What other amps

kpunk56 · Post by **kpunk56** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 2:20 pm

What other amps out there would you like to try (not saying that you want to replace your Orange or anything ) just for trying sake.

Here are ones that I want to try.

Fuchs- and or Dumble - Overdrive supreme.

Friedman- Dirty Shirley

Reeves - super 78

Hiwatt - Studio Stage mk II or III

Soldano - Hot rod 50

Gladmarr · Post by **Gladmarr** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 4:53 pm

I have no idea what a

Hiwatt - Studio Stage mk II or III

is/are. The only real Hiwatts are the DR103, DR504, CP103, DR405, or DR201. And even then, the only good ones were made by Hylight electronics, and to a lesser degree Biacrown and Audio Bros. Every other variation is either not a Dave Reeves design or flat out junk (in the case of the California made ones from the late 80s).

...so there's more information that you probably wanted or needed.

Gladmarr · Post by **Gladmarr** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 4:55 pm

Oh yeah, and as far as other amps I'd like to try:

1) matamp V14
2) OrMat ORST
3) Selmer Zodiac

kpunk56 · Post by **kpunk56** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 4:57 pm

Gladmarr wrote:I have no idea what a
Hiwatt - Studio Stage mk II or III
is/are. The only real Hiwatts are the DR103, DR504, CP103, DR405, or DR201. And even then, the only good ones were made by Hylight electronics, and to a lesser degree Biacrown and Audio Bros. Every other variation is either not a Dave Reeves design or flat out junk (in the case of the California made ones from the late 80s).

...so there's more information that you probably wanted or needed.

I only know about the studio stage model from seeing youtube clips... there is a blues serincino demo of them.... junk or not... they seem to sound pretty good .. tone clips remind me of the rocker 30.

Gladmarr · Post by **Gladmarr** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 7:11 pm

There's been a lot of funny stuff with the latest owners of the Hiwatt name. Look up musicground and Hiwatt. You'll find some pretty sketchy stuff going on. The name might have already changed hands, though. I'm not exactly in the loop.

a.hun · Post by **a.hun** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 11:43 pm

Gladmarr wrote:Oh yeah, and as far as other amps I'd like to try:

1) matamp V14
2) OrMat ORST
3) Selmer Zodiac

Used to have one. Ínteresting amp right enough. My then tech found that it was very close to class A running and could actually get there by pushing the old Mullard EL34s hard.
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To be honest though the amp didn't do anything for me. (Whatever the operating class!

) I kept the two original alnico Goodmans putting in some old Fanes to sell the amp when I moved here. Don't miss it at all.

Amps I'd like to spend (more) time with? Jings, would be a long list - there are still quite a few I haven't tried, and a couple I'd love to go back to...

First few which come to mind:
Try outs...
Ampeg B15
Ampeg V4B
Budda Superdrive
Acoustic 360
Magnatone 280
Fender 300 or 400PS
Hiwatt DR201 (200W) or DR405 (400W) (Or the Reeves Custom 225 / 400 equivalents.) OH YEAH!
Mesa Bass 400+
Mesa Blue Angel
Fender Super Champ (modded)
Fender Blackface Deluxe Reverb
THD Univalve / Bivalve

Go back to's...
Music Man HD130 (wonderful amp, loved it!)
Roland JC120 (ditto...)
Koch KB2500 (ditto...)
Fender Blackface Twin Reverb (yeah... ditto!)
Peavey series 400 bass head (no kidding, very cool and great sounding amps!)

No room left however, and not about to start losing my current amps.

Andy.

Les Paul Lover · Post by **Les Paul Lover** » Sun Jul 12, 2015 10:19 am

Hiwatt DR103. Put some offers for one, but that didn't work out. Funny enough, the owner was a bass player....

Genz benz black pearl. Beautiful straight up rock amp. Can do 7/15/30w, and has a 5 position voicing switch. On my permanent ebay watch list. Again, I've made offers for a couple, but that didn't work out.

Orange OR50. I do like the simplicity of single channel amps. I'd like tobhavr a go at that one for sure!

Fender deluxe reverb ri. Never tried the original, but the reissue is wonderful enough.

enricoromanielo · Post by **enricoromanielo** » Sun Jul 12, 2015 5:53 pm

OR100

Friedman Small Box

Friedman BE100

Matchless Clubman 35

Kemper and Fractal Axefx II (just to see what all the hype is all about - figure all the knobs would drive me crazy though).

Gladmarr · Post by **Gladmarr** » Sun Jul 12, 2015 8:03 pm

Just the sight of this Peavey makes me want to hurl.

a.hun · Post by **a.hun** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 8:17 am

Sorry to hear it. If you ever got past that and tried one you'd find a very good amp in there. Two separate EQs, a four and a six band, which you can use either separately or blend to taste. Some genuinely great sounds to be had out of it. Had plenty of time to explore the possibilities as there was one lying around the studio where I lived for years and I loved it. If I ever came across one in good nick I'd grab it, simple as that.

Maybe not as pretty as Katy P. though, grant you that...

Andy.

Les Paul Lover · Post by **Les Paul Lover** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 12:16 pm

Oh....... and I'd love a to try a Matamp 1224..... those are supposedly great amps.

FleshOnGear · Post by **FleshOnGear** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 2:48 pm

Orange DD50 and TV50

Engl Retro Tube

Wizard Modern Classic

Bad Cat Hot Cat

Top Hat, Dr. Z, Tone King - all of them! Especially the Top Hat Emplexeador and Tone King Royalist and Falcon Deluxe

Current line of a Matamp

Fryette Pittbull

Fuchs and Carr - don't know much about their individual models

Soldano SLO

Spawn Quick Rod

Friedman Dirty Shirley - I did get a chance to try a BE100, and I was greatly underwhelmed. It seemed noisy, compressed, and not toothy enough. I had considered buying one until I tried it, then ordered the Orange OR100 instead. Maybe there was something wrong with the one I tried, maybe the Dirty Shirley is better.

thelatrobe33 · Post by **thelatrobe33** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 3:58 pm

The only amps that really pique my curiosity are Friedman amps. I'd love to try the BE100 or Small Box 50. Once I pay off my Dual Dark 50 I may have to snag one

Jondog · Post by **Jondog** » Tue Jul 14, 2015 7:07 pm

I like the looks and sounds of this one!
https://youtu.be/JXhTSHANYUY

Randy Bass · Post by **Randy Bass** » Wed Jul 15, 2015 2:15 am

I've been wanting to try a Peavey Supreme lately. Not sure why.

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