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Steve Cattermole

 

From:
California, USA
Post  Posted 28 Sep 2022 12:19 pm    
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Stereo Steel made by Gerry Walker
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billy tam

 

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baton rouge, louisiana
Post  Posted 30 Sep 2022 4:24 am     Amps
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1. Jim Evans built Sho-Bud tube amp w/EVL 15”
Low power monster tone
2. Evans (Hybrid 200 & 300 ) multiple fet500
3. ‘67 and currently-68 dual showman heads
4. Sarno revelation preamp with power amp
I used 2 fet500 Evans stereo and had one for backup in the 90’s
Currently using small cab Evans fet500 and 68 showman head with a 12 year old
Benado steel Dream.
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Clyde Mattocks

 

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Kinston, North Carolina, USA
Post  Posted 1 Oct 2022 8:33 pm    
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I have a variety of amps NV112s, Pacer, Fender Twin Tone Master, but I am starting a new once a month sit down gig where I can leave an amp. I am looking forward to dragging out the 70s Session 400 where I don't have to move it. I am sure I am going to fall in love again.
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Doug Palmer


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Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
Post  Posted 2 Oct 2022 5:48 am     Amps
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Randall Steelman 500. Pretty heavy though. Now a NV 112.
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Larry Dering


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Missouri, USA
Post  Posted 2 Oct 2022 6:49 am    
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I'm still seeking my holy grail amp. Of the group I own or have owned the Fender Twin tube version leads the pack. I'm trying to like my Tonemaster Twin as much as my old Twins.
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Tony Edwards


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Six Mile, South Carolina
Post  Posted 4 Oct 2022 9:49 am     Amps
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My first favorite steel amp was a Peavey Session 500. Then a Fender Twin Reverb. Next fave was an Evans LV FET 500. Then a Quilter Steelaire. Now my favorite is the Telonics 500-B with the TT 15.
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Jack Hanson


From:
San Luis Valley, USA
Post  Posted 4 Oct 2022 6:52 pm    
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Jack Hanson wrote:
LTD 400 w/BW 1501-4.

I'm also partial to this one into a TT-12:
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Ron Bryson

 

From:
Bonifay, Florida, USA
Post  Posted 6 Oct 2022 12:53 pm    
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Ken Fox Intense Mod Nashville 400,
1501 DT Black Widow.
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Tommy Boswell

 

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Virginia, USA
Post  Posted 8 Oct 2022 9:07 am    
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Quilter 202 head driving a pair of Paul Franklin speakers (a 15 and a 12).

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Dan Beller-McKenna


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Durham, New Hampshire, USA
Post  Posted 9 Oct 2022 3:13 am    
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My '71 Twin in a head cab into a 15" Peavey/JBL in a closed back cab. Sadly, there are hardly any gigs where I can open up the twin to the volume it requires to really "sing."
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Susan Alcorn


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Baltimore, MD, USA
Post  Posted 17 Oct 2022 2:58 pm    
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I played through a Peavey Session 500 for quite a few years, then I started using an Eden WT-550 bass amp.

Nowadays when I'm touring I usually ask for a Fender Twin, and most places have the re-issued Twins which I can usually get a really nice sound out of. For other gigs I use the an Fyd head through a 15" Peavey Black Widow. When I record in a studio, I play through the Fyd, and for recording at home, I go direct into my audio interface through the Eden WT-550. I also have a Fox amp that I'm very fond of, but it's a little too heavy, particularly for going up stairs.
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Tim Harr


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Dunlap, Illinois
Post  Posted 21 Oct 2022 9:25 am    
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I have played through:
Fender Vibrasonic (15" JBL)
Nashville 400
Nashville 112
Session 500
LTD
Artist VT
Twin Reverb
Quilter Tone Block
Webb Amp

The best steel guitar amp that I have played through, hands down, is the Little Walter - PF-89 100w head.
Tone is magnificent and there is clean headroom for days!



