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Topic: Fender Super Sonic 60/Port City Pearl good steel amps? |
Chris Tarrow
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Maplewood, NJ
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Posted 15 Feb 2018 12:30 pm |
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Have not seen much chatter on the forum about this amp. To me it looks like a good inexpensive option for steel with a replacement speaker. I see them around for $600. Anybody using these? I've been using my Tone King Comet 40A for gigs where I play steel and six string but could use a bit more headroom and don't have the $$ for a boutique amp.
Also seeing the Port City Pearl around, 50 watts with 6L6, seems viable as well. Any feedback?
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Lee Baucum
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McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 15 Feb 2018 3:09 pm
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Well, with a hollow body guitar and enough volume...
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Lee, from South Texas - Down On The Rio Grande
There are only two options as I see it.
Either I'm right, or there is a sinister conspiracy to conceal the fact that I'm right.
Williams Keyless S-10, BMI S-10, Evans FET-500LV, Fender Steel King, 2 Roland Cube 80XL's,
Sarno FreeLoader, Goodrich Passive Volume Pedals, Vintage ACE Pack-A-Seat |
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Chris Tarrow
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Maplewood, NJ
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Posted 15 Feb 2018 4:34 pm
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Well, with a hollow body guitar and enough volume...
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Swinging at the easy ones! |
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Paul Arntson
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 16 Feb 2018 10:45 am
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I don't really know, but I would guess the Port City is better made than the Fender. More like the Tone King. Tone is in the ear of the beholder, yes?
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Peter Leavenworth
From:
Madbury, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 1 Mar 2018 4:26 pm
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I have a Supersonic 60 head that I paired with Eminence, JBl and Telonics 15†speakers and it just didn’t cut it, not enough headroom; I think it’s really a guitar amp. You’d be happier with an older, quality amp like a Music Man. I like the amps alone, not combos, because it’s easy to experiment with different speakers and cabs - and they’re lighter to carry. MM amps from the 70’s can be really affordable and are well built.
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2008 Zum D-10, 1996 Mullens PRP D-10, 1974 Emmons D-10, 1976 Emmons D-10, early 70s Emmons GS-10, Milkman Sideman head w/Telonics 15" speaker, 1966 Fender Super Reverb, 1970 Fender Dual Showman head, Wechter/Scheerhorn and Beard Dobros, 1962 Supro lap steels, Gibson 1939 RB-11 banjo, Gibson 1978 RB-250
banjo......and way too much more |
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