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Simple amps

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 7:23 pm
by Bellyheart
Anyone know of any loud amps that don't have 2 channels and 8 knobs and five switches? Minimal minimal minimal. That acoustic 150 is appealing to me, but wondering if anything else exist in the style of the volume - tone - gain amplifiers, but not 5 watts.

Re: Simple amps

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 7:48 pm
by theavondon
Acoustic Control and Sunn are two really great suggestions. Traynor's are amazing too. Plus, the 70's SS ones are just my favorite amplifiers ever. Also, old Bogen tube PA amps converted for guitar use are AMAZING and only have a gain, master, treble and bass.also I have a friend that has one lying around he'd maybe sell ya

Re: Simple amps

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 8:45 pm
by Gone Fission
ZT Lunchbox. Conventional RMS is probably more 130-ish than the advertised 200 watts. Knobs are simple and do what they're supposed to - Gain, Tone, Volume, and Ambience (which is sort of like an open-backed cab emulator -- try it at halfway or less, tends not to work for most people fully cranked). Sounds a bit like old Fenders. I stopped hunting for an old Fender head when I got mine.

Re: Simple amps

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 8:46 pm
by MEC
+1 on the Sunn stuff.
The Ampeg B25 is really simple and really awesome too.

Re: Simple amps

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 8:49 pm
by Bellyheart
You figure the minimal thing would have the price lower. Nah sehn. Jebus!

Re: Simple amps

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 8:58 pm
by foomanfat
Verellen Spaldo?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7x73RoNpsM[/youtube]

Re: Simple amps

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 9:06 pm
by theavondon
foomanfat wrote:Verellen Spaldo?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7x73RoNpsM[/youtube]


PSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

so damn 'spensive and not that many watts

Re: Simple amps

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 9:08 pm
by Bellyheart
Yeah, I remembered the amp after I made the thread and then saw the tag and the watts. The Lunchbox is something I've been considering for awhile. I've played it before and it got loud, but I don't remember being impressed by anything other than that...however it may do.

Re: Simple amps

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 10:59 pm
by Gone Fission
Bellyheart wrote:Yeah, I remembered the amp after I made the thread and then saw the tag and the watts. The Lunchbox is something I've been considering for awhile. I've played it before and it got loud, but I don't remember being impressed by anything other than that...however it may do.


I'll say it's not a life-changing tone. It's a very solid one, though. Combined with the convenience of the package, it's quite handy to have around. I lucked out and got mine for $150 new, but I'd buy again at the $260-ish they sell for knowing what I know.

Re: Simple amps

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 11:03 pm
by Bellyheart
Yeah that's what i've come to grips with. Seems like it could be a decent amp at a practice amp price and a gigging backup.

Re: Simple amps

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 11:15 pm
by kosta
Some unconventional shit, but I found an old RCA 400 16mm film projector on the curb by my place, and I had an amp tech rip out its onboard tube loudspeaker amp and build it into this bangin little 1x15 combo amp. 10 or 15W, give or take. Volume and tone. Go!
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Re: Simple amps

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 11:17 pm
by LaoWiz
kosta wrote:Some unconventional shit, but I found an old RCA 400 16mm film projector on the curb by my place, and I had an amp tech rip out its onboard tube loudspeaker amp and build it into this bangin little 1x15 combo amp. Volume and tone. Go!
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That thing is beautiful! Did the person do anything to the amp circuit to make it guitar friendly?

Re: Simple amps

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 11:19 pm
by kosta
Thanks man! I fucking love 1x pine... Dovetail joints, little feet on the bottom, projector handle mounted on the side. Tonight I added the projector badge to the grill cloth and the lamp control plate to the top. One of the xformers melted down last week though, so it's heading back to the tech for a bit... Sounds killer though!

And nope, amp circuit is as is. He recapped it and cleaned it up a hair, but it's stock tone-wise. Tons of bass with that 15" speaker too. Really nice sweep on the tone control as well.

Re: Simple amps

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 11:25 pm
by Bellyheart
I recall seeing that and being super jealous.

Re: Simple amps

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 11:28 pm
by kosta
I got lucky as hell finding that projector and a amp tech willing to indulge my shenanigans for sure. Let it be known that any film projector with a mic input on it has onboard amplification of some sort.