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Posts Tagged ‘guitars’

Amps

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

 

1964 Fender Twin Reverb

1964 Fender Twin Reverb (pre CBS)...this amp is in everyone's top ten list of great amps.

 

1964 Fender Vibro Champ

1964 Fender Vibro Champ

 

1961 Ampeg B15N

1961 Ampeg B15N... THE bass sound on countless records

 

Divided by 13 FTR37

Divided by 13 FTR37... probably my favorite amp. hand built by Fred Tacone in LA.

 

Bad Cat Hot Cat 30

Bad Cat Hot Cat 30... high gain with attitude

 

Top Hat King Royale

Top Hat King Royale... a Vox AC-30 clone

 

Dr. Z Carmen Ghia

Dr. Z Carmen Ghia... two knobs, volume and tone. What else could you need?

 

2003 Bogner Shiva

2003 Bogner Shiva... Marshall-like tone but clear and solid on the low end.

 

Victoria 45410

Victoria 45410... an exact replica of a Fender '59 Bassman.

 

1996 Ampeg Super Jet

1996 Ampeg Super Jet

 

Mesa Boogie Mark IV

Mesa Boogie Mark IV

 

Orange PPC412 Cabinet

Orange PPC412 Cabinet... 4-12 cabinet will make your Marshall sound better.

 

Tech 21 Trademark 60

Tech 21 Trademark 60...this is my only solid state amp...

 

Ashdown EVO 500

Ashdown EVO 500... bass amp

Instruments

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

Steinway B

  • Steinway B grand piano
  • 1968 Ludwig drum kit, Marine Pearl
  • 1968 Ludwig drum kit, Champaign Sparkle
  • 1973 Slingerland drum kit, Walnut
  • 2002 Gretsch drum kit
  • 2002 DW Exoctic Wood drum kit
  • 12 snare drums ranging from 1950’s Leedy Ludwig to DW Craviotto
  • various cymbals (Zildjian K’s, vintage A’s,  K. Zildjian Constantinople, Paiste, etc.)
  • miscellaneous percussion
  • Kurzweil PC2x
  • Miscellaneous hardware and software MIDI modules and samplers including a Roland 5080, Alesis D-5, Proteus 1, Proteus 3, Kontakt, Impluse, etc.
  • Lakland bass
  • Martin Acoustic guitar
  • Line 6 Variax

Guitar Tone

Sunday, December 21st, 2008
Dr. Z Carmen Ghia

Dr. Z Carmen Ghia

OK, if you’re a guitar player and don’t know these basics, then you deserve Amp Farm™.  This is the foundation on how to get and develop your tone.

First, always turn on the power switch and wait for about a minute before switching the standby on. This allows the tubes to heat up a little which will extend their life. Reverse the process to shut down. Never turn an amp on without a load (speakers) or you may damage the output transformer and power tubes. Always match the impedance of the amp with the speaker cabinet.

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