Musicians and their axes!

[tartanphantom]

2 hours ago, maroonandwhite said:

Bumping this one back up. I’m passively looking at tube amps and am curious what you fellas are using. My eyes are on a Vox AC15 right now. Blues Junior being a close second. All I have at the moment is a Boss Katana 100. I’m mainly getting my sounds from Ableton with a few plugins. Sold all of my pedals last year and also have to itch to get more. 

I'm a little different from most, in that while I gig and record with tube amps, they're not the usual suspect Fenders or Marshalls.

I use mainly two different amps depending on the application and venue size-- and neither of these amps are currently in production, nor are they easy to come by. For larger venues I use a Kustom 72 Coupe-- (4 x 6L6), 2-channel 72 watt 2x12 combo. For smaller venues, I use a Kustom Defender 15 watt (2 x EL84) single channel class AB head with a 1x12 cab.  The 15 watt has a more Vox-like character, while the 72 watter is more of a hybrid Fender/Vox sound. I have other amps as well, but I have used these amps for at least 10 years and I know how to easily dial in my sound on either one.

 

If I were choosing between an AC15 and a Blues Jr., I'd probably go with the Jr.-- I Do love AC15 tones, but if you're doing any gigging, I think the Jr. is slightly more versatile and less of a 1-trick pony, and the Jr. is MUCH lighter (17 lbs lighter) than the AC15.

Edited December 12, 2021 by tartanphantom

[gregintenn]

If you are just wanting something to play around with at home, that Positive Grid Spark is pretty amazing for the price.

[peejman]

2 hours ago, gregintenn said:

If you are just wanting something to play around with at home, that Positive Grid Spark is pretty amazing for the price.

I have a Spark, and it's super cool. I don't use half the functionality it has, and that's still way beyond anything I've used before. 

[maroonandwhite]

I have that “problem” with the Katana. So much functionality that I’m not using. I’m really just wanting a couple of knobs and some tubes.