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Allen Amplification...
Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 11:18 pm
by sonidero
Re: Allen Amplification...
Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2013 12:37 am
by Gone Fission
Hand-wired Fender-style stuff, generally blackface-y in concept and feel with some mods to modernize them slightly. Very solid parts quality. The thing to watch for is that they sell a lot of their amps as kits, but the DIY-er might not be as solid as their normal build.
Re: Allen Amplification...
Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 1:02 am
by whiskey_face
cool fender bro
Re: Allen Amplification...
Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 1:58 am
by transients
I first heard an Accomplice Jr in rob schnapf's studio. Great fendery amp. A few months later I bought a used Allen Encore (vibrolux style amp) and was cleaning out the cobwebs and discovered it was signed by David Allen, #1 - the first encore he built! I love it, needs a retube, retolexing, and some new 10s (wgs g10 speaker rocks in the accomplice, probably will in the encore too) but having a tone knob for reverb and having the "raw" knob to dial in tweed gain is great.
Just be careful if it's a kit though, like gone fission said, some DIY guys are really sloppy & it could be more of a fire hazard than a decent amp.
Re: Allen Amplification...
Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 10:11 am
by insubordination
I had an Accomplice Jr. that was a kit build (not by me, but it looked clean/competently done), and it was a really cool amp. I'd like to try a legit Allen again someday.
Re: Allen Amplification...
Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 4:50 pm
by THEBEERHAMMER
WAIT Y U BUY PUSSY BEDROOM AMP WHEN TEXAS IS CHEAP CAB CENTRAL
Re: Allen Amplification...
Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2013 5:53 pm
by AngryGoldfish
Definitely a favourite over on TGP. They're popular because they sell kits and are affordable. They're aimed at the average musician who likes to—and can afford to—have a small amp in each room of their house. I was interested in them, but I feel their cabinets are a little small. I can't imagine they sound particularly expansive or three-dimensional. That's what has put me off Swart.
Re: Allen Amplification...
Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2013 10:50 pm
by sonidero
THEBEERHAMMER wrote:WAIT Y U BUY PUSSY BEDROOM AMP WHEN TEXAS IS CHEAP CAB CENTRAL
I no buy, just asking for ILF opinions on an obviously TGP type AMP... The guy that has them here seems TGPish and I no ask him questions for fear of bias...
