 8 inch AlNiCo speakers. Gigging I'll usually use an original '61 brown Vibrolux with a single Jensen C12N. Jamming with my loud band I'll use the Vibrolux and parallel a '68 Super Reverb to give me more bottom end and clean headroom... we play LOUD.

All 12AX7s in everything are vintage Mullards, the Vibrolux has RCA blackplate 6L6s, the Super Reverb has Philips 7581As, but I may change those out one of these days.

These rigs sound fantastic with my vintage Strat and my '86 F-100 hardtail. I recently got a 92 S-500, jury's still out on if that'll be a keeper. I also have an early Legacy with Duncan pickups and I'll be moving that along pretty soon. I find the Duncans to be too thin and low output, very noticeably so even compared to the original '63 pups in my old Strat. I'd been looking for a good Legacy to gig with in place of my Strat but haven't yet found one. I did just pick up a '96 Fender American Standard Stratocaster, bone stock, and I've got to say that I am very impressed. I expected it to be mediocre, but it may well be exactly what I was looking for. It plays great, it sounds surprisingly fantastic considering it has the regular 'ole pickups. I'd still prefer a G&L, but this guitar may put off my search for a while.

truckdub · Post by **truckdub** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 7:13 pm

gitapik · Post by **gitapik** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 9:15 am

Boogie Mark IIB. EVM 12" speaker. Heavy, but I love this amp:

But I don't have a G&L, yet (choosing my ASAT Classic color as I type) (Orange/Butterscotch/Sunburst are in the mix). Very psyched. Works like a charm with my other axes, though. Strat, Les Paul, Silhouette.

broadcasterite · Post by **broadcasterite** » Mon Nov 01, 2010 6:40 pm

Main amps used are a 5 watt Dr. Z mini z with one 12" speaker in external cabinet & a 30 watt Marshall 3203 usually used with two 12" speakers.

supereiv · Post by **supereiv** » Tue Nov 02, 2010 4:50 am

and mine is a Blues Jr no mods (an 18 months old little girl live in the house along with me and my wife, plus, I don't gig at the time so, 15 watts fit the bill...)
I'd like to have, some of these days, a deluxe reverb reissue.

I run a barber small fry into it with my legacy (no more) special, and that's pretty nice.

darylb · Post by **darylb** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 7:35 am

Classic 30.

feare · Post by **feare** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 7:44 am

Fender 65 Deluxe Reverb RI

Just retubed it actually... the preamp tubes were dying, especially the 12AT7s. I'm surprised because I've heard that the power tubes normally go first. Either way, sounds great now. Sounds especially good with my new G&L.

biff725 · Post by **biff725** » Sun Nov 07, 2010 2:54 pm

I Run My 81 L2000 Through A Fender 85w 65 Twin Reverb With A Fender Musicmaster Bass Amp On Top Of It. Awesome Sound And Alot Of Choices For Sound. It's Also Loud As H.ll.

Surj · Post by **Surj** » Sat Nov 20, 2010 3:28 pm

I'm a bit late to the part here, but here goes...

Currently playing my ASAT and Legacy hardtail through a Mesa Trem-o-verb 2.x12 comb. Sounds lovely, plus it's lightweight, and at 100w it's perfect for around the house.

I've played these guitars, as well as other ASATs through a bunch of other amps I've owned through the years:

-Ampeg VL1002 + Ampeg 4x12 (yup, another Ampeg)
-Marshall JCM900 + Marshall 4x12
-Mesa Nomad 100w wide head + Mesa Recto 4x12 bottom cab or through an old Mesa halfback 4x12
-Mesa DC100 2x12 combo
-Peavey Delta Blues 15" combo
-Early 60s Fender Bandmaster head with a Fender 2x12 cab or a Peavey open back single 15" cab (early Classic series, I think - very cool cab for cheap)
-Fender Princeton (blackface)

As others have said, the G&Ls sound real nice through just about anything, although I think most would agree that a halfstack is not the usual partner for an ASAT.

Dave_P · Post by **Dave_P** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 5:46 pm

During the time I've owned my ASAT I've had a Fender Blues Deluxe (sold), a 1972 Fender Bassman 10 (sold) and currently a 1966 Fender Bandmaster.

The Bandmaster has had a 2x12 cab (previous owner actually converted a Fender Ultimate Chorus to just a cab)sold, a 4x10 Marshall cab (sold), and currently a 2x10 I made out of an old organ loaded with ceramic Weber signature series, and a 1x15 I'm building to the dimensions of the original cab which will house a Weber alnico.

The asat has sounded good through all of them, the Blues Deluxe was kinda boomy I don't miss it at all, the '72 Bassman I really liked, it had a great overdriven tone and I wish I could have kept it but I had to choose and the Bandmaster won.
I would really like to try out a Ceriatone tweed deluxe one of these days.