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Robert Rogers


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Manchester,TN
Post  Posted 21 Oct 2022 2:44 pm    
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I used a peavey nashville 400 for several but right now I'm using a evans preamp with a lexicon mpx 500 , a rocktron velocity power amp and a black widow 15 inch cabinet that I'm really happy with.
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Tommy Shown

 

From:
Denham Springs, La.
Post  Posted 23 Oct 2022 3:24 pm    
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I have several not in any particular order:
1) GD Walker Stereo Steel
2) Peavey Nashville 400
3) Nashville 112
4) Quilter Tone Block 200
5*) Evans Fet 500*

*-means number 1 for tone and warmth
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Darvin Willhoite


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Roxton, Tx. USA
Post  Posted 23 Oct 2022 7:46 pm    
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I have had a truckload of amps and still have a bunch, but I had a '68 Fender Twin that was modified to '67 specs that was probably my favorite, but the older I got the harder it was to carry. That amp along with a white '75 Emmons P/P, I think was the best steel sound I ever got. I'm mostly using a Kemper Powered Profiler with a 15" Telonics speaker these days, and I'm really liking it.
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MSA Millennium, Legend, and Studio Pro, Reese's restored Universal Direction guitar, as well as some older MSAs, several amps, new and old, and a Kemper Powerhead that I am really liking. Recently added a Zum D10, a Mullen RP, and a restored blue Rose, named the "Blue Bird" to the herd. Also, I have acquired and restored the plexiglass D10 MSA Classic again that was built as a demo in the early '70s. I also added a '74 lacquer P/P, with wood necks.
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Paddy Long


From:
Christchurch, New Zealand
Post  Posted 24 Oct 2022 3:40 pm    
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I played through a Nashville 400 from the late 80's through the 90's, but these days I love my Telonics TCA-500 - fabulously featured and lightweight, but with more power than I will ever need !
I have played through Michel Rose's Little Walter PF whilst in Aussie and that was pretty impressive too...
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Dave Grafe


From:
Hudson River Valley NY
Post  Posted 25 Oct 2022 2:59 pm    
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Duane Dunard


From:
Troy, MO. U.S.A.
Post  Posted 26 Oct 2022 4:09 am    
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Today's favorite is the Telonics 12" short cabinet combo amp, but my mid 1970's Sho-Bud single channel is the bar that all others are measured. Sadly, I just can't carry it to my jobs anymore because of the weight.

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Walter Glockler

 

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Northern New Mexico
Post  Posted 28 Oct 2022 3:48 pm     Amps
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Boogie Mark 2B with an Eminence PF 400
Fender Vibroverb with JBL K 130
'76 Fender Vibroverb with JBL
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Tony Glassman


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The Great Northwest
Post  Posted 28 Oct 2022 5:48 pm    
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I loved my first-run Webb 6-14 through two cabs each loaded with a JBL D-15.
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Bill Bassett

 

From:
Papamoa New Zealand
Post  Posted 5 Nov 2022 2:01 pm     Yamaha G100 112. X-2
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Gil James

 

From:
Louisiana, USA
Post  Posted 5 Nov 2022 3:30 pm    
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Wow Bill, You dont see many of those around anymore. Much less two in the same place!
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Ray DeVoe


From:
Hudson, FL
Post  Posted 6 Nov 2022 10:52 am     Favorite amps
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I have owned and played through a lot of different amps over the years. Below are my favorites.

(Earlier playing days):

Fender Vibrosonics

Evans FET 500's with 15" Black Widow speakers installed.

Sarno Revelation preamp, TC Electronics effect unit, Tubeworks / Mosvalve 500 power amp into two cabinets with JBL K 130, 15" speakers.

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(Current playing days):

Sarno "Octal" Tube Revelation preamp, Lexicon MPX 1 effect unit into one or two Furlong powered cabinets with JBL K 130 speakers. (2nd speaker option is a pair of Furlong 12" powered cabinets).

Lite weight amps for smaller playing jobs.
Fender Tonemaster Twin Reverb.
Quilter / Travis Toy 12" amp.
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Willis Vanderberg


From:
Petoskey Mi
Post  Posted 8 Nov 2022 3:23 am    
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I used a Fender dual showman for years and loved it.
Then went to a Session 500 until I couldn’t pick it up anymore.
Then an Evans SE-200.
Now a Quilter Steelaire.
With two hearing aids the amp is not the problem…..lol
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chuck lemasters

 

From:
Jacksonburg, WV
Post  Posted 8 Nov 2022 7:57 am    
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Wow, when I think about the amps I have owned through the years, I am not sure I can pick a favorite. A few I have owned and traded off might rate higher on my list now than they did when I let them go….

Fender Pro Reverb
Fender Twin Reverb(s)
Yamaha 112
Session 400
Nashville 400
Evans SE200
Evans RE 200
Milkman hybrid
Milkman Mini
Nashville 112(s)

Still have a Twin, Nashville 400, neither of which I am willing to cart around, as well as the Evans RE200 and Nashville 112. The Peaveys may not have the absolute best tone, but they have the largest range of usable tones, easier to dial in than the tube amps.
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