![]() ![]() I have a Fender "Dyna Touch" DSP Deluxe 90, 90 watts with one Celestion 12" speaker. Guess I'll head on down this weekend to Old Town Music in Portland and see what they've got in stock. And I know any vintage amp will undoubtably need a cap job, new (NOS) tubes and maybe a new speaker. I think a 50's/60's Gibson would be right up my alley, but might cost too much. ![]() and I really didn't like it much I perfer the Pro Jr. is great! One of my favorite amps, large or small. The tube amps are where its at, that's why crate is now putting out a tube amp. My lap screams through my 1965 ampeg Jet, it will make your eyes bleed. I have to say it has to be a tube amp and I love a vintage ampeg, Jet or reverbrocket. It has a 3 band EQ and reverb so you can dial in a pretty good thing. If the 30 watts is too much, the Fender Blues Junior at 12 watts is pretty cool. I have a Gibson GA 15 RVT that I got at a yard sale for 4 bucks years ago,minus the speaker.A complete cap job and a no-name 10in.speaker and it is the nicest sounding lap steel amp that I have.And I have a bunch of amps.Īnother good sounding lap steel amp is a Dano 75,if you can find one.Both of these amps are from the 60's.PJįender Blues Deluxe will do the job with style and tone. I now you said you wanted to stay away from that but I have heard of couple of these that do sound really good. can sound good but most are probably not going to be tube amps and most have some "modelling" settings. As far as new amps, the smaller practice amps by Vox, Crate, the Roland Cube's, etc. One thing to consider with vintage amps is you'll likely need to spend some bucks to replace old caps and tubes. Most all of these are low power but sound great for lap steel as they were made for "Hiwaiian" guitar. Also, some of the Valco made amps like Supro's, National, Oahu etc. They go for much less than comparable vintage Fender's. You might be able to find one for what you have to spend. This is a favorite amp of Ry Cooder & David Lindley. Some of the vintage Gibson amps like the GA20 from the 50's or early 60's. It is a 5 watt handwired amp this is very toneful. If you can find one, try the Gibson GA5 Goldtone amp. You can get these new for under $450, under $350 used. Peavey classic 30, one of the best lap steel amps of all time. The 12AX7 really causes distortion and clean is harder to maintain. With a 12AT7 you get pretty good distortion and clean. If you tip out the amp section and replace the 12AX7 with a 12AU7, it really plays clean and you can get some break up. Price cut-off point is about $500, which rules out most boutiques and vintage amps. I'm interested in amps that are under 22-watts and tweed based. and while I like the tone for my Goldtone lap steel, it's pretty noisy, picking up electical line noise way too easily. Your profile | join | preferences | help | searchĬurrently I use a Fender Pro Jr. Classic country shuffle styles for Band-in-a-Box, by BIAB guru Jim Baron. ![]()
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