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Topic: What’s your favorite steel amp? |
Dave Stroud
From:
Texas
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Posted 21 Mar 2019 8:27 am |
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Bill McCloskey
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Nanuet, NY
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Bobby D. Jones
From:
West Virginia, USA
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Posted 21 Mar 2019 1:27 pm Whats your favorite steel amp?
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I have a few sitting around.
Peavey Nashville 400
Rack Box,Peavey Tube-Fex,Peavey CS200, 15" Black Widow.
Evans DPU200/12" speaker.
Evans AH200/ Budda Samsara Delay/ Eminence EPS-15C in custom cabinet, Amp./ Delay/ Speaker. 30 lb. |
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Jerry Erickson
From:
Atlanta,IL 61723
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Posted 28 Mar 2019 7:34 pm
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| I have a few black face Twin Reverbs, an Evans LV500 and a Session 400 that haven't been played much in the last 4 years. Mostly been playing through an AxeFx Mk2 v2 and a QSC K10 or using IEMs. |
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DALE WHITENER
From:
TRINITY,NC USA
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Posted 18 May 2019 4:38 pm
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Little Walter 89
Milkman Half & Half
Fender Custom Vibrasonic |
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Craig Bailey
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Posted 18 May 2019 6:28 pm
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I have owned and played through several amps to include Little Walter, Stereo Steel, NV 112, Session 400, Telonics, Vibrasonic, Twin, etc.
To my ears, the best sounding for PSG is a NV 400 with the intense fox mod, second and third place would be Stereo Steel and Telonics. Vibrasonic sounds good too.
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Mullen G2, Mullen Discovery, GFI D10 Ultra,
'76 Rosewood Emmons PP, '79 Black Emmons PP
Telonics Amp, Stereo Steel, Fender Vibrasonic & many Telecasters (You can't have too many) |
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Steve Schmidt
From:
Ramsey, MN, USA
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Posted 19 May 2019 4:48 am
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| i gave myself a real treat and recently had Mike Skaggs build me his version of a Super Reverb, 50 watts, 2-6L6 tubes. All premium parts. I built a smaller cabinet with a single 12" TT12. I am a Fender guy and this little amp is just great. We all see Mikes fantastic Emmons rebuilds, but he also builds some really nice amps as well. It has taken a few gigs to break in but it's fantastic. www.p2pamps.com. |
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Josh Yenne
From:
Sonoma California
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Posted 28 May 2019 12:39 am
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Greg Readling
From:
North Carolina, USA
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Posted 3 Jun 2019 8:48 pm Fave steel amp
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I'm loving my '82 PP into a Goodrich Omni volume pedal, into a vintage fender reverb unit, into a '78 Webb 614-e with a Webb ext cab. (with 15" k and e-130's). C6 sounds particularly amazing through this set up.
I've used twins and vibrosonics (which were really nice too) but the Webb set up is an undeniable match to my guitar.
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Barry Coker
From:
Bagley Alabama, USA
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Posted 4 Jun 2019 3:42 am Fav steel amp
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Webb 614-E
Fender Twin or Pro Reverb (Blackface)
Just picked up Evans BE-200 and am liking it "A LOT"
Barry
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Zum-D-10, Webb 614-E, 65 Pro Reverb, Evans RE200, 69 Gibson Birdland, 89 Telecaster EAD Bad!! |
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Marco Schouten
From:
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Posted 4 Jun 2019 10:03 am
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At this moment the number 1 spot would be shared by my Quilter Steelaire combo and my friends Fender Twin Reverb.
My Evans SE200 sounds fantastic when someone else plays through it, but when I play, it doesn't give me the sound that's in my head. The Peavey sound is acceptable but not my favorite.
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JCH SD-10 with BL XR-16 pickup, Sho-Bud Volume Pedal, Evidence Audio Lyric HG cables, Quilter Steelaire combo |
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Mark Perrodin
From:
Tucson Arizona, USA
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Posted 23 Jun 2019 1:40 pm favorite amp
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My favorite is the amp Winnie Thomas put together for me. He rebuilt a hurricane
damaged AB763 Fender Bandmaster and put it in a Deluxe Reverb cabinet
pushing a 12" Eminence Neo pedal steel speaker. Rings like a bell with my Fender
400 and just as good with my Tele or Strat. Just the perfect amp for me.
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Mark Perrodin
From:
Tucson Arizona, USA
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Posted 23 Jun 2019 1:47 pm fave amp
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by the way, that's Winnie in the middle of his shop on the happy day I got to pick
it up. Cool guy who is easy to work with. I'd have him build another if I had another
head but this time with a 15". Gotta cover all the bases. |
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Rick Abbott
From:
Indiana, USA
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Posted 23 Jun 2019 3:26 pm
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I'm very, very happy with my 1979 Session 400 with an Altec 418-B 8-ohm speaker. Sweet, great string separation.
