http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/My_Stringies.JPG
Mandolins- Early 1900's A, Kentucky KM-350, GuitarWorks-A style, Fender MandoStrat 8gone, Alvarez A-800(gone)
Banjo - 1980 Alvarez Silver Bell (tweaked to peak)
Guitars- 1976 Martin D-28,1992 Taylor 420, RainSong H DR 1000, Gretsch Anniversary Model. (I'm the original owner of all the Guitars listed)
Bible - NASV
Of course that's physically impossible. But bass combos (in my experience as a bass player with numerous amps) work really well with my Mandobird. In particular, my old SWR Baby Blue II is fantastic (with anything I plug into it, really). Great tube-driven 3-band semi-parametric preamp with 160 or so solidstate watts into 2x8" with 5" cone tweeter, phase aligned with the 8s. With a great DI as well. Awesome amp if you can find one.
Blow on, man.
Since you did not specify a price range, I suggest a Dumble Overdrive Special. It will very likely give you exactly the tone you are looking for...and then some.
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http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/My_Stringies.JPG
Mandolins- Early 1900's A, Kentucky KM-350, GuitarWorks-A style, Fender MandoStrat 8gone, Alvarez A-800(gone)
Banjo - 1980 Alvarez Silver Bell (tweaked to peak)
Guitars- 1976 Martin D-28,1992 Taylor 420, RainSong H DR 1000, Gretsch Anniversary Model. (I'm the original owner of all the Guitars listed)
Bible - NASV
http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/My_Stringies.JPG
Mandolins- Early 1900's A, Kentucky KM-350, GuitarWorks-A style, Fender MandoStrat 8gone, Alvarez A-800(gone)
Banjo - 1980 Alvarez Silver Bell (tweaked to peak)
Guitars- 1976 Martin D-28,1992 Taylor 420, RainSong H DR 1000, Gretsch Anniversary Model. (I'm the original owner of all the Guitars listed)
Bible - NASV
Prefer Vacuum Tube or solid state?
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http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/My_Stringies.JPG
Mandolins- Early 1900's A, Kentucky KM-350, GuitarWorks-A style, Fender MandoStrat 8gone, Alvarez A-800(gone)
Banjo - 1980 Alvarez Silver Bell (tweaked to peak)
Guitars- 1976 Martin D-28,1992 Taylor 420, RainSong H DR 1000, Gretsch Anniversary Model. (I'm the original owner of all the Guitars listed)
Bible - NASV
I Only Own a Roland AC 60. it seems versatile .. I have a Y'ha AG stomp multi EFX pedal
with interesting subtile reverbs (mic Simulator ) that can be added in a Loop out of the back Panel
theres others touting their favorites up in the equipment section.
writing about music
is like dancing,
about architecture
I will humbly suggest Quilter Amps. I have the Micropro 200 8" model. Solid state lightweight and very versitle. You won't be sorry with a Quilter.
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The expert witness has checked in, and I stand corrected. Still would like the sound I can only imagine.
I did give the Hartke another chance, and it has potential, but I think it will have to go from the amp into my sound system, for additional eq and the best balance with the other mic'd components.
http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/My_Stringies.JPG
Mandolins- Early 1900's A, Kentucky KM-350, GuitarWorks-A style, Fender MandoStrat 8gone, Alvarez A-800(gone)
Banjo - 1980 Alvarez Silver Bell (tweaked to peak)
Guitars- 1976 Martin D-28,1992 Taylor 420, RainSong H DR 1000, Gretsch Anniversary Model. (I'm the original owner of all the Guitars listed)
Bible - NASV
try a portable roland cube amp . it is inexpensive and can run on battery
A greatly underrated amp in my opinion is the 80s era "red knob" Fender Princeton Chorus. At 38lbs they are fairly light for a 2 x 10" amp. Solid state, true stereo with two 25.5 watt power amps (one per 10" speaker), two channel preamp with foot switching, stereo chorus rate and depth with foot switching, limiter, gain and mid boost on channel 2, reverb, both mono and stereo effects loops, headphone out, 1 mega ohm input impedance on Input 1 for acoustic instruments with transducers. This is a great sounding amp and they can still be had for around $200-250 in good shape.
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as the Fender Smurf headstock 8 is a magnetic pickup,
a lot of sing and play through 2 channel acoustic amps can do..
drag your Axe by a music store & experiment.
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about architecture
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If it's solid state I will echo those who recommend ROland--some great choices--whether you want straight solidstate or digital with modeling.
And a modeling amp amy be the way to go in your case.
Fender makes some good ones as well.
Would it save you a lot of time if I just gave up and went mad now?
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