Amp for a Telecaster?

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"Thomas Althouse" <talth@aci.on.ca> wrote in message
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> What's a good amp for a telecaster? Studio use and small venues will be
the
> applications.

What kind of music?

>
> And would you use a modeling box with a more "ordinary", stripped down
amp?

I probably wouldn't. But then I'm basically happy with the tone out of the
amp and don't really want it to be a different amp.

-jw

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A Vox AC-30 or something similar like a Matchless, etc is pretty much
tone heaven with a telecaster.

Al

On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 23:35:19 -0400, "Thomas Althouse"
<talth@aci.on.ca> wrote:

>What's a good amp for a telecaster? Studio use and small venues will be the
>applications.
>
>And would you use a modeling box with a more "ordinary", stripped down amp?
>
>Thanks to all.
>
>Tom eh!
>

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>What's a good amp for a telecaster? Studio use and small venues will be
>the
>application

An original Blackface Fender Deluxe Reverb. Or if you want more poop, a BF Pro
Reverb. $1500-$2000.

-jeff

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I own all the amps listed in these threads so far .A good telecaster sounds
great in all of them.

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Just about any vintage and variant of Fender Deluxe up to about 1980 or so
will give you wonderful results. Different from one another, but all
wonderful. For studio use (or miked on a stage), a very different animal but
one that has given me some fantastic sounds is the little Kalamazoo Model
One. I gather the Model Two is equally nice (it has tremolo), but haven't
tried it. Way different sounding than any Fender amp, but great in a
fundamentally different way.

Peace,
Paul

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Hi-

"Thomas Althouse" <talth@aci.on.ca> wrote in message
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> What's a good amp for a telecaster? Studio use and small venues will be
the
> applications.
>
> And would you use a modeling box with a more "ordinary", stripped down
amp?
>
> Thanks to all.
>
> Tom eh!

Just to add a different opinion, an old Fender Pro ( 1 x 15", brown or
tweed, or clone) is very cool with a Tele.

Myles




>
>

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On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 23:35:19 -0400, "Thomas Althouse" <talth@aci.on.ca>
wrote:

>What's a good amp for a telecaster? Studio use and small venues will be the
>applications.
>
>And would you use a modeling box with a more "ordinary", stripped down amp?

Mine is just Squier, and "modeling box" is SE70, but in a sense, I do
just that.

Without processors involved, I had better luck with tube amps than solid
state. VOX type better than Marshall type.

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On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 23:35:19 -0400, "Thomas Althouse"
<talth@aci.on.ca> wrote:

>What's a good amp for a telecaster? Studio use and small venues will be the
>applications.
>
>And would you use a modeling box with a more "ordinary", stripped down amp?


I guess the classic answer is a Vox AC-30.

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"Thomas Althouse" <talth@aci.on.ca> wrote in message news:<asydnQqz0_tulNTcRVn-tA@edaptivity.com>...
> What's a good amp for a telecaster? Studio use and small venues will be the
> applications.
>
> And would you use a modeling box with a more "ordinary", stripped down amp?


The Vox AC30 has been mentioned here a lot, but you DID specify
"Studio use and small venues."

You'll find the AC15 reissues are less expensive, easier-to-carry, and
probably a bit easier to manage in terms of volume. AC30's are really
loud. They are also HEAVY.

I have both, and use both extensively live and in studio productions.
I would say the AC15 gets more studio-use because I can overdrive it
at a lower volume. My AC30 rules for live work, and I may prefer its
top-end for recording my Rickenbacker 12-string over the AC15; but
that might be imaginary.

A Fender Deluxe Reverb will sing nicely with a Telecaster too.

Avoid using digital modelers. I've never heard one sound great, and
keep asking for examples of where I can hear a great digitally modeled
tone.

-dave
www.themoodrings.com

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<< Buy a 1990's Vox AC-30 reissue. >>

The AC15 reissue is pretty great as well. Either 1 12" or 2 10".



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"I know enough to know I don't know enough"

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On Thu, 16 Sep 2004 09:33:51 GMT, "Particle Salad"
<mark@particlesalad.com> wrote:

>"Thomas Althouse" <talth@aci.on.ca> wrote in message
>news:asydnQqz0_tulNTcRVn-tA@edaptivity.com...
>> What's a good amp for a telecaster? Studio use and small venues will be
>the
>> applications.
>>
>> And would you use a modeling box with a more "ordinary", stripped down
>amp?
>>
>> Thanks to all.
>>
>> Tom eh!
>>
>>
>
>I like the Peavey Delta Blues for new amps of good quality and reasonable
>bucks.