Working on a SF Twin Reverb to round out the amp-heap.
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RICK ABBOTT
Sho~Bud D-10 Professional #7962
Remington T-8, Wakarusa 5e3 clone
1953 Stromberg-Carlson AU-35 |
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Robbie Daniels
From:
Casper, Wyoming, USA
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Posted 25 Jun 2019 10:00 am Favorite Amp
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Any vintage Evans Amps built by Evans or Stevens
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Carter D12, MSA S12, 12 String Custom Made Non-Pedal, Evans FET 500LV, Evans SE200, Peavey Nashville 400, Fender Steel King |
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Mike Scaggs
From:
Nashville, TN
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Posted 25 Jun 2019 11:22 am
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| Steve Schmidt wrote: |
| i gave myself a real treat and recently had Mike Skaggs build me his version of a Super Reverb, 50 watts, 2-6L6 tubes. All premium parts. I built a smaller cabinet with a single 12" TT12. I am a Fender guy and this little amp is just great. We all see Mikes fantastic Emmons rebuilds, but he also builds some really nice amps as well. It has taken a few gigs to break in but it's fantastic. www.p2pamps.com. |
Thank you for the kind words my friend
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Zum double Hybrid 8x9, 64 Twin (JBLs), p2pAmps Bad-Dawg, p2pAmps Tremendous Reverb, Visit my website www.p2pamps.com |
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Joshua Tschetter
From:
South Dakota
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Posted 25 Jun 2019 6:48 pm
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Got to give a shout out to Mr. Brad Sarno
Sarno Revelation! That’s one fine amp boy’s... |
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Dave Grafe
From:
Hudson River Valley NY
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Posted 28 Jun 2019 7:28 am
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| Fender Vibroverb 1964 w/ JBL D130f |
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Keith Murrow
From:
Wichita, KS
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Posted 1 Jul 2019 8:53 pm
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| Silverface Twin Reverb. Mine is a '73 with KT88 power tubes and Utah 12s. It's got the sound I like best. I don't want to play gigs that 100 watts isn't loud enough for. |
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Steve Pawlak
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 2 Jul 2019 6:00 am
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Dave Zirbel
From:
Sebastopol, CA USA
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Posted 8 Jul 2019 8:07 am
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Up until recently it's been a modded SF Deluxe Reverb with a D120 but as of two/three weeks ago Ive been enjoying a 15" K130 powered by an old 70 watt Newcomb tube PA head. I use an MXR reverb pedal. It's a very full, balanced, warm and clear sound and the bass stays clean. It takes a pair of 7027A power tubes and has the original RCA backplates. The Deluxe was great but the lows would get buried onstage at times when the band started really thumping! 
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Dave Zirbel-
Sierra S-10 (Built by Ross Shafer),ZB, Fender 400 guitars, various tube and SS amps |
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Robbie Daniels
From:
Casper, Wyoming, USA
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Posted 9 Jul 2019 11:05 am Favorite Amp
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Evans FET 500
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Carter D12, MSA S12, 12 String Custom Made Non-Pedal, Evans FET 500LV, Evans SE200, Peavey Nashville 400, Fender Steel King |
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Josh Yenne
From:
Sonoma California
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Posted 12 Jul 2019 11:22 pm
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Up until recently it's been a modded SF Deluxe Reverb with a D120 but as of two/three weeks ago Ive been enjoying a 15" K130 powered by an old 70 watt Newcomb tube PA head. I use an MXR reverb pedal. It's a very full, balanced, warm and clear sound and the bass stays clean. It takes a pair of 7027A power tubes and has the original RCA backplates. The Deluxe was great but the lows would get buried onstage at times when the band started really thumping!
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Dave Zirbel
From:
Sebastopol, CA USA
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Posted 13 Jul 2019 6:36 pm
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| Zirb. WTF you need lows!?! 😠|
Sounds better to my ears. 
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Dave Zirbel-
Sierra S-10 (Built by Ross Shafer),ZB, Fender 400 guitars, various tube and SS amps |
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Buddie Hrabal
From:
Arlington,Texas USA
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Posted 15 Jul 2019 3:05 pm Evans for me all the way!
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I bought my first Evans from Jim Evans in 1968. It is all hand wired (No transistors,printed circuit boards,or chips) it has a JBL D-130 in it. It still sounds great today. My second Evans was built by Derrell Stevens FET500HV with a JBL it kicks, My third Evans was also built by Derrell it is FET500LV with the Evans Eclipse speaker (Emminence) it also kicks. I still have all of them and they work beautifully. I used them on the road for years and NEVER had a failure. They're tough and they sound great!
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