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here ya go Bill

Thank you Julien for the info!

look at a vintage mesa boogie mark series, II's and III's and IV's

awesome bang for buck.

60 watts should be plenty.

i have a vintage mark2b

Wow Craig! NICE!!!

vintage mark2b - I'm DROOLING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!at that photo

musicman100


ENOUGH FOR YOU BILL??

There's over $1000 just in plastic "Marshall" logos in this setup.

musicman100

Actually the logos are chinese knock off clones look closely the name says "MORSHALL"

ROR!

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I just got a tweed pignose for my micro-amp collection
but....would sure like to hear some of these.
...I have no use for a stage amp.

spacey


I just got a tweed pignose for my micro-amp collection
but....would sure like to hear some of these.
...I have no use for a stage amp.

I do not need stage amps either, but I love them.  


I have 3 Kendricks.  I think they are tone monsters.  A Kendrick Texas Crude or Gusher and a Stratocaster are perfect mates.  

I got a Bugera V22 for <$300 new.
Sort of a cross 'tween a Fender/Vox/Marshall.
Sold my Vox after getting it.
I still use software for recording cause its much faster and tweakable, but the V22 is my jammin' rig and its friggin loud!
22 watts, all tube.

THe Mesa Transatlantic is great too.  Check it out. 

that'd make a perfect gigging rig...

get the head, it's small and light.

get a lightweight but well built 2x12 cab, either closed or open back, depending on the sound you want, i'd highly recommend a Avatar 2x12.
you can order those with a partial open back that has a panel to close it up, perfect compromise setup.

that way, it's easy to carry the rig.
you can always add other cabinets later, or borrow cabs to do big gigs, etc....



avatar vintage 2x12 cab.









 1/3 of my current rig:




this is the mark2b, 60 watts, a yamaha DG stomp in the fx loop, an Avatar Vintage closed back cab, with a Celestion Heritage G12H-55hz speaker, and a basic pedalboard.















my live rig:

well, it's been many years, that i've boiled it all down to the essence of what i need to pull off everything i want to do.

it's a very stripped down version of a much larger rig.

i have (2) other 1x12 cabs as well, for live work.. (2) Roland 1x12 closed back cabs, both with english celestion greenbacks.

i can also run these as a wet/dry rig, using a hafler power amp to send a stereo signal from my yamaha DG stomp to the left/right speakers, with the center speaker dry and unaffected.


i can mic the nice one (the avatar) with it aimed backwards, or use the palmer direct.
i can also use the other two for monitors, for the band, and for myself.

i put one to the side, behind the drums, or across the stage from the side, for the band to que off of...
and the other, goes on the floor in front of me, angled up like a vocal monitor, ..

with the palmer, i don't need any mics...
the sound man loves it.

all the cabs are away from the audience, so it can actually be mixed...
but i've got sound pressure on the stage for myself and band, so it sounds solid on stage, without being overwhelmingly loud.

then i use a volume pedal with about 10db extra headroom for mixing my solos and rhythms in and out. soundman doesn't touch a thing once the loud peaks are set, and the rhythm volume is dialed in the FOH
with the cabs all pointed backwards

I know this is an amp thread, but I saw one or two Avatar cab pics above and just wanted to say that I highly recommend Avatar for cabs and speakers.  I've talked with the owner, Dave, many times (and used to have 10 of his cabs - down to two now) and their customer service is very, very good!

Here's my amp simulators.