Help me dither: Amps

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I reckon ac15 too, and it would be well under your budget. I’ve been playing mine a bit more for the last few days after taking the back off to find a rattle, and it is a very gratifying amp.
They keep telling me tone is in the fingers, but I have yet to see a "look at my fingers" thread.
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Will an AC15 do heavy rock though guys.
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Personal taste and all that, but from all of my own experience with combo's I would say an AC15 ticks so many boxes. Extremely versatile too, not to mention being loud enough to gig with.

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What are you playing your ax8 through? Do you have any other amps at the moment? What guitars have you currently got?
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You should talk to opsguy about his Rivera.
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Post by olegmcnoleg »

Thumbs up here
for the AC15,
Get every sound
From U2 to Queen

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StrummersOfThunder wrote:
StratMatt wrote:
StrummersOfThunder wrote:
Ive played this amp. Its a toneful brute. Actually surpisingly usable in a non-stadium context.
the paired blues sound magnificent.
It’s the moving the amp part that intimidates me with this. More grab-and-hernia than grab-and-go.
Yep i hear ya.
Mind you, having gigged with my vox the other night ...the 15 watt is a bastard mainly because it has one handle . the ac30 has two handles. which goes a long way in terms of comfort and transport.

or get an amp trolley like ben uses.
It’s way more manageable than the AC15 Heritage I had. Using both handles makes way less awkward too.

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AiRdAd wrote:What are you playing your ax8 through? Do you have any other amps at the moment? What guitars have you currently got?
Just through the PA and I monitor it through a foldback. I’ve got no actual guitar amps. It’s unlikely but if the AX8 was to shit itself I’d like to just go to the van and grab a combo and finish the night with. And I suppose use until the 8 gets fixed. A clean amp with a pedal or two would work but I’ve been down that rabbit hole!

I’ve just got the LP, Axis, a Jem which doesn’t play out much and the JP12 which is on trade Me.
Loving it so far

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StratMatt wrote:
bender wrote:I have a Vox AC30HW2x I’m thinking of selling if that would sizzle your bacon? Your description pretty much describes how I was using it.
I seen'd it. Looks bloody heavy though, nothing some wheels can't fix but. How much?
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No bum grapes lifting a Supro. :D
Just saying

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Supro /thread

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Is supro becoming the new duesenberg?
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Codedogs laney if it still around ?
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Single coil wrote:Bandit. :cool:
Then you can have a tele too.

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