Amen! $400 and they rock! I use expensive boutique amps but tried
the Peavey delta while sitting in with a pal's band and was knocked
out. A single 15 does sound good with a Tele.

Al

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SRS wrote:

>Oh, and a Voodoo Lab Sparkle
> Drive...

You got THAT right!

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"Thomas Althouse" <talth@aci.on.ca> wrote in message news:<asydnQqz0_tulNTcRVn-tA@edaptivity.com>...
> What's a good amp for a telecaster? Studio use and small venues will be the
> applications.
>
> And would you use a modeling box with a more "ordinary", stripped down amp?
>
> Thanks to all.
>
> Tom eh!

Depends on the kind of music but with my '65 Tele, the original Black
Face Twin Reverb is the one. I have both that and an original black
face Deluxe Reverb and they're both great but the Twin has a clearer,
glassier sound and can really cut if you need it to and yet still be
made to sound as fat and warm as you'd like.

For a clean sound, the Twin's definitely the one!

Only thing is Twin Reverbs are HEAVY...get a hand truck so you don't
arrive at the gig too tired to play!

Audy O

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>From: tonewoods@rockisland.com (MandoBazaaro)

>I've got a lot of the aforementioned amps (a 3-10" Bandmaster hasn't
>been mentioned and is a killer with a Tele), but my fav is the Ampeg
>B-12XT...

One more brand:

There's a Music Man site, but not fully functional. Model chart here:

http://pacair.com/mmamps/Misc__Inf [...] chart.html

Gibson Skylark? --TP

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On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 17:39:24 -0400, Audy wrote
(in article <6e9dc628.0409181339.1e77d16d@posting.google.com> ):

> "Thomas Althouse" <talth@aci.on.ca> wrote in message
> news:<asydnQqz0_tulNTcRVn-tA@edaptivity.com>...
>> What's a good amp for a telecaster? Studio use and small venues will be the
>> applications.
>>
>> And would you use a modeling box with a more "ordinary", stripped down amp?
>>
>> Thanks to all.
>>
>> Tom eh!
>
> Depends on the kind of music but with my '65 Tele, the original Black
> Face Twin Reverb is the one. I have both that and an original black
> face Deluxe Reverb and they're both great but the Twin has a clearer,
> glassier sound and can really cut if you need it to and yet still be
> made to sound as fat and warm as you'd like.
>
> For a clean sound, the Twin's definitely the one!
>
> Only thing is Twin Reverbs are HEAVY...get a hand truck so you don't
> arrive at the gig too tired to play!
>
> Audy O

I have a 65 vibrolux and a 67 super reverb; both recently recapped and re
tubed. I had forgotten how good they once sounded. I have a 72 thinline telly
with humbucking pickups I had put in back in 73. A nice match.

Ty Ford




-- Ty Ford's equipment reviews, audio samples, rates and other audiocentric
stuff are at www.tyford.com

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audy@audykimura.com (Audy) wrote in message news:<6e9dc628.0409181339.1e77d16d@posting.google.com>...
> "Thomas Althouse" <talth@aci.on.ca> wrote in message news:<asydnQqz0_tulNTcRVn-tA@edaptivity.com>...
> > What's a good amp for a telecaster? Studio use and small venues will be the
> > applications.
> >
> > And would you use a modeling box with a more "ordinary", stripped down amp?
> >
> > Thanks to all.
> >
> > Tom eh!
>
> Depends on the kind of music but with my '65 Tele, the original Black
> Face Twin Reverb is the one. I have both that and an original black
> face Deluxe Reverb and they're both great but the Twin has a clearer,
> glassier sound and can really cut if you need it to and yet still be
> made to sound as fat and warm as you'd like.
>
> For a clean sound, the Twin's definitely the one!
>
> Only thing is Twin Reverbs are HEAVY...get a hand truck so you don't
> arrive at the gig too tired to play!
>
> Audy O


Try a twin loaded with JBL K120s for Heavy!!!! I've got a Silverface,
no master volume like that weighs a ton.

AC-15 is a good choice, for a 'dirty' sound. Also keep an eye out for
that single 12" Hi-Watt combo. I haven't seen one in a while, but they
are portable, abd have a nice 'bite' to em.

If you are going for a clean sound, check out the little Fender amps.
Princeton Reverb, Deluxe, Vibrolux.

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<< Try a twin loaded with JBL K120s for Heavy!!!! I've got a Silverface,
no master volume like that weighs a ton. >>

Problem is they get so heavy they can break. I mixed a tour many years back
where the pianist used a Twin loaded with some ultra heavy EV's. About a week
into the tour, the speakers had broken the baffle, which is just particle
board. Dumb configuration.