-Dave

blargfromouterspace · Post by **blargfromouterspace** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 9:38 pm

I've been using my old Laney LC30 (original version, not the Mark 2) the last couple of days. It's been sitting around for a long time now, and hasn't been used for at least a year. I had forgotten how good the thing sounds, I'm in love with it all over again! It has a chimey, Vox-type thing happening on the clean channel. It takes pedals very, very well. The dirty channel is good too, very rich gain sound, but you have to have the master volume turned up to at least 3 before it sounds good on this channel. It hasn't always sounded good - I have a Celestion AlNiCo Gold in it. The stock speaker was rubbish. I re-tubed the power amp section with a bunch of Mesa Boogie EL84's a few years back when the original Sovtek ones died and that also helped the sound. It still has the same preamp tubes I bought it with (I got it new in about '98), but will be swapping them for some JJ 12AX7's soon. Anyone out there looking for that Vox chime could do a lot worse than getting one of these, they're practically free if you get a second hand one. And they are LOUD!!!

Dave_P wrote: I would really like to try out a Ceriatone tweed deluxe one of these days.

They're very nice, damn good fun amps - I have one and it gets used a lot. I recorded with it a couple of weeks ago, I should have access to the recording soon - I'll post a clip when I get it so you can hear what a G&L sounds like through one.

jackassrock · Post by **jackassrock** » Mon Nov 22, 2010 6:46 am

I play my ASAT Special through a Blackstar HT-40 1x12 combo. It's a real nice little amp. It gets a little gainy for my taste, but I'm planning on a preamp tube swap in the near future to "tone" it down a little bit. For now I just keep the gain control at about 3 and things don't get out of hand. I don't however use it through my Marshall 2203. Not that it sounds bad, but the only reason I have these days to use that monster amp is for heavy duty loud assed rock and roll, and the ASAT is just a little too nice for that particular bands sound. For that I've got the Les with EMGs.

As for My basses (L2000 & SB2s) I go into an Ampeg B4r with an Eden 2x15 and Eden 2x10 cabs with a Sans Amp in line. In a word... massive.

David · Post by **David** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 5:15 am

1968 Fender Bassman w/ 2x15 cab
Mesa DC3
Dr Z Stang Ray Head w/ 2x12 cab

JohnL · Post by **JohnL** » Fri Nov 26, 2010 3:46 pm

Bad Cat, 5 watts, class a, 12" speaker, master volume

Liam77 · Post by **Liam77** » Fri Nov 26, 2010 3:57 pm

I'm using a JCM800 50 watt combo (Model 4104):

DavidMgT · Post by **DavidMgT** » Sat Nov 27, 2010 1:30 am

Mostly either a Dr Z Maz 18, a Clark 'Lil Bit or a Gibson GA-5 - all are outstanding amps.

Mo0se · Post by **Mo0se** » Sun Nov 28, 2010 12:41 pm

Tim Buffalo Bros wrote:Currently using a Fender Blues Jr. Limited Edition in lacquered tweed. Great litle amp, but while I've used it in many situations, I'm seriously considering stepping up to something bigger. Not sure what ~ as I'm just now starting to look at big ole' Fenders (like the Super Reverb I had when I has in college) or Fuchs (the my friend Gabe swears by) or something else not yet found.

I'm in no rush. I just need to figure out what, how much and when.

Tim

I demo'd a laquer Blues Junior yesterday at my locally owned music store. It wasn't bad...until I plugged into a Twin. Something special about a higher wattage amp with 2-12's running at lower volume, against a smaller amp at higher volumes. The sound is more open, less compressed, and noticeably sweeter if cleans are your thing. I will gladly take the Twins weight penalty for the sound difference.

kjohnson · Post by **kjohnson** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 11:12 am

I have an army of Marshalls,and my absolute favorite practice amp is my Vox VT-15.Not coincedentally all my practice amps are for sale <lol>.

My G&L? 1993 ASAT Classic.Makes you have a hankerin' for grits and sowbelly when you hear it.I LOVE it!! Who needs shred ?

tomanche · Post by **tomanche** » Fri Dec 03, 2010 9:36 pm

'83 Music Man 112 RD 100. I'm feeling even more love for this amp lately since I raised the Comanche's pups to spec height. Amp gives brilliant cleans with the full range of the tone controls (squeals are gone!); two channels can be set as rhythm/lead, clean/dirty, or dime the volume (with attenuator!) to OD the power tubes for hair (Ch. 1) or smooth OD (Ch. 2). I recently discovered a fantastic woman tone with my LP, too.

standards guy · Post by **standards guy** » Sat Dec 04, 2010 3:57 pm

Fairly recent (used) Polytone Mini-Brute II for our little restaurant background jobs.

Tech 21 TM30 for the crunchy stuff (I'd have to change strings too, from flatwounds, if I was being called for a lot of crunch style: it's been awhile though).

f100blaster · Post by **f100blaster** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 12:00 pm

Using a Fender Challenger(?). Little 30 watt amp, sounds awesome.

RCSBlues · Post by **RCSBlues** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 12:55 pm

Peavey Heritage VTX 212 - 130 Watts - vintage 1984 -
Like this (not my amp):

I replaced stock speakers which were shot with Eminence 12 inch speakers
(w/ Eminence name across the cone of each) and new matched 6L6 power tubes.

Like this -(side by side they look awesome):

RCSBlues