Re: (TV) amps - Ubu-era

[eric s gregory <esgregory@uswest.net>]

not to delve into too much equipment detailing here, but as
far as personal experience goes:
i play a big 80s ampeg v5 tube amp & my band's new lead
gtrist first came down to rehearsal with a late 60s fender
deluxe reverb...
he plays a rickenbacker 330 & it sounded cool, but
predictably so.
next rehearsal, just for kicks, he brought down a 78 yamaha
single 10" solid state amp (don't know the
model)....needless to say, it sounded fantastic...especially
cross-referencing my fender gtr thru a tube.
he gets that sound i mentioned earlier....very dirty & more
on the high end, but the rick helps keep a strong low-mid
foundation....it has a very distinct 70s rock & roll sound.
i love it.
i had a mid 80s model fender solid state (one of the
"student" models with red knobs) for yrs & it also had a
very distinct sound...cut right at you....lotsa guitar dudes
hated it cos it couldn't roar like a marshall & clean, it
sounded a little sterile/thin, but with a modicum of
distortion, it had genuine bite/attack...


Maurice Rickard wrote:
> 
> At 10:44 AM -0800 12/8/00, eric s gregory wrote:
> >no doubt about small tube amps, but i've got a real
> >obsession with small solid states, esp. 70s models....that
> >transistor radio sound, slightly trebly but with a nice mid,
> >crackling & distorted w/out all the bombast & overkill of
> >marshalls, et al....you never hear that sound on today's
> >recs (at least i don't) or even live
> 
> Have any fave amps by name?  It'd be interesting to check out--I'm
> sure a number of the solid state amps from that era would be _very_
> affordable...
> 
> >...listening to the pere
> >ubu box set recently, i really grooved on the final disc, a
> >comp of early cleveland area punk/avant rock & the gtr
> >sounds, particularly on the electric eels, mirrors, rocket
> >from the tombs numbers, made me realize how much i miss that
> >kinda gtr sound (tho for all i know, they were using tube
> >amps).
> 
> It is a great disc.  (I love the whole set, actually.)  I'd expect a
> fair amount of tube gear, but you never know--could be solid state.
> I love the Tripod Jimmie track, too.  Hey, Gary!  What amps were they
> all using back in the day, if you recall?
> 
> >not to make this a tube vs. ss argument...merely ruminating
> >on the sorry state of guitar sounds on today's recs.
> 
> Tube vs. solid state, analog vs. digital, Mac vs. PC, this
> religion/ethnic group vs. that religion/ethnic group...  Exactly the
> same argument with different vocabularies.  The important thing is
> where you stand on the single-malt vs. blend issue.  Or which single
> malt...no, never mind.
> 
> -Maurice
> 
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