Amplifier's generally make much more of a difference to the sound than the guitar! You can take a rubbish guitar, plug it into a great amp and get a great sound, but try it the other way, and expensive guitar into a cheap amp, and it will sound horrible... so Amps are where it's at for tone...

What that meant to me is a whole lot of spanking the plastic and having to have an 'Amp Room'.

Amplifiers...

I have quite a few amps, and there are more that I want too... the change in sound is huge and to tell the truth I still have not decided which one is "my" sound... guess that's why I'm still searching! So from oldest:

 

1957 Fender Deluxe

 

1967 Fender Vibro Champ (Blackface)

 

197? Marshall

 

1977 Fender Twin (Silverface)

 

1982 Fender Super Champ

 

1982 Fender Pinceton II

 

198? Roland Jazz Chorus JC-120

 

1987 Fender Prosonic

 

2000 Suhr Badger

 

2010 Two Rock Custom Reverb Signature v3

 

Acoustic Amps

I think that AER are BY FAR the best acoustic amps around. I've never heard an acoustic amp come even close to the warmth and richness these things get. Tommy Emmanuel uses them as do many of the great players in that style. If you need to amplify your acoustic I can't recommend these highly enough. I'm not endorsed by them, just think they are brilliant!

AER Domino

 

AER Postable thingy...

 

Amp like things...

Sometimes you just can't use an amp...

Mesa Rectifier Recording Preamp

 

Line 6 POD

 

 

 

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