Scott Fraser

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><< Try a twin loaded with JBL K120s for Heavy!!!! I've got a Silverface,
>no master volume like that weighs a ton. >>
>
>Problem is they get so heavy they can break. I mixed a tour many years back
>where the pianist used a Twin loaded with some ultra heavy EV's. About a week
>into the tour, the speakers had broken the baffle, which is just particle
>board. Dumb configuration.
>
>
>
>Scott Fraser
>
>
I've got an old '65 blackface Twin with two JBL D120's and it will put your
grapes on the ground if you try to carry it very far. First thing I did after
I put in the JBL's was install four (4) heavy duty casters. Still had to lift
it, but eliminated the carrying deal. If you use big enough wheels, you can
still negotiate grave (hah).

--Wayne

-"sounded good to me"-

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I use a blackface Super, does the job.
Tom
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> audy@audykimura.com (Audy) wrote in message
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> > "Thomas Althouse" <talth@aci.on.ca> wrote in message
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> > > What's a good amp for a telecaster? Studio use and small venues will
be the
> > > applications.
> > >
> > > And would you use a modeling box with a more "ordinary", stripped down
amp?
> > >
> > > Thanks to all.
> > >
> > > Tom eh!
> >
> > Depends on the kind of music but with my '65 Tele, the original Black
> > Face Twin Reverb is the one. I have both that and an original black
> > face Deluxe Reverb and they're both great but the Twin has a clearer,
> > glassier sound and can really cut if you need it to and yet still be
> > made to sound as fat and warm as you'd like.
> >
> > For a clean sound, the Twin's definitely the one!
> >
> > Only thing is Twin Reverbs are HEAVY...get a hand truck so you don't
> > arrive at the gig too tired to play!
> >
> > Audy O
>
>
> Try a twin loaded with JBL K120s for Heavy!!!! I've got a Silverface,
> no master volume like that weighs a ton.
>
> AC-15 is a good choice, for a 'dirty' sound. Also keep an eye out for
> that single 12" Hi-Watt combo. I haven't seen one in a while, but they
> are portable, abd have a nice 'bite' to em.
>
> If you are going for a clean sound, check out the little Fender amps.
> Princeton Reverb, Deluxe, Vibrolux.

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<< P.S.

Original twins used plywood. >>

That's what I thought, so I was really surprised to see the jumble of broken
particle board inside the rental 80s Twin.

Scott Fraser

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>Wayne wrote:
>>
>> I've got an old '65 blackface Twin with two JBL D120's and it will put your
>> grapes on the ground if you try to carry it very far. First thing I did
>after
>> I put in the JBL's was install four (4) heavy duty casters. Still had to
>lift
>> it, but eliminated the carrying deal. If you use big enough wheels, you
>can
>> still negotiate grave (hah).
>
>
sowhat wrote;
>I took up pedal steel. It and the Twin balance each other and now I
>just get shorter and shorter as I walk in.
>
>
I'm a pedal pusher too. The cure for all that is no road work, no one
nighters. Nothing but sit downs. The last 10-12 years I played a lot were all
sit downs. It adds to the age and not to the aging process. Of course the
cigarettes, booze and etc didn't help. After listening to that Twin in my ear
for all those 30 years has 'em ringin' a little.

When I started, it wasn't so bad because the loudness thingy hadn't caught on.
You could actually hear the singer and we didn't have floor monitors either.
The last ten years, I could see his lips move but no sound. With some of the
singers, that was a good thing.


--Wayne

-"sounded good to me"-

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WillStG wrote:

> << (ScotFraser) >>

> << << P.S.

> >>Original twins used plywood. >>

> > That's what I thought, so I was really surprised to see the jumble of broken
> >particle board inside the rental 80s Twin.

> But it was "vintage" particle board, right?

LOL! Probably. That's why it returned to its natural state: particles.

--
ha

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Since everyone seems to be voting in with their favorite amps here...

Been using the Badcat Mini Cat lately for recording and it's just
great. The whole Badcat line is terrific. Not cheap, but great sounds
and build quality.

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<< : "Tommy B" mrtomm@earthlink.net >>
<< I made a
living as a singer, and when people used to ask me what was the best thing
about my job, I would smile and say, "cartage. >>

How much did they charge to throw you onto the skid and dolly you around?


Will Miho
NY Music & TV Audio Guy
Off the Morning Show! & sleepin' In... / Fox News
"The large print giveth and the small print taketh away..." Tom Waits